This song is, no joke, a shining beacon of what you can accomplish in hip hop. It's a damn shame more artists aren't striving to reach these kinds of lyrical heights.
Francisco Gomez I hate when people micro manage other people's comma usage. I understood the dramatic pauses he was intending to create and it made sense. Can we just let people write creatively? You sound like my English teacher I hate that bitch.
My best friend showed me Aesop. He passed away and this was his favorite song. Listening to it makes me feel like he is right next to me spitting word for word. I love what music can do.
My best bud showed me this and he is still alive. I don’t talk to him as much as I should. I reckon after seeing this it’s time to reach out. Hope you’re doing okay homie. 👍
Jfc youtube has no business seeing such kind and decent comments. Bless all y'all. This song is great. Aes is a true artist and he just keeps getting better.
almost 2.4 million views, and still recent comments on this. incredible, aesop rock has been opening my mind for almost ten years now. glad to see this amount of respect here still, like it deserves.
"In May 2014, a study by Matt Daniels found that Aesop Rock's vocabulary in his music surpassed 85 other major hip-hop and rap artists, as well as Shakespeare's works and Herman Melville's Moby Dick, being named the largest vocabulary in Hip Hop."
I read this article too. People tend to either listen to what's popular or looks good. I'm sure more 'listeners' will buy 50 Cent records rather Aesop Rock. That's the world we live in. People judge you on appearances. So just because someone wears a cap and trainers doesn't make them a 'petit gangster'.
Taxidermistification Don't take it otherwise! But 50 had some of the best albums in the beginning! Particularly his debut! Not only the album was good but it was also influential!
Absolutely Aesop! I didn't say Aesop is bad at all! At times I like to listen 50 too! Plus his work is appreciable too. Any two artists can be comparable and they can have their own pros and cons!
Mr.Beast Rebel of the Hellscape Try busdriver too man. Aesop rock and busdriver are among the small selective people that bring hip hop to my world. There are more but some i only care for a few tracks . Eh that's me with all genres though.
@@TexasGreed I probably just tried to quote it from memory. It wasn't that far off though. "If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship . He could've snatched two unicorns and left behind the motherfucking...Pigs!" I still think it's a great song. :)
Aesop, After 3 decades of listening to music this song is one of my all time favorites. I have listened to this and Coffee more times than any other song, ever. ...just ask my Itunes... Sometimes I try to break down your rhymes, sometimes I just let the flow wash over me. You are a true artist. I truly hope you continue making music.
He recently said on his Instagram that he “plans to run his art into the ground and has no clear goal but thanks for staying around for the ride” along those lines lol.. 9yrs on and many more albums. Hope you’re still enjoying Aesop
Zero friends show with Aesop rapping and Jeremy *literally* playing the kazoo still fucks me up. This is always second to that show. Because he performs equally to if he were to be on tape.
the overall painting was godly, but i was most blown away by the city scape, it takes a lot of skill to be able to draw or paint geometric shapes with that much precision and detail. i like the song too, big ace fan
Aesop is a fucking monster, man. One of the best lyricists alive. And I'm glad he's not extremely well known, its better that way. Leave him to those who really know his genius, not to those who like a song because everyone else likes it, which is how most mod-rap has turned out today.
@@packersnerd still and L take even then, wanting a musician to have less success and recognition because of what you deem isn't good is bad overall and selfish.
I'd never heard of "ASAP Rocky" until I noticed the name mentioned on these comments. I must live under a rock. And after listening to it, I think I'll just go back under my rock.
Was listening to this song while Ace was walking past me lol. I always wanna stop him and say hi but he seems like the kind of person who would rather not be bothered so i dont
If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship He could've snatched two unicorns and left behind the motherfucking... Pigs This is my favorite piece of lyric ever
@@0oidiedinatimemachineo024 so funny how people make it conservatives vs liberals rather than politicians vs the general public. your constant bickering and disagreement is the only thing keeping these degenerates in power.
