Marco Polo
An earnest student of the early-'90s boom-bap technique, underground rap producer Marco Bruno, aka Marco Polo, was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Bit hard by the hip-hop bug, he enrolled into an audio engineering school in 1999, purchasing his first MPC with his student loans. Once he finished up school, he moved from Canada down to New York and lived in his friend's basement in Queens to get his career started. He began paying his dues as an unpaid intern at the Cutting Room recording studios in Manhattan, which eventually turned into an on-staff management position. He used to play his beats in the office while clientele like Talib Kweli, Fat Joe, and Inspectah Deck came through for recording sessions. One of those passersby, Masta Ace, liked what he heard and added one of Polo's productions ("Do It Man") to his 2004 effort A Long Hot Summer. The song opened up many more opportunities for him, and soon he became an in-house producer for N.Y. indie Soulspazm. He was landing beats for several noteworthy hip-hop artists, including Supernatural, Jean Grae, Immortal Technique, the Boot Camp Clik, and California MC Rasco, who released Polo's first beat CD, Canned Goods, on his Pockets Linted imprint in 2005. When Soulspazm had a falling out with its distributor, the company lined up another joint venture with Rawkus Records. Rawkus championed the ambitious beat-maker and his 2007 production album, Port Authority. With his smooth textures and back-to-basics approach, Polo aptly chose veteran MCs like Kool G Rap, Large Professor, O.C., and Masta Ace to grace various tracks for the LP.
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Richmond Hill
Masta Ace & Marco Polo, Masta Ace, Marco Polo
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 26 Jan 2024
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MP On The MP: The Beat Tape Vol. 2
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on 19 Nov 2021
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MP On The MP: The Beat Tape Vol. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on 8 Jan 2021
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Certified
Masta Ace, Marco Polo, Coast Contra
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 25 Apr 2023
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MP On The MP: The Beat Tape Vol. 3
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on 20 May 2022
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3-O-Clock
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm, Inc. on 17 Sep 2013
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What's Wrong
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm, Inc. on 23 Mar 2013
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The Radar 12"
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm Records, Inc. on 11 Nov 2007
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Baker's Dozen: Marco Polo
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 19 May 2017
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PA2: The Director's Cut
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm, Inc. on 12 Nov 2013
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Port Authority: Instrumentals
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on 21 Apr 2015
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Nostalgia / War 12"
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm Records, Inc. on 29 Mar 2007
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The Return
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm Records, Inc. on 18 Aug 2023
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G.U.R.U.
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm, Inc. on 19 Apr 2013
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The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on 25 Jun 2010
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Newport Authority 2
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on 13 Mar 2020
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PA2: The Director's Cut (Instrumental)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on 7 Apr 2017
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Double Barrel (Instrumentals)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm on 8 Sep 2023
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Newport Authority 2 (Instrumental)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on 13 Mar 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo