Aesop Rock - Skelethon Album Stream

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  • Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
  • "Skelethon" now available
    iTunes: bit.ly/LguVzs
    Fifth Element: bit.ly/IHxmb9
    For those of you looking to decipher Aesop Rock's lyrical wordplay, remember full album lyrics come with every Deluxe Digital and Physical purchase.
    Track Listing;
    0:00 - Leisureforce
    4:43 - ZZZ TOP
    8:59 - Cycles To Gehenna
    13:00 - Zero Dark Thirty
    16:21 - Fryerstarter
    19:50 - Ruby '81
    22:23 - Crows 1
    26:43 - Crows 2
    29:13 - Racing Stripes
    32:36 - 1,000 O'clock
    36:35 - Homemade Mummy
    39:21 - Grace
    43:00 - Saturn Missiles
    46:37 - Tetra
    51:18 - Gopher Guts
    Watch "ZZZ Top": bit.ly/MDykLE
    Watch "Zero Dark Thirty": bit.ly/NejVDd
    Behind Skelethon: bit.ly/NgtHXE
    Connect with Aesop Rock on
    Twitter: bit.ly/9lbWiJ
    Facebook: on. UNPjiY
    Fifth Element: bit.ly/SEaZxh
    Rhymesayers: bit.ly/S2wqZe

КОМЕНТАРІ • 1 тис.

  • @frenchmontana961
    @frenchmontana961 7 років тому +160

    Everytime I hear Ruby '81, it brings a tear to my eye. Good dog.
    Edit: 6 years later, my dog died. It's pretty cheesy, but I listened to this

  • @mastergiegue8668
    @mastergiegue8668 8 років тому +64

    I remember it was a suffering hot summer, and I'm a winter person. The "good" time of year rolled around for me again, and it was that year's first snow, on a mellow hour of the evening, nonetheless. I had achieved my wheels back after not being able to afford a car for four years. Then I broke the ungodly 9 month long sober barrier. I took a nice cold cruise and rolled myself a giant. Then this "Fryerstarter" song broke into the speakers and I reflected about how I had just landed a secure job, had friends on my side, and how grateful I was about my new partner. I was instantly a child again and I felt as if everything bad in my life never happened. It was heaven on earth. Just me, the snow, the secluded shores of MD, and my victory.

    • @lavener020
      @lavener020 8 років тому +7

      +Master Giegue Man I hope I have that feeling someday.

    • @darrenbrennan7679
      @darrenbrennan7679 8 років тому +5

      +Master Giegue I'm feelin' you. Keep on moving ! Be well.

    • @Dwight_Lee
      @Dwight_Lee 8 років тому +2

      +Lav! Get a good head space and a healthy dose of mushrooms, you'll have it.

    • @bigolejr
      @bigolejr 5 років тому +2

      Wow, I fell in love with fryerstarter too. Winterperson living in MD. Small world.

  • @nowheredan27
    @nowheredan27 4 роки тому +126

    Cycles to Gehenna is one of the best rap tracks of all time.

    • @MissLydiaBro
      @MissLydiaBro 2 роки тому +2

      Hell yeah bruh.

    • @jamesoblivion
      @jamesoblivion 2 роки тому +6

      One of the best songs about motorcycles, too. Suck it, Steppenwolf!

    • @ataruparagon
      @ataruparagon 2 роки тому

      Heavily agree that song is very sentimental to me and my spiritual well being

    • @ataruparagon
      @ataruparagon 2 роки тому +2

      Actually that goes for skelethon in general

    • @zackkuehle8338
      @zackkuehle8338 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed. Zero Dark Thirty, also.

  • @jagrcantakeyou
    @jagrcantakeyou 10 років тому +111

    Literally everything Aesop does is amazing.

    • @jagrcantakeyou
      @jagrcantakeyou 9 років тому +2

      Check my mixtape bruh kay.

    • @jagrcantakeyou
      @jagrcantakeyou 9 років тому +3

      Check my mixtape bruh Honestly, I don't even know what that means. Should I have said something like "dis shyt reel as fuk" like you do on all those rap videos? Because I can try.

    • @susansoup
      @susansoup 5 років тому +6

      Except gokarting

    • @Sofiasaaaao
      @Sofiasaaaao 5 років тому +3

      @@susansoup hahahha

    • @zachglynn2792
      @zachglynn2792 4 роки тому +1

      I feel this is a testament to your comment.
      ua-cam.com/video/Ch2Xvp1YPyU/v-deo.html

  • @judasanthony8716
    @judasanthony8716 7 років тому +67

    I've been listening to Aesop since 2001.He is one of the greatest writers in the history of human pen dancing. The way he makes complex narratives suit perfectly to the drum and bass of the beat forms a beautiful paradox.Lovely disorder.