+brooksviola5 I think this is actually John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats (on Coffee with Aesop as well) but I can't figure it out. On the album proper, this is combined with Coffee into one track with a 30 second break between the two songs, and it says Feat. John Darnielle on the back, so I've since taken that as a pretty good indicator that it's his lol. But you're right, that guitar riff does have that Loser sound to it. Which is funny, as that song is actually the nonsense string of nonsensical nonsense that Aesop Rock gets accused of a lot.
Now talentless holes like Cardi B (and her other disgusting, plastic filled, clone) that have multiple men writing about sex for them just so women can somehow pass it off as "female empowerment" to impressionable teens is what gets the most attention. Obviously we went wrong long before this but it's crazy to see how far gone we've become.
Sharks in the dunk tank, vipers in the garden Locusts stole the groceries out the local Farmer's Market All God's critters hold positions Some are violent, some are victims Each alive is an equal and vital piston I support So when the piranhas honor New York My daddy long legs dangled and mangled for sport And while I bring in every dink in the kingdom with open wings It all boils down to them shit-soaked pigs The pigs (what), the pigs (what), the dregs of what y'all aim for The gluttonous muddy stomachs under the pudgy cakehole Two-track braniac using the food and payroll To chew up and consume every cookie, crumb, and peso And place a cloven hoof on the lucrative when convenient As the bourbon-odor smokers' coughs smolder off the Cohiba If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship He could've snatched two unicorns and left behind the motherfucking... [Hook 1] Pigs! God damn... pigs! Potbelly... pigs! Punch-drunk... pigs! Take money, money... pigs! Loudmouth... pigs! Wide load... pigs! Let's make a deal...
that's the beauty of it. that's what makes aesop so great. but i personally think it's about dirty, crooked cops "We'll pass around the pineapples and pull the pins in unison" "Hopefully the crack in his armor spreads to his avarice."
I've been listening to this album since it came out. I was at the first 30 minutes onward of the George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis and some dude was bumping this.
@@Whoolgans It's not leftist.. they screw over liberals and conservatives alike... I like however thing has to be separated in this world by left or right LMAO.
I always love how low IQ people's understanding of this song is. Aes does hate cops though, he says it a lot during his freestyles. Typical for New York people to hate cops though, New York cops are usually so sick of dealing with bullshit that they tend to have shitty confrontational attitudes. That and the corruption is rampant.
respect man.. im 13 rite now and been listening to doom,grimm,aesop rock,livin legends,souls of mischief, and other real hip hop artists since i was 12 aswell.. its good to see the the better side of music in youth these days xD
My friend, I find myself very curious as to what you are listening to these days now that you are grown. I, too, was a young prodigy in my choice of playlists, yet it took me years to grow and ears to grow before I would genuinely appreciate the exceptional aesthetic I had adopted early on was so profoundly more than the mystique I had been attempting to render with accuracy. I wonder sometimes, if we all might not have myriad 'playlists' (this obviously would include titles on a prominent bookshelf, a curated list of painters, poets, films, et al..) that we whip out for this or that group of people or circumstance, and if I'm honest, I admit, at age fifty, that only my closest people will ever know my truths (As an example, on the film list, 'Bring It On', the cheerleading flick, will always beat out 'Cannery Row')
@@sonofamachinegun8568 I'm a sir and why thank you! I'm gonna say kudos to you as well cause it seems we're on the same page. I'm also going to take the time to suggest thst you listen to the band PILE. They're not like RX or Wed but since we both seem to like the same things maybe you'll like them. My favorite find in years and I just want more people to hear them. Hope you enjoy!
