Masta Ace Incorporated

Masta Ace Incorporated
Company type	Hip hop ensemble
Industry	Music
Founded	1992
Founder	Masta Ace
Area served	United States
Products	Hip hop music, albums

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Masta Ace Incorporated, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 29 November 2025

Masta Ace Incorporated was a hip hop ensemble from the United States, founded by the rapper known as Masta Ace.

History

The collective, also referred to as The I.N.C., comprised members Eyceurokk (Eyce, Uneek, Rokkdiesel), Lord Digga, Paula Perry, and R&B singer Leschea. Masta Ace initially gained prominence through his association with the Juice Crew and his 1990 solo debut Take a Look Around, which featured contributions from Eyceurokk. In 1992, Ace established The I.N.C., releasing their debut album SlaughtaHouse in May 1993. Ace performed the majority of the raps, with Lord Digga acting as hype-man and producing five tracks under the Bluez Brothers moniker. Paula Perry took lead vocals on "Who U Jackin'?", while Leschea lent her voice to "Don't Fuck Around (Outro)". Eyceurokk appeared on multiple tracks throughout the album. Despite critical acclaim, the record achieved only moderate commercial success. Certain versions contained the hidden track "Born to Roll", which climbed into the Top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994. Following this release, Eyceurokk departed from the group.

Their sophomore album, Sittin' on Chrome, arrived in 1995 and included "Born to Roll" alongside two additional singles that entered the Hot 100: "The I.N.C. Ride" and "Sittin' on Chrome". The production roster featured Ace himself, Bluez Bruthas (Lord Digga and Witch Doctor), Uneek, and Louie Vega, delivering a sound described as "Brooklyn Bass Music". This album earned favorable reviews and surpassed their debut in sales, though it did not reach significant mainstream success. Internal disputes among Ace, Lord Digga, and Paula Perry led to the group's dissolution in 1996. Masta Ace resumed his solo career with the 2001 release of Disposable Arts. A 2006 interview disclosed that Ace and Lord Digga had resolved their differences but had not collaborated since the breakup; nonetheless, Ace maintained creative partnerships with Leschea on tracks from his 2001 and 2004 projects.

Discography

Album details
SlaughtaHouse Release date: May 4, 1993 Peak position on Billboard 200: #134 Peak position on R&B/Hip-Hop chart: #32 Notable singles: "Jeep Ass Niguh"/"SlaughtaHouse", "Saturday Nite Live"/"Style Wars", "Born to Roll"
Sittin' on Chrome Release date: May 2, 1995 Peak position on Billboard 200: #69 Peak position on R&B/Hip-Hop chart: #19 Notable singles: "Born to Roll", "The I.N.C. Ride"/"The Phat Kat Ride", "Sittin' on Chrome", "Turn it Up"