Play Aesop Rock Radio
Aesop Rock
On Tour
8,735,757 plays (241,838 listeners)
Aesop Rock (born Ian Matthias Bavitz on 1976-05-11) is an American hip hop artist/producer. He was in the forefront of the new wave of underground/alternative acts that emerged during the late 1990s/early 2000s. He is signed to El-P’s Definitive Jux label.
Aesop’s style blends a varying tone and delivery with lyrics that contain intricate sequences of widely varying imagery, metaphors, puns, absurdism, and pop culture references, while including the occasional touchstones of traditional hip hop storytelling and self-promotion. As a result of this unorthodox style, Aesop has become a controversial rapper among hip hop enthusiasts.
Music
A Long Island, New York-born MC, Aesop initially recorded and released two self-financed records; Music for Earthworms (1997), featuring underground legend Percee P on two tracks, and the Appleseed EP (1999), while also working as a waiter. These two independent releases are widely sought after in the underground scene.
After moving to the Mush label, Aesop released his first major album, Float (2000), with guest appearances from Vast Aire, Slug, and Dose One. Production was split between Blockhead and Aesop himself, with one track by Omega One.
Shortly after releasing Float, Aesop Rock signed to Manhattan-based label Definitive Jux (commonly shortened to Def Jux), where he released Labor Days, an album dedicated to the discussion of labor in American society and the concept of “wage slaves”. This album was most well known for its single “Daylight.” Because of its popularity, Daylight was re-released in 2002 as a 7-track EP, including an “alternative” new version of the song, “Night Light,” whose paraphrased lyrics simultaneously refer back to, and stand in stark opposition to the original’s.
Aesop’s style blends a varying tone and delivery with lyrics that contain intricate sequences of widely varying imagery, metaphors, puns, absurdism, and pop culture references, while including the occasional touchstones of traditional hip hop storytelling and self-promotion. As a result of this unorthodox style, Aesop has become a controversial rapper among hip hop enthusiasts.
Music
A Long Island, New York-born MC, Aesop initially recorded and released two self-financed records; Music for Earthworms (1997), featuring underground legend Percee P on two tracks, and the Appleseed EP (1999), while also working as a waiter. These two independent releases are widely sought after in the underground scene.
After moving to the Mush label, Aesop released his first major album, Float (2000), with guest appearances from Vast Aire, Slug, and Dose One. Production was split between Blockhead and Aesop himself, with one track by Omega One.
Shortly after releasing Float, Aesop Rock signed to Manhattan-based label Definitive Jux (commonly shortened to Def Jux), where he released Labor Days, an album dedicated to the discussion of labor in American society and the concept of “wage slaves”. This album was most well known for its single “Daylight.” Because of its popularity, Daylight was re-released in 2002 as a 7-track EP, including an “alternative” new version of the song, “Night Light,” whose paraphrased lyrics simultaneously refer back to, and stand in stark opposition to the original’s.
Top Albums
-
None Shall Pass
Aesop Rock
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $12.99
- eBay Search
-
Labor Days
Aesop Rock Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Float
Aesop Rock Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $7.31
- eBay Search
-
Bazooka Tooth
Aesop Rock Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $7.99
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 |
|
9-5ers Anthem
full track
|
|||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | |||||
| 14 |
|
Gun For The Whole Family
full track
|
|||
| 15 |
Shoutbox
-
borneobob wrote:
this kind of shit can only happen in ny, don't ya think?
-
Alex-blueshoes wrote:
lol moar liek gaysop cock amirite
-
zucchin wrote:
harbour is yours?
-
FionnMK wrote:
Does he have any other songs like No Regrets ? Love that song so much.
-
Overspeculated wrote:
The lyrics aren't really that complex, nor are they meant to be (atleast that's what I glean). Its his awesome flow that makes me come back to him time and time again.
-
zucchin wrote:
That was the first track I heard from this dude and I was blown away
-
Sandman02 wrote:
http://www.ohhla.com/anonymous/aesoprck/labordys/noregret.rck.txt ridiculously pretentious ?
-
Sandman02 wrote:
throw your babies in the air
-
dedleg wrote:
Wow - fuck all the haters. Aesop isn't some easily digestible pop rapper. His lyrics are crazy complex but that doesn't make them pretentious. He might be one of the best storytellers in underground hip hop and he sure as shit is original if nothing else.
