Aesop Rock - Jumping Coffin (Official Video)

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  • Опубліковано 17 тра 2021
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    VIDEO CREDITS:
    Director: Rob Shaw
    Executive Creative Director: Jason Bacon
    Executive Producer: Tsui Ling Toomer
    Producer: Robert D’Esposito
    Animation Directors: John Summerson & Dermot Lynskey
    Production Company: Little-Giant
    Based on filming by: Michael McCloud
    Skateboarding by: Emile Laurent, Enzo Kurmaskie, Anthony Del Togno Armanasco, and Silas Baxter-Neal
    LYRICS:
    I’m a slow burn, crawl around the road work, something from the other side clawing at the known world, cough up all your cookies with the autumn air incarnate, he all-city by the time your eyes adjusted to the darkness, in parts uncharted, always found the corners cozy, you can send your fastest riders, I return the horses lonely, controller, the locals only note the lucky charms and army jacket, when your addy’s in the heart of thar be dragons, I know, no solicitors, waves away his visitors, from 10 minutes in front of a tainted energy signature, still bullseye-ing womp rats from the scenic route, sugar in his coffee like a seance in the tv room, the cheek swab came back half-amazing, half of what he make end up on his lab apron, if quieter than most, I’m mostly mastering the science of, keeping one’s composure while the limbic system’s lighting up.
    Some try to combat any kind of odd force trying to make contact, nah, let it in, let it in, Some try stonewall any kind of woo-woo trying to make a phone call, nah, let it in, let it in.
    Ring around the revenant, let it in, said he wasn’t ready yet, he never left the Etch-a-Sketch, stuck around for more than just a parlor trick or flickering fluorescents, had a couple still to visit with a million pressing questions like - Where were you the night of? What are you traversing earth in spite of? How are you adjusting to the triumph? I’m asking for a friend who caught a loss and never surfaced, simply curled up in his cubby, shutting down the central nervous, look, float up into urgent care, a checkerboard of blurry squares, flowers in the lobby shrivel back into the earthenware, humans in the lobby holding crosses up, I understand the caution but, some of you just wanna see the coffin jump, until the coffin jump, then it’s what I call a punk, didn’t even get to where he coughing blood and talk in tongues, not to mention once you hassle the horde, it doesn’t matter how much furniture you stack at the door, yea.
    Hand drawn map, cross over, cross back, calling from the flight deck, I collect dog tags, tall grass, asphalt, or salt-flat, it’s all jazz, like an alphabet to Saul Bass, bratty to the basic anatomy of a death stare, passing through the old Manhattan, ectoplasm everywhere, pack a second teddy bear, I’m headed for the panic, take a second for some bacon, take his head off when in transit, I don’t co-exist, I don’t exist, even J.C. miss him with the loaves and fish, you feel dementia getting closer like the devil getting over, now his antennas are roaming for radio terra nova, going “ksht! Ksht! Sir, I think we’ve got a signal, it’s fuzzy, but they’re playing one that wasn’t from the hymnal,” I’m a faint scent of sulfur, I’m the source of the ooze, I’m security tape of a glowing orb in the room, sup.
    #AesopRock #JumpingCoffin #SpiritWorldFieldGuide

КОМЕНТАРІ • 1,2 тис.

  • @tatoarg9508
    @tatoarg9508 3 роки тому +2037

    I really hope Aes is happy with life. His work enriches us. Masterful, meaningful, real, dope music. A rapper for all seasons.

    • @shadcovert1160
      @shadcovert1160 3 роки тому +32

      Well said, my friend. Very well said.

    • @djadelaney
      @djadelaney 3 роки тому +102

      He has a kitten, he's gotta be at least a little happy

    • @pilotpetrov3855
      @pilotpetrov3855 3 роки тому +48

      Telling by his lyrics he is well aware of "happiness" being a very shallow goal for life.
      Other than that I totally agree :)

    • @erichart2756
      @erichart2756 3 роки тому +8

      Damn sneak diss to j Cole bro... Sick of the poor concepts being celebrated more than the good ones

    • @pilotpetrov3855
      @pilotpetrov3855 3 роки тому +65

      It's just that as far as I can tell happiness won't sustain you through the inevitable tragedies of life. It's shattered in the very first moment a catastrophe hits you.
      It won't get your ass up after your father died so you can help plan the funeral and so that other people can rely on you.
      It's just an emotional state. Appropriate to feel at times, inappropriate to feel at other times in your life.
      If you are constantly in a state of happiness (hypothetically) nothing is ever gonna effect you deeply enough so that you yourself become deep. And life without depth is by definition shallow and meaningless.
      So I think you should strive instead for meaning, not happiness.
      The difference between both is comparable to the difference between elevator music and a Mozart symphony. The symphony is by no means happier than the jingle in the elevator, quite the contrary, but it's richer, it justifies itself more, it's deeper. And I think that's the right analogy for life. Not happiness, but meaning and depth.
      These thoughts resonated with me a couple of years ago when I was at a dark place and I find them to be fundamentally true ever since, maybe they'll do the same for you. If not, ok. Take it or leave it, I guess.

