Aesop Rock - Jumping Coffin (Official Video)

[@Corrupted-file]

I can’t believe how long Aesop’s been droppin’ quality. I’m so old.

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

I swear to god dude is one of the FEW rappers who doesn't fall off with age but in many ways gets better lol I mean I can't think of much rappers I was listening to in high school 20 years ago who are STILL making dope albums (there is like El P and a couple others too). A lot of rappers become lazy and don't sound hungry the older they get.

[@idyllB3NT]

He's prolly older

[@mrmoran0077]

He's definitely one of a rare few that has yet to drop a stinker which is remarkable when you consider how much he's given us so far

[@Corrupted-file]

@@0oidiedinatimemachineo024 Exactly, it’s really rare…specifically without “selling out”. It’s strange that I’ve met heads that have never even heard him, and then I think….perfect, let’s keep it that way.

[@Corrupted-file]

@@idyllB3NT I got 5 years on Aes…I’m hopin’ he’s still dropping stuff when I’m usin’ a walker. 🤘🏼

[@tatoarg9508]

I really hope Aes is happy with life. His work enriches us. Masterful, meaningful, real, dope music. A rapper for all seasons.

[@shadcovert1160]

Well said, my friend. Very well said.

[@djadelaney]

He has a kitten, he's gotta be at least a little happy

[@pilotpetrov3855]

Telling by his lyrics he is well aware of "happiness" being a very shallow goal for life. Other than that I totally agree :)

[@erichart2756]

Damn sneak diss to j Cole bro... Sick of the poor concepts being celebrated more than the good ones

[@pilotpetrov3855]

It's just that as far as I can tell happiness won't sustain you through the inevitable tragedies of life. It's shattered in the very first moment a catastrophe hits you. It won't get your ass up after your father died so you can help plan the funeral and so that other people can rely on you. It's just an emotional state. Appropriate to feel at times, inappropriate to feel at other times in your life. If you are constantly in a state of happiness (hypothetically) nothing is ever gonna effect you deeply enough so that you yourself become deep. And life without depth is by definition shallow and meaningless. So I think you should strive instead for meaning, not happiness. The difference between both is comparable to the difference between elevator music and a Mozart symphony. The symphony is by no means happier than the jingle in the elevator, quite the contrary, but it's richer, it justifies itself more, it's deeper. And I think that's the right analogy for life. Not happiness, but meaning and depth. These thoughts resonated with me a couple of years ago when I was at a dark place and I find them to be fundamentally true ever since, maybe they'll do the same for you. If not, ok. Take it or leave it, I guess.

[@justinhiles2222]

'Skateboarding rotoscoped skeletons' even *sounds* like a bar from an Aes track.

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

“Underrated” is a word tossed around casually. This rapper that rapper... but Aesop has been a pioneer and an elite emcee for 25 yrs and is definitely under-appreciated and underrated! Salute!

[@alinrosu4751]

Definitely. For some reason your comment reminds me of Aes with El-p - we're faimous. Aes tho' is God Tier, always nr 1 in my heart

[@craig205]

While I do agree Aesop is very under appreciated, I wouldn't really say underrated.

[@francisnorthwood7862]

if he wasnt rapping over the same ol style of beat with the same ol flow it would be more interesting

[@craig205]

@@francisnorthwood7862 yeah i kinda wish he would change his flow at time to time, but his regular one is great

[@jeffree6925]

Agreed, include black thought in that category too tho

[@tenacejenkins7053]

" u can send your fastest riders I'll return the horses lonely " ( The air this man exhales is all bars )

[@SuperSaiyanB]

That bar was cold blooded!🔥

[@thecjwolfpack]

Legit. I'm convinced he has a disorder that forces him to rap compulsively lol

[@switchemcee3775]

“Where were you the night of..? What are you traversing earth in spite of..? How are you adjusting to the triumph..?” ...unreal...

[@PhilospherStoned]

“i’m asking for a friend who caught a lost and never surfaced, simply curled up in his cubby shutting down the central nervous” SHEEsh

[@richbanks911]

'I don't even really like horses'

[@garystinnett8321]

"Not to mention once you hassle the horde, it doesn't matter how much furniture you stack at the door."

[@salsashark4133]

Might be my favorite line in the song

[@garystinnett8321]

@@salsashark4133 for sure. I catch a new line or meaning on each play. Aes is an alien.

[@TopNotchCrotch]

@@garystinnett8321 Aes IS an alien. Anybody moved his dresser to figure out what those symbols mean yet?

