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Learn To Separate The Opportunity From The Ability.

Apr 14, 2024 | wrir.org | Aesop Rock

Time: April 13 - 9:01:39 pm IDK, “DENiM” from DENiM - Single Clue No Clue LLC - 2024 Time: April 13 - 9:04:05 pm Wiseboy Jeremy, “Pedal tha Ave” from Pedal tha Ave - Single Wiseboy Jeremy - 2024 Time: April 13 - 9:06:17 pm NxWorries, “86Sentra” from 86Sentra - Single Stones Throw Records - 2024 Time: April 13 - 9:07:30 pm Time: April 13 - 9:10:39 pm KEL, “Live and Learn” from Destined 4 Greatness BoardRoom Music - 2023 Time: April 13 - 9:13:52 pm Blueprint, “Fix Your Own Plate” from Fix Your...
Our Favorite Albums, 2023: Individual Contributor Lists & Reflections, Part 1

Dec 27, 2023 | toneglow.substack.com | Aesop Rock |Julie Byrne

Each of our writers was asked to submit a list of their 10 favorite albums from this year. They also had the option to list their 10 favorite songs and to create another list of any 10 things of their choosing. Below, find reflections and individual lists from our contributors, listed in alphabetical order by last name. I like living in the city because most of the time, I hear so much that I can’t think. But I like drone because I so desperately want to hear music in everything.
Your Problem Is When They Said “Most People” You Thought They Were Talking About You.

Dec 24, 2023 | wrir.org | Aesop Rock

Time: December 23 - 9:02:00 pm Time: December 23 - 9:06:00 pm Nas, “Bokeem Woodbine” from Magic 2 Mass Appeal - 2023 Time: December 23 - 9:09:00 pm Time: December 23 - 9:11:00 pm VA Crenshaw, “Problematic” from With Love Cozi Gold Records - 2023 Time: December 23 - 9:14:00 pm Mick Jenkins, “Pasta” from The Patience RBC Records - 2023 Time: December 23 - 9:16:00 pm Kipp Stone, “18 The Hard Way” from 66689 BLVD Prequel Closed Sessions - 2023 Time: December 23 - 9:20:00 pm Time: December 23 -...
Aesop Rock Drops Off His Conceptual "Integrated Tech Solutions" Record

Nov 11, 2023 | hotnewhiphop.com | Aesop Rock |Zachary Horvath

The founding grounds of hip-hop, New York, have the some of the best rappers since the genres inception 50 years ago. One of the most unheralded names is Aesop Rock. His creativity and lyrical gymnastics are probably his greatest qualities he possesses. Those are put to the forefront of his newest journey, Integrated Tech Solutions.
I Value My Time Too Much To Waste Yours.

Oct 22, 2023 | wrir.org | Aesop Rock

Time: October 21 - 9:01:00 pm Atmosphere, Slug & Ant, “Rotary Telephone”from Talk Talk - EPrhymesayersTime: October 21 - 9:04:00 pm Koncept, “Untouchable”from Untouchable - SingleChampagne Konny, Inc.
Rooted in New York | “By The River” by Aesop Rock

Oct 15, 2023 | impact89fm.org | Aesop Rock |Alex Jimenez-Vega

Aesop Rock has been part of the New York hip-hop scene for decades and released many records essential to underground hip-hop. “By The River” adds to his phenomenal discography. Raised in Long Island, New York, Aesop Rock’s music shares the East Coast feeling and identity, along with some truly intriguing takes on hip-hop. Much of Aesop Rock’s catalog is deeper than meets the eye.
I Beat Poverty With Poetry And Didn’t Have To Dance.

Oct 15, 2023 | wrir.org | Aesop Rock

Time: October 14 - 9:01:00 pm Mustafa Shakir, “Sugar Hill Freestyle”from A Harlem Boi BiopiciBreakRecords/Calm Bomb Collective- 2023Time: October 14 - 9:04:00 pm Time: October 14 - 9:06:05 pm Time: October 14 - 9:07:38 pm Atmosphere, Slug & Ant, “Rotary Telephone”from Talk Talk - EPRhymesayersTime: October 14 - 9:11:01 pm Kipp Stone, “Ambigram Theory”from 66689 BLVD PrequelClosed Sessions- 2023Time: October 14 - 9:14:26 pm Time: October 14 - 9:17:35 pm Illa J, “Get Down (feat.
If You Only Know What You’ve Been Told You Haven’t Been Listening.

Oct 8, 2023 | wrir.org | Aesop Rock

Time: October 7 - 9:01:12 pm Time: October 7 - 9:05:00 pm Cymarshall Law, “Burn Bright (feat.
CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Butcher Brown, Sufjan Stevens, Dogstar, Slauson Malone 1, Aesop Rock & More

Oct 6, 2023 | glidemagazine.com | Ryan Dillon |Aesop Rock

Another week in the history books and another Friday of brand-new songs has arrived to cap it all off. On the surface, it seemed like a slow start to October with the release calendar seeming barren compared to the rest of the year. But as the old saying goes, less is more. This week’s Caustic is full of fantastic new releases from across genres with singles entering your headphones with neck-breaking speed and LPs brimming with fantastic new songs.
Aesop Rock Shares New Song "By The River": Listen

Oct 5, 2023 | stereogum.com | Aesop Rock |Tom Breihan

“I like rivers, I like rivers.” That’s how Aesop Rock opens “By The River,” his new song, and that line is not figurative. Aes, the veteran underground-rap eccentric, is getting ready to release his new album Integrated Tech Solutions, and we’ve already posted first single “Mindful Solutionism.” That song is a slightly satiric discussion of humanity’s history with technology. “By The River,” by contrast, is literally just a song about how Aesop Rock likes rivers.