All hail the GOAT!!!!

lol grandma is just doing crosswords in the back

There's nothing to imagine if they don't realize it. Sweet paradox.

Bet that was 99% of them..

@@gurtboy I saw what you did there 😌

cant you just listen to music without commenting

@@mixmasterfestus8096 dude this is from 4 years ago

@@thomascrescenzo5106 so the why did you replay?

@@mixmasterfestus8096 bro re-read what you comment before posting it. It’s not hard to notice simple spelling errors.

@@apicaboo that's the joke

no other 'rapper' could wrap their tongues around Aesop's lyrics & no MC could spit his lyrics at the pace Aesop does, soooo Aesop could spit #Eminem,JayZ, Lupe etc, BUT NONE OF EM COULD SPIT AESOP

uh...is that an ironic "what Drake rhymes with OK" reply? give me an adjective or sumthing ...a name of MC u think could wrap tongue round Aesop....u try reading his lyrics out loud while song is playing in background & see how well u keep up=whether Aesop b rapper or not. i still can't say "beautiful cartoon troopers swallow brutal futility with a teaspoonful of sugar" to the beat of Big Bang

sho nuff the energy in his performance is black hole type of force vs. feul injected hyfe, in that his art, LIVE, stops time, changes movement of wave patterns (light and brain) & once u feel there is no coming back to prior level. READING HIS LYRICS IS POWERFUL BUT HIS PERFORMANCE OF THEM IS SUPERNATURAL ENERGY

i saw aesop at one of his ACTUAL sets not playing one song on LIVE tv for the first time. Give the guy a break he is a very reclusive person, he was out of his comfort zone. Trust me at his concerts its way different. The only other artist I have seen who has stage performance like him is tech n9ne. Aesop raps his entire songs unlike a lot of artists i see only doing one or two verses and he doesnt have hype man doing every other line like some do. Also talk about performance ive never heard a rapper who enunciated every word as well as aesop. You may have no idea what hes talking about but you hear every word clear as day unlike eminem which is like trying to understand an auctioneer eating a pb&j sandwich

I've seen Aesop Rock live several times at multiple venues of varying sizes. Some of the best rap shows I've seen and I've seen alot. His performances have great energy in person that may not have been expressed well in this KZfaq video. See him live if you get a chance.

That's true for me, and I started listening in 2001. I was late to the Aes.

I promise you, nobody feels threatened by a scarecrow covered in crows who feel welcome; that's like hellions thinking hell is just okay but needs some polish - it helps to know intimidation's all about the optics Aesop is my Spirit Animal.

Aesop Rock with Yo La Tango

My buddy told me about this appearance. He was like "you didn't know he was on Late Night?" and I'm like "Why would he be on Late Night?" , he like "He did Dorks." Me "Wait.... Aessssss" best to ever do it, ever.

@@Chee1979xoxo Dorks?

If rhymes sold records, Aesop would be richer than J.C. (Jesus Christ).

Sam Pendleton unless you see em as the J.C of rhymes

Jesus was poor as fuck

well it's better as it is

You couldnt name drop Puff? Or Drake? Or Dre? Ik Aesop is a phenomenal lyricist, maybe even one of the absolute best of all time, but dont act like Jay was ever a lyrical slouch

Yeah, I was just thinking of how fast time flies, I was stoked to see this performance and it seems like not that long ago, and then I see your comment is a year old as well haha. Oh my time is a strange thing.

the new album is sooooo goooood! ITS!!

Bahaha.....

Definitely carefully chosen

Sycophants and all that

Absolutely

crowd full of dorks

Hell, yes.

Aes is the best dude :) recommend kinda going backwards through his discography, his newer stuff's generally less weird and indigestible. Although still trying to figure out what "Rabies" is about

Heavy load to bear, Kanye over here.. I'll be over there..

