Project Blowed

Track Listings

1. Jurassick - Aceyalone/Spoon Iodine/C.V.E.

2. Who's There? - Self-Jupiter

3. Strength Of A.T.U. - Abstract Rude

4. What A Pity - C.V.E.

5. Don't Get It Twisted - Figures Of Speech

6. Hot - Freestyle Fellowship/Horace Tapscott/The Underground Railroad

7. Once Upon A Freak - Tray Loc/Michael Rubin

8. Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood - Dolla Holla

9. Solo Is So Low - DK Toon/B Cartoon

10. This Evening - (interlude)

11. Heavyweights Round 2 - Peace/T-Love/A.C./Nefertiti/Self-Jup iter/BJ/Ganjah K/Medusa/Ko Ko/Mikah 9/Volume 10

12. Funky Commercial Break - Funky Trend

13. Second Chance - (interlude)

14. I Don't Know - Abstract Rude/Aceyalone/Rhymin Riddler

15. Yeh Man - Abstract Rude

16. Narcolepsy - C.V.E./Rifleman Ellay Khule

17. I Think? - Aceyalone

18. Maskaraid Part 1 & 2 - Abstract Rude/Aceyalone

19. Treble And Bass - Aceyalone/Abstract Rude

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
1999 reissue of hard to find compilation. Featuring Aceyalone, Abstract Rude & Medusa. Standard jewel case.

Project Blowed,Various Artists,Massmen Records,90's,Alternative Rap,Hip-Hop,Political Rap,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop Collections,Underground Rap,West Coast Rap

Project Blowed

Tracks:

Jurassick - Aceyalone/Spoon Iodine/C.V.E.
Who's There? - Self-Jupiter
Strength Of A.T.U. - Abstract Rude
What A Pity - C.V.E.
Don't Get It Twisted - Figures Of Speech
Hot - Freestyle Fellowship/Horace Tapscott/The Underground Railroad
Once Upon A Freak - Tray Loc/Michael Rubin
Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood - Dolla Holla
Solo Is So Low - DK Toon/B Cartoon
This Evening - (interlude)
Heavyweights Round 2 - Peace/T-Love/A.C./Nefertiti/Self-Jup iter/BJ/Ganjah K/Medusa/Ko Ko/Mikah 9/Volume 10
Funky Commercial Break - Funky Trend
Second Chance - (interlude)
I Don't Know - Abstract Rude/Aceyalone/Rhymin Riddler
Yeh Man - Abstract Rude
Narcolepsy - C.V.E./Rifleman Ellay Khule
I Think? - Aceyalone
Maskaraid Part 1 & 2 - Abstract Rude/Aceyalone
Treble And Bass - Aceyalone/Abstract Rude

Album Description

1999 reissue of hard to find compilation. Featuring Aceyalone, Abstract Rude & Medusa. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

impressive.......2001-10-10

If you're not familiar with the artists of Project Blowed, this cd is perfect for you. This cd needs to be in every home across North America, it's that good. And since you won't be club-bangin' to it any time soon, you gotta buy it. Mind boggling lyrics from the original west coast underground grace this cd. Track 14 is one of the greatest rap songs ever recorded, my wig was blown completely back. You get your fill of AB and AC on this cd but it also has great tracks from the rest of project blowed: Section 8 (Dolla Holla), Figures of Speech, CVE, Ganjah K and the list goes on. Be sure to check out Heavyweights Round 2, Self-Jupiter's part is DOPE!

LA Underground forever.......2001-09-05

This is a tight CD. Deffinitly worth getting if you like freestyle fellowship or Abstract you will love this ... Tight Jazzy beats and crazy fast rhymes. This is a must have for a head but if you like P diddy don't bother buying this. Peace

Y'all don't even know...........2000-08-29

Don't try to comprehend how fresh and raw this album is... you'll hurt your head. In order to give y'all some context, this album was put out in 1995, when the airwaves were congested by "dance rap" like will smith & co. This album has every type of MC style a true fan could want: wordplay, conscious, metaphor, and story... you can really feel the emotion on these tracks. And if you're ever in L.A., drop by Leimert Park on a Thursday nite and find out where the title of the album comes from!

