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Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album)

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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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicfavorable[1]
Impose Magazinefavorable[2]
Okayplayerfavorable[3]
Pitchfork5.5/10[4]
RapReviews.com7.5/10[5]
XLR8R7/10[6]

Lightning Strikes is the eighth studio album by American rapper Aceyalone.[4][7] It was released on Decon in 2007.[4] The production is handled by Bionik.[4]

Critical reception

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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]

Track listing

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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

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  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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b Thill, Scott (November 7, 2007). "Aceyalone Lightning Strikes". XLR8R. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "Aceyalone - Lightning Strikes". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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