  • @Corrupted-file
    @Corrupted-file 3 роки тому +1270

    I can’t believe how long Aesop’s been droppin’ quality.
    I’m so old.

    • @0oidiedinatimemachineo024
      @0oidiedinatimemachineo024 3 роки тому +37

      I swear to god dude is one of the FEW rappers who doesn't fall off with age but in many ways gets better lol I mean I can't think of much rappers I was listening to in high school 20 years ago who are STILL making dope albums (there is like El P and a couple others too). A lot of rappers become lazy and don't sound hungry the older they get.

    • @idyllB3NT
      @idyllB3NT 3 роки тому +3

      He's prolly older

    • @mrmoran0077
      @mrmoran0077 3 роки тому +13

      He's definitely one of a rare few that has yet to drop a stinker which is remarkable when you consider how much he's given us so far

    • @Corrupted-file
      @Corrupted-file 3 роки тому +9

      @@0oidiedinatimemachineo024
      Exactly, it’s really rare…specifically without “selling out”. It’s strange that I’ve met heads that have never even heard him, and then I think….perfect, let’s keep it that way.

    • @Corrupted-file
      @Corrupted-file 3 роки тому +11

      @@idyllB3NT
      I got 5 years on Aes…I’m hopin’ he’s still dropping stuff when I’m usin’ a walker. 🤘🏼

  • @tenacejenkins7053
    @tenacejenkins7053 3 роки тому +731

    " u can send your fastest riders I'll return the horses lonely "
    ( The air this man exhales is all bars )

    • @SuperSaiyanB
      @SuperSaiyanB 3 роки тому +16

      That bar was cold blooded!🔥

    • @thecjwolfpack
      @thecjwolfpack 3 роки тому +18

      Legit. I'm convinced he has a disorder that forces him to rap compulsively lol

    • @switchemcee3775
      @switchemcee3775 3 роки тому +40

      “Where were you the night of..? What are you traversing earth in spite of..? How are you adjusting to the triumph..?”
      ...unreal...

    • @mast3rNate
      @mast3rNate 3 роки тому +32

      “i’m asking for a friend who caught a lost and never surfaced, simply curled up in his cubby shutting down the central nervous” SHEEsh

    • @richbanks911
      @richbanks911 3 роки тому +9

      'I don't even really like horses'

  • @dipthongthathongthongthong9691
    @dipthongthathongthongthong9691 3 роки тому +681

    “Underrated” is a word tossed around casually. This rapper that rapper... but Aesop has been a pioneer and an elite emcee for 25 yrs and is definitely under-appreciated and underrated! Salute!

    • @alinrosu4751
      @alinrosu4751 3 роки тому +4

      Definitely. For some reason your comment reminds me of Aes with El-p - we're faimous. Aes tho' is God Tier, always nr 1 in my heart

    • @craig205
      @craig205 3 роки тому +14

      While I do agree Aesop is very under appreciated, I wouldn't really say underrated.

    • @francisnorthwood7862
      @francisnorthwood7862 3 роки тому +3

      if he wasnt rapping over the same ol style of beat with the same ol flow it would be more interesting

    • @craig205
      @craig205 3 роки тому

      @@francisnorthwood7862 yeah i kinda wish he would change his flow at time to time, but his regular one is great

    • @jeffree6925
      @jeffree6925 3 роки тому +2

      Agreed, include black thought in that category too tho

  • @justinhiles2222
    @justinhiles2222 Рік тому +37

    'Skateboarding rotoscoped skeletons' even *sounds* like a bar from an Aes track.

  • @garystinnett8321
    @garystinnett8321 3 роки тому +230

    "Not to mention once you hassle the horde, it doesn't matter how much furniture you stack at the door."

    • @salsashark4133
      @salsashark4133 3 роки тому +10

      Might be my favorite line in the song

    • @garystinnett8321
      @garystinnett8321 3 роки тому +10

      @@salsashark4133 for sure. I catch a new line or meaning on each play. Aes is an alien.

    • @TopNotchCrotch
      @TopNotchCrotch 3 роки тому +14

      @@garystinnett8321 Aes IS an alien. Anybody moved his dresser to figure out what those symbols mean yet?

    • @garystinnett8321
      @garystinnett8321 3 роки тому +4

      @@TopNotchCrotch doubt it. It most likely takes a portal shift, only made possible by reading his lyrics, backwards, in an undisclosed dead languge. Even then, you probably don't come back to report the findings.😳

    • @AnimusBehemoth
      @AnimusBehemoth 3 роки тому +2

      @@TopNotchCrotch I would attach the translation to this comment, but the tech support for tragedy's emphatically horrendous

  • @steinthor
    @steinthor 3 роки тому +137

    *Tsch* *Tsch* "Sir, I think we've got a signal! It's fuzzy, but they're playing one that wasn't from the hymnal." really hits on that line from Lotta Years: *"These kids are running wild, I'm still recovering from church".

