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{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Aceyalone
| image = Aceyalone.jpg
| name = Aceyalone
| caption = Aceyalone performing in 2005
| image = Aceyalone.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Aceyalone performing in 2005
| background = solo_singer
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| birth_name = Edwin Maximilian Hayes, Jr.
| birth_name = Edwin Maximilian Hayes, Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|30}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|30}}
| alias =
| alias =
| origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States
| origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States
| instrument =
| instrument =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<br>[[Alternative hip hop]]<br>[[Underground hip hop]]<br>[[Jazz rap]]<br>[[Trip hop]]<br>[[Experimental hip hop]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<br>[[Alternative hip hop]]<br>[[Underground hip hop]]<br>[[Jazz rap]]<br>[[Trip hop]]<br>[[Experimental hip hop]]
| occupation = [[rapping|Rapper]]
| occupation = [[rapping|Rapper]]
| years_active = 1988–present
| years_active = 1988–present
| label = [[Project Blowed]]<br>[[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[EMI|EMI Records]]<br>[[Decon]]
| label = [[Project Blowed]]<br>[[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[EMI|EMI Records]]<br>[[Decon]]
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| website = {{URL|aceyalone.com}}
| associated_acts = [[Freestyle Fellowship]]<br>[[Haiku D'Etat]]<br>The A-Team
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[Freestyle Fellowship]]|[[Haiku d'Etat]]}}
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| website = {{URL|aceyalone.com}}
}}
}}
'''Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr.''' (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name '''Aceyalone''',<ref name="Birchmeier">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aceyalone-mn0000926487|title=Aceyalone - Music Biography, Credits and Discography|publisher=Allmusic|first=Jason|last=Birchmeier}}</ref> is an American [[rapping|rapper]] from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States. He is a member of [[Freestyle Fellowship]], [[Haiku D'Etat]] and The A-Team and a co-founder of [[Project Blowed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eugeneweekly.com/article/alone-and-still-standing|title=Alone and Still Standing|publisher=Eugene Weekly|first=Dante|last=Zuñiga-West|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=2012-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017110418/http://eugeneweekly.com/article/alone-and-still-standing|archive-date=2012-10-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> Aceyalone is best known for his role in evolving left-field hip-hop on the West Coast at a time when the West Coast was dominated by [[Gangsta Rap]].<ref name="Birchmeier"/><ref name="hiphopdx"/>
'''Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr.''' (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name '''Aceyalone''',<ref name="Birchmeier">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aceyalone-mn0000926487|title=Aceyalone - Music Biography, Credits and Discography|publisher=Allmusic|first=Jason|last=Birchmeier}}</ref> is an American [[rapping|rapper]] from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States. He is a member of [[Freestyle Fellowship]], [[Haiku D'Etat]] and The A-Team. He is also a co-founder of [[Project Blowed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eugeneweekly.com/article/alone-and-still-standing|title=Alone and Still Standing|publisher=Eugene Weekly|first=Dante|last=Zuñiga-West|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=2012-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017110418/http://eugeneweekly.com/article/alone-and-still-standing|archive-date=2012-10-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> Aceyalone is best known for his role in evolving [[Alternative hip hop|left-field hip-hop]] on the [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] at a time when the West Coast was dominated by [[gangsta rap]].<ref name="Birchmeier"/><ref name="hiphopdx"/>


==Career==
==Career==
===Project Blowed and Freestyle Fellowship===
===Project Blowed and Freestyle Fellowship===
Aceyalone emerged from the legendary [[Project Blowed]] collective, considered to be the longest-running open mic hip-hop workshop.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thill|first=Scott|title=Freestyle Fellowship’s Brain-Hop Delivers on Promise|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/10/freestyle-fellowship/|publisher=Wired|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref> He began rapping as part of the group [[Freestyle Fellowship]], which consisted of himself, [[Myka 9]], and Self Jupiter and, later, P.E.A.C.E.. Freestyle Fellowship developed a reputation for influencing a style of fast double-time rap used by rappers like [[Busta Rhymes]] and [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]].<ref name="Weiss">{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Jeff|title=Having Already Influenced Every Rapper You Like, Freestyle Fellowship Are Back|url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/09/27/having-already-influenced-every-rapper-you-like-freestyle-fellowship-are-back|work=LA Weekly|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref>
Aceyalone emerged from the [[Project Blowed]] collective, considered to be the longest-running open mic hip-hop workshop.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Thill|first=Scott|title=Freestyle Fellowship's Brain-Hop Delivers on Promise|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/10/freestyle-fellowship/|magazine=Wired|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> He began rapping as part of the group [[Freestyle Fellowship]], which consisted of Aceyalone, [[Myka 9]], and Self Jupiter. Later, P.E.A.C.E. Freestyle Fellowship developed a reputation for influencing a style of fast double-time rap used by rappers like [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]], and [[Migos]].<ref name="Weiss">{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Jeff|title=Having Already Influenced Every Rapper You Like, Freestyle Fellowship Are Back|url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/09/27/having-already-influenced-every-rapper-you-like-freestyle-fellowship-are-back|work=LA Weekly|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>