    • @Gundasonic
      @Gundasonic 2 роки тому +1

      Very true

    • @musaka2022
      @musaka2022 Рік тому

      He is a Hallmark card for schadenfreude, a Egyptian bowing to the Ptolemaic pharaoh, an inescapable smegma smell after a saturday night drinking turpentine and Jagermeister. Paradox though? Au contraire my uneducated friend, there is no dichotomy in perfection weaved. No opposition in war and peace. I see you are at the start of your journey, so I will not berate you. Please read more Brothers Grimm if you are confused.

  • @ricksanson5878
    @ricksanson5878 7 років тому +13

    skelethon, float, bazooka tooth, non shall pass, the impossible kid, every album is fucking amazing and will hit you hard with nostalgia upon returning to these albums a year later

  • @Velo.Muerto
    @Velo.Muerto 8 років тому +32

    This the best full album stream I've ever seen. The titles and counter should be standard.

  • @matthewpease9712
    @matthewpease9712 8 років тому +26

    I love how low budget all of Rhymesayers album streams are. Keeping things simple helps the listener focus on their deep lyrics. Keep up the great work guys!

  • @Dangerkraft
    @Dangerkraft 5 років тому +9

    Ruby '81 gives me goosebumps and tears

  • @rhymesayers
    @rhymesayers  12 років тому +9

    Good lookin' out!

  • @EzeICE
    @EzeICE 11 років тому +75

    this album feels like something important died screaming

    • @rr770
      @rr770 2 роки тому +2

      yes there died a lot in years, she wrote murder, but wanted to live

  • @NSXTACY420
    @NSXTACY420 4 роки тому +12

    Easily one of Aesop's best album IMO... it's just incredible. I wake up to this album every morning.

    • @lars6261
      @lars6261 3 роки тому +3

      Impossible kid, no regrets and none shall pass are amazing too though. The new spiritual guide one is great too, but not as great as skelethon + the first three mentioned

  • @fuckyeahlions
    @fuckyeahlions 9 років тому +28

    I still get chills everytime I listen to ruby, every fucking time. something about the momentum and buildup and obviously the story.

    • @hodgpodge13
      @hodgpodge13 9 років тому +4

      I feel the same way. Awe so.e

    • @larryfingers2111
      @larryfingers2111 9 років тому +4

      It's hauntingly perfect.

    • @jeremypastic9624
      @jeremypastic9624 9 років тому +5

      fuckyeahlions Man.. I heard that song in the background a few times, hearing parts of it, and always got an emotional 'tinge'.. One day I sat down, cranked the volume and read the lyrics to follow with the song.. and literally burst into tears afterwards, out of nowhere. The build...emotion.. and story are so powerful!

    • @smallvalleyproductions9103
      @smallvalleyproductions9103 2 роки тому +1

      Absolutely. The first time i heard it, one thing stood out to me.
      The ambient noise builds slowly through the entire song, right up till the end where it all drops, and the first time i listened to it, i was so entranced i didn't even notice the increase in volume and chaos until it was gone in an instant, and it absolutely moved me to tearing up, a Fantastic effect.

  • @StoneAgeBeatMaker651
    @StoneAgeBeatMaker651 6 років тому +14

    damn the ending of this album gets me every time, this has aged very well for me, Definitely a classic.

  • @plcskn
    @plcskn 2 роки тому +35

    Can’t quite believe this album will be 10 years old this July 😱 the summer this came out, my whole life changed and I can’t thank Aes enough for this record which continues to excite and inspire me still to this day.

    • @musaka2022
      @musaka2022 Рік тому +3

      My life changed when I first heard Aes too, I only wear booger green and brown to this day. Sometimes if I'm feeling frisky a baggy gray skull cap to match the five straggly gray hair protruding from my curled mustache.

    • @The_Dusk_Sage
      @The_Dusk_Sage Рік тому +1

      I listened to this on repeat for like 3 months when it came out lol

    • @good4gaby
      @good4gaby Рік тому

      @@musaka2022 frisky tisk tisk toe jammy jyzzed out jokes

    • @good4gaby
      @good4gaby Рік тому

      @@musaka2022 sometimes

    • @durere
      @durere 10 місяців тому +1

      @@The_Dusk_Sage try 3 years

  • @darrenbrennan7679
    @darrenbrennan7679 8 років тому +44

    Happy 40th to Aesop Rock !

  • @Asterisk_Stirstick
    @Asterisk_Stirstick 4 роки тому +34

    This album literally and figuratively saved my life. Aes is æpic.

  • @PrincipalProductions
    @PrincipalProductions 8 років тому +74

    Ruby '81 never fails to give me chills, holy shit.

    • @MiraLove
      @MiraLove 8 років тому +12

      only he can pull off suspense in a hip hop song

    • @crystalhenderson782
      @crystalhenderson782 7 років тому +5

      Agreed! My date of birth is 7/4/81, crazy!

