Hip-hop has always cleared a little extra space in the attic for eccentrics—the rappers too weird for the mainstream but too in?uential to be ignored. Whether taking the form of Kool Keith’s unhinged ...

Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic dished up a venomous set of classics old and new — with lots of Hail Mary Mallon stuff thrown in there — with DJ Abilities spinning intergalactic beats throughout. Whatever ...

As Aesop Rock returns to Northampton with the release of his new album: “None Shall Pass,” a lesser-known performer rides in the back seat. For all the genius that is Aesop Rock, much of his ...

If Aesop Rock’s latest CD, None Shall Pass, sounds different from the rest of his catalog, it’s because his life has changed dramatically of late. In the past two years, the hip-hop MC moved from his ...

As much or more than Def Jux founder El-P, Aesop Rock has come (fairly or not) to symbolize the label’s perceived philosophy-smart, dense and screw-you-if-you-don’t-get-it hip hop. But his fourth solo ...

Aesop Rock has been touring solidly to promote “None Shall Pass,” and will hit the 9:30 Club on Aug. 20 — his second show there in less than a year — with fellow Def Jux labelmates Yak Ballz, Rob ...

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FAIRBANKS — Despite multiple collaborations over the years, when Aesop Rock and MURS come together on the Patty Center stage tonight, it won’t be at the same time. MURS will perform solo while Aesop ...

While his Definitive Jux labelmate El-P is P.K. Dick-obsessed and fellow Caucasian rap-adours Buck 65 and Sage Francis delve into bloggish beatnik narratives, Aesop Rock seems like the last white ...

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