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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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Labor Days
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Shoutbox
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Tehpaco wrote:
Its probably a fat 40 year old sociopathic male in real life though.
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mDIllI123 wrote:
lol @ 13 year olds claiming to know anything about hip hop, troll or not...
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Wooshmeister wrote:
iAmKendraa, you know No_kickflips is a known troll, right? Hell, just go to his/her/its profile. I mean, Aesop is even her 2nd highest artist. No wonder trolls run this site, everybody's so clueless and quick to bite the bait.
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Tehpaco wrote:
Anyways Labor Days is the only album that hasn't changed through age for me. After a while everything of his started getting old, but Labor Days always stayed fresh in my mind it seems.
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Tehpaco wrote:
Didn't even notice. No_kickflips has Aesop as one of her top artists, doubt her comment was sincere. I just don't even bother commenting on them anyways, if they don't like something thats cool, I don't really need to comment on it, I just learned to block out the douche baggery in comments and focus on the opinions. Why don't they like said artists for instance.
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iAmKendraa wrote:
Mikey, Chinabuffet, and No_kickflips- haters
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Tehpaco wrote:
lolwut? Who's hating? And the thing that drew me in most about Aesop was his voice I suppose, thats the closest I get to a 'strange but cool' sense XD.
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iAmKendraa wrote:
Hate all you want on Slug and Aesop, as for me I love them<3
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Zhuk wrote:
tehpaco, i agree with your opinion bout Slug, but aesop is something special, that make u feel lil bit strange and really cool.
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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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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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