original and musical.......2000-06-06

Some of the samples are so familiar, like OC's Word.. Life which is used in all the interludes, the Isley's Between the Sheets, of Big Poppa fame and Stevie's Pasttime Paradise, which was played out by Coolio, but these rappers innovate these beats even and just exploit them to the fullest. The rhyming styles are amazing and diverse, you hear people talking like a conversation style, really rhyming well to the beat, then you can get that bone-thuggy type melodic fast flow, and straight bouncy west coast bumpers but with better lyrics than your average hoo-banging type isht. I have the cd, and so as far as numbers go, #14 is like an 8 minute masterpiece, and the first three tracks are great, plus the track by the females which is around 9 or so. All the emcees are "underground," and there's a great sample about that somewhere that I cant remember to quote, but I think Aceleyone has been making a bigger name for himself as of late, and its too bad his name isnt even bigger as he's dope, as are the rest. This is one of those few underground cds that no one hears of but your stupid backpacking friend that actually IS GOOD. Get it.

theres nothing else to say except THIS IS A MUST HAVE!.......2000-03-09

Be it 5 years ago, 5 years later or even 50 years into the future, Project Blowed has the sound that is classic, contemporary and futuristic. in other words, its melodic. if you feel that hip hop is going into a deadend space, theres hope...its called Project Blowed! get it. got it. good!

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Project Blowed, what's the code?
PROJECT BLOWED! Who the F@#$ is you?
Project Blowed

Project Blowed: 10th Year Anniversary
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Decon Inc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0007WFY3Y
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

You Left Out LA/4343 Leimert Blvd L.A., CA 90008
Enter The Kaos /Aceyalone, Busdriver, Longevity, NGAPhish
Who the F*ck Is You ?/Aceyalone, Riddlore, Abstract Rude, Busdriver, Rifleman a.k.a. Ellaykhule
Live @ The Blowed/Customer Service (Kel, Y-Not, AOK, SP83, Nocando, Joesu, Choice, Psychosiz)
Villians/CVE
The People/Sach, Pigeon John, Rifleman
Sound Boy Murderers/Abstract Tribe Unique
Too Underground/Busdriver
Sounds Like (Hip Hop Clan)/Hip Hop Clan
What's Your Aim ?/Acid Reign
Cray Crazy/Aceyalone, Busdriver, Nocando, Subtitle
Jazzy Girl (Freestyle)/Myka 9, Busdriver, Xholo Lanxinxo and Toca
Astro Pimp/Cypher 7
How You Been ? (Homegirl)/Otherwise
What It Do ?/Medusa, Mr. Perkins, Black Silver, Volume 10
Do Unto Others/Aceyalone
13th Month/Abstract Rude, Busdriver, Phoenix Orion
Mama & Papa Raised High/Terradacto, Aceyalone, Jah Orah, NoNsToP
Battle Prone/Myka 9, Power Tung, Wreek One
Ruff Rhymes/Aceyalone, Longevity
Doing What We Love/Jah Orah

Album Description

This 2nd collection from the Project Blowed crew comes w/a bonus DVD w/10 years of concert & interview footage. Featuring performances by ACEYALONE, LIVING LEGENDS, HAIKU D'ETAT, MEDUSA, ABSTRACT RUDE, BUSDRIVER, ELLAY KHULE & numerous others, this comp combines traditional Project Blowed style with fresh and upcoming faces of the L.A. underground hip hop scene.

Customer Reviews:

Project Blowed, what's the code?.......2005-04-26

Obviously, with a compilation cd, everybody's not necessarily gonna put out their A+ material, but that doesn't mean they're gonna slack off. The whole cd is actually pretty good. First time through, I swear I wasn't feeling it until like the last few tracks. Tracks #17-21 being a standout portion of this cd. This is a testament to the power and eclecticism of the Project Blowed from L.A. They don't strictly just have conscious MC's. They have a little of everything. What they do share is a high-skill level all-around. Also, most these cats have the ability to flow at high-speed paces.
The two songs I'm feelin' the most are "13th Month" and Longevity & Aceyalone on "Ruff Rhymes," which bangs nicely in the car. The two main parts of this whole album are track #'s 5-10 and 17-21. I really like some of the contributions by the groups: tracks from CVE, Hip Hop Clan, Acid Reign, and Abstract Tribe Unique are excellent. Newcomers Customer Service show much talent on track #4. Other songs worth mentioning are the short "Jazzy Girl Freestyle" w/ Mikah 9, Busdriver, & others and the unexepected twang of "Mama & Papa Raised Right." Pigeon John, Sach, and Ellay Khule have an undoubtedly excellent and uplifting song with "The People." Jah Orah ends it up with energy (don't forget the hidden track afterward with 2Mex and someone else) and I can't forget the Blowed's new anthem "Who The F*ck Is You?" "Cray Crazy" is really different: they're talkin' about computers and robots (in an I, Robot light) and is truly a bug-out moment. Good stuff throughout. Only tracks I'm not feelin' are in the middle, like #'s 13-15.
This also comes with a DVD with some videos (which you can see most of them on projectblowed.com) and live footage of the actual 10th Anniversary. I really liked the documentary that was featured on it: the most rewarding part of this package. The cd is pretty good though, and I recommend it to any true lover of Hiphop and underground who has missed out on this talent from L.A. I heard some more good stuff from familiar voices like Acey, Mikah, Abstract, & Busdriver but was introduced to some talent that I wasn't aware of. I'm definitely gonna look out from stuff in the future from Jah Orah, Phoenix Orion, CVE, Hip Hop Clan & Ellay Khule, Acid Reign, Medusa, Longevity, and Customer Service...names that could go down in Hiphop history. Don't sleep on this. These cats are about something significant and real. Busdriver, Abstract Rude, Mikah 9, Phoenix Orion, Ellay Khule, Medusa, CVE, Jah Orah, Pigeon John, Pterradacto, Customer Service, and, oh yeah...Aceyalone. Get familiar with these names! Best thing about this: it's just the tip of the iceburg of what some of these artists are capable of. Support the L.A. underground scene that has enhanced the lives of so many...

