So this song is actually part of a mini story inside this album. Part one is him sitting in his car outside a therapist. That one is called Get Out Of The Car. This one is him in the therapist. The therapist says"I don't know, maybe get a kitten" in the next song, Kirby, so the song is all bout his cat, Kirby. Dude thinks different.

My favorite artist of all time right here! Dude's pen game is on a whole other level! And he's been rocking the mic since the 90s. And to answer your question: yes! He is still making music! Just just dropped an album like 6 months ago

The Impossible Kid is for sure the best place to start

“My ‘in case of emergency’ is in the daisies chasing birds” His in case of emergency is his cat “I’m climbing up the stucco, let’s get to the seppuku” Seppuku is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment. What do you do when you go to your shrink? You spill your guts

Aesop released the ITS album a few months ago, it’s top draw as well 👍 There is a video of someone breaking down the lyrics to None Shall Pass which gives a great example of his use of metaphor and cultural references to tell a story, not to mention his breadth of vocabulary. However….in his artistic split from Kimya Dawson, she made some interesting remarks on the tools he uses to construct verse…

This is the album. Made me a lifelong fan. Impossible Kid. Just start at the beginning and goooo. Maybe watch Lupe's impromptu lecture on what any hiphop fan should study Aes.

Every song on this album " The Impossible Kid" is really good. This song is about him at his psychiatrist office. It's part of a 3 set of songs. The theme of the album is "In some ways it’s about my endless and often impossible quest to just feel OK-with myself, with the world, with my place, with my life, my relationships, my art, my impact, if any. It’s the impossible quest for happiness and satisfaction. I kind of also think it can refer to generally being stubborn, someone who won’t budge within the creative process." He moved into an isolated barn to make the album. Lupe Fiasco has a 40 min video on the tube about why Aes is the best, he also has a short where he raps "Supercell" acapella.

He’s still making music! Dropped a track with Brother Ali and Casual today actually.

My first introduction to Aesop was the Tony hawk pro skater 4 soundtrack lmao been a fan ever since!

Everything this man has done is fire. It's worth checking out the Labour Days album, old but pure gold. No Regrets is a masterpiece of storytelling, Daylight is an anthem and Everything else is an epic vibey metaphor heavy leftist grumble. Your brain will hurt after though and it requires repeat listening to decipher. Impossible Kid is dope obviously and None Shall Pass is another masterpiece. The bonus track Pigs at the end of None Shall Pass is darkly funny af. Garbology is a great remix album collaborating with Blockhead who is just the perfect producer for Aes. Malibu Ken isn't the greatest beat-wise for me but is still a brilliant album. Integrated Tech Solutions dropped recently and he hasn't fallen off at all, still top tier creativity, wordcraft beats and flows You basically can't go wrong, dive into the best back catalogue in Indie Rap!

the beautiful thing about Aesop is that the more you listen to him, the easier it becomes to decipher his cryptic bars. A lot of the time he's not saying anything too complicated, he's just using some unique visual metaphors to paint a picture. Little fuckers fighting, mother hiding in her hulu. I'm climbing up the stucco, let's get to the Seppuku. Utto. The image of an exhausted, distracted mother of two kids fighting in the doctor's office waiting room. The whole scenario is driving him crazy; "driving him up the walls" or up the stucco cement walls of the office. Seppuku is a form of taking one's own life that was considered honorable among the feudal Japanese samurai class. Traditionally, the act consisted of stabbing oneself in the abdomen with a short sword to ensure a slow and agonizing death. A hyperbolic metaphor for how therapy can feel as you "pay up to filet yourself and others in the name of help" Ya'll have only scratched the surface but that's why Aes' is so beloved by his listeners. He has such a unique way with langauge and visual metaphors. He's one of a kind.

Aes is definitely still making music, 2-3 albums in the last 4 years and constantly dropping hints on IG stories. Produces his own shit too. Almost 50 and only getting better! 👏 Love seeing these reactions 🤣👍

Great reaction. As far as I’m concerned, AES is the GOAT. Produces his own music and is a visual artist as well.

