Big Mel
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Grand Agent remix
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Aesop Rock = Mutated Edomite Rap At It's Worst
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AnonymityX1000
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truly embarrassing.
Hell's Winter was the shyt though. Holla!
Big Mel
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On my life, I thought to myself "shiggs might show up if we keep talking about Cage."
*salutes*
AnonymityX1000
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Ha.
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yaga
Like A Dungeon Dragon
I agree the dude is an artist. I have a physical copy of Labor Days & Day Light / Night Light from when i bought that shyt over ten years ago. Loved it but...
...his whole style became irritating as the years passed on. He never goes outside his regular formula in my opinion. lol, it's like it's an instant 'Shut this f*cking bullsh*t off' to me now.
And i'm saying this because there's a lot of folks that feel the same way.
...and i can't listen to El-P's shyt anymore either!
Jigsaw2347
Rookie
I'm always surprised when younger cats like certain albums that seem very era-specific. Then again, my uncles probably think it's odd that I'm so deep into old soul when I came up years after they were rocking with it. I like my share of artists and groups that others give the gas face too as well, especially outside of hip hop. So I respect you riding for aesop, even though he's one of the wackest dudes to ever live.
Haha hell yeah. I've noticed I can appreciate much more 'older' music than a lot of other people my age..but mann wackest ever? Idk about all that..you can't tell me you'd rather listen to soulja boy, waka flocka, or d4l over aesop can you!? haha he's def one of the "weirdest" though..
Tougher Colder Killer is a badass song btw, to whoever posted that. And am I the only guy here who likes that Never Knew You song? hahaha
Greenhornet
A God Among Kings
alot of biased garbage fans in this thread
and in hiphop in general
lot of cats need to stick to just making beats out of other peoples solid songs and just play the background
and in hiphop in general
lot of cats need to stick to just making beats out of other peoples solid songs and just play the background
hiphopfanatic
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hiphopfanatic
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El-P is a great producer. Just listen to Cannibal Ox's "Cold Vein" album.
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I see what Aesop represents. Some people enjoy the medium of RAP but don't really delve into the hip-hop world. I find this pretty damn ridiculous, but people are shallow and will generally gravitate to what is immediately familiar to them. Personally, when I like something I dig as far to the bottom as possible and try to find out what it resembles and what its influences are etc etc
If you look at Aesop Rock, you can see why people will find his image relatable. Of course, Im talking about mostly white people, but a CERTAIN type of style that is rocked by CERTAIN white folks.
We can generalize and throw around words like "indie", "alternative", "hipster", "atheist", "art-snob", "poet" and get a general idea of what type of style that is, but basically Aesop is culturally relatable to certain people. His slang and demeanor is appealing to those types of people, just like Gunplay and other niche acts are to their respective bases.
ie. "He looks and sounds like what we find appealing, so we listen"
Im generalizing here, but Im 100% sure Aesop Rock fans cant stand anything considered "materialistic" or "mainstream" or anything involving "swag"
I personally dont dig him at all really, but to say hes an abomination is pretty ridiculous. Dude is serious about his craft and has been repping hip-hop and collaborating with some reputable MCs for like 15 years on an underground level
If you look at Aesop Rock, you can see why people will find his image relatable. Of course, Im talking about mostly white people, but a CERTAIN type of style that is rocked by CERTAIN white folks.
We can generalize and throw around words like "indie", "alternative", "hipster", "atheist", "art-snob", "poet" and get a general idea of what type of style that is, but basically Aesop is culturally relatable to certain people. His slang and demeanor is appealing to those types of people, just like Gunplay and other niche acts are to their respective bases.
ie. "He looks and sounds like what we find appealing, so we listen"
Im generalizing here, but Im 100% sure Aesop Rock fans cant stand anything considered "materialistic" or "mainstream" or anything involving "swag"
I personally dont dig him at all really, but to say hes an abomination is pretty ridiculous. Dude is serious about his craft and has been repping hip-hop and collaborating with some reputable MCs for like 15 years on an underground level