Aesop Rock

Artist: Aesop Rock
Genre: Hip Hop
Album: None Shall Pass
Released : 2007

Spawned from the likes of Xibit & Eminem! This kid mixes heavy lyrical content with
a sharp-tongued baritone delivery.

I couldn’t get past the track titled Bringing Back Pluto. Brining Back Pluto
features line after line delivery, leaving little, wait, no space between bars.
This track is laced with a touch of jazz & it is driven by a few chords cleverly
strummed on a cello. Bongos play loosely in the background giving it touch of
“ism”

I am hard-pressed to find songs on this album, that I deem horrible. There are
B-Sides i.e. The Harbor Is Yours. For the most part though, production is
excellent. I really dig the excerpts that the producer uses for scratches or
just playing them outright. Check out the track titled Fumes and you’ll get it…
On “No City” Aesop invites one of his cohorts on the track & neither
disappoints. The track is centered around the phrase “Pass the popcorn” And
while I can only speculate on what that phrase means, the beat must be the butta
because the two fit perfectly.

If there’s one thing to be said about Aesop’s effort it’s that he remains
consistent. That said, consistency + baritone = monotone. While he varied in
delivery & tempo his tone stayed the same throughout. He may want to start
kickin around ideas on how to further use his voice as an instrument.

- Kojak