Masterpiece (Just-Ice album)

1990 studio album by Just-Ice

Masterpiece

Studio album by

Just-Ice

Released| 1990
Studio| On Broadway (New York, NY)
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 43:03
Label| Fresh
Producer| Grandmaster Flash
Just-Ice chronology
| The Desolate One
(1989)  | Masterpiece
(1990)  | Gun Talk
(1993)

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Singles from  Masterpiece

1. "The Music"
Released: 1989

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Masterpiece is the fourth studio album by American rapper Just-Ice. It was released in 1990 through Fresh Records, making it his final album for the label. The production was handled entirely by Grandmaster Flash.

The album peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States, supported with its lead single "The Music".

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Joseph Williams, Jr.; all music is composed by Joseph Saddler.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Get Into Something"| 3:38
2.| "The Ice Man Cometh"| 3:33
3.| "Flavor"| 5:00
4.| "The Music"| 4:26
5.| "Slow, Low and Dope"| 3:42
6.| "Keep to Myself"| 4:11
7.| "Rollin' with the Just"| 3:27
8.| "Round N Round"| 5:07
9.| "Tell It Like It Is"| 5:08
10.| "I Write This in the Dark"| 4:51
Total length:| 43:03

## Personnel

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* Joseph "Just-Ice" Williams Jr. – lyrics, vocals, mixing
* Angela "Angie Stone" Brown – backing vocals (track 10)
* Joseph "Grandmaster Flash" Saddler – keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6), scratches, producer, mixing
* David "Fancy Fingers" Bright – keyboards (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
* Bobby Gordon – engineering, mixing
* Clarence "T Bird" Blocker – engineering assistant
* Michael Sarsfield – mastering

## Charts

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Chart (1990)  | Peak
position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 73

## References

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1. ^ Cartwright, Garth. "Masterpiece - Just-Ice | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
2. ^ "Just-Ice Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

## External links

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* Just-Ice – Masterpiece at Discogs (list of releases)

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* Back to the Old School (1986)
* Kool & Deadly (1987)
* The Desolate One (1989)
* Masterpiece (1990)
* Gun Talk (1993)
* Kill the Rhythm (Like a Homicide) (1995)
* VII (1998)

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