[@garystinnett8321]

@@TopNotchCrotch doubt it. It most likely takes a portal shift, only made possible by reading his lyrics, backwards, in an undisclosed dead languge. Even then, you probably don't come back to report the findings.😳

[@AnimusBehemoth]

@@TopNotchCrotch I would attach the translation to this comment, but the tech support for tragedy's emphatically horrendous

[@cantoncanton1013]

This dude is untouchable. My god he’s so fucking complex and poetic. This is art. Flawless

[@baronmind954]

Really hoping some of yall Rhymesayers and especially Aes's fans are willing to take some time out to check out my work and see if you'd tune in for the long run....

[@steinthor]

*Tsch* *Tsch* "Sir, I think we've got a signal! It's fuzzy, but they're playing one that wasn't from the hymnal." really hits on that line from Lotta Years: *"These kids are running wild, I'm still recovering from church".

[@Vernoberno]

I love how “I don’t coexist, I don’t exist - even JC miss him with the loaves and fish” makes me throw all the way back to Holy Smokes

[@midnighteagle8907]

One of the final bosses of rap

[@joedanero5360]

Such an underrated post

[@crimsonspade4305]

The true Rap god

[@RozenBridge]

".. mastering the science of.. keeping ones composure while the limbic systems lighting up." One of my favorite lines ever said by a human being.

[@kkeithf]

I picture someone about to rip some dmt saying 'here we go!'

[@yuvrajpundir3713]

What is limbic system?

[@koshfrey9724]

@@kkeithf shit I picture me slipping into amphetamine psychosis and then going ahhh nah I'm cool emotionallym That's sweat and heavy breathing. Got barely anything to do with my feelings

[@Phearsum]

@@yuvrajpundir3713 The limbic system is the part of the brain involved in our behavioural and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviours we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses. Aes is essentially saying he's learning how to remain calm when every single instinct in his body is telling him to attack or run away.

[@joedanero5360]

The line is a preach on many different problems. Hunger...you don't think right when your hungry or trying to get food to eat. Pregnancy....When broke and some of the best highlights are getting some. You might be inclined to be in there too long. Education.... you're starving and in school. basic needs ain't met... shit home life. the streets just to get out of the home are also a mess. emotions out of control in class...think hangry. There's more scenarios, but the jist is that it takes a lot of time for an individual to understand that there's a line of wisdom that needs to get crossed....and at the same time society in general is opposed to outbursts by individuals in any of these situations. So, it turns into a science navigating society as to not piss that society off while you are personally learning these life lessons on your own after you react in ways unacceptable to the society you live in.

[@808jonster]

your favorite rappers favorite rapper. your goats goat. Aesop is Him

[@edgarraul9138]

Aesop´s streak is so great and consistent, it´s awe-inspiring. But you already knew that.

[@jacknathaniel5203]

I most certainly did, but it bears repeating.

[@abdoonyt9049]

He has one of my favourite consistency in hiphop. Its like he literally can't make bad music. His weakest albums are still good, he's never had one weak album imo.

[@baronmind954]

@@abdoonyt9049 that's the mark of a truly dope artist... aiming for the same... y'all tune in for the upcoming wave- very distinctly inspired by Rhymesayers 🙏

[@lysergicjimmy69]

I'm still listening to this album. Combing over every word learning something new every single time.

[@gyozakeynsianism]

Like every one of his albums, the first listen is: "Huh, interesting. But it's not " 38th listen is: "WTF this is easily his best ever." Can't stop listening. I have planned my headphone purchases around this album.

[@sumwonkool]

@@gyozakeynsianism headphone purchases indeed!

[@sumwonkool]

@Damon Odell same here

[@XXXXX8]

I tripped to it and had a blast.

[@rotisserieprotocol3582]

Same, and in doing so, I've learned the entirety to like 5 or 6 songs now lol

[@00repz00]

"I'm mostly master in the science of keeping one's composure while the limbic system's lighting up" Aes never fails to say the most relatable things in the most elaborate ways.

[@tanukistrider6541]

I found this line really empowering/relatable too.

[@graybirdynamnam]

not a native speaker here. could you explain what it means?

[@tanukistrider6541]

@@graybirdynamnam The limbic system is a part of our brain. It controls many things, but I believe he's referring to it's relation to panic and anxiety, and the ability to keep yourself together in these moments.