PROJECT BLOWED! Who the F@#$ is you?.......2005-04-19

The legendary Project Blowed open mic night at 4343 Leimert Blvd in the heart of South Central LA began 10 years ago. It was at the Blowed - an extension of the Good Life Café - where MCs such as Freestyle Fellowship, Chillin Villain Empire, Hip Hop Kclan, Of Mexican Descent, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, and Busdriver honed their skills. The crew as a whole came to be called Project Blowed.

The first Project Blowed comp, put out in '94 by Aceyalone & Abstract Rude, is an underground classic, so the expectations for this 10th anniversary release are ridiculously high. But, the bottom line is: Buy this album. Any collection by the Blowedians is going to have some gems that you won't be able to hear from any other crew. The DVD alone is worth $20. Here's a list of the DVD features:

I. Interview footage (15 min) - a mini-documentary about the Project Blowed open mic, consisting of numerous brief interviews with such Blowed luminaries as Aceyalone, Mikah 9, Abstract Rude, Busdriver, 2mex, Ellay Khule, Ben Caldwell (owner of the Blowed, I believe), Medusa, Subtitle, Otherwize, Sunspot Jones (Living Legends), Adlib (Thavius Beck), Phoenix Orion, Volume 10, Brother J (X-Clan), Kale, Hines, Akil, Jah Orah, and others.

II. Footage from the Project Blowed 10th Anniversary Concert (27 min) -
1.Freestyle Fellowship (Aceyalone & Mikah 9) - Mary
2.Hip Hop Clan (Ellay Khule & Pterradacto)
3.Busdriver - Happiness(`s Unit of Measurement)
4.Phoenix Orion & Sunfire
5.Medusa - Pimps Down, Flows Up (with a capella & beat box)
6.Haiku d'Etat - Triumvirate
7.2mex
8.Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Chu, Mikah 9, PEACE, Ellay Khule - sick flows & freestyles

III. Music Videos (approx. 20 min) - Aceyalone: Mic Check (w/ CVE & a capella); Knownots (w/ Mikah 9 & Abstract Rude); I Think; Moonlit Skies. Good Brothers: Give it Here. Abstract Rude: All Day. Medusa: My Mamma Raised a G.

Ellay Khule & Pterradacto absolutely RIP IT live. Definitely a highlight of the DVD. They're followed by Busdriver, who does a sick live version of "Happiness" from his new album. Medusa's commanding voice flows over beats, beatboxes, & a cappella. Haiku's "Triumvirate" sounds even better live. 2mex rips a medley of verses over a hardcore Franz Ferdinand beat and has all the heads bobbin' & moshin'. The finale is a posse medley of sick battle verses - Mikah 9 and PEACE especially will make your jaw drop. You have never heard PEACE rap like this before, man... he just kills it. There's some technical difficulties & the beat stops when Khule starts rhyming & he seamlessly freestyles telling DJ Drez to bring the beat back. The only bad thing about the concert footage is that it should have been longer.

What are you waiting for, buy it already.

Project Blowed .......2005-04-08

This album is Nice with it .it is worth it to keep in your archives with such dope artist as aceyalone,busdriver,abstract rude,myka 9,pigeon john,medusa,cypha 7,customer service,hip hop kclan,2mex and many more

Project Blowed Presents The Good Brothers

Average customer rating:

Decent.
aceyalone is always good

Project Blowed Presents The Good Brothers
Good Brothers
Manufacturer: Deconstruction
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

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Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000CNY2L
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

Locked
Do The Math
Community
Card Tricks
Hey Ladies
GB's In The Joint
Rock With Us
When You See Me
Your Own
Diggin' Through
Good, Bad, Ugly
Give It Here
GB BBQ
She Dances Wicked
Lolita
GB In Your Life
Had Love
Superstar

Customer Reviews:

Decent........2004-03-11

The latest release from the Project Blowdians. Overall, I am glad to see the crew still releasing tracks. However this is not a must have album. It is comparable to Fat Jack: Cater to the DJ but far weaker.

