Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album)

Lightning Strikes
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)
GenreHip-hop
Length46:23
LabelDecon
ProducerBionik
Aceyalone chronology
Grand Imperial
(2006)
Lightning Strikes
(2007)
Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones
(2009)

Lightning Strikes is the eighth studio album by American rapper Aceyalone.[1][2] It was released on Decon in 2007.[1] The production is handled by Bionik.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Imposefavorable[3]
Okayplayerfavorable[4]
Pitchfork5.5/10[1]
RapReviews7.5/10[5]
XLR8R7/10[6]

Nate Patrin of Pitchfork said, "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."[1] Scott Thill of XLR8R said, "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]

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

References

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