I ask so many many supposedly hip hop artist if they know Aesop, they say no and I'm like "PIGS"... no but i seriously say what a$op track is that? and i say "that's a shame due to how genius and original Aesop is"
Aesop said -''Blockhead will usually send me 10 beats at a time or a group of beats, 7 or 10 or 15. Whenever he’s got a new batch of beats, then he’ll just send them over to me and I go through them all and see if anything has a vibe that I like.'' They talk to him about his whole process: amazon.co.uk/dp/0753540894
John Cahill Yaaaaaa, same here!! I still haven't read the whole thing yet haha. Got it when I was like, 16 or 17. Glad to see alot of Underground and lyrical rappers in it.
Love Aesop's work. His new album impossible kid is crazy dope and is one of his best work imo. Aesop is a big inspiration in both my music and life in general. I'm 17 and I make music got nothing else to say. Check out my new track if you want. Tell me what you think peace
shay didn't need to mention Yung Queen or whatever its name is. Aes shouldn't even be in the same sentence, let alone the same paragraph with the shitty ass "artist" you named.
huge butthole surfers fan as well, but... how so? like strictly lyrically? cause i guess i kinda see it but don't just cause that's a tough comparison to make haha - butthole surfers were just so goddamned sarcastic and absurd. brilliant though
L LOL aesop himself has said he's surprised people understand what he's saying because not even he does. Good job pretending to understand what he's saying.
L it's mostly tripped out acid rap gibberish. Just like the Butthole surfers but more lyrical. I would know I wrote shit like this when I was doing a lot of acid.
As I always say, I don't blame people in power for turning into power-hungry sociopaths. I blame the disgusting system. People in power are often groomed for their positions. By the time they reach power, they're very unlikely to speak out against the status quo, although they know there's nothing good about it. The system needs to change. People are people, and won't ever change.
+Pippin Covington This actually isn't referring to cops at all. It's referring to greed and gluttony, Ceo's and bribe accepting politicians and those who care about money over all. Fat cat types.
This song hits close to home for me., been tuning up a remix, since I was gifted some high quality stems.. built my own bazooka tooth, hope Aesop Rock doesn’t mind.. posting soon
Somewhat surprised at the lack of Animal Farm references in this, since Aes is clearly no stranger to George Orwell - since he's referenced Orwell and 1984 numerously. Notable examples include Freeze... *"Whilst Biggest Brother's watching Bigger Brother watching Big Brother watch you"* Boombox... *"We could run that Orwell's '84 war for the room 101 detour"* ...and the whole excerpt quoted in One Brick: *"Platforms have been erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs have been written, rumors have been circulated, autographs faked..."* So yeah, the lack of references to Animal Farm - in which the farm is politically taken over and ruled by *pigs*, no less - is fairly surprising. Missed a golden opportunity, I think. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
This song is, no joke, a shining beacon of what you can accomplish in hip hop. It's a damn shame more artists aren't striving to reach these kinds of lyrical heights.
I read that as "bacon" instead of "beacon" because pigs.
Michael Robinson Boom. Lyrical genius
same Michael LOL
FSquid
Francisco Gomez I hate when people micro manage other people's comma usage. I understood the dramatic pauses he was intending to create and it made sense. Can we just let people write creatively? You sound like my English teacher I hate that bitch.
My best friend showed me Aesop. He passed away and this was his favorite song. Listening to it makes me feel like he is right next to me spitting word for word. I love what music can do.
Yeoo same ✌️ stay safe and stay free.
Colin if you see this youre the Goat. Absolutely no business having such incredible taste at 13
My best bud showed me this and he is still alive. I don’t talk to him as much as I should. I reckon after seeing this it’s time to reach out. Hope you’re doing okay homie. 👍
bro... aesop is underated.
Jfc youtube has no business seeing such kind and decent comments. Bless all y'all. This song is great. Aes is a true artist and he just keeps getting better.
13 years on and it hasn't aged a day, fine wine of underground rap👌✌🖖
12 years later still fucking relevant
ACAB always brother
@@adenedel6884 This song isn't about cops.
13*
*more
@@nvr2late666 He's still right, though.
everything aesop has been saying for 20 years is finally coming true
asshole pigs
I came straight here and have listened to this song every day since this started
It's always been true
@@senecaparty11 yes!