    • @Vernoberno
      @Vernoberno 3 роки тому +18

      I love how “I don’t coexist, I don’t exist - even JC miss him with the loaves and fish” makes me throw all the way back to Holy Smokes

  • @guthrielindquist1
    @guthrielindquist1 3 роки тому +264

    “Half of what he makin end up on his lab apron.” For some reason that bar reminds me so much of something DOOM would say

  • @cantoncanton1013
    @cantoncanton1013 Рік тому +52

    This dude is untouchable. My god he’s so fucking complex and poetic. This is art. Flawless

    • @baronmind954
      @baronmind954 Рік тому

      Really hoping some of yall Rhymesayers and especially Aes's fans are willing to take some time out to check out my work and see if you'd tune in for the long run....

  • @TheBigAEC
    @TheBigAEC 3 роки тому +44

    What a fucking banger.

  • @midnighteagle8907
    @midnighteagle8907 Рік тому +26

    One of the final bosses of rap

  • @benkaden1322
    @benkaden1322 3 роки тому +91

    "It's all jazz like an alphabet to Saul Bass".. gives me vertigo.

    • @huntedgatherer6493
      @huntedgatherer6493 3 роки тому +7

      I read this as he said it in the song. Shit was slick af, I’m pretty stoned

    • @BoyGeorgiaX
      @BoyGeorgiaX 3 роки тому +2

      So good

  • @edgarraul9138
    @edgarraul9138 3 роки тому +167

    Aesop´s streak is so great and consistent, it´s awe-inspiring.
    But you already knew that.

    • @jacknathaniel5203
      @jacknathaniel5203 3 роки тому +2

      I most certainly did, but it bears repeating.

    • @abdoonyt9049
      @abdoonyt9049 3 роки тому +2

      He has one of my favourite consistency in hiphop. Its like he literally can't make bad music. His weakest albums are still good, he's never had one weak album imo.

    • @baronmind954
      @baronmind954 Рік тому

      @@abdoonyt9049 that's the mark of a truly dope artist... aiming for the same... y'all tune in for the upcoming wave- very distinctly inspired by Rhymesayers 🙏

  • @00repz00
    @00repz00 3 роки тому +268

    "I'm mostly master in the science of keeping one's composure while the limbic system's lighting up"
    Aes never fails to say the most relatable things in the most elaborate ways.

    • @tanukistrider6541
      @tanukistrider6541 3 роки тому +5

      I found this line really empowering/relatable too.

    • @graybirdynamnam
      @graybirdynamnam 3 роки тому +2

      not a native speaker here. could you explain what it means?

    • @tanukistrider6541
      @tanukistrider6541 3 роки тому +16

      @@graybirdynamnam The limbic system is a part of our brain. It controls many things, but I believe he's referring to it's relation to panic and anxiety, and the ability to keep yourself together in these moments.

    • @ichibi87
      @ichibi87 3 роки тому +13

      echoes the
      "Over the crowd it was, 'Yo, what's up?'
      Under his breath it was, "Holy fuck"
      ...gotta love Aes way with words.

    • @rotisserieprotocol3582
      @rotisserieprotocol3582 3 роки тому +5

      @@ichibi87 That line always stood out to me too, then again Boot Soup's whole chorus sticks out to me so take that as you will.

  • @lysergicjimmy69
    @lysergicjimmy69 3 роки тому +148

    I'm still listening to this album. Combing over every word learning something new every single time.

    • @gyozakeynsianism
      @gyozakeynsianism 3 роки тому +17

      Like every one of his albums, the first listen is: "Huh, interesting. But it's not "
      38th listen is: "WTF this is easily his best ever."
      Can't stop listening. I have planned my headphone purchases around this album.

    • @sumwonkool
      @sumwonkool 3 роки тому +4

      @@gyozakeynsianism headphone purchases indeed!

    • @sumwonkool
      @sumwonkool 3 роки тому

      @Damon Odell same here

    • @XXXXX8
      @XXXXX8 3 роки тому +4

      I tripped to it and had a blast.

    • @rotisserieprotocol3582
      @rotisserieprotocol3582 3 роки тому +2

      Same, and in doing so, I've learned the entirety to like 5 or 6 songs now lol

  • @RozenBridge
    @RozenBridge 3 роки тому +55

    ".. mastering the science of.. keeping ones composure while the limbic systems lighting up."
    One of my favorite lines ever said by a human being.

    • @kkeithf
      @kkeithf 3 роки тому +3

      I picture someone about to rip some dmt saying 'here we go!'

    • @yuvrajpundir3713
      @yuvrajpundir3713 3 роки тому +1

      What is limbic system?

    • @koshfrey9724
      @koshfrey9724 2 роки тому +1

      @@kkeithf shit I picture me slipping into amphetamine psychosis and then going ahhh nah I'm cool emotionallym
      That's sweat and heavy breathing. Got barely anything to do with my feelings

    • @Phearsum
      @Phearsum 2 роки тому +3

      @@yuvrajpundir3713 The limbic system is the part of the brain involved in our behavioural and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviours we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.
      Aes is essentially saying he's learning how to remain calm when every single instinct in his body is telling him to attack or run away.

