Aesop Rock - 100 Feet Tall (Official Audio)

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SONG CREDITS:
Written and produced by Aesop Rock
Guitar by Mark Heylmun
LYRICS:
One time I met Mr. T in New York in the 80s
I was 7/8-ish, waiting for a table at Carnegie
With my family who did not always agree on what was wavy
But would shut up once a week because we loved our fucking A-Team Pops seen him sitting there, beard and Mandinka hair
Whispered so that we could hear, “guys, Mr. T is here”
Mr. T is fucking real?, I mean I know he’s real
It’s just we only seen him on TV, he’s like a superhero to us
We were trying to catch a glimpse, my mama said “don’t make a scene
He probably having lunch with friends, I think they 'bout to pay and leave.” I’d never seen a famous person let alone Baracus
He bout to walk right by us, that’s more than I could process
I felt a mighty presence entering my elbow room
Looked up and seen the rings, each its own yellow moon
I seen enough gold to break the average neck in two
Feather hanging from the ear, gear that say don’t mess with you
No fools, no suckas…
Be good to your mother…
No dummies, no punks…
I pity every last one
One, one, one…
Mr. T’s a hundred feet tall,
Arms like trucks, probably punch through a wall
My father said his name and sorta nodded to acknowledge him
Which would in turn confirm that this was not some type of hologram
Big, warm smile earring to earring
From a television tuffy to endearing it’s eerie
Started rubbing his belly, then a quip for the pups
“It take a place like this to fill Mr. T up”
Get it? For those of you who don’t know the establishment
They’re famous in Manhattan for serving gigantic sandwiches
We shared a laugh about the portions
A humanizing peak behind the on-screen performances
He kept it brief, said his piece and with that
Disappeared in a cloud, mystique obscenely in tact
He played it perfect to a nervous kid he met at his peak
We spent the meal like "holy Moses we just met Mr. T."
No fools, no suckas…
be good to your mother…
no dummies, no punks…
I pity every last one
One, one, one…
Close to 40 years have passed, my hair is gray
My belly’s fat, still when I hear his voice I’m 7/8-ish back on 7th ave
Now with a perspective that I never had
Respect for who he’s been and is, and questions I won’t get to ask
About this one Chicago boy, the youngest of a dozen
Who was drawn to throwing suckers out the club for bringing drugs in
Then scouted by Stallone who sends the Rocky part
He bodies it, on Letterman he says he primarily still a bodyguard
Huh, born protector, icon or community
Plus network television like a rocket to the moon of cheese
Pro Wrestling, cartoon, comic books, records
Break to beat cancer, then he back to spread the message
Look, never talk to strangers
Stay in school, don’t hang out where the yay is
Love yourself, and fuck designer labels
Thank him for the guidance
Thank him for the cereal, seriously it was righteous
No fools, no suckas…
be good to your mother…
no dummies, no punks…
I pity every last one
One, one, one…
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[@iShockGamers]

"Hes 5 foot 10" in the background 🤣

[@steinthor]

It took me so many listens to finally catch this. I laughed so hard when it popped. 1:35

[@iShockGamers]

@@steinthor the adlibs are so funny

[@dantsonhebert3478]

​@@iShockGamersPigeonometry "what" had me 😂😂

[@iShockGamers]

@dantsonhebert3478 yeah that one was funny too 🤣

[@garystinnett8321]

​@@dantsonhebert3478perhaps no rap has described me better than Pigeonometry

[@FultonX]

"There is no other" -Mr T

[@jimsykes6843]

Anyone else note in the middle he starts referencing "The Night before Christmas" and talks about Mr. T. like he's Santa, rubbing his belly?

[@shawndinkins9329]

KYANITE IS ABOUT THE FUCKED UP WORLD AND LEAVE ME ALONE YA NEED TO PAY ATTENTION HE SAID JUICE CREW .....YOUNGINS DONT EVEN KNOW WHO JUICE CREW IS ......JUST START WITH MASTA ACE KOOL G RAP😂😂😂😂

[@glc_zashi9541]

"Mr. T is fucking real!?" that kills me every time.

[@desaideent239]

Mr. T is here😮

[@knutt81]

Or "Who the f*ck is f*cking Steven!?" 🥰🤣

[@MegaTronsDad]

Every. Single. Time!!

[@JEStheUniversual]

Like seriously. No one can make a dope track about Mr. T like Aes Rock. Dude is a genius

[@scottsharp1763]

We all “can” because we ALL THE SAME ENERGY jus some of us wired different….this dude is the goat one hunit butden tis is inspiring as a humane being to be a better smarter me because of his genius ❤️💛💚👁️🧘🏽👊🏾 “I pity the fool!”

