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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Baker's Dozen: Marco Polo
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on May 19, 2017
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Nite & Day
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm, Inc. on Mar 13, 2020
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Double Barrel
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm on Jun 2, 2009
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Die Reise des Venezianers Marco Polo im 13. Jahrhundert
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by AUDIOBUCH on May 9, 2017
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Summer Party
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Maiky Prod on Jan 28, 2022
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The Green
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Good Felons Records on Jul 18, 2019
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Fame For President
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm, Inc. on Mar 13, 2020
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Back to Work
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm, Inc. on Apr 5, 2013
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The Radar 12"
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm Records, Inc. on Nov 11, 2007
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Connections (Instrumental)
Masta Ace & Marco Polo, Masta Ace, Marco Polo
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on Jan 26, 2024
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Explicit
Golden G's music Mx, Marco Polo
Pop - Released by Golden G's Music Mx on Sep 28, 2020
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Pirate Hookers
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spaghetti Bender Music, LLC on Nov 10, 2021
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HIGH VIBRATION
World - Released by Mos Epic Entertainment on Jul 23, 2021
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Il Milione
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by SAGA Egmont on Jun 8, 2020
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Muchas Gracias Mama
Latin America - Released by Independiente on Apr 10, 2013
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Jerry! Jerry!
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on Nov 20, 1998
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Cartas y Fuscas
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Polo MP on Oct 28, 2020
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West Coast Love
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm, Inc. on Nov 5, 2013
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Menino de Asas
Miscellaneous - Released by Selo Estelita on Oct 10, 2023
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