    • @joedanero5360
      @joedanero5360 2 місяці тому

      The line is a preach on many different problems. Hunger...you don't think right when your hungry or trying to get food to eat.
      Pregnancy....When broke and some of the best highlights are getting some. You might be inclined to be in there too long.
      Education.... you're starving and in school. basic needs ain't met... shit home life. the streets just to get out of the home are also a mess. emotions out of control in class...think hangry.
      There's more scenarios, but the jist is that it takes a lot of time for an individual to understand that there's a line of wisdom that needs to get crossed....and at the same time society in general is opposed to outbursts by individuals in any of these situations.
      So, it turns into a science navigating society as to not piss that society off while you are personally learning these life lessons on your own after you react in ways unacceptable to the society you live in.

  • @TheUltimateVoid
    @TheUltimateVoid 3 роки тому +79

    Aesop is a national treasure

    • @basementmadetapes
      @basementmadetapes 3 роки тому +5

      An international one too

    • @FlintFandango
      @FlintFandango 3 роки тому +3

      He´s a treasure - let´s agree on that, gentlemen.

    • @daleladouceur1222
      @daleladouceur1222 3 роки тому +2

      I was gonna say “global treasure” but yeah, a treasure nonetheless.

    • @30secondvideos91
      @30secondvideos91 3 роки тому +2

      A universal treasure

    • @HanoiHustler
      @HanoiHustler 2 роки тому +3

      Should be poet laureate ever year.

  • @-user_redacted-
    @-user_redacted- 3 роки тому +55

    We already knew the song was a phenom, but yo can we appreciate the animation? They nailed the Aes' mannerisms so well I'd recognize it was him even without sound. I love it.

    • @GarrettPaimon
      @GarrettPaimon 3 роки тому +3

      It’s Mo-Cap

    • @whobitmyname
      @whobitmyname 3 роки тому +3

      @@GarrettPaimon Technically it's a filter... you can tell when the black on his hands passes in front of him at different points. Mo-cap would have probably produced a "nothing but a skeleton" effect.

  • @Kybroma
    @Kybroma 3 роки тому +110

    Been listening to Aes since I was a kid in High School... I'm in my 30s now, and I still get hyped out of my mind to see new music from Aesop Rock. What a masterful dude. He just keeps getting better with age.

    • @_Jake.From.Statefarm_
      @_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 3 роки тому +4

      Same 35 here been on it since 2000

    • @davidstanley9543
      @davidstanley9543 2 роки тому +1

      That's crazy, I'm 36 and discovered him like 5 years ago. I kinda knew who he was through Def Jux back in the 2000's but didn't actually listen. He's dope as fuck.

  • @robertmetz8607
    @robertmetz8607 3 роки тому +40

    The imagery is just amazing, I don't know if he watches all the movies I relate his lines to or the video games, but the final line "I'm security tape of a glowing orb in a room" really makes me think of Control the video game. It's so insane how he can write so many elaborate songs faster than artists can have a squadron write them a corny bop.

  • @talkingwhite
    @talkingwhite 3 роки тому +138

    My "friends" from high school use to think I was so weird for listening to aes but he still makes some of the best rap music several years later and they're no longer my friends. Thanks aes 👍

  • @connorsmith1005
    @connorsmith1005 3 роки тому +206

    SKATEBOARDING SKELETONS IS THE MOST HIP HOP IT GETS

    • @jorgeo1492
      @jorgeo1492 3 роки тому +2

      Geez thats cringey

    • @seymourglass26
      @seymourglass26 3 роки тому +14

      You spelled "punk" a really weird way.

    • @goodfractalspoker7179
      @goodfractalspoker7179 3 роки тому +5

      Except the Black people who created hip hop didn’t skateboard, but I can tell you’re white saying something like that.

    • @PrimalConflict
      @PrimalConflict 3 роки тому +1

      @@goodfractalspoker7179 i wouldn't say my race neither saying anything offensive [ if did I didn't mean it] just saying that just for someone's comment and thought doesn't mean its cringe

    • @PrimalConflict
      @PrimalConflict 3 роки тому

      @@goodfractalspoker7179 yeah I guess I agree then

  • @SavraOCE
    @SavraOCE 3 роки тому +40

    One of my favourite tracks from the album, great to see an accompanying video. Knocked it out of the park on this one.

  • @austinrobinson8154
    @austinrobinson8154 3 роки тому +101

    Truly the most under appreciated lyricist in the game.... It makes me upset when I go off on how awesome aesop rock is and no one knows who he is

    • @whobitmyname
      @whobitmyname 3 роки тому +20

      Or even worse, when they say "oh A$AP Rocky, I love him!" 😤😤😤😤

    • @austinrobinson8154
      @austinrobinson8154 3 роки тому +3

      @@whobitmyname the uncultured swine 😂

    • @Respect2theFallen
      @Respect2theFallen 3 роки тому +9

      @@whobitmyname I fuckin hate that so much man. It's funny that they actually met up and were cool with eachoter though. I'd hate for a mainstream artist to bite my name and steal a bunch of shine.