[@ichibi87]

echoes the "Over the crowd it was, 'Yo, what's up?' Under his breath it was, "Holy fuck" ...gotta love Aes way with words.

[@rotisserieprotocol3582]

@@ichibi87 That line always stood out to me too, then again Boot Soup's whole chorus sticks out to me so take that as you will.

[@TheUltimateVoid]

Aesop is a national treasure

[@basementmadetapes]

An international one too

[@FlintFandango]

He´s a treasure - let´s agree on that, gentlemen.

[@daleladouceur1222]

I was gonna say “global treasure” but yeah, a treasure nonetheless.

[@30secondvideos91]

A universal treasure

[@Happyfsscist33]

Should be poet laureate ever year.

[@matthewdaub]

"trying to keep composure while the limbic systems lighting up" is an incredible bar.

[@benkaden1322]

"It's all jazz like an alphabet to Saul Bass".. gives me vertigo.

[@huntedgatherer6493]

I read this as he said it in the song. Shit was slick af, I’m pretty stoned

[@BoyGeorgiaX]

So good

[@Notmyrealnameanymore]

We need to work the algorithm for Aesop rock!! He keep work his algorithms for us!!!

[@-user_redacted-]

We already knew the song was a phenom, but yo can we appreciate the animation? They nailed the Aes' mannerisms so well I'd recognize it was him even without sound. I love it.

[@GarrettPaimon]

It’s Mo-Cap

[@whobitmyname]

@@GarrettPaimon Technically it's a filter... you can tell when the black on his hands passes in front of him at different points. Mo-cap would have probably produced a "nothing but a skeleton" effect.

[@kaotikhorror]

Aesop is so creative with his cadence and lyricism. Absolute perfection!!!

[@Kybroma]

Been listening to Aes since I was a kid in High School... I'm in my 30s now, and I still get hyped out of my mind to see new music from Aesop Rock. What a masterful dude. He just keeps getting better with age.

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

Same 35 here been on it since 2000

[@davidstanley9543]

That's crazy, I'm 36 and discovered him like 5 years ago. I kinda knew who he was through Def Jux back in the 2000's but didn't actually listen. He's dope as fuck.

[@connorsmith1005]

SKATEBOARDING SKELETONS IS THE MOST HIP HOP IT GETS

[@jorgeo1492]

Geez thats cringey

[@seymourglass26]

You spelled "punk" a really weird way.

[@goodfractalspoker7179]

Except the Black people who created hip hop didn’t skateboard, but I can tell you’re white saying something like that.

[@PrimalConflict]

@@goodfractalspoker7179 i wouldn't say my race neither saying anything offensive [ if did I didn't mean it] just saying that just for someone's comment and thought doesn't mean its cringe

[@PrimalConflict]

@@goodfractalspoker7179 yeah I guess I agree then

[@TheBigAEC]

What a fucking banger.

[@robertmetz8607]

The imagery is just amazing, I don't know if he watches all the movies I relate his lines to or the video games, but the final line "I'm security tape of a glowing orb in a room" really makes me think of Control the video game. It's so insane how he can write so many elaborate songs faster than artists can have a squadron write them a corny bop.

[@erictaylor5863]

This man is probably the greatest rapper ever and no one ever puts him in the conversation. Ikr why.

[@austinrobinson8154]

Truly the most under appreciated lyricist in the game.... It makes me upset when I go off on how awesome aesop rock is and no one knows who he is

[@whobitmyname]

Or even worse, when they say "oh A$AP Rocky, I love him!" 😤😤😤😤

[@austinrobinson8154]

@@whobitmyname the uncultured swine 😂

[@Respect2theFallen]

@@whobitmyname I fuckin hate that so much man. It's funny that they actually met up and were cool with eachoter though. I'd hate for a mainstream artist to bite my name and steal a bunch of shine.

[@hoagielamp6543]

I have enough trouble getting people into MF DOOM, I couldn't imagine trying to get the assholes around me interested in Aes. Thank you for fighting the good fight!

[@lukesteltenpool8878]

@@hoagielamp6543 Respect, homie. Keep pushing those intricacies. R.I.P Metal Fingers ❤

[@blaqshiep4920]

Best track out right now

[@briancostello3035]

Not underrated. Not overrated. Only Aesop. Rock on.

[@guthrielindquist1]

“Half of what he makin end up on his lab apron.” For some reason that bar reminds me so much of something DOOM would say

[@JohnnyDee4]

100%

[@-user_redacted-]

I can even hear it in his voice and cadence in my head

[@asteelopaparazzi1300]

Miss DOOM

[@guthrielindquist1]

@@asteelopaparazzi1300 me too homie

[@mdbernsten]

AES makes dose and shoves his face in the Pyrex.

