Way before ASAP crew… this is a heady wormhole to go into, but AES is more than buzz worthy… he’s my personal #1

Aes is one of the GOATs. His music really shines when you actually let the lyrics stew in your brain for a bit. He absolutely was a slow burn for me, I liked some songs here and there due to the beat/sound, but as I heard it more and more it really started clicking and I went down the Aesop rabbit hole and never looked back. I don't really use this word, but I really do think he is a lyrical genius.

aes makes your top 10 sound like theyre 4th grade lunch room raps

Aesop is the name of an old Greek philosopher. Seeing as how lyrically packed his music is with symbolism I don’t think it’s a coincidence. Love this artist and I’m glad he’s been getting more recognition lately. Please do some more when y’all can!

Daylight Zero Dark Thirty Blood Sandwich No Regrets Shrunk Holy Waterfall None Shall Pass Crystal Sword Rings Jumping Coffin These are just a few that y'all should check out! 🙌🏻

He's been doing this since the 1996 vs. the other one, which dropped his first one in 2011.

Aesop Rock is legit the underground GOAT!!! Should check out: Rings, Kirby, Difficult, or his new that he just dropped Mindful Solutionism

Aes is unmatched in lyricism and wordplay🐐🐐🐐 He's been in the game since the mid 90s and has been dope since day one - not a single miss in his discography. He's now pushing 50 and is still sounding FRESH. Do yourselves a favor and check him out.

Rock was putting out music before Rocky. Flashflood is a gem

Aes hit the scene in 96 and when you go back and compare what he was doing to what everyone else was doing at every stage he was always ahead of his time. He’s my absolute favorite hands down.

Playlist track? Nah...His entire catalogue is worth rolling thru!! Aesop is the truth! Nobody from the ASAP crew can hold Aes' mic cord! I'd recommend hitting up Gopher Guts, Rings, Pizza Alley, 9 to 5ers anthem... And so many more that will be in this comment section. There's a huge following for this dude! Enjoy the ride! ✌️

please go down this rabbit hole. AESOP is a lyrical genius and is highly underrated artist. He is up there with MF DOOM.

The sample is from On The Smooth Tip by Sweet Tee

"I know some shit about your heroes that you wouldn't believe" is a very telling line from Aes. He's been there. He was there when some of the biggest cats out were still smoking halfies left in the tray.

This track is a direct reflection of Aes’s vision of the current state of mainstream hip hop; it’s industry and it’s participants…no more, no less…and it is 💯 accurate

Aesop Rock is waaaaay older than ASAP anything. Aesop is the legendary storyteller responsible for fables you know like The Tortoise and the Hare. That's what his name is in reference too

The sketching with DaVincis hands line is brilliant. A sketch is a rough draft. It's an unfinished product that needs to be improved on. So he's saying some rappers are making an unfinished product and they think it's a masterpiece

I started listening to Aes over 20 years ago but stopped checking for him around 2005. Got back to him about 5 years ago & heard all the albums I had missed, now he’s my favorite of all time. He produced every track on this album. Definitely check more from him. ☮️

Y’all need to hit more Aesop. You’re sitting on a gold mine of reactions.

"Maybe sn occupation popular with demons and ducks made any mingling akin to being seasoned and stuffed" A male duck is called a drake.

FINALLY. THE underground goat. Do None Shall Pass, 39 thieves, homemade mummy, tetra, the harbor is yours, gopher guts, water tower, rings, pass the cup, sick friend, food clothes medicine, daylight, kirby, coffee, citronella, bring back Pluto, pigs, easy, greatest Pac-Man victory, fast cars danger fire and knives. so many to introduce you to.

"None Shall Pass", "Coffee", "Kirby" and anything from Spirit World Field Guide. Also, grab some of the Hail Mary Mallon stuff because it's hot as fuck.

one of the goat lyricists tbh. “Daylight” is a great song to check out to see him flexing his lyrical ability

Aesop Rock is one of the original OG white rappers He was one of the few in that time period who didn’t try and sound black. He just did him Aesop is like the litmus test for depth when it comes to lyrics. Dude is a insanely good poet

Aesop Rock is one of my favorite rappers. He is a superb lyricist. Hope you react to more of his songs!

aes is a MONSTER. Biggest vocabulary in hip hop, by over almost 2000 more unique words.

Check out his new track that just dropped “Mindful Solutionism”, nothing but absolute 🔥 per usual from the man!

The best way I’ve heard it put for his flow is it’s like the words were always meant to be together that way. That they belong in that order. Very fluid.

Aesop rock is a legend! Wtf?

Do yourself a favor, and watch three of his songs in a row. They kind of make one story. 'Get Out of the Car', 'Shrunk' and 'Kirby'. It was 'Get Out of the Car' that hooked me on Aes, and this guy's music has been eating my brain for two years since finding him.

"Time is like a pick to the ice...Right when you're chillin', it be chippin' at the viiiiibe."