This song is about corporate greed and politicians, not cops. Still applies though
almost 2.4 million views, and still recent comments on this. incredible, aesop rock has been opening my mind for almost ten years now. glad to see this amount of respect here still, like it deserves.
and still doing it baby, stay up.
Seriously, where's the weirdo with the kazoo?
yessir
"In May 2014, a study by Matt Daniels found that Aesop Rock's vocabulary in his music surpassed 85 other major hip-hop and rap artists, as well as Shakespeare's works and Herman Melville's Moby Dick, being named the largest vocabulary in Hip Hop."
I read this article too. People tend to either listen to what's popular or looks good. I'm sure more 'listeners' will buy 50 Cent records rather Aesop Rock. That's the world we live in. People judge you on appearances. So just because someone wears a cap and trainers doesn't make them a 'petit gangster'.
Taxidermistification Don't take it otherwise! But 50 had some of the best albums in the beginning! Particularly his debut! Not only the album was good but it was also influential!
Jandra Sriker So,would you rather listen to fiddy or Aesop@? Which is more 'down-to-earth'?
Absolutely Aesop! I didn't say Aesop is bad at all! At times I like to listen 50 too! Plus his work is appreciable too. Any two artists can be comparable and they can have their own pros and cons!
u do realize that this doesn't prove nothing right?
God damn,I just got into Aesop but it's safe to say he's my favorite hip-hop artist alive right now
Mr.Beast Rebel of the Hellscape Try busdriver too man. Aesop rock and busdriver are among the small selective people that bring hip hop to my world. There are more but some i only care for a few tracks . Eh that's me with all genres though.
Joshua Greene I'll definitely check him out,thanks for the recommendation!
"Celph titled" and demigodz bro check that shit out their dope
As other rappers will fade into abscurity, his lyrics will be studied by future generations.
"If Noah had hindsight he could've taken two unicorns and left behind a pig"
There's just something awesome about that line.
9 years later and no one has corrected this lyric. You really shouldn't put things in quotation marks unless they are accurate.
@@TexasGreed I probably just tried to quote it from memory. It wasn't that far off though.
"If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship
. He could've snatched two unicorns and left behind the motherfucking...Pigs!"
I still think it's a great song. :)
@@TexasGreed who cares lmao, 9 years and 3.4 million views you are the one to stick out like a pig
oink oink
@@ajgators yikes you actually typed that out unironically huh?
@@TexasGreed "Whatever" makes you feel like you are doing your part bud
Aesop, After 3 decades of listening to music this song is one of my all time favorites. I have listened to this and Coffee more times than any other song, ever. ...just ask my Itunes... Sometimes I try to break down your rhymes, sometimes I just let the flow wash over me. You are a true artist. I truly hope you continue making music.
He recently said on his Instagram that he “plans to run his art into the ground and has no clear goal but thanks for staying around for the ride” along those lines lol.. 9yrs on and many more albums. Hope you’re still enjoying Aesop
"if noah had the benefit of heinsight on his ship, he coulda snatched 2 unicorns and left behind the motherfuckin pigs"
nice pic. loved that show.
nice
Hindsight. Hind. Sight.
Goddam pigs
Hey whats up im trevor cory im cory trevorson
Awesome to watch Jeremy Fish do his thing while listening to Aesop Rock do his thing. 2 of my favorite artists.
Easily one of the greatest hip-hop tracks ever made. Simple as that.
I can't believe it's been 8 years already
+Rank Savage man... don't remind me. those were happier days..
Since your gf was born?
ouch
@@VegasStreetLights time soaring
Can't believe it's been 8 yrs already
"If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship
He could've snatched two unicorns and left behind the motherfucking...
PIGS!"
Zero friends show with Aesop rapping and Jeremy *literally* playing the kazoo still fucks me up. This is always second to that show. Because he performs equally to if he were to be on tape.
