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Aligned Archetype

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Aligned Archetype
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2010
Recorded2009–2010
GenreHip hop/rap
Length76:42
LabelIndependent
ProducerDJ Huggy, King Tut, Scottie B
Kellee Maize chronology
Age of Feminine
(2007)
Aligned Archetype
(2010)
Integration
(2011)

Aligned Archetype is the second studio album by American rapper Kellee Maize. It was released for free download on January 29, 2010. The album features the sounds of dubstep, hip hop, and Baltimore club.[1] The sound has been compared to a mix between Lady Gaga, M.I.A. and Uffie.[2] Local producers including King Tut and Scottie B worked with Kellee during the recording process.[3] The first single was “Third Eye,” which received positive feedback and remains one of Kellee’s most popular songs to date. The album was the most downloaded hip-hop album on Amazon.com for several weeks after its release and debuted at number 12 on Amazon's Top 100.[4][5] Aligned Archetype has been downloaded over 150,000 on Frostclick alone [6] Across all sites, Aligned Archetype has been downloaded over 300,000 times.[7]

At the album release party at the FATE Lounge in Pittsburgh, Maize performed and switched wardrobes throughout the set to represent each of the five archetypes featured on the album.[8] A review on FrostClick classified the album as "...bursting at the seams with originality. Aside from her mind-blowing rapping, Kellee has a singing voice to rival even the most talented pop stars, and she shows it off in just the right amounts."[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Open Minded Medal (Intro)"Kellee Maize0:26
2."Future (Remix)"Maize4:20
3."Start None"Maize4:59
4."Signs"Maize4:37
5."Mothership"Maize3:38
6."Goddette"Maize3:56
7."Say Watcha Want"Maize4:31
8."City of Champions"Maize4:17
9."Big Plans"Maize3:09
10."Friday Night Flu (Remix)"Maize4:30
11."Third Eye"Maize4:38
12."Thought to Thing"Maize5:12
13."Freakuency"Maize3:45
14."Struggle (Remix)"Maize4:15
15."Something Sacred"Maize4:20
16."Evolution (Remix)"Maize3:59
17."Pulse"Maize4:17
18."Eleven 11"Maize3:44
19."Thx Bobos"Maize0:30
20."Big Plans (Remix)"Maize3:23
21."Dedication"Maize0:16

References

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  1. ^ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (April 15, 2010)
  2. ^ "Pop City Media Interview". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ^ Post-Gazette (30 March 2012)
  4. ^ IronCitySound (November 2011) Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Business Know How
  6. ^ Pure Hip Hop (March 2010)
  7. ^ Frostclick
  8. ^ Pitt News (2011)
  9. ^ Kademlia (29 January 2010), [1] retrieved 15 June 2010.