    • @hoagielamp6543
      @hoagielamp6543 2 роки тому +5

      I have enough trouble getting people into MF DOOM, I couldn't imagine trying to get the assholes around me interested in Aes. Thank you for fighting the good fight!

    • @lukesteltenpool8878
      @lukesteltenpool8878 2 роки тому +4

      @@hoagielamp6543 Respect, homie. Keep pushing those intricacies.
      R.I.P Metal Fingers ❤

  • @briancostello3035
    @briancostello3035 3 роки тому +9

    Not underrated.
    Not overrated.
    Only Aesop.
    Rock on.

  • @stickfigurehero
    @stickfigurehero 3 роки тому +46

    I'm really bothered by how many people still sleep on Aesop.
    How many years must a man make it rain molten bars before he gets his due respect?

    • @conornutt
      @conornutt 3 роки тому +8

      The answer my friend is blowing in the total corporate monopoly of all media and the intellectual suicide of humanity.(Everybody sing along!)

    • @whobitmyname
      @whobitmyname 3 роки тому +6

      What really kills me is that the mainsteam industry (not a typo) has also spat out another (far lesser) artist with a confusingly similar name over the years, and even people who might go looking for Aesop material on a recommend will unwittingly land on A$AP and wonder what the hell is so special about him. Makes me wanna puke.

    • @ronnier5349
      @ronnier5349 3 роки тому +7

      I just found this. All about this now!

    • @whobitmyname
      @whobitmyname 3 роки тому +2

      @@ronnier5349 right on, that sincerely warms my heart.

    • @beri4138
      @beri4138 3 роки тому +2

      The real reason is that your average joe can't understand Aesop's lyrics. Sometimes I can't either.

  • @colemanfly3268
    @colemanfly3268 3 роки тому +13

    HE SNAPPED 🔥 2:00 hits a nasty flow

  • @lucacundo
    @lucacundo 3 роки тому +15

    I've been down in the dumps. This just changed my whole mindset

  • @James.5703
    @James.5703 3 роки тому +36

    The gesticulations of Aes are so discernible, even when he's a skele.

    • @Bulborb1
      @Bulborb1 Рік тому +1

      yeah lolol im like is that Aes???

  • @Seth-jn2yq
    @Seth-jn2yq 3 роки тому +222

    How has no one mentioned the animation yet, i literally can't tell if it's all hand animated or if it's all a really impressive filter but either way smooth af

    • @Corrupted-file
      @Corrupted-file 3 роки тому +21

      Right? Supper fluid.

    • @ChaoticGoodDeeds
      @ChaoticGoodDeeds 3 роки тому +56

      Aes credits from Insta: Motion capture animation- animated by John Summerson and Dermot Lynskey, directed by Rob Shaw, footage shot by Michael McCloud.

    • @12yearoldscotch
      @12yearoldscotch 3 роки тому +36

      Rotoscoping?

    • @sethen132
      @sethen132 3 роки тому +3

      Ah fellow seth! Yoooo

    • @SadtheImpaling
      @SadtheImpaling 3 роки тому +48

      Probably filmed live from the spirit world.

  • @JoshkatMetalPunk
    @JoshkatMetalPunk 3 роки тому +8

    I'm a simple metalhead. I see a new Aesop Rock video, I hit like faster than a lightning.

  • @scmansfield90
    @scmansfield90 3 роки тому +10

    A voice and talent that will transcend through music history...
    Aes saves lives. I hope he is happy and healthy. Wherever he is

  • @gman9750
    @gman9750 3 роки тому +58

    I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm a slow burn, crawl around the road work
    Something from the other side clawing at the known world
    Cough up all your cookies with the autumn air incarnate
    He all-city by the time your eyes adjusted to the darkness
    In parts uncharted, always find the corners cozy
    You can send your fastest riders, I return the horses lonely
    Controller, the locals only note the lucky charms and army jacket
    When your addy's in the heart of thar be dragons, I know
    No solicitors, waves away his visitors
    From ten minutes in front of a tainted energy signature
    Still bullseyeing womp rats from the scenic route
    Sugar in his coffee like a seance in the TV room
    The cheek swab came back half-amazing
    Half of what he make end up on his lab apron
    If quieter than most, I'm mostly mastering the science of
    Keeping one's composure while the limbic system's lighting up
    Some try to combat any kind of odd force tryna make contact, nah
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in
    Some try to stonewall any kind of woo-woo tryna make a phone call, nah
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in (what's that?)
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in
    Ring around the revenant, let it in
    Said he wasn't ready yet, he never left the Etch-a-Sketch
    Stuck around for more than just a parlor trick or flickering fluorescents
    Had a couple still to visit with a million pressing questions
    Like, where you the night of?
    What are you traversing Earth in spite of?
    How are you adjusting to the triumph?
    I'm asking for a friend who caught a loss and never surfaced
    Simply curled up in his cubby, shutting down the central nervous
    Look, float up into urgent care, a checkerboard of blurry squares
    Flowers in the lobby shrivel back into the earthenware
    Humans in the lobby holding crosses up
    I understand the caution but
    Some of you just wanna see the coffin jump
    Until the coffin jump, then it's what I call a punk
    Didn't even get to where he coughing blood and talk in tongues
    Not to mention, once you hassle the hoard
    It doesn't matter how much furniture you stack at the door, yeah
    Some try to combat any kind of odd force tryna make contact, nah
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in
    Some try to stonewall any kind of woo-woo tryna make a phone call, nah
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in (what's that?)
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in
    Let it in, let it in
    Hand-drawn map cross over, cross back
    Calling from the flight deck, I collect dog tags
    Tall grass, asphalt, or salt flat
    It's all jazz like an alphabet to Saul Bass
    Bratty to the basic anatomy of a death stare
    Passing through the old Manhattan, ectoplasm everywhere
    Pack a second teddy bear, I'm headed for the panic
    Take a second for some bacon, take his head off when in transit
    I don't coexist, I don't exist
    Even J.C. miss him with the loaves and fish
    You feel dementia getting closer like the devil getting over
    Now his antennas are roaming for radio terra nova
    Going, "Ksh, ksh, sir, I think we've got a signal
    It's fuzzy, but they're playing one that wasn't from the hymnal"
    I'm a faint scent of sulfur, I'm the source of the ooze
    I'm security tape of a glowing orb in a room, 'sup?

