Former Myspace nerds like myself first heard Aesop Rock because of tracks like 2005's "Facemelter," a zany, lyrically dense song just like all of his output would turn out to be. I didn’t quite ...

In 2014, data scientist Matt Daniels analyzed a wide range of hip-hop artists in an effort to answer one pressing question: Who has the largest vocabulary in the game? Not surprisingly, renowned ...

Def Jux is releasing Aesop Rock‘s excellent new album None Shall Pass on Tuesday August 28th. Such was the occasion that got Undisputed Wes over to the NYC Def Jux offifces last week to sit down and ...

It may be tougher to sell albums these days, but that did not deter the fans of Aesop Rock from showing their support. The "Daylight" rapper went on Instagram today (May 9) to thank fans as his new ...

Aesop Rock does not pretend to be young. Rather, he seems to revel in getting old. On The Impossible Kid, the seventh and arguably best album of his two-decade career, the rapper with the ...

For the show, he brought his Hail Mary Mallon bandmate Rob Sonic to fill things out. Aesop Rock at the Social Credit: Sierra Reese With both players on the same stage, they naturally couldn’t resist ...

With styles like no other, Aesop Rock and Blockhead have carved their own niche in hip-hop, and after collaborating on their first album together, Blockhead shares why they work so well together.

When rap fans decry the atomization of the genre, they usually focus on its negative aftereffects: a lack of crossover superstars, an irrevocable split between Gen-Z internet kids and boom-bap old ...

While Aesop Rock is a born and bred New Yorker, known for making his dent in the 90s NYC underground scene, his set at the Paradise last week had the feeling of a homecoming show. “I used to walk by ...

More Hurricane Sandy concert cancellations, though this doesn’t affect a New York show, bad news from Aesop Rock: ***After consulting with venues, agents, managers, promoters, etc – due to the weather ...

I've loved Kimya Dawson's tiny voice and confessional candor since she surfaced with The Moldy Peaches in 2001. But her strophic stanzas and childlike tunes get repetitive enough that you could grump ...

A little more than a week ago, the world had learned some sad news: Rap visionary MF DOOM had died at the age of 49. In fact, he’d been gone two months, and his family had kept it secret. This led to ...