A Book of Human Language

by Aceyalone

A Book of Human Language cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 April 1998
  • Label: Project Blowed
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:08:56
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceptually structured around the mechanics, power, and impact of language itself, the Project Blowed founder's sophomore effort is a dense, highly cerebral hip-hop milestone. Produced entirely by Mumbles, the jazzy, minimalist beats provide a shadowy backdrop for Aceyalone's breathtakingly complex, poetic rhyme schemes.

Genres

Descriptors: Conscious, conceptual, sampling, conscious, death, progressive, rap, spoken-word, experimental, underground

Tracklist

  1. Forward (2:23)
  2. The Guidelines (4:47)
  3. Contents (0:54)
  4. The Balance (5:07)
  5. The Energy (1:39)
  6. The Hurt (4:32)
  7. The Hold (3:40)
  8. The Walls and Windows (5:43)
  9. The Jabberwocky (1:52)
  10. The Grandfather Clock (4:57)
  11. The Reason (1:21)
  12. The March (2:04)
  13. The Vision (1:25)
  14. The Faces (4:16)
  15. The Hunt Preclude (1:18)
  16. The Hunt (4:42)
  17. The Catch (1:25)
  18. The Thief in the Night (6:45)
  19. Human Language (7:47)
  20. Afterward (2:09)

Credits

  • David Cheppa - lacquer cut by
  • Lelalois Hudson - other [literary assistant]
  • Eddie M. Hayes - written-by

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