That sounds like heaven.
@@ScorpioDavis it's on youtubeeeee, check it out. It IS heaven. It was so much fun to be there.
the overall painting was godly, but i was most blown away by the city scape, it takes a lot of skill to be able to draw or paint geometric shapes with that much precision and detail. i like the song too, big ace fan
This is the best rapper alive hands down. And this is my absolute favorite song of his. Great art too
#1 Outkast #2 mf doom #3 Aesop Rock top 3 best lyrical of all time
definition of INTELLECTUAL LYRICISM
more poetic/metaphorical
Always a good time when you find a song you were singing 10 years ago
Aesop is a fucking monster, man. One of the best lyricists alive. And I'm glad he's not extremely well known, its better that way. Leave him to those who really know his genius, not to those who like a song because everyone else likes it, which is how most mod-rap has turned out today.
Bad take
@@lucirmarvrasrockurd2029 he said this 14 year ago bro, his take was fine
@@packersnerd still and L take even then, wanting a musician to have less success and recognition because of what you deem isn't good is bad overall and selfish.
Not only is he an amazing rapper, but he is also an amazing artist. This is talent.
Aes is new to me and oh boy is it a ride. With older production the lyrical prowess comes out even more I feel.
That is one awesome piece of art. I want that as a poster!
This was prophetic.
Aesop is the best rapper ever.
"Is the product mine or yours pig? Mine, plus I tell a token where to go, directly to the worms and shovel shit in yellow snow."
I'd never heard of "ASAP Rocky" until I noticed the name mentioned on these comments. I must live under a rock. And after listening to it, I think I'll just go back under my rock.
Was listening to this song while Ace was walking past me lol. I always wanna stop him and say hi but he seems like the kind of person who would rather not be bothered so i dont
Bro that's dope af
Just point at your earplugs and say Pigs and give a wink and nod and keep on truckin
I’d unplug my head phones and start playing it
@@dr.ligmahnutts2993 that would be very awkward
@@soothsayer344 I’d make it as awkward as possible for Aesop’s sake, I’ll even pretend I have no idea who he is
If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship
He could've snatched two unicorns and left behind the motherfucking...
Pigs
This is my favorite piece of lyric ever
Best rapper that ever was, and it's not even close. Idc what you think of the beats he's on, there is no touching aesop rock lyrically period. Try me.
bro the beats are fire also
@@Nickyreaper2008 some of em are pretty hit or miss tbh the earlier days were kinda wack when it came to production
All the team can bring it. Sage Francis gets close. Rock is a fucking work of art in human form.
You’re correct
16 years, ain't a damn thing changed.
How did some one not like this? Great song, great video, beautiful artwork... I stand in awe; well done.
Great artistry in both the song and the wall mural!
whats really cool is that Aes grew up liking Dan Wolfes art and then he had him do None Shall Passes album art.
What? Jeremy Fish did the art.
@@tylerbarnes7929 I was literally just gonna say the same thing
That's poetry, art, and 100% hip hop.
Rest assured: Someday soon, Porky's gonna get what's comin' to him.
Oh man this comment aged well
@@toddcolston1501 bet you ten bucks he backtracking heavy now that the other side is doing it
@@LoydAvenheart Dream on bootlicker
@@StormMcBeth so funny I don't get how boot licking cop lovin' conservatives can listen to hip hop .. this music is literally not for them lol
@@0oidiedinatimemachineo024 so funny how people make it conservatives vs liberals rather than politicians vs the general public. your constant bickering and disagreement is the only thing keeping these degenerates in power.
The instruments remind me of Beck
+brooksviola5 I think this is actually John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats (on Coffee with Aesop as well) but I can't figure it out. On the album proper, this is combined with Coffee into one track with a 30 second break between the two songs, and it says Feat. John Darnielle on the back, so I've since taken that as a pretty good indicator that it's his lol.