    • @MentylBreakdown
      @MentylBreakdown 4 роки тому +6

      Dude every single time

    • @ju4408
      @ju4408 3 роки тому +8

      I think this song completely redefined what I am willing to call GREAT art anymore.
      Full roller-coaster ride from the opening tone swells... nostalgic familial comfort, to looming suspense, through sheer terror, to wet-eyed joyous relief at the words "good dog". Every time. It's like visual art for the ears. He took 2 minutes to do what Darren Aronofsky needed 90 minutes to build up to with "Pi" or "Requiem", but then landed it with a happy ending.
      Similarly (minus any happy ending), "Fumes" final line "no she didn't, yes she did" can hit me the same way sometimes.

    • @EdgarLUssery
      @EdgarLUssery 3 роки тому

      Ruby 81, fits the beginning where the kid in the red 31 lol looked like an 81 to me. some of those racers looked pretty clean on that track. did aesop knock that kid back into the lead?

  • @largehoman
    @largehoman 9 років тому +199

    I own this album but its so much better with gokarts that I end up here all the time.

  • @BoozertheArtist
    @BoozertheArtist 9 років тому +15

    AESOP ROCK STILL GREATEST OF ALL TIME

  • @thomasberg5717
    @thomasberg5717 9 років тому +73

    To me, Aes is doing what Roger Zelazny did for Science Fiction. The work is extremely advanced for the genre. Where they separated themselves from the pack is through the raw intelligence. I come back to their works, and always find something new.
    Aesop Rock is continuing to evolve Hip Hop into the literary lexicon.

    • @BoozertheArtist
      @BoozertheArtist 9 років тому +4

      Thomas Berg SHUT UP FOOL

    • @SilverHammer1
      @SilverHammer1 8 років тому +8

      +Super Saiyan Boozer Yeah quit sharing your thoughts! No free speech allowed! Listen to Tyler, drink your 40oz and shut up!

    • @jacobp7945
      @jacobp7945 8 років тому +2

      +SilverHammer1 way to take that in a foolish direction...

    • @hammypants
      @hammypants 8 років тому +2

      +Thomas Berg respectin that zelazny shoutout

    • @thomasberg5717
      @thomasberg5717 8 років тому +1

      24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai

  • @bernardososa3126
    @bernardososa3126 3 роки тому +6

    Almost 5 years listening to it and Cycles to Gehenna always hits different

  • @Wave000001
    @Wave000001 10 років тому +8

    The beat for Fryerstarter is so perfect

  • @haerfgvbag7050
    @haerfgvbag7050 2 роки тому +7

    I love to see music like this have 1 mil+ views on YT

  • @aliasjaymes
    @aliasjaymes 2 роки тому +3

    AESOP ROCK MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HEARD "LABOR DAYS" AND "FLOAT" BY SOME BEAUTIFUL ACCIDENT AT 16 TO STILL BE FOLLOWING THE JOURNEY OF THE HIS GROWTH AS AN ARTIST FOR 20 PLUS YEARS....THANK YOU SIR.

  • @fancylion6687
    @fancylion6687 4 роки тому +8

    Just caught the Camu namedrop in Racing Stripes and the song's meaning changes so suddenly.

  • @kellyrankin8844
    @kellyrankin8844 7 років тому +40

    He crushes almost every other rapper in the first 2 minutes on this album..still blows my mind

    • @DabbyMcFrAwgz420
      @DabbyMcFrAwgz420 7 років тому +3

      eyedea

    • @jenkkko
      @jenkkko 7 років тому +10

      Aes is honestly the most solid rapper I can think of today. Constant quality content, not a song I don't like. The Impossible Kid is an absolute masterpiece already. I remember when this album came out I played it non-stop for a whole fortnight and still blast it often to this day.

    • @kellyrankin8844
      @kellyrankin8844 7 років тому +3

      I know. I can't stop listening to this and the impossible kid. so good

    • @calebmauer1751
      @calebmauer1751 7 років тому +9

      Then he lets them go.

    • @kellyrankin8844
      @kellyrankin8844 7 років тому +1

      I see what you did there

  • @geraldwiseman6189
    @geraldwiseman6189 10 років тому +17

    I know he's been making music for a LOOONG time, but I only first found out about and started listening to Aes in 2008 when someone at my high school passed away in a car accident. Following his death, I checked out his MySpace page (popular at the time) and he had Aesop's "None Shall Pass" as his profile song. Immediately fell in love with Aes then, but after the release of Skelethon I'm convinced he's the greatest rapper alive. Whether it's flow, lyrical content, or production, his all around style is fresh and vibrant. I've listened to this record so many times I've memorized nearly all of the lyrics to every song on this LP and I still come back for more. So, so, so good. I can't wait for his newest full album.