The Impossible Kid is my favorite Aes album of all time. I'm still unpacking Integrated Tech Solutions so we'll see where that ends up. If I were to recommend some Aesop Rock vinyl it would have to be Bazooka Tooth. Because Aes produced those beats almost solely himself, and the overall sound of the album I feel was designed specifically for vinyl. Whereas The Impossible Kid feels really digital.

The first verse is him filling out his information, first name, address, ect for his appointment.

He said "skip to the suppuku"... i.e., literally spilling your guts.

That is the album art. Personally I think the impossible kid is his best work. I have TIK and his 2 most recent LPS on wax, and I play impossible kid the most out of them.

I knew yall would love this one! Thanks for the upload! 🔥🔥 -Josh

"Im climbing up the stucco, let's get to the seppuku" Seppuku being the way samurai commit suicide after doing something dishonorable or whatever, stabbing themselves through the abdomen whatnot

You guys need to go down an Aesop rabbit hole. There’s so much there

One of my favorite songs, and one of my favorite beers.... I think we'd get along just fine in real life...

Aesop dropped a new album back in November! It's called Integrated Tech Solutions!

FYI... all the stuff from rhymesayers; if it is Atmosphere or Aesop or any of the others. Their Vinyl is the absolute cream of the crop. The coolest shit in my 2k plus record collections is Rhymesayers artists limited release vinyl. Even the not limited is always AMAZING.

impossible kid is great front to back, Spirit world field guide is great too and the new one Integrated Texh Solutions is also 🔥

Lil Wayne ft Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine - Russian Roulette

You’re gonna be amazed at the album art. Mine came with a gigantic poster of the album art and the detail is ridiculous

Daveed Diggs Tweeted once “Aesop Rock been my favorite rapper forever” or something like that.

The first verse is his thought process while filling out the information. (My first name, My last name, In in case of emergency, employed by, etc), second is him waiting to see the therapist, and last is his struggles with him. People have mentioned it's a 3 part segment which it is.. But one of his top viewed songs is also one of his best off this album called Rings. It's about being an Artist and not sticking with it and the feeling of regrets associated with it. (Later he dropped a single called Rogue Wave where it shows all the art he's been doing as of recent and it's incredible)

MY PERSONAL TOP 5 AES ALBUMS IN NO ORDER: Skelethon ITS Impossible Kid Bazooka Tooth Malibu Ken

Aesop Rock is still releasing new material and it's all mindblowing. For me though, his best solo album is 'Skelethon' ('ZZZ Top', 'Tetra', 'Zero Dark Thirty', 'Racing Stripes', 'Crows' parts 1 & 2, 'Fryerstarter' - all fire. Also, check out 'Lice' - his project with Homeboy Sandman - particularly 'So Strange' or 'Katz'. Great reaction, btw!!!

I know TIK is a great album but I still think None Shall Pass is the album to start with. It perfectly marries his old style with the new sound that has evolved over time - it's an A+ album!

its extremely cool to watch someone else other than yourself fall for the seppuku line with the sudoku visual in real time other than yourself

"let's get to the seppuku"

honestly given recent events, I'd be curious to see what a Aesop/Kendrick teamup would look like 'cuz clearly Kendrick can rap any style, and Aesop can rap any subject, and both men are rapping 'cuz it's fun for them. it'd be interesting

The album art for The Impossible Kid was done by Alex Pardee. He's an amazing artist. He did a Monster MLB line for TOPPS and I believe he also did a new series of Garbage Pale Kids art as well.

Anyone who has ever had to deal with the bureaucracy of healthcare while struggling with depression or other mental illness(shocker: you aren't really in any condition to do all that shit) knows exactly what this song is all about. So much of Aesops output on this album and the adjacent ones is him mining some really rough years he had where he drifted out of touch with his local scene and his friends there and became really depressed, didn't take good care of himself etc. I think he's doing better these days, at least somewhat better, but there's no doubt that his psychological issues have held his career back - in the late 90s and through most of the 2000s he was someone a lot of people expected to become a superstar.

Some mandatory classics from Aes: Klutz, Rings, Dorks.

Hell yes!! One of my faves from Aes!! Love watching you guys experience his incredible work. Lets do this!!

