Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album)

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Lightning Strikes
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Studio album by Aceyalone
Released October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)
Genre Hip hop
Length46:23
Label Decon
Producer Bionik
Aceyalone chronology
Grand Imperial
(2006) Grand Imperial2006		Lightning Strikes
(2007)		 Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones
(2009) Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic favorable [1]
Impose Magazinefavorable [2]
Okayplayer favorable [3]
Pitchfork 5.5/10 [4]
RapReviews.com7.5/10 [5]
XLR8R 7/10 [6]

Lightning Strikes is a studio album by American rapper Aceyalone. [4] It was released on Decon in 2007. [4] The production is handled by Bionik. [4]

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.

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

Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 5.5 out of 10, saying, "The problem is that, even with Aceyalone's lyrical style toned down a little, the attempted merging of underground rap and pop-reggae makes Lightning Strikes sort of a mess, even if it's the kind of mess where half the tracks are fairly likable." [4] Scott Thill of XLR8R gave the album a 7 out of 10, saying, "Yes, anything from Acey is worth your cash, but I can't wait until he goes retro with analog drums on reel-to-reel." [6]

<i>Pitchfork</i> (website) online music magazine

Pitchfork is an American online magazine launched in 1995 by Ryan Schreiber, based in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by Condé Nast. Being developed during Schreiber's tenure in a record store at the time, the magazine developed a reputation for its extensive focus on independent music, but has since expanded to a variety of coverage on both indie and popular music.

<i>XLR8R</i> web magazine

XLR8R is a website that covers music, culture, style, and technology. It was originally also a print magazine.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lightning Strikes"2:29
2."Suicide" (featuring Bionik)2:50
3."Sound Gun"2:38
4."Easy" (featuring Chali 2na and Bionik)2:52
5."Genie"2:53
6."Pick-A-Part" (featuring Jah Orah)3:08
7."Shango"3:06
8."To the Top"3:26
9."When I Woke Up" (featuring Zulu)3:04
10."Pose (Remix)" (featuring Bionik)3:43
11."Supercool"1:47
12."Master" (featuring Jah Orah and Bionik)3:25
13."Help Us All"3:54
14."Jungle Muzik" (featuring Jah Orah)4:24
15."Top Choice" (featuring Bionik)2:44

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References

  1. ↑ "Aceyalone - Lightning Strikes". AllMusic . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Nicole (October 18, 2007). "Aceyalone, Lightning Strikes". Impose Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Dantana. "Aveyalone". Okayplayer . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Patrin, Nate (October 19, 2007). "Aceyalone: Lightning Strikes". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ Woods, Emilee (May 12, 2009). "Aceyalone :: The Lonely Ones :: Decon Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Thill, Scott (November 7, 2007). "Aceyalone Lightning Strikes". XLR8R . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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