After releasing a pair of albums with the Freestyle Fellowship, To Whom it May Concern... and Innercity Griots, Acey signed to Capitol Records and released his highly acclaimed solo debut, All Balls Don't Bounce, in 1995. He returned three years later with his second album, A Book of Human Language, a collaboration with producer Mumbles.
Acey returned solo again in 2001 with his third solo album, Accepted Eclectic. In 2002, the Freestyle Fellowship returned after 9 years for the release of their third group album, Shockadoom. 2002 and 2003 saw two more solo releases, Hip Hop and the World We Live In and Love & Hate and another A-Team album ('Lab Down Under'). In 2006, Aceyalone released two more solo projects, first, Magnificent City, a collaboration with producer RJD2, followed by Grand Imperial. 2007 sees Acey releasing the first in his planned explorations of world musics, Lightining Stikes.
Widely recognized as one of the more lyrically gifted in the history of emceeing, Aceyalone embodies the sophisticated west coast style that is showcased in other indie artists such as Blackalicious and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien.
The Hunt Prelude
Aceyalone Lyrics
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Tunnel vision traps him in a maze
And in amazement, locked in a gaze
Caught in a phase, but it's just a stare
But he's just so unprepared cause the hunter seems to find you where
You just knew he wouldn't look
The moment is seized!
Seek their just due
Now just due as it was written a hundred years after you
Submit to the will of your destiny
"But I control my fate!" he screams
As time goes trickling down his dreams
"If I won't let it happen, it ain't gon' happen,"
He leaves, as he walks away
But what a foolish man to believe that
He would deceive
And on the eve of his day of retribution
Deny his execution
Before the hunt, the hunter has every intention of capturing his prey
He sets out with this in mind
Sometimes he'll have a plan
Other times he'll rely on instinct
And to find his catch
Is his only focus, and his only goal
The hunted on the other hand
Has a different mind state, but in essence the same
He also may or may not have a plan
And be forced to rely on his own instinct as well
All in all, both willingly and unwillingly participate in
The Hunt
The lyrics of Aceyalone's song The Hunt Prelude describe a person who is unaware of the danger that awaits him. The person is trapped in a maze because of his tunnel vision, and he is caught in a phase that is just a stare. Although he is unprepared, he mistakenly believed that the hunter would not find him. He screams that he controls his fate, but he cannot deny his execution. The hunter has every intention of capturing his prey, and the hunted is forced to participate in the hunt.
The lyrics suggest that there is a predestined fate that is out of our control. The hunted person believed that he controls his fate, but fate had other plans for him. He was unprepared for the hunter who would capture him. The hunter, on the other hand, is focused on his goal of capturing his prey. Both the hunted and the hunter are given no choice in their participation in the hunt, suggesting that fate has already decided their roles.
Overall, the lyrics of The Hunt Prelude convey a sense of inevitability and fate, where no one has control over their ultimate destiny. The hunted and the hunter are both placed in a situation where they must participate, and they have no choice but to accept their fates.
Line by Line Meaning
So as he stands so unaware of the fate the lies before him
As he stands, ignorant of the impending consequences, destined yet unknown
Tunnel vision traps him in a maze
He's trapped in a narrow view, lost in a labyrinth of thought
And in amazement, locked in a gaze
Stunned by the complexity, he's held captive in the scrutiny
Caught in a phase, but it's just a stare
Stuck in a moment, but it's just a glance
But he's just so unprepared cause the hunter seems to find you where
He's naive and unready, as the hunter finds his prey everywhere
You just knew he wouldn't look
Even though he should've seen it coming
The moment is seized!
The time is now, grab it!
The enemies of those who were the creators of
Those who made their way had foes who fought them
Seek their just due
Demanding what they deserve
Now just due as it was written a hundred years after you
Receiving just payment for what happened long ago
Submit to the will of your destiny
Accepting the power of fate and its influence
"But I control my fate!" he screams
"I decide my destiny!" he shouts
As time goes trickling down his dreams
As his aspirations are slowly slipping away
"If I won't let it happen, it ain't gon' happen,"
"If I don't allow it, it won't occur,"
He leaves, as he walks away
He departs and walks off
But what a foolish man to believe that
Naive and shortsighted, to think that
He would deceive
He could avoid being caught
And on the eve of his day of retribution
The night before his punishment comes
Deny his execution
Reject the consequences of his actions
Before the hunt, the hunter has every intention of capturing his prey
Before the chase even begins, the predator aims to catch their food
He sets out with this in mind
He commences with a clear objective
Sometimes he'll have a plan
Occasionally, he'll have a strategy
Other times he'll rely on instinct
Other times, he'll trust his intuition
And to find his catch
His sole mission is to locate his prey
Is his only focus, and his only goal
His complete attention and objective
The hunted on the other hand
The pursued, in contrast
Has a different mind state, but in essence the same
Thinking differently, but underlyingly the same
He also may or may not have a plan
He may or may not have devised a strategy
And be forced to rely on his own instinct as well
Compelled to trust his own intuition too
All in all, both willingly and unwillingly participate in
Overall, both voluntarily and involuntarily engage in
The Hunt
The act of pursuing, the chase, the game
Contributed by Samuel Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Věrka Soukupová
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