The strong points of the album are the variety of styles and rhyming. Its good to hear Self Jupiter, Pep Love, Bus Driver and 2Mex.

The weak points of the album were the beats which were kind of funky and come close to being wack.

Not a must have but still worth a few listens.

Best tracks:
-Give it here
-GB in your life
-Rock with us
-Superstar

If your new to the Project Blowed Crew I would recommend:

-Haiku D'Etat
-Freestyle Fellowship: Shockadoom
-Aceyalone: Book of Human Language
-Bus Driver: Temporary Forever
-Fat Jack: Cater to the DJ

Peace, Love

aceyalone is always good.......2004-01-21

the album could be better, but it passes as what it is, the songs are either hit or miss, no in between, 5-6-7 are the tracks that really shine.

A Book Of Human Language (Accompanied By Mumbles)

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INTELLIGENT, LITERATE, SMART, FUNNY, AND STILL WESTSIIIDE
My favorite Hip Hop album
It took a few listens....
Pure poetry
As Fly as a Buffalo Wing in the Sky

A Book Of Human Language (Accompanied By Mumbles)
Aceyalone
Manufacturer: Project Blowed
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006C6A
Release Date: 1998-04-14

Tracks:

Forward
The Guidelines
Contents
The Balance
The Energy
The Hurt
The Hold
The Walls & Windows
The Jabberwocky
The Grandfather Clock
The Reason
The March
The Vision
The Faces
The Hunt Prelude
The Hunt
The Catch
The Thief In The Night
Human Language
Afterward

Amazon.com

As a member of the influential L.A. hip-hop group Freestyle Fellowship and on his solo debut, Aceyalone pushed the boundaries of lyrical possibilities via tricky cadences and abstract wordplay. Independent of any major-label restraints, A Book of Human Language, Aceyalone's sophomore effort, is an attempt to "redefine your hip-hop guidelines," as the MC creates a highly conceptual album based on no less than the whole of human experience. Since this record is a "book," each song is a chapter that builds onto the song prior and lays the foundation for the next, all made conceptually cohesive with interludes, narratives, and the dark, jazzy production of longtime collaborator Mumbles. With Human Language, Aceyalone manages to insightfully and provocatively cover a universe of subjects, delivered in poetically complex rhymes. In other words, it's exactly what one who is familiar with Aceyalone and Freestyle Fellowship would expect. --James Tai

Customer Reviews:

INTELLIGENT, LITERATE, SMART, FUNNY, AND STILL WESTSIIIDE.......2006-11-25

BACK IN THE DAYS OF THE FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP MOVEMENT, 4 M.C.S (NOT MAINSTREAM BY ANY MEANS) ATTACKED THE EARS WITH STREETWISE HUMILITY, GANGSTA ISSUES, AND BRAIN CELLS, AND BROUGHT TOGETHER AN INCREDIBLE PIECE OF WORK. INNER CITY GRIOTS!

AMONG THOSE FOUR WAS ACEYALONE (BORN EDDIE HAYES), WHO AMONG THEM STOOD OUT AS A LONE GUNMAN WHO BATTLED MANY, AND WON. ACEYALONE KICKED INCREDIBLY VICIOUS INTELLIGENCE, ALONG WITH WITTY, GRITTY STREET RHYMES, FOR AN AUDIENCE THAT WERE ALL ABOUT SMOKING WEED, GANGBANGING, AND BI**HES.

LET'S SWITCH 2 YEARS LATER TO 1995. A MORE SOLEMN, FORGIVING ACEYALONE IS IN THE MIX WITH HIS DEBUT ALBUM, "ALL BALLS DON'T BOUNCE". HE OPENED DOORS TO HIS WORLD, A WORLD OF COMPLEX SYMBOLISMS AND INCREDIBLE SYNCHRONIZED BEATS AND LYRICS. HE CAME TO THE PLATE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW HE IS IN THIS TO PLAY BALL. THE TITLE TRACK HAD PEOPLE GRASPING FOR MORE WAITING FOR THE NEXT TASTE OF WHAT WAS TO COME.