Aes been doing it since the 90s, and never stops innovating. Always here for the ultimate hip-hop wordsmith.

I LOVE all of his music but especially this song ❤

Aes is such a beast. He has been doing this for decades, making bangers after bangers like this

The first thing they say hurt my head as annold school hip hop head 😅

Congrats … you found him 😎. Enjoy!

The sample btw is from On the Smooth Tip by Sweet Tee, from 1988.

Yall are dumb if you never looked into aesop. Best rapper alive for a long time and hella slept on.

you'd be surprised how big his female fanbase is tbh. we love a poet

Aes been a GOAT since 98. You got a lot of catching up to do!

Y'all, I promise you that more Aes Rock reactions will grow your channel! If you want a suggestion for a WILD track that won't be competing against a bunch of other song reactions: Prefuse 73: Blacklist It features both Aesop Rock AND MF DOOM, with arguably my favorite producer of all time.

When he said "is that name a play on asap rocky" i mentally reached through the screen and strangled him.

Y'all flipping on the sample made me have to Genius this genius, it's Sweet Tee - On The Smooth Tip. Aes has been killing it since the 90's so you're gonna get a lot of requests, but I'd be hyped as hell if you did the 9-5ers Anthem. The people need to hear it. Great catch on the "Heavy load to bear" double, heard the song dozens of times never saw it.

this is cool to see. im a fan from london and love you grime etc reactions but this guys word play is next level. check out his "none shall pass" and "Zero Dark Thirty" both tracks is still have play to this day

Need to check out his "Babies with Guns" from back in '03. He's definitely got BARS!

And for about the last decade or so Aesop have been producing most of his songs.

"Is this a play on ASAP Rocky?" Is one of the most triggering and cringe sentences ever uttered. Jesus...

I recommend “Fryerstarter”. He moved to Cali years back and compares finding a donut shop in the middle of the night to a religious experience. Other great pieces to check out next might be “Shrunk” about a visit to his psychiatrist in which the first verse is him filling out paperwork, the second is about sitting in the waiting room, and the third is about his visit. This is the track that sold me. Garbology has a track called “Difficult” that’s biographic and cool as hell. I’ll subscribe in the hopes y’all deep dive this man’s body of work. He’s absolutely the most underrated rapper ever in my opinion.

Asap rocky was literally still wearing nappies (or diapers) when aesop rock started rapping 😂 he is actually genuinely so good. He also has the most unique words out of his first 35000 lyrics out of a load of different rappers, more than Em, Wu Tang, JMT, MF Doom, Mos Def, Tribe Called Quest, Geto Boys, Kendrick, Kanye, Kano.. hes nuts, None Shall Pass, Rings, Gopher Guts, Daylight, Zero Dark Thirty are some other banging song's of his

This is poetry with hip hop beats.

Aesop=Hip Hop. Asap=Rap Pop.

The sample was also used by Souls of Mischief on the track Where the F*** you at. The original track is Sweet Tea, On the Smooth Tip

Good luck breaking down this man's bars. Aesop rock is an absolute legend, and like a fine wine he gets better with age.

He got a new one out, mindful solutionism. Fire

Its a damn shame yall only gave this man 1 reaction. Best lyricist in the game over 20 years. Step your game up

Aesop is the true GOAT.

Pretty sure you won't know the sample unless your knowledge goes real deep so here. Sample comes from a song that came out in the late 80's by a female rapper called Sweet Tee. The song title is "On The Smooth Tip." Dorks is basically calling out the music / hip hop industry. He's a really dope rapper. Lupe Fiasco made like a 35 minute video explaining why serious rappers need to be studying Aes.

Yes. One of the greatest talking about being one of the greatest

I find it lowkey hilarious that y’all are just finding out about Aesop. There’s simply too many tracks to recommend. I think y’all would get a kick out of: Aesop Rock - Klutz

This dude is so good! Gotta do more

Shit man. Maybe I’m just an old head now but hearing that question about ASAP Rocky being BEFORE the legend Aes hurt my like…being. Hope you enjoy this rabbit hole, fellas.

If you guys missed it one of the hardest lines ever in hip hop is "but you as anything menacing is a difficult sell"

Sample is from Sweet Tea from a song called On The Smooth Tip

Incredible song ❤

Yo, Aes is the absolute GOAT, this dude is crazy and can hit some more approachable, goofy shit or some absolute mind melters. Best to always start with something digestable, this was a good one, as it's his take on hip-hop and mc's. I see a lot of recomendations so i won't try to duolicate wzcept to echo Rings as a must. Some other ones to ease into Aes. Fish Tales Kirby Long Legged Larry Minful Solutionism Holy Waterfall Gauze Whales (Hail Mary Melon) Aes is very unique in that you can't just dip a toe, he begs for a deeo dive but some people don't vibe to be fair. His entire catalog is like a journey through his life, with each project orienting around a particular thesis. If you dug this it's time to be ahipted. Subbed