@@stevenutter3614 hahaha yep I definitely should

@@fullmetalsnowflake2508 I know I'm late but aes actually says that rabies is about being in the woods untill you become the woods yourself After listening to it a lot (favorite song honestly) I would have to say that it does a grand job of depicting his mindset during and after moving to a barn in the woods before writing/producing this album. Heavy relatability over here, aesop rock over there

Its different when you go to a concert where people are there for him not for a different host. Most of this crowd cant understand anything hes saying in his lyrics.

Yeah man, the song's a completely different animal with a room full of people bouncing and belting out the lyrics. Saw him on my birthday for the Impossible Kid tour.

Dude during his impossible kid tour when he came to dallas the whole venue was jumping and rapping along with aes man it was fucking bliss my first concert i ever went to and man ill never forget it my personal favorite artist 🤘

Saw a Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Brother Ali, and Dilated Peoples show in DTLA three years ago. Had been a fan of all them for well over a decade, dope show

one of the best shows ive seen in T.O. for this tour.and yeah man he connects with an audience, having him infront of an audience that doesn't get it no way he can be at his best

FUND RAISER CONCERT!!

Did anyone else hate the hook? Like just hate rob sonics performance

@@stakewp yeah it's kinda weak vs the sample but to me the entire hook is the "party over here" bit. That shit strikes.

@@mr.nihilz3283 WE GOTTA SAVE THE BOWLING ALLEY MAN!

@@keithdoiron9718 FUNDRAISER CONCERT!!

Best rapper alive hands down. You get smarter listening to him.

The good thing is that even though truly digging leads to a better appreciation of his lyrics, the lyrics on "Impossible Kid" are less veiled for the most part as compared to earlier projects. So it has the potential to have larger appreciation, also he really nailed the production this time around. A lot of people got less interested when Blockhead quit being part of the equation but Aes has found a style that really fits him, a definite improvement from "Skelethon" back in 2012.

I think his work with Kimya Dawson might have set him in that direction of finding a balance between straight forward and abstraction. I can appreciate both styles and I think he nailed it on IK.

Also, I love Skelethon and don't think Impossible Kid is fundamentally better than it although it does seem like hes digging deeper and it shows.

+Kelly Rankin Yeah, I actually do like "Skelthon" but I guess 8 personally like the beats better on "Impossible Kid" "Skelethon" is actually the first full solo project I listened to by Aes. His project with Kimya is what I first heard, I was a bit familiar with Kimye and thought it sounded like an interesting idea. I definitely got interested in Aes from there with all the heart he put into his lyrics on that project, so I checked "Skelethon" as it was the closest release at the time, glaf I found him overall, I have dug quote a bit deeper since then.

I listened to his earlier work via recommendation from a coworker. Not being a fan of hip-hop I found it very jarring. But, then I stumbled upon The impossible kid, and though the lyrics are still very cryptic and enigmatic, I found it very appealing. The more I listen, the more I get him. It took awhile, but I've really began to appreciate his earlier work. It's like jazz; if you don't know what you're listening to, odds are you won't like it. But, if you're acclimated to the style/atmosphere of the music, you can find an appreciation for it. When you become aware of the technical aspects of such a high caliber lyricist, it's a lot easier to digest what they're saying and at least begin to comprehend it.

He dont need no help, he dont need no help

I would have agreed with you a month ago, but now we have FGtSW :D

You need to check out in new album... like twice as long as Impossible Kid. Might be new favorite

And, Spirit World Field Guide??

@@joshuadoyle1290 Best album in hip-hop history, imo.

Labor Days. Album aged like fine wine. Love all of Aesops music though. Every album is just an onion of metaphors about living this life and I love it. Still pick apart Daylight and learn something new and I've been bumping Ace since 2003. Greatest lyricist ever. No contest.

*Casually dropping that I listened to Music For Earthworms for more rep with the other backpackers.*

Off topic comment

@@JimJamTheAdmin now if you’d been listening to Chief Crow & the Flat Earthworms I would have given you the credit, no dice. Lol jk going to go listen to whom ever that is now. Love hearing new (to me) music, so I left one in return ^. Enjoy

Defensive reply, having just done so elsewhere.

Salty Siren - ill refrence-

Nightlight!