FADE 3 YEARS STILL, TO 1998, WHEN ACEY KICKS HIS SOPHMORE ALBUM "A BOOK OF HUMAN LANGUAGE". INEVETIBLY HIS BEST WORK TO THAT DATE, AND THIS DATE, (OBVIOUS TO THE HIGH RATE OF PAY FOR THIS ALBUM AS IT IS HARD AS HELL TO FIND, AND, JUST PLAIN BRILLIANT), MANY HAVE CALLED HIM SHALLOW, PEDANTIC, AND EVEN BRAGADOCIOUS, BY THE WAY HE "SUPPOSEDLY" MADE PEOPLE FEEL MENTALLY UNCONSCIOUS AND INADEQUATE BY HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE. ALL HE DID WAS MAKE AN ALBUM THAT HE FEELS COMFORTABLE DOING, AND FOR THOSE THAT CAN FOLLOW HIS STYLE, AND RIDE HIS WAVE LENGTH.

IF THAT MAKES ONE PEDANTIC, THEN HE WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH ME IN SAYING, IT WORKED.

TREMENDOUS FROM THE DELICIOUS PIANO SAMPLE AT THE START TO THE ALMOST DRAMATICALLY CONTROLLED DRUM/FUSIONED FINISH, HE LEAVES US ASKING, CAN WE HAVE MORE?

HERE'S HOW IT BREAKS DOWN AS AN ALBUM....

ACEYALONE - A BOOK OF HUMAN LANGUAGE
1. Forward
2. The Guidelines AMAZING
3. Contents
4. The Balance AMAZING
5. The Energy
6. The Hurt AMAZING
7. The Hold
8. The Walls & Windows AMAZING
9. The Jabberwocky
10. The Grandfather Clock
11. The Reason
12. The March
13. The Vision
14. The Faces
15. The Hunt Prelude
16. The Hunt
17. The Catch
18. The Thief In The Night
19. Human Language
20. Afterward

WELL, THEY ARE ALL TREMENDOUS TRACKS, MY AMAZING LISTED TRACKS ARE THE ONES I'LL LISTEN TO AGAIN AFTER THE ALBUM IS OVER.

THINK ABOUT THIS ONE, THROUGH AND THROUGH, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT, AND A PLEASURE FOR THE EARS.

THANKS,
THE SOPHISTICATED RHYME PRO

My favorite Hip Hop album.......2006-10-12

The best thing about this album is the subject matter - the whole thing is a lesson in our relationships with eachother and our perceived realities. This is like Taoism on a Rap CD. Acey is one of the most poetic, comedic and authentic storytellers of our time and is one of the only Hip Hop artists I still listen to. This is the kind of album you listen to when you want to be able to rap along without realizing you just said some of the most ignorant nonsense ever. If you are lucky enough to find this album anywhere then I HIGHLY recommend picking it up.

It took a few listens...........2006-08-06

At first, when I heard this release, I was turned off by the dated beats. That was probably because I just found this album in 2006. That being said, there are some hip hop albums that are so timeless that you cannot really decipher what date they are from. Once I got over the ancient beats, I was turned onto the lyrics, which are amazing and poetical. Some of the greatest lyrics I have heard in hip hop. Aceyalone truly shines on this album. And the concept to the album is tight too. This is a definite must have for hip hop fans.