  • @cosmicmelon9305
    @cosmicmelon9305 9 років тому +71

    Im confused. With people like Aesop Rock spitting hot fire, why is it that people like drake, bobby smurda, and 2 chains still have careers?

    • @MrSmudge15
      @MrSmudge15 9 років тому +6

      They appeal to more people.

    • @cosmicmelon9305
      @cosmicmelon9305 9 років тому +14

      That Guy i forgot people have no true taste in music anymore.

    • @MrSmudge15
      @MrSmudge15 9 років тому +29

      cosmicmelon Just because they like something different doesn't mean they have no taste, just different taste

    • @cosmicmelon9305
      @cosmicmelon9305 9 років тому +7

      That Guy which i don't mind, but when people claim they are the best and no one comes close, that's when i feel like the ego bubble needs to be popped and that they need to be critically reviewed.

    • @biffjackson97
      @biffjackson97 9 років тому +12

      Because all the mainstream artist found the Illuminati secrets in Excel.

  • @l_i_n_t
    @l_i_n_t Рік тому +6

    Crazy this was ten years ago, still a daily play for me

  • @natasreth
    @natasreth 9 років тому +12

    Took a long time to get here, but I'm glad I did. Getting to the core meaning of Ace's songs is like getting through a dense tropical forest with a butter knife. That shits hard work. But when you do, on the other side is Shangri-La.

  • @EnigmaticElement
    @EnigmaticElement 12 років тому +18

    Ace Rizzle is so damn on point with this album.
    Hip Hop Album of the year.

    • @acsmith1771
      @acsmith1771 3 роки тому +7

      I know you're still way back in 2012, but he only goes uphill from here! (lol)

  • @TheCondorjc
    @TheCondorjc 8 років тому +6

    So much dopeness in 5 til 1, Aesop Rock's albums have a personality/flavor of their own. He's a real breath of fresh air.

  • @funknotik
    @funknotik 9 років тому +34

    Greatest poet of our time. Strait up strait the fuck up! Somebody get this man a Nobel prize.

    • @trevorcory678
      @trevorcory678 9 років тому +8

      yes!

    • @its419got1minute
      @its419got1minute 9 років тому +2

      Check out Graves33 u might like his style also.

    • @aBIGdeadHEAD
      @aBIGdeadHEAD 9 років тому +1

      Trevor Cory
      yes! ricky

    • @vinny5638
      @vinny5638 9 років тому +3

      ***** Since when is telling someone to stop putting Hiphop artists on a pedestal a display of my own ego? Look at all the comments on this page, a good 45% act like Aes is some Demigod because he can make dope music. I love Aes, and own everything he's ever released. All i'm saying is you shouldn't dickride someone to the point you think they should win prizes people who revolutionize existence get just for making some good music.
      Perhaps you should note the differences between "Dope track" and "OMG SUCH A POET PLS GET A NOBEL PRIZE!!!11"

    • @funknotik
      @funknotik 9 років тому +7

      Check my mixtape bruh Aesop Rock is the poet Laureate of his time! There is a nobel prize for literature which he will win in two years. I'm writing it again and there's nothing you can do!!! TROLOLOLOLOL He is the best emcee alive today. P.S. I hope it pisses you off and raises your blood pressure slightly.

  • @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself
    @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Рік тому +30

    This man speaks more words on one album than many people do in their whole lives.

  • @InstantlyDiscredited
    @InstantlyDiscredited 12 років тому +6

    I am honored to say i now own this amazing piece of art. Thankyou Aes, Thankyou RSE. You've made me a very happy man. Not for the first, or last time.

  • @divinefallfromgrace
    @divinefallfromgrace 2 роки тому +10

    Only 2 lyricists in the entire history of my life seem to have a special window they use to access the deepest, murkiest, blackest parts of my soul. One is Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt. The other is this man. Props. 😔💜

    • @musaka2022
      @musaka2022 Рік тому

      GG Allin and Aesop top 2 lyricists

    • @djfizer4849
      @djfizer4849 9 місяців тому

      added "Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt" to listening/hip(ped) list. thanks!

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 9 місяців тому

      @@djfizer4849 Careful dudo, Opeth are a completely different vibe to Aes, but Mikael's songwriting/lyrics hit home hard for me.

  • @HotTeaAndAnarchy
    @HotTeaAndAnarchy 11 років тому +8

    You sir are a master of words.
    I like you.

  • @AlphabetOG
    @AlphabetOG 11 років тому +4

    I have listened to every song, since this album came out atleast four times a day, and I STILL haven't got tired of any of it. Aesop Rock, I effin' love you.

  • @MrKillerswamp
    @MrKillerswamp 10 років тому +10

    EL-P is in my top 3 rappers off all time and the only rapper who comes close to EL-P with deep lyrics and weird flow is aesop rock.