@@Chinasoversizedclit Daylight

Salty Siren please marry me you're my soul mate. ❤ jk 😜

@@adamdailey6675 bro the reference is from nightlight different song

I agree ☝️. His flow often takes a back seat to his lyrics, but he has such a creative flow. And it gets better over time. The new album is just ridiculous. Dude goes from half time to double and back to half flawlessly

i can only process the rhythm and measure ? of a couple of his songs let alone understanding the complexity of lyrics. if i hadn't read about him on listverse (? i think) i would have been sitting open mouthed at this performance doing the same as you. so nice to witness. -bub

I feel his music won't be appreciated until he's dead and people look back 50 years from now and see what a brilliant artist he is. Books will be written.

He never will be. Unfortunately most people don't wanna listen to music they just wanna hear it.

@Iron Bear You're comment made zero sense.

@@plaz_ai nah man there are a lot of people that adore this man now...I think hes a lot like Shakespeare...solid but limited fan base now but in 50 years he will be taught in high school and kids will go crazzy trying to decipher his lyrics

I own every solo album from aesop besides from music for the earthworms of course i gotta buy it online but i agree personally i think the impossible kid is his best work then labor days but i love both

labour days is where i joined the AES holes but damn impossible kid was fuckin incendiary

Fact

None shall pass and skelethon are amazing too though

and Impossible Kid and Skelethon and None Shall Pass and Spirit World Field Guide and ITS... oh damn. is there room for anyone else?! Aes has been on a perpetual tear for the last 20+ years I've been listening to him and never dispoints

Check out sonic sum sanity annex , films albums . 👌

I bet he wants to see a supervisor

Alison Farquhar HE DONT NEED NO HELP

Lmao truths. I'm sure he doesn't mind though. These cats are two of my absolute favorites in history because it seems they genuinely do it for the love over the recognition.

this hurt my soul :( bobby's rhymes are fucking dope and because of record sales he gets on national tv to be aes's hype man

@@t045tygh05t On the other hand, he got to be on national tv. Bobby is amazing, and it's maddening that he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. But it's also maddening that Aes was never on the tube, MTV shit notwithstanding, til 2016. If we get started on the maddening injustice of unrecognized genius in underground hip-hop, we'll be here forever.

that's the thing, i bet there's probably one person in the audience that has heard of aesop.

Mars Sunders his songs are impossible to grasp at first listen

Fabian Halblander I think he realized that with his new album and some of the songs on skelethon. They're a lot easier to decipher on the first listen which opens a new crowd of listeners.

Mars Sunders dudes a wizard, what else is to be expected?

honestly the crowd seems way more into it then when i saw run the jewels on a show like this

Mars Sunders middle aged white folks aint got time for this.

Incredulous? I suppose it is hard to believe something this immaculate has been made.

Yep..I hate the fact that when you bring up thus legend people think you are talking about that b.s. artist.

I only knew him from TOC.

The fact that Aesop Rocky had to rip off another artist's name shows how unoriginal and lame as fuck he is.

You know the guys have no beef right? Look up "Aesop meets asap at Rock the Bells"

ASAP Rocky isn’t wack tho

Angolünd SC it sounds like colbert says asap rock at the end closing credits..twice

hahaha exactly, nailed it

Joseph Naccarato would've been way better picks. im boutta bump mystery fish right neow

Dorks is very ironic for his TV debut, probably why he chose it

PorterHouseProductions I know he's got his reasons, but I was saying dorks is kinda of a heavy song for new listeners

it's not irony, it's a big FU to the industry on national TV

I think a relatable like Blood Sandwich would have been a good song to do but it's still sick.

Scott Anders bro.. it's live sound. it's mixed for the house not for the microphones in the house

Actually its a television studio and it would be mixed for the room and for broadcast separately.

Band was off from the backing track. Mostly the drummer. Also... crap snare sound. Drummers fault.

My thoughts exactly! I love ylt and aesop!

Right?!? My first thought :"So I HAVE been living under a rock..."