Pure poetry.......2004-10-24

I almost jumped out of my shoes when I found this one in a record store! I knew it was out of print. Since I had discovered Acey as a member of Freestyle Fellowship and I already had "All Ball Don't Bounce," I could only imagine obtaining this album. With the cover, and the title, I wanted this cd so bad. I was almost pinning it as my favorite Hiphop album ever before I even bought it. See this is why it's bad to go into albums with specific expectations because we need to keep an open mind at all times...not saying that this album was a disappointment, but my expectations were unfairly high for this 1998 album, a year in which underground/conscious Hiphop was making a comeback.
If you don't know, Aceyalone is an incredibly talented and unique MC. He can pull off gangsta-type bragging (with Freestyle Fellowship) or go conscious, abstract, comedy, or off-the-wall. Acey is probably the most slept-on MC in history. This was his second solo album, and it is approached with a loose concept theme. He covers everything from death, time, balance, the state of Hiphop and mankind, etc. Twenty tracks all in the same focused manner.
It took me a few listens through to regard this as a five-star album, mostly because it's so tough to pull off what he attempts. I still regard most of my favorite songs here in the first half, although the second half contains standouts "The Face," "The Thief in the Night," and "Human Language." The ones I like in the first half are "The Guidelines"(Hiphop guidlines that is-maybe the album's strongest song), "The Balance," "The Energy"(the best short song here, out of quite a few short ones), and "The Walls and Windows." "The Grandfather Clock" is solid as well. "The March" and "The Vision" in the second half are both short, but have nice jazz music in the background. The vocablulary here is impeccable, of the highest quality, like you would never expect from a rapper. Some reviewers have complained about the beats on "ABOHL." I liked it though, although none were upbeat, many of the backgrounds produced by Mumbles were unique and organic. I like how Acey rhymes with no background music at times, and there is a live recording at the end of track 19.
I think the reason this album wasn't the best Hiphop cd ever was because it is a tough task to accomplish throughout an album. Acey gives us straight up poetry in its purest form, and if you love poetry, you need to get this! He tackles heavy issues, while barely even cussing, or bragging, and never mentioning anything about hoes, sex, his sexual triumphs, etc. No cliches, very little ebonics! An album of this sort is almost impossibly unattainable, and Acey trys hard and nearly pulls it off. You have to commend him for that. It's just that even though he experiments with his voice, his flow (flavor basically) it's almost impossible for the album to not come off as dull. Just keep listening to overcome this notion. I guess it does kind of depend on the mood you're in before you listen to this. Like I said, while Acey is positive and telling the real, nothing upbeat is to be found (even though there's a reason for that). This album is serious. Although when Ace is experimenting with his voice and flow, at times it seems as though he's not taking his own subject matter seriously (check track 7 for this). Nonetheless, Aceyalone is a talented, intelligent artist who goes for the unthinkable in this album.
Like I said, my high expectations for this album almost caused me to overlook the beauty that it contains. So, is "A Book of Human Language" the best album ever in Hiphop? -I wouldn't go that far. Does Hiphop need an album like this? -Definitely. An album that expresses Hiphop in it's truest form (poetry), and steers away from superficial subject matter. I'd say, if you like mainstream rap or want to get deeper into Hiphop, this album is a great place to begin (if you can find it)! Don't forget about the vocabulary though, oh my God it's beautiful! Instead of the best Hiphop album ever, it should be regarded as another exceptional, high-caliber disc from a gifted, multi-dimensional artist that has a catalog of high-quality releases. I can't think of any MC from the West Coast that is as smart, talented, versatile, and dedicated to the Hiphop art and culture as Mr. Aceyalone.

As Fly as a Buffalo Wing in the Sky.......2004-05-18

Hip-hop is known to have some of the most unfairly underappreciated talents of all time. Stretching from Kool Keith to MF Doom, but if one artist of the last 20 years has been criminally slept-on, it's been Acey des uno. Aceyalone. Ever since his debut with Freestyle fellowship, Ace has shined for at least a decade. With classic material all throughout the 90s, Acey has proven to be in the upper echelon of emcees through out the history of hip-hop. But, as awesome as Ace's other work has been, nothing is as monumental as "A Book of Human Language". This could be one of the greatest concept albums of all time, and not just in hip-hop, and Acey is completely flawless and magnificent on the mic as you can get.

It's a shame that "A Book of Human Language" is out of print now, because it is an opus of magnum force. For all you that doubt the steez, pick up The Book and listen to what an underappreciated prophet has to say.

Jesus Taylor Thomas
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Jesus Taylor Thomas

Manufacturer: Beyond Space Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000GLBVU6

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Solo album from David Ramos, 1/2 of the fraternal duo Anonymous Inc. & member of the band Toca. Features Tommy V, Icon the Mic King, Xololanxinxo & more. Tracklist: 1. JTT 2. Lost My 3. Think Before Thinking 4. A Life (feat. Xololanxinxo & Tommy V) 5. Mr. Dramatic (feat. Ceschi) 6. Television Queen (feat. Tommy V) 7. Broken Eyes 8. Cash Yo Checks (feat. Jay Scafariello) 9. San Juan Bay 10. A Trick 11. Married to Time 12. Time 13. My Last Day (Fake Flowers) (feat. Max Heath) 14. Feel (feat. Icon the Mic King) 15. Rock 16. Aquadic Sound Scape #1 17. True to You 18. Laugh at Me (feat. Private School)

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Reworked Volume 3

Manufacturer: Reworked
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000GLDCBC

Product Description

Limited edition remix CD from the guys at LA 2 The Bay, featuring exclusive remixes of 16 classic tracks. Tracklist: 1. J-Live - Walkman Music (Kevin Sakoda Remix) 2. The Roots - Don't Say Nuthin' (Presto Remix) 3. D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (Destruments Remix) 4. East Flatbush Project - Tried by 12 (Mum's the Word Remix) 5. Jay-Z - Dirt off Your Shoulders (Afrostreet Remix) 6. Nextmen - Break the Mould (Choice 37 Remix) (feat. Grap Luva) 7. Aceyalone - Mic Check (Nobody Remix) 8. Camp Lo - Black Nostaljack (Noel Zancanella Remix) 9. The Fugees - How Many Mics (Mum's the Word Remix) 10. Tha Alkaholiks - Next Level (Skavenger Remix) 11. Goodie Mob - Cell Therapy (Deeskee Remix) 12. Jeru - War (The Earl Remix) 13. Souls of Mischief - The Who (Kruse Remix) 14. Anthony Hamilton - Love Is So Complicated (DJ Language Remix) 15. P.J. Harvey - The Slow Drug (Subtitle Remix)

Average customer rating:

A must have for every Project Blowed fan.

