Aceyalone

Aceyalone
Aceyalone performing in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Eddie Hayes
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Emcee
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Project Blowed
Associated acts	Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter, Abstract Rude, RJD2, Mumbles, Fat Jack
Website	aceyalone.com

Aceyalone (born Eddie Hayes) is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team. He is also a co-founder of Project Blowed.^[1][2]

History

After releasing To Whom It May Concern... and Innercity Griots with Freestyle Fellowship, as well as Project Blowed compilation in 1994, Aceyalone signed to Capitol Records. He released his highly acclaimed solo debut album 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. In 1999, he released Haiku D'Etat with Haiku D'Etat. In 2000, The A-Team released their first album as a duo, titled Who Framed the A-Team?. Aceyalone returned solo again in 2001 with his third solo album, Accepted Eclectic. In 2002, Freestyle Fellowship returned for the release of Shockadoom. 2002 and 2003 saw two more solo albums Hip Hop and the World We Live In and Love & Hate and another The A-Team album Lab Down Under. In 2006, Aceyalone released two more solo projects, Magnificent City, a collaboration with producer RJD2, followed by Grand Imperial.

On an episode of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, Aceyalone's song "Changes" was featured. He has also gained national prominence by being featured on numerous 2K Sports games.

Discography

Solo albums

• All Balls Don't Bounce (1995)
• A Book of Human Language (1998)
• Accepted Eclectic (2001)
• Hip Hop and the World We Live In (2002)
• Love & Hate (2003)
• Grade A (2004)
• Magnificent City (2006)
• Grand Imperial (2006)
• Lightning Strikes (2007)
• Aceyalone & The Lonely Ones (2009)
• Aceyalone & The Lonely Ones Part 2 (2012)

Freestyle Fellowship

• To Whom It May Concern... (1991)
• Innercity Griots (1993)
• Temptations (2001)
• Shockadoom (2002)
• The Promise (2011)

Haiku D'Etat

• Haiku D'Etat (1999)
• Coup de Theatre (2004)

The A-Team

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

Guest appearances

• "Jurassick" "I Think" "Maskaraid" "Treble And Bass" on Project Blowed (1995)
• "Bus Stops" by The Nonce on World Ultimate (1995)
• "Gimme Five Feet" "Golden Mic" by Fat Jack on Cater To The DJ (1999)
• "Project Bliznaiznowed" on The Funky Precedent (1999)
• "The Shape Of Things To Come" by Dilated Peoples on The Platform (2000)
• "Heatrays" by Anti-Pop Consortium on Tragic Epilogue (2000)
• "4808-4911-A" by Self Jupiter on Hard Hat Area (2001)
• "Future Rockers" on Tags Of The Times 3 (2001)
• "Jazz Fingers" by Busdriver on Temporary Forever (2002)
• "Wth>You (with Chairman Hahn)" by Linkin Park on Reanimation (2002)
• "Last Show" by DJ Drez on The Capture Of Sound (2003)
• "Cheeba Cheeba" by Zion I on Deep Water Slang V2.0 (2003)
• "Live From Tokyo" by Omid on Monolith (2003)
• "This Is Yo Life" by The Grouch & Eligh on No More Greener Grasses (2003)
• "Do The Math" "Give It Here" "Superstars" on Project Blowed Presents The Good Brothers (2003)
• "Bounce" by Wildchild on Secondary Protocol (2003)
• "What Tyme Iz It?" by Abstract Rude on Showtyme (2003)
• "Keep Rock'n On" by Fat Jack on Cater To The DJ 2 (2004)
• "Doin' My Job" on 2K6: The Tracks (2005)
• "B-Girl Queendom" by Ellay Khule on Califormula (2005)
• "Enter The Kaos" "Do Unto Others" "Ruff Rhymes" on Project Blowed 10th Anniversary (2005)
• "Everything Changes" by DJ Z-Trip on Shifting Gears (2005)
• "Cray Crazy" by Subtitle on Young Dangerous Heart (2005)
• "Let´s Go Get It" "Borderline" "Krazy World" on Calicomm 2004 (2005)
• "Champions" on Dan the Automator Presents 2K7 (2006)
• "Fall Apart" by Thirsty Fish on Testing the Waters (2007)
• "Options" by Myka 9 on 1969 (2009)

References

1. ^ "Aceyalone & Abstract Rude - Who Framed the A-Team?". RapReviews. Archived from the original on 21 May 2006. http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_framedateam.html. Retrieved 2006-06-17. 
2. ^ "The A-Team". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=612070&aid=783634. Retrieved 2006-06-17. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Official website
• Aceyalone's Career History Project Blowed Records