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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.
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Shoutbox
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Tehpaco wrote:
I like Slug more because I feel that he goes deeper into his own life stories than Aesop, you know? I think he is a better story teller, but I wouldn't say either is better than the other, though.
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ChinaBuffet wrote:
tabacco and slug both suck ass.
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mikeeey wrote:
if you wanna understand this music throw books at a mirror and listen to the sounds
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Tehpaco wrote:
I know, I was about to rip on her for coming to an artists shoutbox who she doesn't like in the first place. Pretty interesting charts, gotta respect that.
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MatumBaiark wrote:
Very strange mix of tastes, actually. Miley Cyrus, Aesop Rock, Municipal Waste, WAT?
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PolishSpring wrote:
It's funny, because you listen to Miley Cyrus.
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No_Kickflips wrote:
Gaysop Cock here needs to get himself some real talent
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Tehpaco wrote:
Yeah, his track with Tobacco is beast. Tobacco is beast in general.
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Oz_Alchemist wrote:
ABSTRACT AND TRIP-HOP ARTIST, COME CHECK THIS PAGE : http://www.last.fm/music/Oz+Alchemist
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REXELLAREXELLA wrote:
the aesop/tobacco song is my toast... myspace.com/tobacco
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TAYZONDAY wrote:
i honestly don't see how anyone could dislike him
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mDIllI123 wrote:
ups on that felt 3.... if you read this, which im sure you do...
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zucchin wrote:
trolls. feed. don't. trolls. feed. don't. trolls. feed. don't. trolls. feed. don't. trolls. feed. don't. trolls. feed. don't. TROLLS. FEED. DON'T :P
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the_sweetness wrote:
Are you people fucking crazy? This guy's amazing, his lyrics are beyond anything any of you could ever write.
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HilariousBeard wrote:
Aesop Rock is good. People think he's pretentious. He's not. He's a talented rapper AND producer. 90% of the people who talk shit about him are trying to be un-hip because it's not hip anymore.
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zucchin wrote:
don't feed the trolls.
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Omega_Switch22B wrote:
In Soviet Russia, it's cool to make fun of bands that are in your top 50!
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samkeith wrote:
@defHeadHup you tell those haters! Aesop Rock rapes.
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iPeeKABoo wrote:
word
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defHeadUp wrote:
damn, this is proof that not many people know what talent is! you know all the haters watch American Idol and feed into that shit..Gaysop cock? Yeah, in your mouth maybe.. Dumb ass sheep, look at some of the profile pic's of the people who diss him and that's all you need to know that there opinion of what real talent and art is shallow and meaningless.
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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. …
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