I swear this dude is top 3 when it comes to range of vocabulary. I have to learn words sometimes because of his raps lol

As someone else suggested definitely try a more “freestyle” type track where Aes just goes off for 3 minutes without stopping like “Untouchable” or the non album singles “Rogue Wave” and “Klutz”

Aesop absolutely consistently makes music.

Dudes, check out Untouchable AR version, it’s Aes on a Pusha T beat. Shows his braggadocio style a bit more.

You can't go wrong with anything off the albums Float or Labor Days. Both older albums, but some of my favorites.

You should totally check out pizza alley it's one of my favorite Aesop tracks, it's still a couple years old but still a little more recent.

"I'm Burger meeting (burger meat, and) purple pills...) Burger from Revenge of the Nerds used to come into my 1st job, Whole Foods(Hillcrest, S.D.), like 3 times a week, sporting the Cojack trenchcoat.

climbing up the succo , lets get ready for Seppuku. Seppuku is a form of taking one's own life that was considered honourable among the feudal Japanese samurai class.

Aesop has been consistently making music for like 25 years and has not stopped or halted till this day. His last album was like a year ago?

His beats are what he wants! Just enjoy

ITS for the storytelling. Like Aggressive Steven. Spirit Field Guide for the production. Malibu Ken for something different. There is a lot of material besides. I think my favorite all time album of his is an old one - Float, but it's weird because I'm not really a Blockhead fan, and he did all the production in it.

Aesop is as active as ever!!!!! You should check out his latest album ITS - Integrated Tech Solutions *ITS is not a cult* 😂

Aesop will not only rap about unorthodox subjects, he paints pictures with a completely unique color palette. The art he creates is so divergent from the norm that you have to take a second glance, even when his phrasing is clear as day. Never mind when he’s taking his metaphors four layers deep. And since The Impossible Kid, he also released Malibu Ken, Spirit Word Field Guide, Garbology, and ITS. Never mind his older discography

I GOT THIS SHIT ON VINYL AND IT SOUNDS DIVINE!!!! GET HIS LATEST ALBUM "INTEGRATED TECH SOLUTUIONS"

Appleseed is great. None Shall Pass is great. Freedom Finger is great. Spirit World Field Guide might be his best. His newest album that dropped last year, Integrated Tech Solutions is great. Pretty much his whole catelog is great. His work on Lice with Sandman is great and his colab with Kimya Dawson, known as The Uncluded is also great. Whole catelog: GREATNESS!

Newest album is " Integrated Tech Solutions" it's absolutely amazing. Y'all need to do a reaction from this album, tracks: Mindful Solutions Goose Down Living Curfew Black Snow Bermuda They are all Banger's, whole album Just a few of the greats. Keep up the excellent work, new subscriber here 👊💯

Aesop had an album out late last year that's insane, if you want a beautiful storytelling track form it I recommend vititus. If you want something a little more lyrically dense Id recommend All City Nerve Map, and if you want something more lighthearted Id recommend Time Moves Differantly Here. Also All of his releases have a vinyl

if you are enjoying aesop rock, you will love the hip hop duo he is on with rob sonic called "hail mary mallon". both have the same writing and rapping style and they bring their a-game on a joint titled "kiln". p.s. dope to see, people using nice hifiman headohones while listening to ill shit.

Hey be sure and check out Aes and Tobacco's "Malibu Ken." The beats are crazy, the flow matches. Great reaction!

Raekwon ft Lil Wayne - My Corner

yes pleaseeee this album

he just came out with an album in november and there was one before in 2018

Maybe react to Pizza Alley off of Spirit World Field Guide. Those are probably his most intense and intricate beats. FYI, he does almost exclusively his own beats. Except for his collaborations with Blockhead, like Pumpkin Seeds ft Lupe Fiasco

he came out with a album last year it is so good

So, Impossible Kid is probably the most easily digestible of his work. None Shall Pass may be the most dense. ITS is a blast. Garbology with Blockhead and Malibu Ken with TOBACCO have got some absolute heat on them (Jazz Hands, That is not a Wizard, Tuesday, Corn Maze). One thing you'll learn listening to him more is that he references his own shit all the time, so the more you listen the more you will catch. One of the last lines of this track "Preservation is a doozy" is a reference to something he did. Google "Preservation Aesop Rock." 😊 Aes is still making music all the time, and he has worked with some names in the game. Keep diving.