But you're right, that guitar riff does have that Loser sound to it. Which is funny, as that song is actually the nonsense string of nonsensical nonsense that Aesop Rock gets accused of a lot.
+brooksviola5 it sounds more like a Tom Waitts song, too
Spot on, I was reminded of Beck's rendition of Farewell Ride as soon as I heard this song.
You're a loser...
In particular, the music kinda reminds me of Beck's "Hotwax".
This is probably my favorite Aes track, Whales from the new Hail Mary Mallon is dope as well, in the same subject vein in a more comical way.
The thing why Aesop rock is not on television or radio waves is because GODS does not need any type of recognition~ PEOPLE COME TO THEM.
every time i hear this song it gets better. i first heard it 15 years ago
damnnn as an aspiring graffiti artist, this shit makes me wish I could afford some art schooling.
Dude's got talent.
I remember Aesop Rock being written on desks in high school. I always thought "who the fuck is aesop rock?" If only i had looked it up then.
Now talentless holes like Cardi B (and her other disgusting, plastic filled, clone) that have multiple men writing about sex for them just so women can somehow pass it off as "female empowerment" to impressionable teens is what gets the most attention. Obviously we went wrong long before this but it's crazy to see how far gone we've become.
While I dont know the workin details of your drops. I know that's one ugly fuckin tie.
*whispers* i don't think he's talking about the farm animal.
I love both.
"Whos the weirdo with the kazoo??"LOL
Came for the song, stayed for the kazoo solo
Great song, great mural!
really dig it, definitely fresh. thanks.
Sharks in the dunk tank, vipers in the garden
Locusts stole the groceries out the local Farmer's Market
All God's critters hold positions
Some are violent, some are victims
Each alive is an equal and vital piston I support
So when the piranhas honor New York
My daddy long legs dangled and mangled for sport
And while I bring in every dink in the kingdom with open wings
It all boils down to them shit-soaked pigs
The pigs (what), the pigs (what), the dregs of what y'all aim for
The gluttonous muddy stomachs under the pudgy cakehole
Two-track braniac using the food and payroll
To chew up and consume every cookie, crumb, and peso
And place a cloven hoof on the lucrative when convenient
As the bourbon-odor smokers' coughs smolder off the Cohiba
If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship
He could've snatched two unicorns and left behind the motherfucking...
[Hook 1]
Pigs!
God damn... pigs!
Potbelly... pigs!
Punch-drunk... pigs!
Take money, money... pigs!
Loudmouth... pigs!
Wide load... pigs!
Let's make a deal...
Is Jeremy Fish the Mystery Fish though
that's the beauty of it. that's what makes aesop so great. but i personally think it's about dirty, crooked cops
"We'll pass around the pineapples and pull the pins in unison"
"Hopefully the crack in his armor spreads to his avarice."
Dope still bumping this, all the way from Cali 209
I've been listening to this album since it came out. I was at the first 30 minutes onward of the George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis and some dude was bumping this.
That's fitting for a group of confused people considering this song has nothing to do with police.
@@BrodyYYC what is it about than
@@soothsayer344 it's still leftist, but it's about wall street bankers
@@Whoolgans It's not leftist.. they screw over liberals and conservatives alike... I like however thing has to be separated in this world by left or right LMAO.
I always love how low IQ people's understanding of this song is. Aes does hate cops though, he says it a lot during his freestyles. Typical for New York people to hate cops though, New York cops are usually so sick of dealing with bullshit that they tend to have shitty confrontational attitudes. That and the corruption is rampant.
Dang, I wish I could draw like this
He did go to college for it, so don't feel bad!
Adam Berry
Oh damn! I always figured he went to college for music. Good to know.
Ashley Dufault lol that's not aes drawing it, it's jeremy fish
dagrimmreepa
hahaha, oh =]
Adam Berry you don't need that college bullshit to know how to draw ...
It's beautiful to see the comments section isn't riddled with people comparing rappers.