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Aceyalone was part of Freestyle Fellowship releases of ''[[To Whom It May Concern...]]'' and ''[[Innercity Griots]]'' and a [[Project Blowed]] compilation in 1994.
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===Solo projects===
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Following the [[Freestyle Fellowship]] releases of ''[[To Whom It May Concern...]]'' and ''[[Innercity Griots]]'' as well as a [[Project Blowed]] compilation in 1994, Aceyalone signed as a solo artist to [[Capitol Records]] after [[Island Records|Island]] failed to break the Freestyle Fellowship on mainstream radio.<ref name="Weiss"/>


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===Solo projects===
Aceyalone released his breakthrough solo debut album, ''[[All Balls Don't Bounce]]'', in 1995.<ref name="hiphopdx">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1673/title.aceyalone-bounce-these-balls|title=Aceyalone: Bounce These Balls|publisher=HipHopDX|first=Paul W|last=Arnold|date=March 20, 2011|access-date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212105848/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1673/title.aceyalone-bounce-these-balls|archive-date=February 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He returned three years later with his second album ''[[A Book of Human Language]]'', a collaboration with producer Mumbles, which was a dark concept album.<ref name="Pecoraro">{{cite web|last=Pecoraro|first=David|title=Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17-accepted-eclectic/|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/43612/Aceyalone-Book-of-Human-Language/|title=Aceyalone - Book of Human Language|publisher=Sputnikmusic|date=May 25, 2011}}</ref>
Aceyalone signed as a solo artist to [[Capitol Records]] after the Freestyle Fellowship failed to break into mainstream radio with [[Island Records]].<ref name="Weiss"/>