  • @coconut11man
    @coconut11man 10 років тому +13

    nice aesop knocked this one out the park. one of the few artists that got better with age

  • @rockkiller124
    @rockkiller124 9 років тому +14

    One of the greatest albums of its genre, holy fuck dude....

    • @BoozertheArtist
      @BoozertheArtist 9 років тому +2

      rockkiller124 actually its greatest

    • @PrimalConflict
      @PrimalConflict 2 роки тому +1

      @@BoozertheArtist what about impossible kid?

  • @elmyradetrolio981
    @elmyradetrolio981 23 дні тому +1

    This is such a fire album. Even better on that crunchy Vinyl. Absolutely timeless. Who's still here listening?

  • @greagandev
    @greagandev 10 років тому +10

    Such a great album.

  • @adamlawson1834
    @adamlawson1834 3 роки тому +3

    Been coming back to this for yearssss. Easily one of my favourite albums

  • @Yes.Its.
    @Yes.Its. 4 роки тому +5

    Insanely good album

  • @crapmonkey343
    @crapmonkey343 10 років тому +53

    Aesop grows on you, the more you listen the more you will tune into his genius lyrics, though you'll probably only give him a chance for his incredible flow if you aren't a fan of decrypting music. After a while you start tuning into the connections and understanding the song bit by bit, line by line, untill you can begin to patch the lines together. At first it sounds completely random, but they are not random, i assure you.
    I'm a complex rapper as well and i can't get anywhere close to his vocabulary. Concerning written rap, no one can touch Aesop Rock lyrical and flow wise.

    • @tcaw8813
      @tcaw8813 5 років тому +5

      "I'm a complex rapper as well" lol
      A modest rapper too eh?

    • @Wabungus2
      @Wabungus2 4 роки тому

      -COLOMBIANCHANNEL-TM It’s a UA-cam comment, not a fucking essay.

    • @fireprooof101
      @fireprooof101 2 роки тому +1

      @@tcaw8813 LOL had to let everyone know hahahah

  • @stepchild6066
    @stepchild6066 8 років тому +5

    Absolutely love this album.

  • @veritasaequitas1722
    @veritasaequitas1722 7 років тому +6

    The Impossible Kid is such a fantastic album. So much so, that I completely forgot how wonderful this album is, regardless of how much time I spent with it in the past. For pure lyrics, I would have to say I much prefer this album over Impossible Kid. However, Impossible Kid feels like a much more complete and focused album. I highly enjoy watching and hearing Aes develop as an artist!

    • @Stay_ClassyYT
      @Stay_ClassyYT 2 роки тому +1

      Can't wait to listen Impossible Kid for the first tomorrow to hear how mostly everyone enjoyed that the most

  • @3rtolito
    @3rtolito 11 років тому +3

    Aesop Rock never disappoints me. Another masterpiece...

  • @corr1756
    @corr1756 12 років тому +2

    I love the way Rhymesayers is promoting this. I am 500% more likely to buy this album now that I've heard the whole thing in HD and they've made it easy for me to check out tour dates and the like. Music Promoters - THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT.

  • @ronark4933
    @ronark4933 7 років тому +108

    First time I encountered Aes, I didn't like hip-hop. I related it to "artists" like lil wayne or gucci mane. I thought hip-hop was some overly corrupt branch of the music industry, much like alt rock or pop, where "artists" didn't write their own music or lyrics.
    Aesop, the first time I listened to him, was very jarring. So much so that I didn't like it. (labor days). Then I checked out The impossible kid and I fucking loved it. I listened to that album exclusively for over a month. Day in, day out. Then I started listening to his earlier work like none shall pass and labor days, I still found it a bit jarring, but I kept on listening to it, cause I knew the dude had fucking talent.
    I guess this sort of music is like jazz, where as you really need to understand the art before you can appreciate it, let alone love it.
    Aes' music introduced me to a whole new spectrum of music, and I'll forever appreciate him for that. Keep at it, Aes. You're kind of a hero of mine.

    • @sembouwmeester9650
      @sembouwmeester9650 7 років тому +2

      Ronark if you Like the more abstract Side of hip hop you should check out mf doom the best Hip hop artist that ever lived in My opinion

    • @ronark4933
      @ronark4933 7 років тому +2

      I've checked out a few of his song, thought I couldn't tell you which).
      I liked what I heard, but I keep coming back to Aes. I tend to do that when I find music I really like. I'll check MF Doom again though.

    • @chris2856
      @chris2856 7 років тому +4

      listen to madvillianary it is a classic

    • @MichaelDavid413
      @MichaelDavid413 7 років тому +6

      Hey peace Aesop, man it's Chuck D, yo man, keep doing what you're doing man, keep rhyming through those walls.