15 years on and still fire
respect man.. im 13 rite now and been listening to doom,grimm,aesop rock,livin legends,souls of mischief, and other real hip hop artists since i was 12 aswell.. its good to see the the better side of music in youth these days xD
My friend,
I find myself very curious as to what you are listening to these days now that you are grown.
I, too, was a young prodigy in my choice of playlists, yet it took me years to grow and ears to grow before I would genuinely appreciate the exceptional aesthetic I had adopted early on was so profoundly more than the mystique I had been attempting to render with accuracy.
I wonder sometimes, if we all might not have myriad 'playlists' (this obviously would include titles on a prominent bookshelf, a curated list of painters, poets, films, et al..)
that we whip out for this or that group of people or circumstance, and if I'm honest, I admit, at age fifty, that only my closest people will ever know my truths (As an example, on the film list, 'Bring It On', the cheerleading flick, will always beat out 'Cannery Row')
this is going to be my future tattoo
Watching paint dry has never been more awesome.
You should get points for trying there man. I see you. lol
most most awesome!!!!...much love
when you realize Aesop used boujeeee in his song before rappers now a days!
Michelle Herrera and Matt Embree from RX Bandits used cray wayy beforr Kanye in the song "...And the Battle Begun"
@@THEbudsmail You, Sir or Ma'am, have excellent taste in music. Kudos.
@@sonofamachinegun8568 I'm a sir and why thank you! I'm gonna say kudos to you as well cause it seems we're on the same page. I'm also going to take the time to suggest thst you listen to the band PILE. They're not like RX or Wed but since we both seem to like the same things maybe you'll like them. My favorite find in years and I just want more people to hear them. Hope you enjoy!
final words for the finer birds takin notes
i dig a chick in pig tails
thats all folks!
I ask so many many supposedly hip hop artist if they know Aesop, they say no and I'm like "PIGS"... no but i seriously say what a$op track is that? and i say "that's a shame due to how genius and original Aesop is"
the worst is when they go "oh ya I love A$ap rocky!"
Can we just stop talking about ASAP rocky, and enjoy the golden lyrical syrup that is Aesop Rock?
Please put this in GTA 6.
Aesop said -''Blockhead will usually send me 10 beats at a time or a group of beats, 7 or 10 or 15. Whenever he’s got a new batch of beats, then he’ll just send them over to me and I go through them all and see if anything has a vibe that I like.''
They talk to him about his whole process: amazon.co.uk/dp/0753540894
ahh, i remember reading that boook ages ago, really top notch info in there, i got the US version though, the one where the cover is blue, not brown
John Cahill
Yaaaaaa, same here!! I still haven't read the whole thing yet haha. Got it when I was like, 16 or 17. Glad to see alot of Underground and lyrical rappers in it.
Still my all time #1 favorite aes song.
.....Aesop Rock has been around for a very very very very very very very long time. Your Asap rocky got big in like 2011
put change in his cup
That my friend is called respect !!!! *PUT CHANGE IN THE CUP* As they produce a good beat for him to rap to
Joe Zeimantz everybody eats
w e a t h e r m a n
Love Aesop's work. His new album impossible kid is crazy dope and is one of his best work imo. Aesop is a big inspiration in both my music and life in general. I'm 17 and I make music got nothing else to say. Check out my new track if you want. Tell me what you think peace
Def. agree.
so good.
Aesop rock is a lyrical guru, I aspire to writing raps half as intelligent.
