Masta Ace (born Duval Clear on December 4, 1966)http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=MASTA|ACE&sql=11:0ifexqljld6e~T1 is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York. Appearing on classic 1988 posse cut, "The Symphony", he garnered notoriety as an unsung asset to the Juice Crew posse, where he released a number of well-respected albums that were nonetheless little-heard outside purist circles. The single that has earned him the most attention has been "Born to Roll" (a remix to the track "Jeep Ass Niguh", which uses a tweaked Moog synthesizer bassline sampled from Kraftwerk.) His most recent album, A Long Hot Summer, gained considerable acclaim in 2004. In the early stages of his career, Masta Ace was very energetic (cf. "Jeep Ass Niguh", where, tongue-in-cheek, he taunts police officers for their knee-jerk predisposition to harass black youth on city streets.) He also recorded material with a six-member supporting entourage, Masta Ac