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southland emcee Aceyalone latest album "Lightning Strikes" released on
NYC label Decon is an exclusive collaboration with dancehall/reggae
producer Bionik featuring Acey’s vocals with the up-tempo vibes &
energised trek through Carribean & other foreign riddim.
“I want to explore the world of music through hip-hop,” explains Acey
of how he came up with the idea for this album. A founding member of
the pioneering rap group Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone has always
been at the forefront of the west coast indie hip-hop movement.
The founder of the label Project Blowed, Aceyalone is one of LA's most respected, prolific hip-hop artist.
"Me? I'd rather be undefined, not underestimated nor undermined I'm underlined as the underdog under the influence of time."
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"[Lightning Strikes]Aceyalone sounds completely in control and effortlessly charismatic " - Pitchfork
" A strong late career set by the cult rapper.Boastful rappers are
commonplace, but Aceyalone's deft merging of bookishness and
braggadocio is a rare find."- Entertainment Weekly
"An unexpected and inspired gift" – RES
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"Big respect to Aceyalone; ya mash up de dancehall" - Inpress
" A + pairing of inventive, West Coast-accented emceeing and punchy, roboto-funk beats."-VIBE
"Aceyalone has always been at the forefront of the west coast indie hip-hop movement." -SCORE
"Poised to move wholeheartedly into the spotlight... a name that every producer should have on his rolodex" - XLR8R
"[Magnificient City] This is a really good album" - HipHopDX
"The inimitable emcee's new dancehall record, therefore, succeeds on pretty much every level." CMJ
"one of the most synergistic releases in recent memory" - Elemental Magazine
"his most daring recording of the decade." - Remix
"Jungle electronic beats propel Ace into fast raps, and he continues to
show why he’s been an underground icon for so long."- The Yellow Stereo
"I think was around the time Acey released "Book of Human Language," which is still one of my favorite albums."-VICE
"On his sixth album, Acey's as confident as ever, backed by
Philly-based underground über-producer RJD2. The result is a
coast-to-coast mash-up that unites the two backpacker icons with enough
synth-driven melodies."- Complex
"Kicking off a string of albums inspired by different genres of music.
Of his new series, Acey says "I want to explore the world of music
through hip-hop. I've got many more coming too, like a jazz, a funk,
and a world music record."-Los amigos dedurriti
"After listening to the new Kanye West album for the past five days,
which I’ve quite enjoyed, it’s hard not to notice Acey[alone]'s
superior flow. He has feel inside and out of a beat."-Somuchsilence
"Aceyalone's A Book Of Human Language is my all-time favorite hip-hop
album. To me, it is the bible of hip-hop."-Under The Rotunda
"What makes Acey stand out is not his flow, but his lyrics. He’s one of
those artists that critics like to call "literate emcees" (is everyone
else illiterate?), but what I think they’re getting at are his poetic
flows and very deliberate lyricism."-GetDown
" Aceyalone pinned down with a funky sample that augments Ace's
storytelling. As for Ghostface Killah, this LP [in my mind, his
strongest in quite some time] is disgustingly good, and I had a hard
time picking a track for yr ears."-Feed Me Good Tunes.
"I like MCs that tell stories, it keeps me interested in the track till
the end. The production doesn't hurt either, the piano loop caught my
attention at first listen."-Leafhouse
If you haven't heard Magnificent City the brilliant collaboration with
Aceyalone you need to immediately put down that Sudoku and get a copy
It's like traveling to Santorini, Greece or Hawaii, It's exactly how
you imagine it to be."-Scissorkick