-
neurolysis wrote:
very mediocre as far as i can tell, don't get what people like about his stuff. his lyrics seem ridiculously pretentious
-
zucchin wrote:
it's gaysop cock
-
No_Kickflips wrote:
gaysop rock
-
sOuller wrote:
No Jumper Cables remix from THPS|U2 the best
-
chroMattic wrote:
I listen to aesop more than anyone else, its crazy, the more I listen the more I like... On a different note, I once had to analyze The Yes and Y'all for english class once, one of the hardest assignments given that year.
-
Synthemesque wrote:
flow of the century.
-
tobacconist wrote:
wait. did someone put Aesop Rock & Gucci Mane's names in one sentence? & no brother I'm not a white Jewish kid so you can stfu.
-
NordicByNature wrote:
White people: Catch the fever!
-
8Diagrams wrote:
@ Jewhefner: LMFAO!!!!!! See, that's where you're wrong...the kids that listen to Gucci Mane ain't from the hood, they are all a bunch of house negroes that have it just as good as white people, if not better. And I need to question if you know anything about hip-hop. In order to be hip-hop, you need to reflect how it used to be, and Gucci Mane is MUCH MORE influenced by pop than hip-hop, FACT. So you suck dick.
-
appollom wrote:
I got elbowed in the face at an Aesop show, haha good times.
-
zucchin wrote:
yes y'allin @ this shoutbox
Videos
See more
Events
-
Nov
14
Aesop Rock
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh, United States
2 shouts
| 28 attendees
-
Dec
4
Aesop Rock
Mohawk, Austin TX, United States
Add shout
| 18 attendees
-
Dec
5
Aesop Rock
Granada Theater, Dallas TX, United States
Add shout
| 19 attendees
News
blockhead - the music scene
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/aesoprockwins
yo! blockhead's new record - "the music scene" will be available in digital format today! hard copies to be released in jan. go check your local shmytunes, or go tell blockhead you think his saxophon. …
-
2 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/aesoprockwins -
26 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/aesoprockwins -
20 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/aesoprockwins
Listeners
-
elbandito101
Listening now
to No City -
absentmindspdx
Listening now
to Daylight -
FlakE_Puzzle
Listening now
to Catacomb Kids -
Langzor
Top Listener
-
xbcammax
Top Listener
-
PanicTheKnifer
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
narlianna, doktorluthy, mamacassfink and 25 other people added Aesop Rock to their libraries. 21 minutes ago
-
tdstagg tagged Aesop Rock with ‘hip-hop’. Saturday evening
-
Bizmcoy, Banache, true_bacon22 and 7 other people added Aesop Rock to their libraries. Saturday evening
-
boredstiff- tagged Aesop Rock with ‘hip-hop’. Saturday afternoon
-
Blood_Voodoo, balefireone, embracethehate and 39 other people added Aesop Rock to their libraries. Saturday afternoon
-
kyrosmetal shared Aesop Rock with Kamuzuh. Thursday evening
-
Chasmaster3000, trevlann, ChrisLloyd1 and 4 other people added Aesop Rock to their libraries. Thursday afternoon
-
Download-Mp3 wrote about Aesop Rock in Jimi Hendrix Crosstown Traffic. Thursday morning
-
oooDrGonzo, jcweber, zackburner and 6 other people added Aesop Rock to their libraries. Thursday morning
-
sicksoul wrote about Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass in Most Played Albums (according to Last.fm). last month
Related Journals
-
Most Played Albums (according to Last.fm)
by sicksoul |
29 Oct 2009 | 1 comment
-
Musical Autobiography (As Best Memory Serves) Take 3
by chrisjmckinley |
26 Oct 2009 | Add comment
-
Top 200 Songs of the 2000's(200-81 so far)
by Bartik0 |
22 Oct 2009 | 3 comments
Groups (230)
-
Definitive Jux
77 members
-
Aesop Rock
188 members
-
People who like Progressive Rock, Progressive Hip-Hop and Progressive Metal (yes we…
47 members
-
Hip Hop Stoners
163 members
-
Cage
48 members