    • @wasteddruid914
      @wasteddruid914 3 роки тому +3

      The lyrics are literally in the description my guy.

    • @mostdope2536
      @mostdope2536 2 роки тому +2

      @@wasteddruid914 the lyrics are literally

    • @adamfarr8211
      @adamfarr8211 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you

  • @pe10437
    @pe10437 2 роки тому +4

    "But the buzzards that burgle the worms know nothing of mercy." One of his coldest bars

  • @mmo9345
    @mmo9345 3 роки тому +57

    BEST rapper of all TIME !!! Flying over everybody's head.

    • @erickakcarlson7142
      @erickakcarlson7142 3 роки тому +6

      Anybody with an attention span would know this but it seems less and less nowadays

    • @theherbpuffer
      @theherbpuffer 3 роки тому

      Explain.

    • @thatsenoughreally4609
      @thatsenoughreally4609 3 роки тому +2

      No shit right...!!!

    • @mmo9345
      @mmo9345 3 роки тому +4

      @@theherbpuffer just repeat the song a 100 times so you can understand

    • @J-D-P
      @J-D-P 3 роки тому

      Kool Keith is yes.

  • @pietroaretino6390
    @pietroaretino6390 2 роки тому +2

    I'm 31, been following Aesop since I was 13. Ace turned on the heat and its never gone down a single degrees.

  • @hxctalent
    @hxctalent 3 роки тому +5

    "...quieter than most, i'm mostly mastering the science of..." that pause is so perfection to the ear

  • @jackcravford8744
    @jackcravford8744 Рік тому +4

    His taste for unique sounding beats, that have retro futuristic edge is unmatched. Each track has literally its own colors, beats, layers and all kinds of cool noises. Not only that Aesop can display endless flexibility with his words, but the beats are doing really dope sound gymnastics.

  • @erictaylor5863
    @erictaylor5863 18 днів тому +1

    This man is probably the greatest rapper ever and no one ever puts him in the conversation. Ikr why.

  • @digitalomen2013
    @digitalomen2013 3 роки тому +12

    "Send your fastest riders I'll return the horses lonely"
    He really is a dons wordsmith

  • @Notmyrealnameanymore
    @Notmyrealnameanymore 11 місяців тому +3

    We need to work the algorithm for Aesop rock!! He keep work his algorithms for us!!!

  • @porkyorcy1715
    @porkyorcy1715 3 роки тому +8

    The imagery in the lyrics is literally insane

  • @steverice7546
    @steverice7546 Рік тому +6

    Every time I hear/see a new Aesop Rock tune, I feel like “where the fuck was I when he dropped this miracle”. Makes me think I messed up by not being there from the start. Guy is a fucking genius.

  • @blaqshiep4920
    @blaqshiep4920 2 роки тому +3

    Best track out right now

  • @BarunChandaHere
    @BarunChandaHere 3 роки тому +11

    fucked up day at work. just got off and saw this. shit really helps. thanks for the snow cone aes.

  • @justanobody9609
    @justanobody9609 2 роки тому +3

    “Just remember when you hassle the horde it won’t matter how much furniture, you stack at the door”🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ChaoticGoodDeeds
    @ChaoticGoodDeeds 3 роки тому +12

    Aesop Rock always delivers.

  • @YourPalHDee
    @YourPalHDee 10 місяців тому +1

    Imagine being blessed with the coolest voice in HipHop, then God goes "Yeah, I'm also gonna make you the greatest lyricist in human history".

  • @BoneHeadBrick
    @BoneHeadBrick 3 роки тому +5

    It's incredible how he's been making music for almost 25 years and still manages to drop dope songs like these

  • @josephvickrey5396
    @josephvickrey5396 3 роки тому +7

    I have nothing really substantial to comment. I just love this dude, he is the first hip hop artist I really got into. 20ish years later he is still top tier.

