Solo projects
Aceyalone signed as a solo artist to Capitol Records after the Freestyle Fellowship failed to break into mainstream radio with Island Records. [5]
Aceyalone released his debut solo album, All Balls Don't Bounce , in 1995. [3] He returned three years later with the dark concept album A Book of Human Language , which was a collaboration with producer Mumbles. [6] [7] His third solo album, Accepted Eclectic , was released in 2001 and featured Abstract Rude with production from Evidence. [8] [9] [10] He released Hip Hop and the World We Live In in 2002. [11] Aceyalone's next offering came a year later, and was titled Love & Hate . [12] [13] [14] The track "Find Out" was featured on the soundtrack to You Got Served . [15] In 2006, Aceyalone released Magnificent City , a collaborative album with producer RJD2, [16] [17] followed by the Grand Imperial mixtape. [18]
Aceyalone frequently collaborates with producer Bionik, including on the 2007 release Lightning Strikes and the 2009 release Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones . Both albums explored different genres – dancehall and doo-wop, respectively – as part of Aceyalone's goal of "exploring the world of music through hip hop." [15] The Phil Spector-inspired Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones followed. [19] Inspired by Spector's Wall of Sound, Motown and Bo Diddley, Aceyalone said: "I'm not from that era, but this is my ode to it. I'm just putting myself into that character as a showman and bandleader." [19] Leanin' on Slick , released in 2013 with Decon Records, continued the retro flow of the previous release, this time taking inspiration from 1960s style-R&B and hot buttered soul. [20] [21]
