Aceyalone, the legendary emcee and founding member of seminal rap groups Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and Project Blowed, has announced the follow-up to 2009's Aceyalone & The Lonely Ones, titled Leanin' on Slick. Since his formative days of battling at the Good Life Cafe circa 1989, Aceyalone is a forefather of the West Coast underground rap scene that spawned the emergence and success of groups
like The Pharcyde, Jurassic 5 and his own Freestyle Fellowship, whose 1993 record Innercity Griots is an undeniable classic of the genre.
Leanin' moves on from the doo-wop tones of Lonely Ones in favor of jazz and funk influenced beats to support his signature tight rhymes and bouncing-ball flow. Out May 28 on Decon, the album features 13 dynamic tracks with frequent collaborator BIONIK, as well as Daniel Merriweather, Treasure Davis and, most notably, singer Cee Lo Green.

"Completely in control and effortlessly charismatic" PITCHFORK

"You know his status. The man is a legend." HIPHOPDX

"(Aceyalone's) trademark is his hyper literate flow" SLANT