The Falling Season


The Falling Season is the seventh solo and tenth overall studio album by American rapper Masta Ace. It was released on May 13, 2016, through M3 Macmil Music/HHV.de. Recording sessions took place at Shelter Island Sound in New York and at BGB Lab in Detroit. Production was handled by KIC Beats, with Richard "Filthy Rich" Ahee and Masta Ace serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Pav Bundy, A.G., Beej, Chuck D, Cormega, Deion, Denez Prigent, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, LT, Nikky Bourbon, Pearl Gates, Queen Heroine, Stricklin, The World's Famous Supreme Team, Torae, Wordsworth and Your Old Droog among others.
As with Masta Ace's previous albums, The Falling Season is a concept album and tells a story of Masta Ace's high school years. It was released on CD, vinyl and cassette tape.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Duval "Masta Ace" Clear – performer, mixing, executive producer
  • Damion Neal – performer
  • Your Old Droog – performer
  • Fatz Belvedere – performer
  • Paris "Pav Bundy" Wells – performer
  • Carlton "Chuck D" Ridenhour – performer
  • Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – performers
  • Andre "A.G." Barnes – performer
  • Michael Walker Jr. – performer
  • Lynne "LT" Timmes – performer
  • Nikky Bourbon – performer, overtone voice
  • Peridot "Queen Herowin" Smith – performer, overtone voice
  • Richard Reilly – performer
  • Vinson "Wordsworth" Johnson – performer
  • Beej Brooks – performer
  • Cory "Cormega" McKay – performer
  • Lauren Sorrentino – performer
  • Lindsey Sorrentino – performer
  • Stephen "Strick" Stricklin – performer
  • Isiah McFadden – performer
  • Torae Carr – performer
  • Dion Jenkins – performer
  • Larry "Sedivine the Mastermind" Price – performer
  • Ronald "JazzyJust" Larkins Jr. – performer
  • Denez Prigent – performer
  • Cesar "Pearl Gates" Perez Jr. – performer
  • Spencer Hinkle – electric upright bass
  • Brenda K. Starr – additional vocals
  • Marlon Saunders – additional vocals
  • Leschea A. Boatwright – additional vocals
  • William "DJ JS-1" Tramontozzi – scratches
  • Shawn Taylor – trumpet
  • Shay Mehrdad – guitar
  • Kinte "Apocalypse" Givens – additional vocals
  • Ryan "KIC Beats" Lucero – piano, producer
  • Alex Kasvikis – bass guitar
  • Marissa Licata – violin
  • Richard "Filthy Rich" Ahee – mixing, executive producer
  • Rick Essig – mastering
  • Robert "DJ Rob" Alphonse – art direction
  • Temper – artwork
  • Zoe Michaela Riess – photography
  • Florian Roeske – additional photography