[@ju4408]

​@@scottsharp1763Pity every last one, that think they ain't one

[@Ivanselectsongs]

this puts a HUGE smile on my face. I'd love a music video for this one

[@russjohnson4132]

Get Mr. T on board today

[@TheTTrickz]

Dude that's a cool profile pic. I was thinking about getting a tattoo that combined the ouroboros and the enzo circle but never got to it. Haven't seen it anywhere else but that's pretty much an exact rendering of how i imagined it just going around my wrist.

[@nferreira36]

It's crazy how he has such a broad spectrum of styles and stories. From nickel plated pockets days till today ,this guy is the Shakespeare of the 21st century 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@Fawkesyeah]

I find it incredible how lately it seems like he can just zero in on a particular feel or period of himself and make a song of it. Like this reminds me HMM a lot and Living curfew feels like Float but fully keyed in.

[@alexderoche1861]

Nickel plated pockets will always be one of my favorite aes songs. It's so abstract and awesome

[@_meatsauce]

There is still a chance Mr.T will hear this and meet up with Aes- maybe even at the same place :P

[@kristofferschmarr]

Original Carnegie Deli has been closed about 6 years I guess. Won't be the same place, but maybe they'll bump into each other at the location in Madison Square Garden.

[@mistaree5731]

I haven't laughed this hard in a while! lol Long Legged Larry vibes. Beat switch was super dope! This is epic! Mr . T is fucking real? lmao

[@westsydevybe]

"Mr. T's 100 feet tall" "(Aes: Hes 5'10)"

[@demonbane2280]

i swear i was smiling and laughing this whole song and through half of this album, The GOAT does it again amazing as always Aes 👏👏👏

[@RobotsMakeMusic]

I actually love it when Aes talks sbout his age 😭

[@hiropon2985]

This is so cute i want to cry

[@atomicalien4]

Nah fr its so sweet 😢 especially the 3rd verse, makes me tear up thinking about how our heroes have to age just like everyone else. Mr.t was one of the only celebrities that has stayed true to himself for ALL these years and even tho i grew up in the 2000s, the a-team meant a lot to me.

[@Frostbranch1]

That second verse is so smooth

[@tristan8922]

Aes on a subtle talib flow.

[@duster8373]

im wet and im a dood

[@wontonschannel]

@@duster8373 that's just the sweat your body is producing from the utter heat Aes is spitting. Don't worry, ur good g

[@_4200h]

Godda, I knew i needed to wait to listen to this album to give it the time and attention it needs. I don't know any other artist who consistently releleases his best album every single time. How does he keep getting better and better. FR I'm still picking apart lyrics from a decade ago and he's spit so many insane bars since then. One of my most long term AUDHD hyperfocuses is aesop

[@AxelCross]

be good to your mothers

[@Ivanselectsongs]

when I was little my aunt took me to a car wash place. she handed me the hose. naturally, I hosed her down. 33 years old now, still one of my favorite memories.

[@angelguerrero7655]

​@@Ivanselectsongsthe memories life is about

[@devilleknievel2144]

Might be my favorite track on the album, and that's saying a lot considering how many gems it has. NO FOO'S NO SUCKAS

[@roxxram9151]

Kyanite toothpick goes hard as fuck too. Amazing album

[@joeygirovasi6329]

"guys mr. t is here.."

[@j_p_jr.487]

It's a good day!

[@Nillbor9641]

Name another person who could make a kick ass tune about Mr T. Aesop is that good

[@salad9021]

Thank you Mr T

[@user-PaulSean]

He be kicking the fresh rhymes yo

[@meldrum78]

I grew up in the San Fernando Valley in SoCal. I had the pleasure of going to a an ATeam filming. Never saw any of the cast. However, I did trip over a gym bag that was so heavy it didn't budge. A bodyguard came up to me and asked if I wanted to see what was inside. Of course I accepted. It was all gold chains!! Must've been like 50 lbs of gold there. I have always imagined that's what he WASN'T wearing!!!

[@roxxram9151]

Mr. T's chains are like jazz, it's all about the gold you don't see.

[@dapstylz72]

Mr T cereal was indeed righteous

[@hugh_jasso]

Song made me flashback. Can still remember meeting a Mr. T and Knight Rider lookalike at a fair when I was a kid. And who remembers the Mr T Saturday morning cartoon?!

[@itsphilfromtubesday8677]

I would have lost my god damn mind if i'd had that happen to me as a kid, probably make a song about it 40 years later

[@danamulter]

Mr T and Kirby, and Ruby too. Man can tell stories you get to live in ways that VR couldn't sniff. My dude is the anti-bot. Ain't a machine that could learn this. Pay the tithe.

[@michaelavila995]

AES still here and everywhere Mr t is real

[@Mohawkmike777]

Hey Aesop! Good evening, Boss. Listen. There isn't a song you've made I don't like. You never cease to amaze me. I've put at the very least a hundred people onto you. Your sound completes my energy. I hope you never change but if you do I'll still be here. Never seen you live but watch your vids and listen constantly. I'm actually getting a Kirby cat tat very soon. Didn't need or want anything. Just wanted you to know you're amazing. You are beyond amazing. Y'all at rhymesayers waaaay different in the best of ways. When impossible kid dropped I had almost given up on rap and you not only brought me back in but my appreciation for you sent me down so many rabbit holes. You're the best is really all I can say. Thank you for being you. Thank you for being you unapologetically. Peace love and fortune be unto you. Have a wonderful evening. A wonderful day. And a wonderful life. Take care.

[@scarsdog777]

RESPECT! Mr Ts rap album broke new grounds

[@stopdusty420]

"Mother there is no other" by Mr T. Treat your self if you have never heard it.

[@singateco]

Aes on his peak shit like Mr.T in the 80s.

[@loustarski420]

Hat tip sir. This was such a fun song

[@imtonysopro]

I love this because it is so much what you want to hear about Mr T. So smart.

[@AbefromanGW]

He's 5 foot 10 lol

[@mrjoejon6882]

Chick on the album cover looks like Link from GMM lol

[@IndividualistMusic]

I'm doing reactions for every song on this album if anyone's interested.

[@thaylelee-logg7938]

Hell yeah! The snakefinger sample fucking rocks in this. It's The Man In The Dark Sedan, pretty sure.

[@JMerc07]

Honestly I think this is my favourite song on the album it's just such a great story and Aes tells it perfectly

[@StormyT33]

This is too fucking dope 🙌

[@thatcleverfox]

This is the musical equivalent of “The Truth About Carl: He’s Great!”.

[@JBLoveSav]

Welp Aes can add “wrote best song ever about meeting Mr T” to his CV 😂

[@jordanhyman9877]

I always get giddy when Aes samples Snakefinger. "I'm the maaaaaaan in the dark sedaaaaaan...."

[@juicy420jam]

"Be good to your brother"

[@impossiblekid0582]

mother* ;)

[@taylorrickett801]

Definitely the gem on side B (which is saying A LOT because the other three tracks are some faves from this drop).

[@zinxderobo]

Oh sampling snakefinger hey? Are you the man in the black sedan?

[@literaticrux8292]

Add China Bell to my bucket list.

[@JJ-Toreddie]

Definitely hear the eyedea & abilities influence

[@Gianna_slay]

Get away from me fu I'm crying who u

[@myriadshalaks]

whole album slappin

[@succanproduce]

very well 🐱‍👤🐱‍👤

[@mr.colesguitarclass4834]

For those who are hearing Aes for the first time, y'all gotta hear No Regrets, Fumes, and The Harbor is Yours!

[@nutbastard]

Adding Daylight to the list

[@AlejandroRamirez-rx1py]

My first experience was Daylights

[@ChagaThunder]

Mr. T is so proud of you bro 🫡

[@Vanessattt-sm5ob]

I remember Mr T. I remember him from his wwf wrestling days with hulk hogan sgt. Slaughter the sheik. I remember he was also on gi joe. I didnt really get to see the a team till i was older great memories happy times thanks Aes

[@Gianna_slay]

U make me feel strong

[@Gianna_slay]

With ur muzik

[@typerightseesight]

chocolate ice cream covered wendys nuggets.

[@ju4408]

2 of 4 of my parents met Richard Simmons at different airports the same year. Both said he must've been 100 feet tall. Just looked tiny on the tv next to 400 lb ladies.

[@Lovereignsupreme]

Mmm,Snake finga❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@bobhope4949]

Alright I wana different frozen cave man not about mr t!

[@SopeWatson]

💯💯💯💯🎙🎶🔥

[@RUSSIAN_SPY_INC]

neat beat

[@theimpossiblekiddropdeadfr6257]

It took a place like this to fill Mr. T up 🤣

[@kevwilko5665]

No fools no suckers!

[@sethlogee]

❤

[@mikehill9385]

This sounds like its produced by El P.

[@michaellewandowski3867]

unless noted on the album, aes normally produces his own tracks. bazooka tooth was mostly el-p produced. after that he did all of his own stuff. if someone else produced they are featured on the track like another artist.

[@alfredobadillo2415]

Heavily reminds me of Raspberry Fields from Can Ox.

[@violetninja]

The auto generated captions: "They're famous in Manhattan for serving gigantic sandwiches, we shared a laugh about abortions" Well, that got dark pretty quick and for no reason.

[@theskinztubes]

We shared a laugh about the "portions"