[@apatternedhorizon]

The best to ever do it.

[@SavraOCE]

One of my favourite tracks from the album, great to see an accompanying video. Knocked it out of the park on this one.

[@pietroaretino6390]

I'm 31, been following Aesop since I was 13. Ace turned on the heat and its never gone down a single degrees.

[@talkingwhite]

My "friends" from high school use to think I was so weird for listening to aes but he still makes some of the best rap music several years later and they're no longer my friends. Thanks aes 👍

[@billbill6094]

Maybe the real friends were the skeletons we made along the way.

[@mysticdragon111]

Yeah, fuck then

[@mysticdragon111]

THEM

[@КосмическийЗахватчик-р1т]

Aesoprock4ever

[@justanobody9609]

“Just remember when you hassle the horde it won’t matter how much furniture, you stack at the door”🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lucacundo]

I've been down in the dumps. This just changed my whole mindset

[@jonathanwilson4791]

This song is a way of life.

[@scmansfield90]

A voice and talent that will transcend through music history... Aes saves lives. I hope he is happy and healthy. Wherever he is

[@brandonb7063]

The GOAT

[@azed1685]

this level of lyricism is ethereal

[@dimjougnoway]

This is Aesop Rock's best work if you ask me and I've been listening since Daylight.

[@jackcravford8744]

His taste for unique sounding beats, that have retro futuristic edge is unmatched. Each track has literally its own colors, beats, layers and all kinds of cool noises. Not only that Aesop can display endless flexibility with his words, but the beats are doing really dope sound gymnastics.

[@Scrumdidiliumtious]

Once you hassle the horde doesn't matter how much furniture you stack at the door. 💯

[@BryanRoach]

horde*

[@pe10437]

"But the buzzards that burgle the worms know nothing of mercy." One of his coldest bars

[@ChaoticGoodDeeds]

Aesop Rock always delivers.

[@danielgamez8754]

Yes indeed delivers from the rivers.....

[@mmo9345]

BEST rapper of all TIME !!! Flying over everybody's head.

[@erickakcarlson7142]

Anybody with an attention span would know this but it seems less and less nowadays

[@theherbpuffer]

Explain.

[@thatsenoughreally4609]

No shit right...!!!

[@mmo9345]

@@theherbpuffer just repeat the song a 100 times so you can understand

[@J-D-P]

Kool Keith is yes.

[@JasonLuther1]

Those ollie north's are smooth over the spike pit

[@dpMosaic]

I always return back to Aesop Rock, because the moment I stop understanding what he's saying in his songs is the moment I know I've gone the wrong direction in my life. Aesop Rock re centers me 💛🤲

[@dylanpollard890]

Everybody focuses on how killer his lyrics and lyrical style are - but his instrumentals are fucking DOPE 🤘

[@colemanfly3268]

HE SNAPPED 🔥 2:00 hits a nasty flow

[@felipealem6590]

The animation is fire.....!!!!mY FAVORITE VIDEO HANDS DOWN.

[@porkyorcy1715]

The imagery in the lyrics is literally insane

[@comedyzombie]

Aes... Thank you for blessing us once again with your light.

[@hxctalent]

"...quieter than most, i'm mostly mastering the science of..." that pause is so perfection to the ear

[@scudazzle]

'Basic Cable' was the first track I heard of his. I was blown away so I ganked the CD from my homeboy, took it home and played it on repeat for the better part of a week. I was never the same! I eventually gave it back...

[@JoshkatMetalPunk]

I'm a simple metalhead. I see a new Aesop Rock video, I hit like faster than a lightning.

[@YourPalHDee]

Imagine being blessed with the coolest voice in HipHop, then God goes "Yeah, I'm also gonna make you the greatest lyricist in human history".

[@James.5703]

The gesticulations of Aes are so discernible, even when he's a skele.

[@Bulborb1]

yeah lolol im like is that Aes???

[@beri4138]

He keeps getting better

[@adamthe1stborn234]

Aes been my fav rapper for years now. Main reason i keep trying this rap shit. Lyrics are so mind boggling sometimes only way to figure shit out is on repeat

[@CrankySuturis]

You're trying rap? shit I believe in you dude

[@Iguanaintrouble]

Beyond incredible and one of my favourites of all time. What a lyricist. What a treasure.

