This article is about the album. For the Finnish film, see A Long Hot Summer (film).
2004 studio album by Masta Ace
A Long Hot Summer
Studio album by
Masta Ace
Released
August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03)
Recorded
2003–04
Genre
Hip hop
Length
1:03:29
Label
M3 Macmil Music
Producer
Filthy Rich (exec.)
DJ Rob (also exec.)
Masta Ace (also exec.)
9th Wonder
Dams & Sla
DJ Serious
DJ Spinna
DR Period
Dug Infinite
Marco Polo
Khrysis
Koolade
Xplicit
Brian Anderson
Brutal Artistry Productions
Masta Ace chronology
Disposable Arts (2001)
A Long Hot Summer (2004)
The Show (2008)
Singles from A Long Hot Summer
"Good Ol' Love / The Ways" Released: July 1, 2004
"Beautiful / Follow" Released: July 29, 2004
"Da Grind / Do It Man" Released: December 27, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source
Rating
Metacritic
78/100[1]
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[2]
The Austin Chronicle
[3]
Cokemachineglow
78%/100%[4]
HipHopDX
4.5/5[5]
laut.de
[6]
Pitchfork
7.1/10[7]
RapReviews
8.5/10[8]
Robert Christgau
[9]
Vibe
[10]
XXL
4/5 (XL)[11]
A Long Hot Summer is the third solo and fifth overall studio album by American rapper Masta Ace. It was released on August 3, 2004 via M3 Macmil Music. Production was handled by Dams & Sla, Dug Infinite, Xplicit, 9th Wonder, DJ Serious, DJ Spinna, DR Period, Marco Polo, Khrysis, Koolade, and Ace himself. It features guest appearances from eMC, Leschea, Apocalypse, Big Noyd, Ed O.G., Jean Grae, Mr. Lee G, The Beatnuts and Rahzel.
The concept story follows Ace, an underground rapper through his "Long Hot Summer" in Brooklyn, accompanied by buddy Fats Belvedere. Ace ventures through the Brooklyn streets and goes out on tour with Fats as his unofficial manager.
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^"Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^Gabriel, Robert (August 27, 2004). "Masta Ace: Long Hot Summer Album Review". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^Betz, Chet (August 11, 2004). "Masta Ace: Long Hot Summer (M3; 2004) | Record Reviews @ Cokemachineglow.com". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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^Maurer, David. "Der beste Sommer der Rap-Geschichte". laut.de (in German). Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^Warren, Jamin (August 9, 2004). "Masta Ace: A Long Hot Summer". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^Jost, Matt (August 10, 2004). "Masta Ace :: A Long Hot Summer :: M3/Yosumi". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 5357". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^Callahan-Bever, Noah (September 2004). "MASTA ACE :: A LONG HOT SUMMER :: M3". VIBE. p. 233. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Cantor, Paul. "MASTA ACE :: A Long Hot Summer :: M3". XXL. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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