    • @papalung420
      @papalung420 7 років тому +1

      DOPENESS

  • @RustyXXKnife1
    @RustyXXKnife1 12 років тому +5

    Jeez favorite track? I can pick about 6 of them that tie for first place in my opinion. Props to Aes on the beats. Best production I've heard in awhile.

  • @KingVirmire
    @KingVirmire 11 років тому +2

    The amazing thing about this album is that each song has a different tone/ meaning: Depressing, Funny, Introspection, Retrospective, Honesty, Apathy, Doubt, Guilt, Isolation, Exile, Nostalgia, Love, Compromise, Determination, Family, Understanding, Hate, and many more concepts and emotions. Aesop's realest album to this day. Great lyrics, great instrumentals. Great all around music. Truly a masterpiece... ♪♫♥

  • @kiltwearingcommando
    @kiltwearingcommando 9 років тому +80

    Who else wonders if this was actually Aesop driving?

    • @epiczeke7620
      @epiczeke7620 6 років тому +6

      If it isnt I’m gonna be incredibly dissapointed

    • @aaronb5580
      @aaronb5580 6 років тому +16

      This never even occurred to me but it's putting a huge fucking smile on my face seeing him have a blast lol. Dude deserves it. I aspire to be at his level of expression and authenticity.

  • @kellyrankin8844
    @kellyrankin8844 9 років тому +9

    This album is really good. I like all of his, but I feel like something extra special went into this one.

  • @NowhereBeats
    @NowhereBeats 7 років тому +7

    This is his best album in my opinion.
    Even better than Labour Days.

  • @mydogsnameislucy768
    @mydogsnameislucy768 6 років тому +1

    Ruby '81 gives me chills every time.

  • @MobtownJ-hw6uk
    @MobtownJ-hw6uk Місяць тому +1

    One of the only artists I have ever followed that got better with every album ..it's always the other way around, always...

  • @Wherzmymoney
    @Wherzmymoney 11 років тому +3

    This whole album is full of visuals. Greatness ensues when morning arises and this is eardrummin your brain.

  • @Nohbodiii
    @Nohbodiii 12 років тому +3

    Putting a full album on the internet probably seems like a crazy idea to some record companies. It worked for Rhymesayers, because after listening to it twice, I will be getting this album tomorrow.

  • @pablomontiel5645
    @pablomontiel5645 10 років тому +2

    zzz top is blowing my mind

  • @FLACKOJODYE93
    @FLACKOJODYE93 9 років тому +37

    Dumb rap is fun, intellectual lyrics are everlasting...

  • @illuminatidestroyerbear2231
    @illuminatidestroyerbear2231 6 років тому +4

    Aesop, simply put, could bury any rapper alive under bars of realness. He is a living legend.

  • @skatopolisii624
    @skatopolisii624 8 років тому +6

    ruby '81 fuckin gets me everytime, fuck. goosebumbs all overrr

  • @MrLongboarder18
    @MrLongboarder18 11 років тому +1

    One of the best outros on a modern album

  • @steinthor
    @steinthor 4 роки тому +3

    Underappreciated. Shared and bought. Doing what I can as a fan. This skill deserves nothing less than an awkward standing ovation.

  • @daviddavidson5523
    @daviddavidson5523 2 роки тому +3

    this is my favorite album ever produced.

  • @Robster-Craw
    @Robster-Craw 4 роки тому +7

    Ruby 81 always makes my eyes tear up even still. Dogs are just fuckin awesome!

  • @panda2621
    @panda2621 12 років тому +5

    I Love Aes his music has so much meaning and almsot every song is an awesome or touching story. Also big props to Rhymesayers for having enough love for their fans to release the whole album into a hour long video.

  • @lovehand9531
    @lovehand9531 Рік тому +2

    Gopher Guts is one of my favorite songs

  • @yannicktimon8856
    @yannicktimon8856 4 роки тому +3

    I'm so glad that this will soon hit 1 mil views.

  • @moesalamander7012
    @moesalamander7012 4 роки тому +9

    Wow. I forgot how incredibly dark this album is

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 2 роки тому +1

      It was the first Album after his BFF died, so I imagine his mood was pretty bleak. The song 'Get Out Of The Car' from 'The Impossible Kid' explains it well.

  • @bonemachine18
    @bonemachine18 12 років тому

    I can't express how grateful I am that Rhymesayers and Aesop decided to do this. I wasn't able to purchase it on the release date and Aesop is my favorite artist. Needless to say ill be picking this up when I cash my paycheck today. Thanks again.

  • @neerajschannel
    @neerajschannel 10 років тому +9

    this is the dopest thing ive heard

  • @jinz132497
    @jinz132497 12 років тому +28

    No I have dug very very deep in the underground and have found some great artists on the way such as Atmosphere, Brother Ali, El-P, P.O.S., and many many more. But Aesop Rock is underrated dude. Lyrically who can top Aesop??