The art work is killer, my boyfriend loves you and yung lean he has my artwork spider tingly feelings going
shay didn't need to mention Yung Queen or whatever its name is. Aes shouldn't even be in the same sentence, let alone the same paragraph with the shitty ass "artist" you named.
yung lean. But shit i'll listen to yung queen too lol Travis Alberger why respond when you don't even know his name
Yea that kids somethin else. Yung is the exact opposite of Aesop here, but his first ep is good to bump for the production. V A P O R W A V E
True but I like them both they each have their own thing UnjustMurder
*mumbles over a outstanding beat*
Where can i find a copy of that painting for my wallpaper? o:
Pure awesomeness..
hot song and crazy art work
Aesop is like the Gibby Haynes of hip hop.
huge butthole surfers fan as well, but... how so? like strictly lyrically? cause i guess i kinda see it but don't just cause that's a tough comparison to make haha - butthole surfers were just so goddamned sarcastic and absurd. brilliant though
Danni Radske
Because of the absurdist nonsense lyrics.
L LOL aesop himself has said he's surprised people understand what he's saying because not even he does. Good job pretending to understand what he's saying.
L it's mostly tripped out acid rap gibberish. Just like the Butthole surfers but more lyrical. I would know I wrote shit like this when I was doing a lot of acid.
Jason Innes it all has a meaning though each line
"And while I don't really know the working details of your tribes
I know that that's one ugly fucking tie..."
Aesop world with some great artist for his album art man
He really makes art that fast!
final words for the finer birds takin' notes: i dig a chick in pigtails (that's all folks!)
What's this song about?
Pigs
Greedy rich corporate people who got to where they are off others' backs
cops
any one who is in a position of power and uses it to injure and diminish others instead of helping humanity
As I always say, I don't blame people in power for turning into power-hungry sociopaths. I blame the disgusting system. People in power are often groomed for their positions. By the time they reach power, they're very unlikely to speak out against the status quo, although they know there's nothing good about it. The system needs to change. People are people, and won't ever change.
Kickass art also! Keep rockin it!
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Having a hard time understanding the lyrics. Can someone help? Is it about cops or greedy people in general?
It's about cops. Fuck the pigs.
Animal Farm by Orwell ? ? ?
Probably
***** he's just talking about how he doesnt like cops
+Pippin Covington thanx, it makes a lot more sense now, I thought it was corrupt politicians
+Mohammed Bello Actually about both corrupt cops and greedy capitalists, specifically the shitty CitizenUnited kind.
+Pippin Covington This actually isn't referring to cops at all. It's referring to greed and gluttony, Ceo's and bribe accepting politicians and those who care about money over all. Fat cat types.
Gotta love Jeremy Fish and his awesomeness. :3
Most underrated track by aesop rock
Lol at all the people who think this is about cops
It's about more than just cops but don't think it doesn't include them too
@@Industrial_Druidic_Society It's about the gluttonous rich elite.
Apparently this man has a wider vocabulary than William Shakespeare. For you Americans, he was a playwright.
Shakespearean works are in basic American curriculum.
S Norton I know. Probably written in basic American.
Taxidermistification
Wit!
I give your troll attempt a 'meh'.
takaiwhiteguy That's a compliment.
I've listened to Aes for years but sometimes I just have to stop and pick my jaw off the ground.
This song hits close to home for me., been tuning up a remix, since I was gifted some high quality stems.. built my own bazooka tooth, hope Aesop Rock doesn’t mind.. posting soon
Somewhat surprised at the lack of Animal Farm references in this, since Aes is clearly no stranger to George Orwell - since he's referenced Orwell and 1984 numerously.
Notable examples include Freeze...
*"Whilst Biggest Brother's watching Bigger Brother watching Big Brother watch you"*
Boombox...
*"We could run that Orwell's '84 war for the room 101 detour"*
...and the whole excerpt quoted in One Brick:
*"Platforms have been erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs have been written, rumors have been circulated, autographs faked..."*
So yeah, the lack of references to Animal Farm - in which the farm is politically taken over and ruled by *pigs*, no less - is fairly surprising. Missed a golden opportunity, I think.
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
The Jackonian
My favorite song by Aesop
this is so great
love this song
Aesop is incredible. So is Mr. Fish.
this wall painting was an inspiration to me.
this is sooo fresh!
This is the most fun I have ever had watching paint dry.