His third solo album, ''[[Accepted Eclectic]]'', was released in 2001, featuring [[Abstract Rude]] and production from [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynexus.com/2001-03-01/aceyalone-accepted-eclectic-project-blowed/|title=Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic - Project Blowed|publisher=The Daily Nexus|first=Trey|last=Clark|date=March 1, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-accepted_eclectic|title=Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Del F.|last=Cowie|date=April 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/accepted-eclectic-mw0000000538/credits|title=Accepted Eclectic |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref> He released ''[[Hip Hop and the World We Live In]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16-hip-hop-and-the-world-we-live-in/|title=Aceyalone: Hip Hop and the World We Live In|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Julianne|last=Shepherd|date=March 2, 2003}}</ref> Aceyalone's next offering came a year later, and was titled ''[[Love & Hate (Aceyalone album)|Love & Hate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-07-10/music/aceyalone/|title=Aceyalone|publisher=Phoenix New Times|first=Tamara|last=Palmer|date=July 10, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-love_hate|title=Aceyalone - Love & Hate|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|date=July 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-love_hate-2|title=Aceyalone - Love & Hate|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Del F.|last=Cowie|date=July 2003}}</ref> The track "Find Out" was featured on the soundtrack to ''[[You Got Served]]''.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Nicole|title=Lightning Strikes by Aceyalone|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/reviews/lightning-strikes--aceyalone|work=Impose|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref> In 2006, Aceyalone released ''[[Magnificent City]]'', a collaborative album with producer [[RJD2]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/aceyalone-with-rjd2/magnificent-city/14882/|title=Aceyalone with RJD - Magnificent City|publisher=Prefix|first=Eric|last=Solomon|date=February 14, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-magnificent_city|title=Aceyalone - Magnificent City|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Nick|last=Patch|date=April 2006}}</ref> followed by the ''[[Grand Imperial (album)|Grand Imperial]]'' mixtape.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/grand-imperial-mw0000525058|title=Grand Imperial - Aceyalone|publisher=Allmusic|first=Marisa|last=Brown}}</ref>
Aceyalone released his debut solo album, ''[[All Balls Don't Bounce]]'', in 1995.<ref name="hiphopdx">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1673/title.aceyalone-bounce-these-balls|title=Aceyalone: Bounce These Balls|publisher=HipHopDX|first=Paul W|last=Arnold|date=March 20, 2011|access-date=August 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212105848/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1673/title.aceyalone-bounce-these-balls|archive-date=February 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He returned three years later with the dark concept album ''[[A Book of Human Language]]'', which was a collaboration with producer Mumbles.<ref name="Pecoraro">{{cite web|last=Pecoraro|first=David|title=Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17-accepted-eclectic/|work=Pitchfork|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/43612/Aceyalone-Book-of-Human-Language/|title=Aceyalone - Book of Human Language|publisher=Sputnikmusic|date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> His third solo album, ''[[Accepted Eclectic]]'', was released in 2001 and featured [[Abstract Rude]] with production from [[Evidence (musician)|Evidence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynexus.com/2001-03-01/aceyalone-accepted-eclectic-project-blowed/|title=Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic - Project Blowed|publisher=The Daily Nexus|first=Trey|last=Clark|date=March 1, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-accepted_eclectic|title=Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Del F.|last=Cowie|date=April 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/accepted-eclectic-mw0000000538/credits|title=Accepted Eclectic |publisher=AllMusic|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> He released ''[[Hip Hop and the World We Live In]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16-hip-hop-and-the-world-we-live-in/|title=Aceyalone: Hip Hop and the World We Live In|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Julianne|last=Shepherd|date=March 2, 2003}}</ref> Aceyalone's next offering came a year later, and was titled ''[[Love & Hate (Aceyalone album)|Love & Hate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-07-10/music/aceyalone/|title=Aceyalone|publisher=Phoenix New Times|first=Tamara|last=Palmer|date=July 10, 2003|access-date=2012-08-20|archive-date=2014-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211054139/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-07-10/music/aceyalone/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-love_hate|title=Aceyalone - Love & Hate|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|date=July 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-love_hate-2|title=Aceyalone - Love & Hate|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Del F.|last=Cowie|date=July 2003}}</ref> The track “Find Out” was featured on the soundtrack to ''[[You Got Served]]''.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Nicole|title=Lightning Strikes by Aceyalone|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/reviews/lightning-strikes--aceyalone|work=Impose|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> In 2006, Aceyalone released ''[[Magnificent City]]'', a collaborative album with producer [[RJD2]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/aceyalone-with-rjd2/magnificent-city/14882/|title=Aceyalone with RJD - Magnificent City|publisher=Prefix|first=Eric|last=Solomon|date=February 14, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-magnificent_city|title=Aceyalone - Magnificent City|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Nick|last=Patch|date=April 2006}}</ref> followed by the ''[[Grand Imperial (album)|Grand Imperial]]'' mixtape.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/grand-imperial-mw0000525058|title=Grand Imperial - Aceyalone|publisher=Allmusic|first=Marisa|last=Brown}}</ref>


