Aceyalone

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Aceyalone

Background information
Birth name	Eddie Hayes
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genre(s)	Hip Hop
Occupation(s)	Emcee
Years active	1991- Present
Label(s)	Project Blowed
Associated acts	Freestyle Fellowship Abstract Rude RJD2

Aceyalone (born Eddie Hayes) is an American rapper, known for his passion for and command of words and language. Having played an important part in the development of intelligent, literate rap in a time when gangsta rap was the predominant rap style, he continues his recognizable and otherwise unchanged craft to this day. Aceyalone embodies the sophisticated west coast style that is showcased in other indie artists such as Blackalicious and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien.

He is a founding member of the Freestyle Fellowship. Apart from his role in Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone is also a member of Haiku D'Etat (with Mikah 9 and Abstract Rude) and The A-Team (with Abstract Rude).

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. In 1999, he released a self-titled group album with Haiku D'Etat. In 2001, The A-Team released their only album as a duo, titled Who Framed the A-Team?. 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. In 2006, Aceyalone released two more solo projects, first, Magnificent City, a collaboration with producer RJD2, followed by Grand Imperial.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Also Appears On
2 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album cover	Album information
	All Balls Don't Bounce Released: October 24, 1995 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: "Mic Check"/"Headaches and Woes", "The Greatest Show on Earth"
	A Book of Human Language (accompanied by Mumbles) Released: April 14, 1998 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Independent chart position: - Singles: "The Faces"/"The Guidelines"
	Accepted Eclectic Released: March 6, 2001 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Independent chart position: #36 Singles: "Rappers Rappers Rappers", "Accepted Eclectic"/"B-Boy Real McCoy", "Microphones"
	Hip Hop and the World We Live In Released: 2002 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Independent chart position: - Singles: "The Bigger They Come"
	Love & Hate Released: June 3, 2003 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Independent chart position: - Singles: "Lost Your Mind"/"The Saga Continues", "Moonlit Skies"/"Ace Cowboy", "Find Out"/"Junkman"
	Magnificent City (accompanied by RJD2) Released: February 7, 2006 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Independent chart position: #43 Singles: "Fire"/"Heaven", "Supahero"/"Disconnected"
	Grand Imperial Released: April 4, 2006 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Independent chart position: - Singles: