Holy shit. I'm so glad you got this album, 100% one of the greatest collabs I've ever heard. Rob and Sonic just tear these ethereal beats up. And with what you said, Rob is one of the few that competes with aes. Great vid

He's on the cusp of death. He's at the gates. Not quite dead, but not quite alive. He's transitioning, he's a ghost, he's lingering. He's listing the ways we all die. He's letting us know the journey is about to begin. The journey into the afterlife.. if accepting. Much Love. Big ups bro.

This is a masterpiece! Iller instinct is my favorite

His older stuff is harder to understand than his new stuff, mainly because his voice is much clearer on his records now.

i dig this video.... its hard to find Sage Francis reactions. he's on my top 5 person favorite rappers... my favorite is hard but Im pretty sure its "Escape Artist". Can you cover it? another good one people probably wouldnt think about is "Got Up This Morning" (which i have on vinyl cause its one of my favorite albums of all time and the only sage i could find on vinyl at that time.). Him, Aesop, Cudi, Eminem (kinda by default since he's my main entry for serious rap) and now Kendrick which I had on vinyl but still some how slept on. Sorry I know this vid is old and might not get scene but its hard to find much on him.

escape artist... i need someone to react to escape artist. this dudes my fave rapper

underrated video

Love the vid. One thing though, God did state the consequences of eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. "Genesis 2:17 ESV [17] but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

4:54 oh, Dauphin!

Simean or Lizard. Are they human ( or uncontrolled beasts) or the shapeshifters

He's for the English lovers🙏🏾

i think the gates is pretty obviously the gates of hell, and a lot of his lyrics i think are actually from the perspective of the devil explaining exactly who he his, its an introduction.

I would like it if you would redo this video and do it more justice with your breakdown.

So good to see some Sadistik, hope you do more man. Check out Kerosene Dreams for something fast with hard hitting bars

The thing that you’re noticing with him speaking in idioms is the code he uses a lot of newspeak/doublespeak look up what it is.

The thing that you’re noticing with him speaking in idioms is the code he uses a lot of newspeak/doublespeak look up what it is.

There's nothing sick or disturbing about this song.

Brother i would absolutely love to hear you react to some of chris webby's new songs. Hes from my home state of CT, and highly underrated in his wordplay and delivery. The Lost wednesday album is sick because its a bunch of old verses that he then added new verses to. So a lot of it is basically "chris webby ft. Chris webby". Top tier classic hip hop imo

Suicide Lane is the turning lane, wide load he is takign it up

Great vid but bruh, puhleeze normalize your volumes - your FUCK YEAH MURICA bit was easily twice the volume you speak at and I was watching this at like 2am. Otherwise, 10/10 analyzing. Aes is so directly abstract that it's like an auditory inkblot session to dissect his lyrics - it's interesting how you have similar-yet-entirely-different interpretations to my own, for the same handful of words for any given line

Been a fan of sadistik since The Balancing Act in 08, always been amazing to watch his journey

naww, homeboy sandman throws lightning bolts

the gates of hell brother

dog bite and my bird curse = My dog bites and my parrot echoes what he hears and it is curse words. ?

Can't go wrong with Aes. I always felt these songs break up the intensity of the project and give the listeners ears a rest.

Real jazzy beat from Aesop on this one. I like these short little darkly humorous songs that have peppered his recent albums. They remind me of a hip-hop Shel Silverstein.

Maybe when he repeatedly mentions the trap he's referencing the more simple approach to song writing to poke fun at the trap genre? "Shit its probably a trap." Then at the end "its probably just you motherfuckers missed..." either dismissing the idea of sticking to that style or acknowledging that anyone will even catch on to the shade. Maybe both.

I highly recommended checking out Broken Window by Rhyme Asylum, it's probably their best song and one of the best songs in general when it comes to storytelling, also if you wanna get into UK hip hop I recommend you check out Jam Baxter, he's very similar to Aesop in his use of cryptic metaphors and imagery

Sorry for not seeing when it came(the video) but i was sleeping

I love this one🤣🤘🏻🤘🏻 Chk chk chk…

dog at the door next

Is Sage Francis gay? Hahahaha. Probably.

It's possible to probable that someone else has already said this, but based on your noticing of the dog killing the rabbit just now, you may have also missed how the book the kids were reading said a portal to the spirit world opens if a creature from that side is killed over here, its definitely an interesting concept (^-^)

Fuck yeah

I think the Van Gogh instant rice line is referring to that fact that painting is often seen as the marker for his mental decline and change in artwork. In this context the line makes much more sense as Aes often comments on his own age and how he has changed and perhaps dulled over time (although I have yet to see any dullness from him). I’m no art student so if anyone can correct me, I’m working off memory here.

I always thought in the 3rd verse it was "puss-foot," like pussyfoot.

I think the first verse is about the ppl who live in their life everyday programed to do the same thing everyday...i think hes talking about a simulation

I want to point out that greasy grimy gopher guts is from a children's song, and that gathering animals and then letting them go is the plot to a short children's book. So, I think that much of this song has to do with his upbringing.

I swear this song has gotten me through the darkest and most self loathing fueled days of my life. That's Aes Rizzle

I suggest Inherited Scars by Sage Francis to react to. Also, if you do stuff other than rap I suggest Third Eye Blind's Slow Motion

dead on. drugs had to be involved in making it at the very least . dope video

nice

Watching that Pole Position commercial is definitely on the extensive list of "Things more fun than playing Pole Position", including watching paint dry for a living, cutting 5 acres of grass with scissors, and bathing with poison ivy while being highly allergic. Lol, one of my least favorite games ever.

Subbed ya, it's refreshing seeing someone who 'gets' Sadistik. Since you have reacted to Sadistik and Aesop, you should check "Castles" with them and CunninLynguists. Sadistik has done 2 albums with Kno, CunninLynguists producer, and both are fantastic. In all honesty, you really ought to just check his library lol. You could do "Sadistik Saturday" and have content for a while (he is regularly dropping new material too).

Thank you for reminding me about retrojunk!

Hilarious, don’t remember seeing this commercial but maybe I just blocked it out to protect myself lol. Great new setup man, reminds me of yoga Jakey.

Loved the breakdown. My favorite track off Skelethon. Please review Black Thought/Danger Mouse - Aquamarine

Glow stick.

The greatest thing about Aes and abstract art in general is how it is largely open to interpretation. Just reading through this comment section I'm like "I never thought about it like that but yeah 🤯." Then the next comment is a different angle and I'm like "I never thought about it like that either but also yeah 🤯"

If you look around the tubescape you'll notice there aren't many aesop rock analytical essays. The most abstract song I've seen (before this) is "cycles to gehenna." So kudos for taking on the challenge that not many will. Love to see it.