Richmond Hill (album)

Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill
Studio album by Masta Ace & Marco Polo
Released	January 26, 2024
Label	Fatbeats
Producer	Marco Polo
Masta Ace & Marco Polo chronology

Richmond Hill is the second collaborative album by American rapper Masta Ace and Canadian producer Marco Polo. It was released on January 26, 2024, through Fatbeats Records.

A continuation of the duo's previous album A Breukelen Story (2018),^[1] Richmond Hill has been described as a concept album and a "coming-of-age story".^[2]

Reception

Richmond Hill has received positive reviews from critics. Writing for Cypher Sessions, Daniel Paiz declared the album to be the duo's best collaboration yet, praising its consistency and cohesiveness.^[3] Albumism's Jesse Ducker was also receptive to the album, awarding it 4.5 stars out of 5, praising its "no-nonsense, boom-bap" beats and the "mature" performance of Masta Ace.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Marco Polo, except "Money Problems", produced by Marco Polo and Tony Schiavano.

*Richmond Hill* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"December 26th" (skit)	Duval Clear Marco Bruno	1:07
2.	"Brooklyn Heights"	Clear Bruno	2:58
3.	"Certified" (feat. Coast Contra)	Clear Bruno Eric Jamal Ras Austin Taj Austin Mario Lozano Mosquera	3:48
4.	"Cartunes" (skit)	Clear Bruno	0:34
5.	"Hero" (feat. Inspectah Deck)	Clear Bruno Jason Richard Hunter	2:48
6.	"Life Music" (feat. Stricklin and Speech)	Clear Bruno Stephen Stricklin Todd Thomas	3:04
7.	"Below the Clouds" (feat. Blu)	Clear Bruno John Barnes	4:45
8.	"St. Roberts" (skit)	Clear Bruno	0:24
9.	"Heat of the Moment" (feat. Pav Bundy)	Clear Bruno Paris Wells	3:15
10.	"Jordan Theory"	Clear Bruno	3:01
11.	"Money Problems" (feat. Che Noir)	Clear Bruno Marche Lashawn Tony Schiavano	3:13
12.	"Scarborough" (skit)	Clear Bruno	0:33
13.	"P.P.E."	Clear Bruno	3:04
14.	"Outside In" (feat. C-Red and E-Smitty)	Clear Bruno Carissa Redmon Eric Finnerud	4:11
15.	"Connections"	Clear Bruno	3:48
16.	"Plant Based"	Clear Bruno	2:33
17.	"December 25th" (skit)	Clear Bruno	0:40
18.	"All I Want" (feat. Wordsworth)	Clear Vinson Johnson Jason Khan	1:57

References

^ Quan, Jay (January 26, 2024). "MASTA ACE & MARCO POLO DROP 'RICHMOND HILL' COLLABORATIVE PROJECT". Rock the Bells. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ducker, Jesse (February 9, 2024). "Masta Ace & Marco Polo's Musical Symbiosis Shines Bright on Riveting 'Richmond Hill'". Albumism. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
^ Paiz, Daniel (February 17, 2024). "A Week's Worth Album Review: Masta Ace & Marco Polo's "Richmond Hill"". Cypher Sessions. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[rock-1] Quan, Jay (January 26, 2024). "MASTA ACE & MARCO POLO DROP 'RICHMOND HILL' COLLABORATIVE PROJECT". Rock the Bells. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

[albumism-2] Ducker, Jesse (February 9, 2024). "Masta Ace & Marco Polo's Musical Symbiosis Shines Bright on Riveting 'Richmond Hill'". Albumism. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

[cypher-3] Paiz, Daniel (February 17, 2024). "A Week's Worth Album Review: Masta Ace & Marco Polo's "Richmond Hill"". Cypher Sessions. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]