Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx, The eXXecution
Duck Down Records

Canadian producer Marco Polo knows how to cajole strong performances out of recalcitrant thug rappers. For Ruste Juxx, the star of The eXXecution, he lays down a template of grimy loops, setting the background for Juxx’s growls and barks. Juxx knows how to flow, and doesn’t get in Marco Polo’s way. However, he doesn’t add much lyrical flavor, either. It only takes a few seconds of a hilarious Sean Price cameo – “F*ck all that dis rap sh*t, n*gga/When I see you, wings on your back” – to highlight what’s missing from The eXXecution.

Last year, Marco Polo killed it on his collaboration with Torae, Double Barrel. The producer returns on March 23, this time with Boot Camp Clik associate Ruste Juxx. Set for release via Duck Down Records, The eXXecution features guest shots from DJ Revolution, Ruck (a.k.a. Sean Price) and Rock from Heltah Skeltah, Freddie Foxxx and Black Moon.

Here’s a little bio hype:

Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx have combined forces to bring fans a serious dose of hardcore Hip Hop. The eXXecution is entirely produced by Marco Polo with Ruste Juxx providing gut-wrenching vocals over heavy hitting drums.

Marco Polo explains that a “simple studio session to play beats turned into Ruste Juxx recording 9 songs. The joints came out so crazy that we said let’s turn this into a full-length album. Working with Duck Down all these years it was only a matter of time before Juxx and I got to a specific project. The best part is the work happened organically. Nothing was forced. Ruste came through, heard beats, wrote, recorded…done deal. March 23rd is The eXXecution!”

Ruste Juxx describes the album as “straight eXXecuting. I’m killing off wack MCs and Marco’s murdering the producers. I couldn’t help but to write some killer shit to the beats Marco made. If I wrote something wack to his production, then it’s a wasted beat. I can’t have that! “

Here’s the track listing:

• 1. “The eXXecution Intro” (feat. DJ Revolution)
• 2. “Death Penalty” (feat. DJ Revolution)
• 3. “Rearview”
• 4. “Take Money” (feat. Rock from Heltah Skeltah & Freddie Foxxx)
• 5. “I’m On It”
• 6. “Let’s Take A Sec” (feat. Black Moon)
• 7. “Bread On Ya Head”
• 8. “Wings On Your Back”
• 9. “Nobody”
• 10. “Fuckin Wit A Gangster” (feat. Sean Price)
• 11. “Watch Yo Step”
• 12. “You Can’t Stop Me”