Grand Imperial (album)

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Grand Imperial
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Compilation album by Aceyalone
Released April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)
Genre Hip hop
Length37:42
Label Project Blowed, Decon
Producer Kenny Segal, Z-Trip, Beat Science, Aziph, Chris Craft, RJD2, The Functionist, Morgan Z
Aceyalone chronology
Magnificent City
(2006)		Grand Imperial
(2006)		 Lightning Strikes
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews.com8/10 [2]

Grand Imperial is a compilation album by American rapper Aceyalone. It was released on Project Blowed and Decon in 2006.

Aceyalone American rapper

Edwin M. Hayes, Jr., better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team and a co-founder of Project Blowed. Aceyalone is best known for his role in evolving left-field hip-hop on the West Coast at a time when the West Coast was dominated by Gangsta Rap.

Project Blowed is an open-mic workshop, its affiliated underground hip hop crew and record label based in Los Angeles, California. This hip hop function started in 1994 and features many music groups, emcees, and dancers local to the Southern California area.

Decon

Decon is a New York-based creative studio. Housing production, creative, strategy and music divisions, the company creates campaigns on behalf of brands and advertising agencies.

Contents

Critical reception

Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, praising the RJD2-produced tracks ("Never Come Back", "Angelina Valintina", and "Impact"). [1] She said, "[RJD2 is] really quite talented in his ability to make a diverse set of beats while still sounding like himself, and all three tracks included here continue to prove that." [1] Meanwhile, Steve Juon of RapReviews.com gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "Two of the most entertaining tracks may be the live recording of Aceyalone performing 'Makebalillia,' which has an unexpected Michael Jackson twist, and the heavy pounding UK Remix of 'Doin' My Job' produced by The Functionist." [2]

AllMusic Online music database

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

RJD2 American music producer and musician

Ramble Jon Krohn, better known by his stage name RJD2, is an American musician based in Columbus, Ohio. He is owner of record label RJ's Electrical Connections. He has been a member of groups such as Soul Position, MHz Legacy, and Icebird. According to Wired, his stage name derives from "a Star Wars droid," R2-D2.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Grand Imperial"Kenny Segal3:43
2."Everything Changes" (featuring Mystic) Z-Trip 5:19
3."Push" (featuring Zulu)Beat Science2:13
4."Sunsets & Waterfalls" (featuring Otherwize and Pterradacto)Aziph2:34
5."Pose"Chris Craft3:37
6."Never Come Back" RJD2 2:39
7."Angelina Valintina"RJD23:01
8."Makebalillia Live" 6:46
9."Doin' My Job (UK Remix)"The Functionist3:31
10."Too to the Max"Morgan Z2:19
11."Impact"RJD22:00

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Brown, Marisa. "Aceyalone: Grand Imperial". AllMusic . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Juon, Steve (May 16, 2006). "Aceyalone :: Grand Imperial :: Project Blowed/Decon". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
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