''Sittin' on Chrome'' is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group

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and the third album by

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-based rapper

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. It was released on May 2, 1995, through Delicious Vinyl. The recording sessions took place at Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn. The album was produced by Masta Ace under his producer moniker 'Ase One', as well as the Bluez Brothas, Louie "Phat Kat" Vega, and Uneek, with Orlando Aguillen serving as executive producer. It peaked at number 69 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 19 on the

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in the United States. Ace followed the success of his 1994 hits "Jeep Ass Niguh" and "Crooklyn" (released with the

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) with his most commercially successful album, which concentrated more on the

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sound that particularly became a popular trend among many artists nationwide since the mega-success of

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's ''

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''. ''Sittin' on Chrome'' features the crossover hit " Born to Roll" (the West Coast remix of "Jeep Ass Niguh"), which peaked at #23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was originally released as a hidden track on his '' SlaughtaHouse'' album, as well as two more Hot 100 hit singles, "The I.N.C. Ride" and the title track. A year after the release, Ace split with the I.N.C. crew and was largely missing from the hip hop scene, until his comeback album, '' Disposable Arts'', was released in 2001.

Track listing

Personnel

*Duval "

"/"Ase One" Clear – performer (tracks: 1–7, 9–16), producer (tracks: 3, 5–6, 8–10, 12–15), co-producer (track 4), mixing, remixing (track 2) *Reginald "Lord Digga" Ellis – performer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16), producer (tracks: 1, 4, 11), co-producer (track 8), mixing *

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A. Boatwright – performer (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 12, 13) *Paula Perry – performer (tracks: 3, 5, 10) *Norman "Witchdoc" Glover – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 11), co-producer (track 8) *Louis "Phat Kat" Vega – producer (tracks: 2, 16) *Sean "Uneek" McFadden – producer (track 7) *Orlando Aguillen – executive producer *Blaise Dupuy – recording *Ethan Ryman – recording *Frantz Verna – recording *James Mansfield – mixing *Brian " Big Bass" Gardner – mastering * Tony Dawsey – mastering *Truly Rain – art direction *Studio S.E.E. – design * Brian "B+" Cross – photography *Donavin "Kid Styles" Murray – illustration *Jonathan Pollack – management

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Singles chart positions

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