Aceyalone frequently collaborates with producer Bionik such as on the 2007 release ''[[Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album)|Lightning Strikes]]'' and the 2009 release ''[[Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones]]''. Both albums explored different genres – [[dancehall]] and [[doo-wop]] respectively – as part of Aceyalone's goal of "exploring the world of music through hip hop."<ref name="Johnson"/> The [[Phil Spector]]-inspired ''Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones'' followed.<ref name=ign/> Inspired by Spector's [[Wall of Sound]], [[Motown]] and [[Bo Diddley]], Aceyalone said: "I'm not from that era, but this is my ode to it. I'm just putting myself into that character as a showman and bandleader."<ref name=ign>{{cite web|title=Aceyalone Goes Doo Wopping|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/03/aceyalone-goes-doo-woppin|work=IGN|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref> ''[[Leanin' on Slick]]'', released in 2013 with [[Decon Records]], continued the retro flow of the previous release, this time taking inspiration from 1960s style-R&B and hot buttered soul.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leanin' On Slick|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/leanin-on-slick-mw0002485023|work=AllMusic|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-leanin_on_slick|title=Aceyalone - Leanin' On Slick|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>
Aceyalone frequently collaborates with producer Bionik, including on the 2007 release ''[[Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album)|Lightning Strikes]]'' and the 2009 release ''[[Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones]]''. Both albums explored different genres – [[dancehall]] and [[doo-wop]], respectively – as part of Aceyalone's goal of “exploring the world of music through hip hop.”<ref name="Johnson" /> The [[Phil Spector]]-inspired ''Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones'' followed.<ref name="ign" /> Inspired by Spector's [[Wall of Sound]], [[Motown]] and [[Bo Diddley]], Aceyalone said: “I'm not from that era, but this is my ode to it. I'm just putting myself into that character as a showman and bandleader.”<ref name="ign">{{cite web|title=Aceyalone Goes Doo Wopping|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/03/aceyalone-goes-doo-woppin|work=IGN|date=3 February 2009 |access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> ''[[Leanin' on Slick]]'', released in 2013 with [[Decon Records]], continued the retro flow of the previous release, this time taking inspiration from [[1960s R&B|1960s style-R&B]] and hot buttered soul.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leanin' On Slick|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/leanin-on-slick-mw0002485023|work=AllMusic|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/aceyalone-leanin_on_slick|title=Aceyalone - Leanin' On Slick|publisher=Exclaim!|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>


==Style and influences==
==Style and influences==
Aceyalone has been noted particularly for his innovative lyrical style and content. Some attribute the double-time rap styles that emerged in the mid-1990s to Aceyalone and [[Freestyle Fellowship]], although this is disputed by others.<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=David|title=Hip-Hop's Sonic Doppelgangers|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/04/hip-hops-sonic-doppelgangers-20-rappers-who-sound-like-other-rappers/bone-thugs-and-freestyle-fellowship|work=Complex|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref>
Aceyalone has been noted particularly for his innovative lyrical style and content. Some attribute the double-time rap styles that emerged in the mid-1990s to Aceyalone and [[Freestyle Fellowship]], although this is disputed by others.<ref>{{cite web|last=Drake|first=David|title=Hip-Hop's Sonic Doppelgangers|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/04/hip-hops-sonic-doppelgangers-20-rappers-who-sound-like-other-rappers/bone-thugs-and-freestyle-fellowship|work=Complex|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>


Aceyalone and Freestyle Fellowship were noted for their rejection of the [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] trend in [[Gangsta Rap]]. Aceyalone developed strong critiques of rap music’s commercialization and glorification of violence.<ref name="Pecoraro"/>
Aceyalone and Freestyle Fellowship were noted for their rejection of the West Coast trend of gangsta rap. Aceyalone developed strong critiques of rap music's commercialization and glorification of violence.<ref name="Pecoraro"/>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''Mars, Vol. 02'' (2018) <small>(with Slippers & Michelle Stevens)</small>
* ''Mars, Vol. 02'' (2018) <small>(with Slippers & Michelle Stevens)</small>
* ''Let's Get It'' (2019)
* ''Let's Get It'' (2019)
* ''Ice Water'' (2020)


'''[[Freestyle Fellowship]]''' <small>(Aceyalone with [[Myka 9]], [[Mtulazaji Davis|P.E.A.C.E.]] & [[Self Jupiter]])</small>
'''[[Freestyle Fellowship]]''' <small>(Aceyalone with [[Myka 9]], [[Mtulazaji Davis|P.E.A.C.E.]] & [[Self Jupiter]])</small>
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* ''Action Accessed Remixes'' (2017) <small>[remixes of tracks from ''Action'']</small>
* ''Action Accessed Remixes'' (2017) <small>[remixes of tracks from ''Action'']</small>


== References ==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/aceyalone Aceyalone] discography at [[Rate Your Music]]
* [https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/aceyalone Aceyalone] discography at [[Rate Your Music]]


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Aceyalone
Aceyalone performing in 2005
Aceyalone performing in 2005
Background information
Birth nameEdwin Maximilian Hayes, Jr.
Born (1970-09-30) September 30, 1970 (age 54)
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresHip hop
Alternative hip hop
Underground hip hop
Jazz rap
Trip hop
Experimental hip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active1988–present
LabelsProject Blowed
Capitol, EMI Records
Decon
Member of
Websiteaceyalone.com

Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr. (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name Aceyalone,[1] is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team. He is also a co-founder of Project Blowed.[2] Aceyalone is best known for his role in evolving left-field hip-hop on the West Coast at a time when the West Coast was dominated by gangsta rap.[1][3]

Career

[edit]

Project Blowed and Freestyle Fellowship

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Aceyalone emerged from the Project Blowed collective, considered to be the longest-running open mic hip-hop workshop.[4] He began rapping as part of the group Freestyle Fellowship, which consisted of Aceyalone, Myka 9, and Self Jupiter. Later, P.E.A.C.E. Freestyle Fellowship developed a reputation for influencing a style of fast double-time rap used by rappers like Busta Rhymes, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Migos.[5]

Aceyalone was part of Freestyle Fellowship releases of To Whom It May Concern... and Innercity Griots and a Project Blowed compilation in 1994.

Solo projects

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Aceyalone signed as a solo artist to Capitol Records after the Freestyle Fellowship failed to break into mainstream radio with Island Records.[5]

Aceyalone released his debut solo album, All Balls Don't Bounce, in 1995.[3] He returned three years later with the dark concept album A Book of Human Language, which was a collaboration with producer Mumbles.[6][7] His third solo album, Accepted Eclectic, was released in 2001 and featured Abstract Rude with production from Evidence.[8][9][10] He released Hip Hop and the World We Live In in 2002.[11] Aceyalone's next offering came a year later, and was titled Love & Hate.[12][13][14] The track “Find Out” was featured on the soundtrack to You Got Served.[15] In 2006, Aceyalone released Magnificent City, a collaborative album with producer RJD2,[16][17] followed by the Grand Imperial mixtape.[18]

Aceyalone frequently collaborates with producer Bionik, including on the 2007 release Lightning Strikes and the 2009 release Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones. Both albums explored different genres – dancehall and doo-wop, respectively – as part of Aceyalone's goal of “exploring the world of music through hip hop.”[15] The Phil Spector-inspired Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones followed.[19] Inspired by Spector's Wall of Sound, Motown and Bo Diddley, Aceyalone said: “I'm not from that era, but this is my ode to it. I'm just putting myself into that character as a showman and bandleader.”[19] Leanin' on Slick, released in 2013 with Decon Records, continued the retro flow of the previous release, this time taking inspiration from 1960s style-R&B and hot buttered soul.[20][21]

Style and influences

[edit]

Aceyalone has been noted particularly for his innovative lyrical style and content. Some attribute the double-time rap styles that emerged in the mid-1990s to Aceyalone and Freestyle Fellowship, although this is disputed by others.[22]

Aceyalone and Freestyle Fellowship were noted for their rejection of the West Coast trend of gangsta rap. Aceyalone developed strong critiques of rap music's commercialization and glorification of violence.[6]

Discography

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Main article: Aceyalone discography
See also: Freestyle Fellowship discography and Haiku d'Etat discography

Studio albums

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Aceyalone

Freestyle Fellowship (Aceyalone with Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E. & Self Jupiter)

Haiku d'Etat (Aceyalone with Abstract Rude and Myka 9)

The A-Team (Aceyalone with Abstract Rude)

  • Who Framed the A-Team? (1999)
  • Lab Down Under (2003)

Other releases

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  • Version 2.0: To Whom It May Concern... Remixed by J. Sumbi (2001) [remixes of tracks from To Whom It May Concern...]
  • The Lost Tapes (2003) [mixtape]
  • Grade A (2004) [rarities collection]
  • Grand Imperial (2006) [rarities collection]
  • Who Reframed the A-Team? (2006) ['best of' compilation by The A-Team]
  • Power Plant (2011) [mixtape by Freestyle Fellowship]
  • Aceyalone 101 (2013) [rarities collection]
  • Action Accessed Remixes (2017) [remixes of tracks from Action]

References

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  1. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. "Aceyalone - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Zuñiga-West, Dante (May 17, 2012). "Alone and Still Standing". Eugene Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  3. ^ a b Arnold, Paul W (March 20, 2011). "Aceyalone: Bounce These Balls". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
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