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Building on the rapping style of eccentrics Kool Keith and Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Def Jux headliner Aesop Rock became one of the hottest MCs in the post-millennial underground. After a pair of self-released LPs (Appleseed, Music for Earthworms), he recorded Float for Mush in 2000. The former Ian Bavitz then issued a pair of singles -- "Coma" and "Boom Box" -- for another underground rap label paragon, Definitive Jux. His second full-length, 2001's Labor Days, earned positive reviews and featured production from El-P and Blockhead. The Daylight EP kept his name in the papers, and his Def Jux follow-up, Bazooka Tooth, was released in September 2003. A seven-track EP, Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives, followed in early 2005. In early 2007 Aesop Rock composed a 45-minute piece for Nike's Original Run series, a continuous track meant to be listened to while jogging (other artists included LCD Soundsystem and the Crystal Method), and by September his much-anticipated full-length, None Shall Pass, which included guest appearances from El-P and John Darnielle (from the Mountain Goats), came out. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi
nathanstjacques, why specifically do you believe that? Music is quite hard rank with artists in similar genres. I would never put someone like Lil' Wayne above Aesop Rock, but to say Slug is a better lyricist does not make sense to me. Aesop Rock is literally better in every technical category, and although I also very much enjoy Atmosphere's music, your claim could only be true to an individual who appreciates Slug's subject matter over Aesop Rock's complex metaphors.
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@ghettohackysacky umm, actually Sage Francis and Atmosphere do what Aesop does, only better.
and they underground cuz they f**k a major label till it limps and sell their s**t hand to hand. and fyi ace did a mix for nike but so what hes gotta eat
the only thing i dont get is all these toys saying only rap worth listening to and f rap. you're all fools. hip hop is an art form and at its core its a triad of b boy mc and dj or in other words dance poetry and musical production. callin it rap is like.. idk. its just wrong, so stop. and learn about real hip hop before you hate. you found aesop so pandora should hook you up with some more good stuff on his channel.
Yeah, why isn't Labor Days up there?! He simply can't be touched. Contemporary fables in a way... he's certainly worthy of carrying the "Aesop" name. Still, I'll pass on most collab tracks from bazooka and fast cars.
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just to deal wit ya interest, I'm Aes Rock
I hate cops, it's simple.
Truly the tip-top
it's like a portal to another place for me and that's what music is.
He simply can't be touched. Contemporary fables in a way... he's certainly worthy of carrying the "Aesop" name. Still, I'll pass on most collab tracks from bazooka and fast cars.
that dude Aesop Rocks!