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2007 studio album by Marco Polo
Port Authority is the debut studio album by Canadian hip hop producer
Marco Polo . It was released on Soulspazm and
Rawkus Records on May 15, 2007. It is the first installment of the Port Authority series, followed by
PA2: The Director's Cut in 2013.
[2]
Timmhotep Aku of
XXL praised Marco Polo's decision to feature "some of the
East Coast 's finest vets and samples."
[8] Rowald Pruyn of RapReviews.com described him as "a one man band, creating instead of compiling."
[5] Jeff Weiss of
Stylus Magazine noted that he pays "homage to the latter
Golden Age through scratched hooks, graveyard strings, and breakbeats redolent of worn vinyl and dust."
[6]
The album was nominated for
Rap Recording of the Year at the
2008 Juno Awards .
[9]
Title 1. "Port Authority Intro" 1:23 2. "Get Busy" (featuring
Copywrite ) 4:24 3. "Marquee" (featuring
O.C. ) 4:15 4. "War" (featuring
Kardinal Offishall ) 3:56 5. "Nostalgia" (featuring
Masta Ace ) 4:50 6. "Wrong One" (featuring
Wordsworth ) 3:41 7. "Low Budget Allstars" (featuring Kev Brown,
Kenn Starr ,
Oddisee , Cy Young, and Kaimbr) 4:09 8. "Speak Softly" (featuring Jojo Pellegrino) 3:53 9. "Time & Place" (featuring
Ed O.G. ) 3:41 10. "The Radar" (featuring
Large Professor ) 4:22 11. "All My Love" (featuring Jaysaun) 3:38 12. "Lay It Down" (featuring
Roc Marciano ) 4:46 13. "Go Around" (featuring
Buckshot ) 4:26 14. "Hood Tales" (featuring
Kool G Rap and DV Alias Khrist) 4:07 15. "Heat" (featuring
Supastition ) 3:25 16. "Rollin" (featuring
Sadat X ,
Ju-Ju , and
A.G. ) 4:07 17. "For the Future" (featuring Critically Acclaimed) 3:47 18. "Relax" (featuring
J Davey ) 4:07 Total length: 70:57
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AllMusic .
Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
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Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
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"Marco Polo - Port Authority" .
HipHopDX . Archived from
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"Marco Polo: Port Authority" .
PopMatters . Archived from
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b Pruyn, Rowald (May 1, 2007).
"Marco Polo :: Port Authority" . RapReviews.com . Archived from
the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
^
a
b Weiss, Jeff (June 7, 2007).
"Marco Polo - Port Authority" .
Stylus Magazine . Archived from
the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
^
"Marco Polo – Port Authority (Review)" .
URB . April 24, 2007. Archived from
the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
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b Aku, Timmhotep (April 2, 2007).
"Marco Polo - Port Authority" .
XXL . Archived from
the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .
^ Silverthorne, Nadine.
"Canada's hip-hop scene stays strong through innovation and diversity" .
CTV Television Network . Archived from
the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .