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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 53)
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

Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr.(born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage nameAceyalone,[1]is an AmericanrapperfromLos Angeles,California,United States. He is a member ofFreestyle Fellowship,Haiku D'Etatand The A-Team. He is also a co-founder ofProject Blowed.[2]Aceyalone is best known for his role in evolvingleft-field hip-hopon theWest Coastat a time when the West Coast was dominated bygangsta rap.[1][3]

Career

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Project Blowed and Freestyle Fellowship

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Aceyalone emerged from theProject Blowedcollective, considered to be the longest-running open mic hip-hop workshop.[4]He began rapping as part of the groupFreestyle 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 likeBusta Rhymes,Bone Thugs-n-Harmony,andMigos.[5]

Aceyalone was part of Freestyle Fellowship releases ofTo Whom It May Concern...andInnercity Griotsand aProject Blowedcompilation in 1994.

Solo projects

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Aceyalone signed as a solo artist toCapitol Recordsafter the Freestyle Fellowship failed to break into mainstream radio withIsland 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 albumA Book of Human Language,which was a collaboration with producer Mumbles.[6][7]His third solo album,Accepted Eclectic,was released in 2001 and featuredAbstract Rudewith production fromEvidence.[8][9][10]He releasedHip Hop and the World We Live Inin 2002.[11]Aceyalone's next offering came a year later, and was titledLove & Hate.[12][13][14]The track “Find Out” was featured on the soundtrack toYou Got Served.[15]In 2006, Aceyalone releasedMagnificent City,a collaborative album with producerRJD2,[16][17]followed by theGrand Imperialmixtape.[18]

Aceyalone frequently collaborates with producer Bionik, including on the 2007 releaseLightning Strikesand the 2009 releaseAceyalone & the Lonely Ones.Both albums explored different genres –dancehallanddoo-wop,respectively – as part of Aceyalone's goal of “exploring the world of music through hip hop.”[15]ThePhil Spector-inspiredAceyalone & the Lonely Onesfollowed.[19]Inspired by Spector'sWall of Sound,MotownandBo 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 withDecon Records,continued the retro flow of the previous release, this time taking inspiration from1960s style-R&Band hot buttered soul.[20][21]

Style and influences

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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 andFreestyle 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 discographyandHaiku d'Etat discography

Studio albums

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Aceyalone

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

Haiku d'Etat(Aceyalone withAbstract Rudeand 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 fromTo 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 fromAction]

References

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  1. ^abBirchmeier, Jason."Aceyalone - Music Biography, Credits and Discography".Allmusic.
  2. ^Zuñiga-West, Dante (May 17, 2012)."Alone and Still Standing".Eugene Weekly. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-17.Retrieved2012-08-20.
  3. ^abArnold, Paul W (March 20, 2011)."Aceyalone: Bounce These Balls".HipHopDX. Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2013.RetrievedAugust 20,2012.
  4. ^Thill, Scott."Freestyle Fellowship's Brain-Hop Delivers on Promise".Wired.Retrieved24 January2014.
  5. ^abWeiss, Jeff."Having Already Influenced Every Rapper You Like, Freestyle Fellowship Are Back".LA Weekly.Retrieved24 January2014.
  6. ^abPecoraro, David."Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic".Pitchfork.Retrieved24 January2014.
  7. ^"Aceyalone - Book of Human Language".Sputnikmusic. May 25, 2011.
  8. ^Clark, Trey (March 1, 2001)."Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic - Project Blowed".The Daily Nexus.
  9. ^Cowie, Del F. (April 2001)."Aceyalone - Accepted Eclectic".Exclaim!.
  10. ^"Accepted Eclectic".AllMusic.Retrieved24 January2014.
  11. ^Shepherd, Julianne (March 2, 2003)."Aceyalone: Hip Hop and the World We Live In".Pitchfork Media.
  12. ^Palmer, Tamara (July 10, 2003)."Aceyalone".Phoenix New Times. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-12-11.Retrieved2012-08-20.
  13. ^Quinlan, Thomas (July 2003)."Aceyalone - Love & Hate".Exclaim!.
  14. ^Cowie, Del F. (July 2003)."Aceyalone - Love & Hate".Exclaim!.
  15. ^abJohnson, Nicole."Lightning Strikes by Aceyalone".Impose.Retrieved24 January2014.
  16. ^Solomon, Eric (February 14, 2006)."Aceyalone with RJD - Magnificent City".Prefix.
  17. ^Patch, Nick (April 2006)."Aceyalone - Magnificent City".Exclaim!.
  18. ^Brown, Marisa."Grand Imperial - Aceyalone".Allmusic.
  19. ^ab"Aceyalone Goes Doo Wopping".IGN.3 February 2009.Retrieved24 January2014.
  20. ^"Leanin' On Slick".AllMusic.Retrieved24 January2014.
  21. ^Quinlan, Thomas (May 27, 2013)."Aceyalone - Leanin' On Slick".Exclaim!.
  22. ^Drake, David."Hip-Hop's Sonic Doppelgangers".Complex.Retrieved24 January2014.
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