  • @Parasyte1010
    @Parasyte1010 Рік тому +2

    I'm getting old and haven't checked up on Aes in at least 5 years, Holy fucking shit. Bro you are immortal

  • @dimjougnoway
    @dimjougnoway Рік тому +2

    This is Aesop Rock's best work if you ask me and I've been listening since Daylight.

  • @andrewschetrompf6941
    @andrewschetrompf6941 3 роки тому +12

    Aes has an unparalleled longevity with delivering such next level, high quality, thought provoking hip-hop. Truly a one of a kind gem for the underground.

  • @firinne
    @firinne 9 місяців тому +4

    This song is 2 years old and still regularly lifts my armhair.

  • @dhoffnun
    @dhoffnun 3 роки тому +8

    Gah this man started out amazing more than 20 years ago and he just keeps getting MORE DOPE

  • @morandalec3869
    @morandalec3869 3 роки тому +10

    Im happy to have been alive during the existence of the GOATS of HipHop and Lyricism.
    Much love Aesop
    God Bless
    RIP MFDoom
    Appreciate yall giving the proceeds from those 3,000 record sales to his family
    Much respect 💯

  • @ReverendTed
    @ReverendTed 3 роки тому +14

    I love how you can scroll down through the UA-cam comments and find just about each line of the song has been quoted by someone as being worthy of note.
    There is no whitespace in Aesop Rock lyrics.

    • @zeterzero4356
      @zeterzero4356 3 роки тому +1

      The song starts. The song ends. Constant content in between.

  • @jonathanwilson4791
    @jonathanwilson4791 Рік тому +3

    This song is a way of life.

  • @dylanpollard890
    @dylanpollard890 Рік тому +2

    Everybody focuses on how killer his lyrics and lyrical style are - but his instrumentals are fucking DOPE 🤘

  • @thellama3239
    @thellama3239 3 роки тому +10

    “Where were you the night of? What are you traversing earth in spite of? How are you adjusting to the triumph?”

    • @OsirisDesire
      @OsirisDesire 3 роки тому +3

      This line hits hard every single time

    • @jeremyd.1527
      @jeremyd.1527 3 роки тому +3

      I rewound it like 4 times to keep hearing this one line

  • @fltchr4449
    @fltchr4449 3 роки тому +4

    "... if quieter than most, I’m mostly mastering the science of, keeping one’s composure while the limbic system’s lighting up.
    Some try to combat any kind of odd force trying to make contact, nah, let it in, let it in..." You sound like a Greek philosopher.

  • @adamthe1stborn234
    @adamthe1stborn234 3 роки тому +4

    Aes been my fav rapper for years now. Main reason i keep trying this rap shit. Lyrics are so mind boggling sometimes only way to figure shit out is on repeat

    • @CrankySuturis
      @CrankySuturis Рік тому

      You're trying rap? shit I believe in you dude

  • @scudazzle
    @scudazzle Рік тому +2

    'Basic Cable' was the first track I heard of his. I was blown away so I ganked the CD from my homeboy, took it home and played it on repeat for the better part of a week. I was never the same! I eventually gave it back...

  • @mrjoe27
    @mrjoe27 3 роки тому +6

    This album is a masterpiece

  • @lowtemp9053
    @lowtemp9053 3 роки тому +8

    I'm so glad I found Aesop. My life is better because of him.

    • @whobitmyname
      @whobitmyname 3 роки тому

      I wish more people could see this comment.

  • @dpMosaic
    @dpMosaic 3 роки тому +3

    I always return back to Aesop Rock, because the moment I stop understanding what he's saying in his songs is the moment I know I've gone the wrong direction in my life. Aesop Rock re centers me 💛🤲

  • @azed1685
    @azed1685 Рік тому +3

    this level of lyricism is ethereal

  • @brandtsweet7374
    @brandtsweet7374 3 роки тому +5

    Aseop, thank you sir for making everyday slightly more enjoyable

  • @psychrockvinyl
    @psychrockvinyl 3 роки тому +7

    The way the animated skeleton moves just like aesop is crazy! One of my fav songs for the lyrics And the beat is perfection

    • @na-dm6jb
      @na-dm6jb 3 роки тому +2

      Most likely a green screen of sorts.

    • @ronaldogutierrez8807
      @ronaldogutierrez8807 3 роки тому +2

      @@na-dm6jb yea like Motion Capture, the shit they use in videogames now lol

    • @nicholaspeters9919
      @nicholaspeters9919 2 роки тому +1

      Rotoscoping if I had to guess

  • @30secondvideos91
    @30secondvideos91 3 роки тому +4

    We need to protect this man at all costs

  • @Liquid_Truth
    @Liquid_Truth 8 місяців тому +2

    Still dropping some of my fav tracks ever! It never ceases to amaze me that we are witnessing a legend flourish.

  • @foxyreads
    @foxyreads Рік тому +3

    that beat is mystical 🥴

  • @plarto96
    @plarto96 2 роки тому +4

    I love how even though you can't see him, you can tell its aes rotoscoped under the skeleton rapping from just his movements and mannerisms

  • @krmulliger
    @krmulliger 3 роки тому +5

    Love the details in the video. Jeremy Fish is, has been, and always will be an inspiration, as with Aesop.