Evolution of a Man
Imperator
Manufacturer: By Any Means Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAEV4O
Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

Radio 1 - Lowd, Imp
Why We Do This - Imp
Realness - Imp, Rifleman
Radio 2 - Imp Describes Album
Rhymes Go Bang - Imp, Volume 10, Konvick
Independence Day - Imp, Riddlore
Radio 3 - The Goodlife
Pass Da Mic - Imp, DJ Lune
Radio 4 - Imp's Orgin
Hustlers - Imp
Party in the Ghetto - Imp, Madd Norm
Radio 5 - Lowd, Freddy Fred
Trilogy - Konvick, Imp, 3rd Degree
Trust No Man - Imp, Peace, Phish
Radio 6 - The Radio/Undergroud
Jealousy - Pemp Kapone, Imp
Go with Me - Imp, Neenee
Radio 7 - Payola
Big Thangz - Don Heron, Stocks Mcguire, Imp
Ghetto Constitution - Imp, Shahid
Radio 8 - Imp Likes Bomb Emcee
Evolution of a Man - Imp
Radio 9 - They Dont Play Underground
Realness Remix - Imp, Rifleman, Pemp Kapone
Radio 10 - Shoutouts
Go with Me Remix - Imp, Neenee
Radio 11 - Imp Freestyling

Customer Reviews:

A must have for every Project Blowed fan........2006-11-06

Imperator is a Project Blowedian of the first hour and he is still hungry. He made the first flyer for the Blowed for Aceyalone. He beat Eminem in a battle when he was a nobody. He produced NGA FSHs MUSIC THE DRUG and one song for the GOOD BROTHERS album featuring Aceyalone and Riddlore. And he is the C.E.O. of By Any Means Music, an independent label having released five albums so far:

Imperator - Evolution of a Man
Imperator - Hiphopoly
Big Flossy - Flossaholic
Goldie - Patterson Park
ByAnyMeansMusic - Family Ties

Evolution of a Man features Riddlore, Volume 10, Rifleman, PEACE and some others. It contains no fillers but real good music, although I have to admit that I like its successor Hiphopoly, for which Imperator did most of the production by himself, even more.

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Something to tie you over

Hip Hop And The World We Live In
Aceyalone
Manufacturer: Project Blowed
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00008GEQB
Release Date: 2003-08-10

Tracks:

Introduction
I Think I Know Too Much
Future Rockers
Rapps On Deck
Art Club
Dirty Birdie
Shooby Dooby
Blink Blink
Scribble On A Clean Surface
Organic Electricity
Bigger They Come
Not When You Get Down
Say
Jack Of All Trades

Customer Reviews:

Something to tie you over.......2005-05-26

This album of unreleased material dropped in 2002 to tie fans over between Acey's "Accepted Eclectic" and "Love & Hate" albums. So if you have Acey's 4 LPs already but don't have this, I recommend picking this up to tie you over until Acey's next release. That's really what it's good for.
This album is solid, yet nothing to be overly excited over. Aceyalone shows har far good rhyming can take you because the beats on this album are lacking. Elusive produces the whole thing. While the beats aren't the worst you've heard, overall they're way too laid-back and boring over the course of the album. Not one was really upbeat. Elusive's lifeless strings and pianos get old quite fast, and almost leave Acey as a "fish straight out of water."
Acey keeps it tight, although not one song was truly jaw-dropping. The best songs are "Bigger They Come," "I Think I Know Too Much," and possibly "Say," but they don't quite rank with Ace's best material. To his credit though, not one song is terrible, and there are many others that are interesting or totally new ground for him. He even shows bursts of energy (such as "Scribble on a Clean Surface" and "Say") which he never really displayed on the previous "Accepted Eclectic." The last 4 or 5 songs are really good, as is "I Think..." and maybe "Future Rockers." Everything else is decent, but kinda forgettable.
All in all, not a must have Aceyalone album, but not a bad entry into his catalog. It's definitely for diehards (like myself), and who isn't who's actually heard him before? Acey still very much has IT, and look out for a new solo coming this year, hopefully. I can't wait to see him back in Phoenix again, this time with the rest of the Project Blowed! If you don't know, you need to know, y'all...