The absolute goat. Keep going.

Different is good when it's got skillz to know kill

YES!!!! Also check Pumpkin Seeds w/Aesop and Lupe

Y'all seriously gotta listen to Wu-Tang Clan - Preservation (ft. Aesop Rock and Del the Funky Homosapien) Legendary beat, and verses from 2 of the best emcees oat

A collab between Aes and Em would be a dream for me, as it would bring my rap listening career full circle. I ventured into hip-hop via Eminem, and after 20 years I've settled on Aesop. But I dunno if Eminem would give him the exposure, and risk his ''best white rapper'' status, or if Aesop would be interested in reaching such a large market. MTV tried to sell the guy commercially, but none of his tracks makes me think he vibed with that idea. Well, maybe _Take a titty out,_ but that one's a heavy outlier.

THANK YOUUU! 'Lazy Eye' next please

Aes is still making music to this day! You gotta check out the spirit world field guide album

You should react to Preservation, its a collab between him and Del the Funky Homosapien. It's what Aes is referencing at the end of this track when he says "Preservation is a doozy". Or react to Tuesday or Difficult. Those are some of Aesop's best more modern songs since in this video you were wondering if he was still doing rapping. Though Tuesday is much older than Difficult.

Gopher guts, it really is the one

Fast Cars Danger Fire and Knives

Do his newest album, Integrated Tech Solution (2023)

aseop rock has the "largest vocab" in rap. over RZA, the collective of wutang, and eminem.

There is no one doing it better.

yall are multiple albums behind.... impossible kid 2016 (where you are). spirit guide 2020 tech solutions 2023. anyways i heard overcast by atmosphere is sick. jokes a side i love it and it goes hard even though its super old.

I'd give you some more recommendations, but there are honestly too many to list here. Nearly every Aes track is a timeless classic that should be studied by any serious fan of hip hop or writing in general. But alas, he almost never gets the credit he deserves. It's like he said in Klutz, "I've been ignored for longer than you've been interested."

Check out old school Aesop as well he has been making music since 97

Bro Aesop on the BOB beat by Outkast would be nutty

Daylight/nightlight

Just react to this whole album, its considered one if not the best if his albums. The impossible kid!

Hail Mary Mallon. Garfield.

Aesop is another level. You have to hear his new album I.T.S and do a review of the track “Black Snow” the fucking production on the track is Gold let alone his lyrical content! The transition of the beat half way through!!!! No words man just check it out!

I still need that reaction to Cludder by JID 🎊

@0:44 "He's a rapper's rapper" FO REAL THO! other 'otha' mc's like Lupe Fiasco & Daylyt both openly say Aesop is better than them & MC's should study aesop. lupe did like a 45 minute video about it. it's how i found Lupe

Cole and drake done a trak again hit it up

omfg you aint heard kyanite toothpick??? oh snap

More Aes!!!!

Listen to Aesop rock 9-5 anthem from the album labor days

bussdriver for some more lyricism

Both wearing Hifiman Aryas sheeesh

No disrespect but i just listened to clipping - no one is safe and i dont understand why hes mentioned along side aesop rock tbh. They're nothing alike

I almost got in a fight trying to convince my roommate that aseop is better than em.....

Not gonna lie the way you played out the intro and paused it right before the words just to do your own intro is hella disrespectful.

Lol never David gigs. Ace is on some way different shit. These dudes are lame and mad corny

Check out some features with Aesop. It’s interesting to compare him there against a solo track like ones you’ve been put on to so far. Pumpkin seeds with Lupe fiasco Time capsule with illogic & vast aire Hologram with grouch, slug and blueprint Those are just a few features that come to mind there’s so many.

Gotta do Aesop Rock - Getaway Car

The only dude who I think may have a better pen game is beast 1333. Check out the songs lumeria or numbers to have your mind blown