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Music > Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Artist: Aesop RockTitle: Labor Days
Year: 2001
Rating: *****
Notes: Aesop Rock slowly became my favorite hip-hop artist. His style and lyrics are unlike anything else that I've heard in hip-hop. First of all, he's ego-less; he's a story teller rather than a braggart. His flow is fast, complex, and full of allusions. And it's not as if he's just trying to be different from other rappers, what's interesting about Aesop Rock is not that he's breaking the "rules" of hip-hop, but that he seems to be totally unaware of them in the first place. I also recommend his previous album, Float.
Posted by Leon on July 30, 2005 01:41 PM