Sittin' on Chrome

Sittin' on Chrome
Studio album by Masta Ace Incorporated
Released	May 2, 1995 (1995-05-02)
Recorded	1992, 1994–95
Studio	Firehouse Studios (Brooklyn, NYC)
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	1:08:13
Label	Delicious Vinyl
Producer	Orlando Aguillen (exec.) Bluez Brothas Louie Vega Masta Ace Uneek
Masta Ace chronology
SlaughtaHouse (1993) Sittin' on Chrome (1995) Disposable Arts (2001)
Singles from Sittin' on Chrome
"Born to Roll" Released: 1994 "The I.N.C. Ride" Released: 1995 "Sittin' on Chrome" Released: August 22, 1995 "Turn It Up" Released: 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	9/10
The Source

Sittin' on Chrome is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group Masta Ace Incorporated and the third album by Brooklyn-based rapper Masta Ace. It was released on May 2, 1995, through Delicious Vinyl. Recording sessions took place at Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn. Production was handled by Masta Ace under his producer moniker 'Ase One', as well as the Bluez Brothas, Louie "Phat Kat" Vega and Uneek, with Orlando Aguillen serving as executive producer. It peaked at number 69 on the Billboard 200 and number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Ace followed the success of his 1994 hits "Jeep Ass Niguh" and "Crooklyn" (released with the Crooklyn Dodgers) with his most commercially successful album, which concentrated more on the West Coast hip hop/gangsta rap sound that particularly became a popular trend among many artists nationwide since the mega-success of Dr. Dre's The Chronic.

Sittin' on Chrome features the crossover hit "Born to Roll" (the West Coast remix of "Jeep Ass Niguh"), which peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was originally released as a hidden track on his SlaughtaHouse album, as well as two more Hot 100 hit singles, "The I.N.C. Ride" and the title track. A year after the release, Ace split with the I.N.C. crew and was largely missing from the hip hop scene, until his comeback album, Disposable Arts, was released in 2001.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Duval Clear Norman Glover Reginald Ellis	The Bluez Brothers	2:54
2.	"The I.N.C. Ride"	Clear Luis Vega Chris Jasper Ernie Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley Jr. Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley	Luis "Phat Kat" Vega	4:10
3.	"Eastbound"	Clear Ellis	Ase One	4:29
4.	"What's Going On!"	Clear Glover Ellis	The Bluez Brothers Ase One (co.)	5:44
5.	"The B-Side"	Clear Paula Perry Ellis	Ase One	4:14
6.	"Sittin' on Chrome"	Clear	Ase One	4:07
7.	"People in My Hood"	Clear Sean McFadden	Uneek	5:37
8.	"Turn It Up"	Clear Schea Boatwright Roy Ayers	Ase One The Bluez Brothers (co.)	5:15
9.	"U Can't Find Me"	Clear Ellis Claydes Charles Smith Dennis Thomas George Brown Rick Westfield Robert Bell Ronald Bell Robert Mickens	Ase One	4:13
10.	"Ain't No Game"	Clear Perry Ellis	Ase One	4:55
11.	"Freestyle?"	Clear Glover Ellis	The Bluez Brothers	3:29
12.	"Terror"	Clear Daryl Hall John Oates	Ase One	5:19
13.	"Da Answer"	Clear	Ase One	4:56
14.	"4 da Mind" (featuring the Cella Dwellas)	Clear Ellis Alando Outlaw Christopher Gerald	Ase One	4:45
15.	"Born to Roll"	Clear Andre Brown Eric McIntosh Tyrone J. Kelsie	Ase One	4:14
16.	"The Phat Kat Ride"	Clear Vega	Luis "Phat Kat" Vega	4:05
Total length:				1:08:13

Personnel

• Duval "Masta Ace"/"Ase One" Clear – performer (tracks: 1–7, 9–16), producer (tracks: 3, 5–6, 8–10, 12–15), co-producer (track 4), mixing, remixing (track 2)
• Reginald "Lord Digga" Ellis – performer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16), producer (tracks: 1, 4, 11), co-producer (track 8), mixing
• Leschea A. Boatwright – performer (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 12, 13)
• Paula Perry – performer (tracks: 3, 5, 10)
• Norman "Witchdoc" Glover – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 11), co-producer (track 8)
• Louis "Phat Kat" Vega – producer (tracks: 2, 16)
• Sean "Uneek" McFadden – producer (track 7)
• Orlando Aguillen – executive producer
• Blaise Dupuy – recording
• Ethan Ryman – recording
• Frantz Verna – recording
• James Mansfield – mixing
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Truly Rain – art direction
• Studio S.E.E. – design
• Brian "B+" Cross – photography
• Donavin "Kid Styles" Murray – illustration
• Jonathan Pollack – management

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	69
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	19

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1994	"Born to Roll"	23	33	5	11
1995	"The I.N.C. Ride"	69	44	8	10
	"Sittin' on Chrome"	84	67	16	25

External links

• Masta Ace Incorporated – Sittin' On Chrome at Discogs (list of releases)