Aceyalone
Accepted Eclectic
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As a member of the underground Los Angeles super-crew Freestyle Fellowship,
Aceyalone made a name for himself as a rapper whose talent with words
is not only powerful and precise, but clever. On his solo releases, All
Balls Don’t Bounce and The Book of Human Language, Aceyalone
again stepped up as a lyricist, but the beats he was rhyming over fell
short of the genius his words contained, and so didn’t get the recognition
they deserved when the disc dropped. With Accepted Eclectic, Aceyalone
may have a break-through record that not only has the potential to be
noted as his best yet, but may also penetrate the \"sponsored\"
market that exists between the hardcore underground and the mainstream
(e.g., Mos Def).
Originally released in the mp3 format several months ago and slated to
come out on CD in the coming weeks, Accepted Eclectic is rich with
huge beats that transcend styles, touching on many aspects of the genre.
The opening track, \"Rappers, Rappers, Rappers\" is a straight-up
wack-MC diss cut with a slow, but funky beat and a minimal piano loop;
\"I Never Knew\" is an enlightened rap about learning from life,
laid out over sparsely tracked but lush musical accompaniment; \"Accepted
Eclectic\" is a bouncy jam and an exercise in lyrical calisthenics;
and \"B-Boy / Real McCoy\" features rapper Abstract Rude in a
rhyme duet on a new school party jam.
Through it all, Aceyalone’s positively realistic vibe is strong, and
all the beats and cuts are super fly. This is a must have for anyone who
considers themselves a rap aficionado.
– Max Sidman
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 Record Label Ground Control / Project Blowed Released March 2001 |
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