He ain't actually retired. He formed a group with Words, Punch & Strick called GMC, they should be droppin' an album if I'm not mistaken, and word is on Ace's board that he's doin' one more album, but he's got a lot of other shit goin' on so it'll be a long while. Ace is the GOAT in my opinion, artist wise, 5 albums, 5 classics, no one can fuck with that.
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