Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr. (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name Aceyalone,[1] is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States.

[1][3] Aceyalone emerged from the Project Blowed collective, considered to be the longest-running open mic hip-hop workshop.

Freestyle Fellowship developed a reputation for influencing a style of fast double-time rap used by rappers like Busta Rhymes, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Migos.

[5] Aceyalone was part of Freestyle Fellowship releases of To Whom It May Concern... and Innercity Griots and a Project Blowed compilation in 1994.

[3] He returned three years later with the dark concept album A Book of Human Language, which was a collaboration with producer Mumbles.