    • @jordondaleysahn
      @jordondaleysahn 3 роки тому +1

      Agree with the statements, completely, but I should note that Jeremy Fish didn't have anything to do with this one 😉

    • @krmulliger
      @krmulliger 3 роки тому

      @@jordondaleysahn no way, the pink bunnies references caught me off guard! Thanks for the heads up; I’ll have to look into the artists on this, then!

  • @Bigaloa
    @Bigaloa 3 роки тому +25

    Aes is f*cking King 🔥

  • @PiquedFlow
    @PiquedFlow 3 роки тому +7

    This is the album banger!

  • @LIT_FUSED
    @LIT_FUSED Рік тому +3

    Man ace is so talented! Still doing it hard and unbelievable for soo soo long!! He is definitely unique and rare. Iv been a fan since I was 18 I’m 38 now!! Just goes to show how good he is! He will have your mind thinking. And head spinning 😵‍💫 with those intelligent words!

  • @MexterDorgan123
    @MexterDorgan123 3 роки тому +4

    Been almost 10 years since I discovered Aesop. After None Shall Pass, I think...
    This is possibly my favourite track he's released since then.
    Absolute genius!

  • @JCImageInc.
    @JCImageInc. 3 роки тому +2

    Rhymesayers full of crown jewels, make all other labels look like fools.

  • @briannowdesha3986
    @briannowdesha3986 2 роки тому +1

    I love how he says all this stuff that means other stuff and if you dont know what it means you just get lost. A true American Icon in the muzak industry. Sir Aesop Rock.

  • @nathengrim5041
    @nathengrim5041 3 роки тому +3

    The flow, the lyrics, the transition. Idk how my speakers not burning down my house rn 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @50hertzproductions93
    @50hertzproductions93 3 роки тому +3

    Every time they drop a new Aesop I listen to it like 10 times in a row. I love how you have to process it

  • @mowglig9382
    @mowglig9382 2 роки тому +1

    “I’m a slow burn, crawl around the roadwork, something from the other side clawing at the know world.”

  • @corvuslight
    @corvuslight 3 роки тому +2

    mastery is it's own reward, clearly shown mind blown...
    i can feel it riding my limbic like a buttered biscuit

  • @jaredwood2311
    @jaredwood2311 3 роки тому +17

    Aes is that buddy that can call at midnight on a Tuesday and say he's swinging through.

  • @Giggysan
    @Giggysan 3 роки тому +4

    Boney Hawk shredding the gnar

  • @bodybagism1
    @bodybagism1 11 місяців тому +1

    The auto generated closed captions for this video are surprisingly accurate. I feel like it's a testament to how clean Aes is

  • @comedyzombie
    @comedyzombie 3 роки тому +1

    Aes... Thank you for blessing us once again with your light.

  • @jackblackatu
    @jackblackatu 3 роки тому +6

    His flow is unorthadox but its full of meaning

  • @madviking2195
    @madviking2195 3 роки тому +4

    I gotta wonder if they used motion capture because if not the animator really captured his mannerisms while he's rapping to the camera very well. HE IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE. he makes us smarter.

    • @whobitmyname
      @whobitmyname 3 роки тому +1

      Not mo-cap, but definitely filtered live footage.

  • @MrNoWaya
    @MrNoWaya 2 роки тому +1

    The line "Sir I think we've got a signal, it's fuzzy but they're playing one that wasn't from the hymnal." perfectly encapsulates my spiritual experiences. It's kinda chilling actually, how close to home this hits.

  • @dflint6633
    @dflint6633 2 роки тому +2

    Damn Aesop is the longest running thing that hasn't disappointment me in my life.

  • @underscore3122
    @underscore3122 Рік тому +17

    I answer all my phone calls because of this song. family, friends, debt collectors, work. Let it in let it in.

    • @lorib360
      @lorib360 10 місяців тому +2

      Just make sure to answer the woo-woo ones!

  • @QuentinKarentino
    @QuentinKarentino 3 роки тому +3

    how many masterpieces can this man create?

  • @psillycybin4740
    @psillycybin4740 Рік тому +1

    "Still bullseyeing womprats from the scenic route"...I was just watching the OG star wars (new Hope) and Luke says he used to bullseye womprats from his speeder....I knew Aes has the power of the force.

  • @headChingon
    @headChingon 3 роки тому +2

    He's timeless. It's ethereal.

  • @covanb6948
    @covanb6948 3 роки тому +3

    The music videos for aes's songs are always the best.

  • @HeartlessInTheLight
    @HeartlessInTheLight 3 роки тому +3

    The legend! One of my favorite tracks from an album of bangers!

  • @scatteredstars80AD
    @scatteredstars80AD Рік тому +1

    After 20 years, he's still the illest.

  • @kevinholloway3240
    @kevinholloway3240 3 роки тому +1

    All Aes does is elevate the game. Can't ask for anything more. Top 5 dead or alive.