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 2 роки тому +3

      You like King Crimson and Aes; kudos on your tas'. 😉

    • @musaka2022
      @musaka2022 Рік тому +1

      I also am racist and only listen Caucasoid

    • @VeniVizzleVici
      @VeniVizzleVici Рік тому

      @@musaka2022 Can't help that the top rapper's are white dudes. Or maybe it's just that white folks are more relatable to other white folks. Are you a simple person? Either way: what kind of loser says "Caucasoid"?

    • @musaka2022
      @musaka2022 Рік тому

      @@VeniVizzleVici You're Italian, then you shouldn't be offended by Caucasoid.

    • @coomfard5771
      @coomfard5771 Рік тому

      @@musaka2022 Based and Redpilled. Aesop is a Juden though, just something to keep in mind while listening. Ian Mathias Bavitz. In one of his songs he implies that Jesus’s death was laid at the feet of Pontius Pilot.

  • @lucidlullaby894
    @lucidlullaby894 2 роки тому +5

    I love that even after all these years I still remember the opening nursery rhyme to Crows 1
    _Little baby blue eyes eyes turn black_

  • @fookii99
    @fookii99 11 років тому +1

    Aesop Rock is truly a real hip hop artist. If you listen to his albums often, you will learn to love the differentiating and innovative instrumentals spread throughout his career, but thats just the first and easiest step.

  • @moorecaleb
    @moorecaleb 11 років тому +1

    The production on this speaks to me. Some of the best this year, not to mention an epic lyrical display.

  • @thebiggerreality18
    @thebiggerreality18 3 роки тому +4

    Still one of the best hiphop albums

  • @adrianrifkinrubin9588
    @adrianrifkinrubin9588 9 років тому +8

    Ace still spittin pure ether.

  • @henrychinaski2027
    @henrychinaski2027 3 роки тому +2

    dude's just tearing up this go-cart track!

  • @tonightwerideee
    @tonightwerideee 2 роки тому +2

    Can't belive I've had this on CD for 9 years

  • @tattooedwetback
    @tattooedwetback 12 років тому +3

    I've had my head buried in the underground scene for the last14 years, my friend. It's mind-boggling how much great music people have not heard.

  • @toursendeloya4991
    @toursendeloya4991 9 років тому +32

    aesop rock has this sound of nostalgia to me. like, i listen to him and i'm 17 again and thinking i'm invincible and the next napoleon bonaparte.

  • @Takticals
    @Takticals 7 років тому +2

    That last track though!

  • @dr_cojo5078
    @dr_cojo5078 3 місяці тому

    Man, i had no idea that gokart track was still operational 11 years ago, im having serious nostalgia currently, i appreciate the heck out of this existing and for its creation (the music and the sick live vid) ❤❤❤

  • @cyntelsince.8886
    @cyntelsince.8886 5 років тому +6

    he goes in on 1,000 oclock.
    "Today a thousand sea lions got up and left a pier
    They had successfully invaded and secured for 20 years
    Some said it was the food supply or shifting weather patterns
    Truthfully a whole community of scientists are baffled"
    I remember when that shit happened, people in SF thought the world was ending. lol

  • @elaztec.aztecca
    @elaztec.aztecca 4 роки тому +3

    New to the land of Aesop and his school of ah-ha moments but I gotta say I'm not typically a fan of hip hop etc but this dude is laying down some serious stream of consciousness and maybe its just me but this guy's a prophet. I'm just thrilled to be inundated with his material and how it makes me think. Amazed, really.

  • @penfold187
    @penfold187 12 років тому

    was just listening (for the third time, background music) and something caught my ear about Ruby '81. Backed it up, listened carefully... and got the biggest goosebumps from Aesop's presentation of that story! Re-God-damned-diculous talent.

  • @LicoriceLain
    @LicoriceLain 11 років тому +3

    Still just as amazing 4 months later.

  • @puzl3r_ttv
    @puzl3r_ttv 2 роки тому +6

    aesop describes every aspect of my life, as if the lyrics change to the times

  • @AG-uj1cp
    @AG-uj1cp 10 років тому +9

    Pretty cool of Rhymesayers to upload the whole album to give people a full preview instead of a ridiculous 30 second snippet from every song.
    Shit drives me insane.

  • @drevil1980
    @drevil1980 7 років тому +9

    been listening to aesop since labor days

    • @joelmcfarland5153
      @joelmcfarland5153 7 років тому

      sticking with stuckey my older sister introduced me to AES back when I was freshman in high school with labor days. been banging it ever since same CD too!

    • @Robster-Craw
      @Robster-Craw 4 роки тому

      I dont even know when I first heard him. I was at a friends and he was playing this internet radio station on winamp called 'the basement' and my mind was blown I was super hooked.

