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Aceyalone

American rapper

Musical artist

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

Project Blowed and Freestyle Fellowship

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 W

Aceyalone (born Eddie Hayes) is an American rapper, known for his command of words & language. A founding member of: Freestyle Fellowship (with Mikah 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter & producer J-Sumbi), Haiku D'Etat (with Myka 9 and Abstract Rude), The A-Team (with Abstract Rude) & Aceyalone & RJD2 (with RJD2).

After releasing a pair of albums with the Freestyle Fellowship, To Whom it May Concern… and Innercity Griots, Acey signed to Capitol Records and released his highly acclaimed solo debut, All Balls Don't Bounce, in 1995. He returned three years later with his second album, A Book of Human Language, a collaboration with producer Mumbles.

Acey returned solo again in 2001 with his third solo album, Accepted Eclectic. In 2002, the Freestyle Fellowship returned after 9 years for the release of their third group album, Shockadoom. 2002 and 2003 saw two more solo releases, Hip Hop and the World We Live In and Love & Hate and another A-Team album ('Lab Down Under'). In 2006, Aceyalone released two more solo projects, first, Magnificent Cit

Aceyalone discography

This is the discography of American rapper Aceyalone.

Studio albums

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

  • 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]

Singles

  • "Mic Check" (1995)
  • "The Greatest Show On Earth" (1996)
  • "The Guidelines" (1998)
  • "Moonlit Skies" (2003)
  • "Lost Your Mind" (2003)
  • "Fire" (2005)
  • "Supahero" (2006)

Guest appearances

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