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Project Blowed Part II?
afterlife right here

The Declaration of an Independent

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Experimental | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music

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Project Blowed

ASIN: B000051WUU
Release Date: 2000-10-20

Album Description

2 CD SET FEATURING- C.V.E., HIP HOP CLAN, EASTY BOYS, CIPHER 7, BUS DRIVER, OF MEXICAN DESCENT, TRAY LOC AND LEGION. THESE BANG'N ASS TRACKS WILL RENDER YOU HELPLESS.

Customer Reviews:

Project Blowed Part II?.......2001-03-12

well, not exactly. no doubt you came to this title looking for some follow-up of one the dopest hip-hop albums ever. you will get a taste of that but don't expect it to be as good. however, most tracks on this over-long 2cd set are good though a 1cd album would have been tighter. all the mc's on project blowed are here minus aceyalone and ATU, and that's the main reason it doesn't reach the 5 star level. but you still get CVE, busdriver, hip hop clan, et al. they all represent the l.a. sound well, bust some fantastic flows, and there are occasionally classic moments. overall, fresh and recommended.

afterlife right here.......2000-11-19

The "Declaration" is another bangin' masterpiece from the Blowdians. In my opinion, every track was hard hittin', west coast aesthetics at its finest. Ngafish, Riddlore?, and others were very solid on the production side. For me, it gave me a chance to hear some artists that i haven't really heard yet (ie. Easty Boys). I especially liked how Busdriver came with some verbal fire on "i don't dance". The track titled "iz hip hop dead!" was a fresh and in yo face type of jam. kinda like ricky henderson, bangin in the lead off spot. Blowdian fans will enjoy hearing several tracks where veterans like: C.V.E., hip hop kclan, omd, and busdriva represent heat on the mic. I was vibin' to every track, but to name a few really tight ones, i would say that "kraft" and "i put that on the klan" are sick. i also found those tracks by legion to be pretty cool. While listening to this album, a few of my boys felt that the vibe was a lil "gangsta". oh well, that's how the west coast does it! Declaration is a 2X disc dosage of some raw and ill Project Blowed $*it! If you are an underground hip hop fan, i recommend you check it out! peace... kut1er

DJ Strong from Cali Untouchable DJs, StrongHouse Records & King Tech from the Wake Up Show, present BLACK, BROWN, WHITE: 3 SHADES OF RAP PT. 2 Exclusives, Unreleased Jointz & Instrumentals [CD] [Limited Edition] [NO EXPLICIT LYRICS]

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This Item has it all!

DJ Strong from Cali Untouchable DJs, StrongHouse Records & King Tech from the Wake Up Show, present BLACK, BROWN, WHITE: 3 SHADES OF RAP PT. 2 Exclusives, Unreleased Jointz & Instrumentals [CD] [Limited Edition] [NO EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Manufacturer: StrongHouse Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000AIRNX4

Product Description

DJ Strong/King Tech - Black, Brown, White: 3 Shades of Rap Pt. 2 DJ Strong releases his first full length CD to date Hosted by King Tech of the World Famous Wake up Show (Sway and Tech). Up to date StrongHouse has released 3 vinyl singles now included on this continuous play CD for the first time including unreleased cuts, with instrumentals! TRACKLISTING: 1. StrongHouseRecordsdotcom / CaliUntouchableDJsdotcom Intro 2. Epidemic Massive "Death Becomes You" 3. Abstract Rude "Got it Like That" 4. Wildchild "Youzafiend" 5. Mr. Brady "No Love" 6. Mr. Brady "Soul" 7. Kosmic Four "Life iz Sick" 8. Wildchild "Youzafiend GB Remix" 9. King Tech of The World Famous Wake Up Show Speaks 10. Epidemic Massive Instrumental "Death Becomes You" 11. Abstract Rude Instrumental "Got it Like That" 12. Wildchild Instrumental "Youzafiend" 13. Mr. Brady Instrumental "No Love" 14. Mr. Brady Instrumental "Soul" 15. Kosmic Four Instrumental "Life iz Sick" 16. Wildchild Instrumental"Youzafiend GB Remix" 17. StrongHouseRecordsdotcom / CaliUntouchableDJsdotcom Outro 18. Scratch Pad 19. TheDJStrong Outro - TheDJStrongdotcom

Customer Reviews:

This Item has it all!.......2006-05-20

Got brand new songs from Project Blowed artists Abstract Rude, Wildchild, Mr Brady,and new comers Epidemic Massive. King Tech from Sway and Tech's wake up show hosts this cd for DJ Strong.!! Not only is the songs hot but all the instrumentals are on this cd too!! Get that.

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