  • @kyransolar8789
    @kyransolar8789 8 років тому +299

    What each song is actually about for those who don't get what he's saying or are too lazy to do some research:
    1.Leisureforce - Living the life as a recluse, pretty much staying at home all day with your cat taking a nap or playing videogames.
    2.ZZZ Top - The life of 3 different teenagers growing through life and finding out what they like. The first kid writes Zoso in his desk, meaning he a fan of rock. The second kid writes Zulu, he's a fan of rap and the third one Zeros meaning he's a fan of punk rock.
    3.Cycles to Gehenna - Gehenna is a place at Jerusalem where they dump trash, dead bodies and other nasty ass shit like that. It's also the place where Jesus described as the Lake of Fire when the Apocalypse happens and the Devil gets burned. The song itself it's about a dude riding a motorcycle too fast and crashing and dying, hence the "Gehenna"
    4.Zero Dark Thirty - That one goddamn time in life where you grow up and realize your an adult and has to deal with shit by yourself. The song rapid-pace is to resemble how everything changes really fast.
    5.Fryestarter - An allusion to the Christian heaven, but actually being about a donut shop at San Francisco, CA owned by Bob. When Aes moved from NY to CA, the shop was one of the most comfortable places for him to hang out cause it hit home and was really "New York-ish"
    6.Ruby '81 - The story about a Beagle dog saving a kid from drowning back in July 4th, 1981 during a family pool party.
    7/8.Crows 1 & 2 - Songs about graveyards, a physical to "re-encountering" with your dead friends in this dark place that gets haunted at night.
    9.Racing Stripes - Aes gets philosophical about getting a bad haircut.
    10.1,000 O'Clock - When you wake up one day and feel tired of the routine and says "Fuck this shit" and wanna do something different with your life after everything gets boring.
    11.Homemade Mummy - After your cat/pet dies, this is the best guide for you to mummify it at home and use it as a Halloween feature at your house, yay! Yea.. that's it basically. And its also about following your heart, and not your brain.
    12.Grace - A song about how much Aes fucking hated vegetables, (specially green beans) as a kid and never wanted to eat them.
    13.Saturn Missiles - What goes on in the mind of a kid daily and what he/she listens to it everyday from their parents when they do shit they ain't allowed to, it narrates from the beginning until the end of the childhood, when the kid becomes interested in.. other things. Saturn could be a vagina/dick and the Missile the aim for it.
    14.Tetra - This is Aes official shit-talking song. It's basically a braggadocious track about how dope he is at rapping and how other rappers can't fuck with him or his bars. He goes in, dayum. ON ANOTHER NOTE, the whole song is a double entendre, could also be viewed from a depressed sociopath teenager who just broke up with his girlfriend and it's ready to kill somebody or in the worst case, kill himself.
    15.Gopher Guts - An introspecting song about Aes' relationship with other people, such as his family members. He thinks that just because you may have a blood bond with somebody, it doesn't mean you have an emotional one, hence the mention of his mom on the first verse. He also speaks on how sometimes in his life he was asshole for people who cared for him and just wanted to help him but he always seemed to push 'em away somehow.
    Hope that helps yo

    • @SerPurple51
      @SerPurple51 8 років тому +2

    • @matteli5844
      @matteli5844 8 років тому +2

      +god mode Thanks

    • @CHChaos07
      @CHChaos07 8 років тому +26

      +god mode You're half right about Cycles to Gehenna. He wrote the song for his friend that died in a motorcycle accident, not just some dude. Hence the line "when you can't take your dead friends names out your phone".

    • @recoome3698
      @recoome3698 8 років тому +20

      Well for Gopher Guts its a bit more in depth, the three snakes, frogs, etc throughout the song represent his brothers and him self (or all young people). The animals are disliked, disgusting creatures and are taken, told they are amazing then thrown into the real world without any real preparation for it. People only realize the flaw of this after its too late hence the "oh" after each chorus.

    • @coltenmilford6837
      @coltenmilford6837 8 років тому +9

      Saturn Missiles are the type of firework that can be heard at the end of the track. www.atomicfireworks.net/Saturn_Missiles_200.bmp

  • @mehdiman7
    @mehdiman7 11 років тому +3

    This is a really good album. first time i listened i liked it . . the more i listen the more i love it.

  • @randomdude6572
    @randomdude6572 2 роки тому +6

    I love this album so much.

  • @madvillain
    @madvillain 12 років тому +2

    AES IS MELTING FACES once again, Incredible. Fantastic idea for a album preview as well.

  • @JohanIsNotDead
    @JohanIsNotDead 12 років тому +1

    I listen to this at least 8 times a day, still haven't been able to decipher every bit of Aesop's genius.

  • @fabiboiii
    @fabiboiii 8 років тому +4

    The only album I haven't skipped a single song yet