Marco Polo (producer)

Marco Polo
Background information
Birth name	Marco Bruno
Born	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Producer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Asfalt Records, Duck Down Music Inc., Fat Beats, Macro Beats, Pockets Linted Entertainment, Rawkus Records, Soulspazm
Associated acts	Hannibal Stax, O.S.T.R., Saga, Pumpkinhead, Ruste Juxx, Torae, Masta Ace, A-F-R-O

Marco Bruno, better known as Marco Polo, is a Canadian hip hop producer. Born in Toronto, he moved to New York City in the early 2000s to pursue a career in hip hop production, and has since become one of the most sought-after underground producers on the US East Coast. He has Italian origins; In fact, his parents emigrated respectively from Naples and from Calabria.

When he came to New York City, Bruno worked as a sound engineer in several recording studios. As a result, he met up with legendary Brooklyn MC Masta Ace, who was looking for beats for his 2004 LP A Long Hot Summer at the time. Although Ace could not pay him at first, he used one of the beats Bruno gave him for the song "Do It Man" (featuring Big Noyd). Production for Sadat X's Black October album and various Boot Camp Clik projects followed a few years later. His debut album, Port Authority, was released through Rawkus Records and featured guest raps from Masta Ace, Kool G Rap, Buckshot, Wordsworth, O.C., Kardinal Offishall, Large Professor and Sadat X. On June 2, 2009, a collaboration album with Torae was released, entitled Double Barrel.

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