I've been a huge fan of Aes for over 25 years so i've watched him develop from the underground up to being the marquee signing on the Rhymesayers label. For anyone just discovering him i always suggest working through his discography backwards as his later stuff is way more accessible than his earlier word-heavy, condensed stuff. Lupe Fiasco did a really good dissection of Aes' style and comparing it to a Jackson Pollock painting that looks like mess (or sounds like noise) until you begin looking at individual parts. Anyway, check out some of his storytelling songs like TV on 10, Acid King, Blood Sandwich, Aggressive Steven or Get Out The Car for a real spotlight on what i feel is his greatest skill. Cheers! 🍻

I don't think anyone in the comments have mentioned it if you guys didnt' catch it, but Aesop is on the label Atmosphere cofounded, Rhymesayers. Another amazing artist to check out from their crew is Brother Ali - I'd recommend Uncle Sam Goddamn if you don't mind a political song.

Aesop Rock - Rings, this is what you need to react guys)

Aesop been that dude … well before asap Rocky

I was late to hearing Aes, first heard him on Run the Numbers, a collab with El-p. One of the finest lyricists no doubt.

Aes Rock is not for the casual listener. You have to actually think about what he’s saying and that hurts him in the mainstream. In this track he mentions “an occupation popular with demons and ducks”. He’s saying he’s a demon, not a duck which is a prey animal that spends its time in the main stream. For a person who is interested in deeper meanings in an artist’s lyricism Aes is the goat. The more you dig and the more you familiarize yourself with his body of work the more you pull from his tracks. Even if you were already heavily familiar with a track you’ll find more depth as you decipher other songs. Also, he produced this record (as well as tons of other stuff) in full. Hence “Don’t need no help” etc.

BRO OMFG THEY FINALLY DID IT

he has met Aesop Rocky, oddly enough. Zero Dark Thorty or Pigs tho if u wanna delve into his lyrical genuis or if you wanna have fun there's Kirby or literally anything by Prof, he's on Aesops label (Rhymesayers)

That sample is from an old song in the 80s by this mc girl Sweet tee called smooth tip i think.

Dig the vibe, love the artist. Instant sub. I must insist you ignore all these other people that didn't suggest that you start at "Rings" with Ase tho. Going in too deep too fast on his dense material turns most people around because they are absolutely not ready and cant hear it yet.

"all by my self" sample is from "Sweet Tee - On The Smooth Tip" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNV2iNJ3z7-vmHU.html

Aes predates the ASAP crew. His name is from Aesop's fables

Aes writes like he has an english degree and I love him for it. all of Rhymesayers is HUGE, I recommend checking out their entire label!

Aesop came before rocky lol, he's up there with DOOM as one of the best 'technical lyricist'

the sample is on the smooth tip by sweet tee

Oh these cats gonna learn today... Aes is without a doubt the greatest lyricist. It's not even close. You just need to study to get on his level. Man is decades ahead of everyone.

Asap rocky can’t hold a candle to Aesop rocks flame. He’s fire spittin dragon of a rapper

davincis hands and pissie pants is a crazy rhyme

More Aesop Rock please, New album coming out. Music video out for new single mindful solutionism

Aesop new song Mindful Solutionism

This song got me to sub. I'm a card-carrying, Aeshole. He has so many songs that are amazing. I'd check out Jumping Coffin, though. It's a killer.

More Aes Please ❤ His newest single 'Mindful Solutionism' is fantastic!

Sweet Tee - On The Smooth Tip is the sample your looking for

Aesop is soo nasty! Please keep diving into him!

Hell a good playlist is just his discography. Skelethon was the first album of his I bought, specifically because of Cycles to Gehenna and Fryerstarter, both i recommend looking into.

Found you guys through your Akala reactions, would love to see you go down this rabbit hole with Aesop or similar artists like Eyedea, Kristoff Krane or Sadistik.

My guys. If you like this check out the uncluded. They will blow your mind. And aesop is in that group as well

Aesop Rock was way before Mr Aesop Rocky and his talent is not just in another league, I am sure they're not even paying the same sport... 😂

The GOAT. Hands down. In lyricism, cadence, and beats. His Hail Mary Mallon and The Uncluded work is solid too. Or Lice with Homeboy Sandman. Its all fire. Tracks to check out: Lice - Ask Anyone, Hail Mary Mallon - Dollywood, Aesop Rock - Tomorrow Morning, The Uncluded - Bats, El-P - Run the Numbers. Anything Aes is fire.

ASAP Rock is my favorite. Listen to his first album music for earthworms

Aes uses more unique words per song than any other top rated lyrically prolific emcee

'play on asap rocky' hurt my soul more than i care to admit

You guys probably already figured this out but that sample is Sweet Tee!

Do more Aesop please!

And also if you wanna go back too the very start of uk grime you must listen too choong family - adrenaline. Turned the notification button on dont make it too long ❤❤❤