[@LIT_FUSED]

Man ace is so talented! Still doing it hard and unbelievable for soo soo long!! He is definitely unique and rare. Iv been a fan since I was 18 I’m 38 now!! Just goes to show how good he is! He will have your mind thinking. And head spinning 😵‍💫 with those intelligent words!

[@headChingon]

He's timeless. It's ethereal.

[@nathengrim5041]

The flow, the lyrics, the transition. Idk how my speakers not burning down my house rn 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Liquid_Truth]

Still dropping some of my fav tracks ever! It never ceases to amaze me that we are witnessing a legend flourish.

[@stickfigurehero]

I'm really bothered by how many people still sleep on Aesop. How many years must a man make it rain molten bars before he gets his due respect?

[@conornutt]

The answer my friend is blowing in the total corporate monopoly of all media and the intellectual suicide of humanity.(Everybody sing along!)

[@whobitmyname]

What really kills me is that the mainsteam industry (not a typo) has also spat out another (far lesser) artist with a confusingly similar name over the years, and even people who might go looking for Aesop material on a recommend will unwittingly land on A$AP and wonder what the hell is so special about him. Makes me wanna puke.

[@ronnier5349]

I just found this. All about this now!

[@whobitmyname]

@@ronnier5349 right on, that sincerely warms my heart.

[@beri4138]

The real reason is that your average joe can't understand Aesop's lyrics. Sometimes I can't either.

[@Phearsum]

"Mastering the science of keeping ones composure while the limbic systems lighting up." The limbic system is the part of the brain involved in our behavioural and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviours we need for survival: as in fight or flight responses. Aes is essentially saying he's learning how to remain calm when every cell in his body is screaming attack / run away. Very difficult thing to do, without a doubt. It's hard to reprogram your natural response to a percieved threat.

[@covanb6948]

The music videos for aes's songs are always the best.

[@wrongthink3885]

Banger. Banging video too.

[@krmulliger]

Love the details in the video. Jeremy Fish is, has been, and always will be an inspiration, as with Aesop.

[@jordondaleysahn]

Agree with the statements, completely, but I should note that Jeremy Fish didn't have anything to do with this one 😉

[@krmulliger]

@@jordondaleysahn no way, the pink bunnies references caught me off guard! Thanks for the heads up; I’ll have to look into the artists on this, then!

[@dflint6633]

Damn Aesop is the longest running thing that hasn't disappointment me in my life.

[@aesopbricktop]

heard that.

[@briannowdesha3986]

I love how he says all this stuff that means other stuff and if you dont know what it means you just get lost. A true American Icon in the muzak industry. Sir Aesop Rock.

[@josephvickrey5396]

I have nothing really substantial to comment. I just love this dude, he is the first hip hop artist I really got into. 20ish years later he is still top tier.

[@psychrockvinyl]

Amen!

[@emeraldweb7169]

Got damn this goes crazy

[@foxyreads]

that beat is mystical 🥴

[@abdoonyt9049]

AES DONT MISS

[@mrjoe27]

This album is a masterpiece

[@0vermars520]

I love Aesop just doing his thang. He knows he's got real love from fans around the world

[@HeartlessInTheLight]

The legend! One of my favorite tracks from an album of bangers!

[@Parasyte1010]

I'm getting old and haven't checked up on Aes in at least 5 years, Holy fucking shit. Bro you are immortal

[@PiquedFlow]

This is the album banger!

[@stickyfingersAR]

One of the best most underrated rappers in the game.

[@firinne]

This song is 2 years old and still regularly lifts my armhair.

[@stratotesphoenix4085]

This Song is Pure Art. Thanks.

[@BoneHeadBrick]

It's incredible how he's been making music for almost 25 years and still manages to drop dope songs like these

[@GramOzLb]

your music is some of the best medicine i’ve found personally

[@andrewschetrompf6941]

Aes has an unparalleled longevity with delivering such next level, high quality, thought provoking hip-hop. Truly a one of a kind gem for the underground.

[@DjLatral]

Every aes fan i've ever met was a type of royal. Much love. We found gold in a sea of ish

[@dhoffnun]

Gah this man started out amazing more than 20 years ago and he just keeps getting MORE DOPE

[@scatteredstars80AD]

After 20 years, he's still the illest.

[@50hertzproductions93]

Every time they drop a new Aesop I listen to it like 10 times in a row. I love how you have to process it

[@mattcrawf9126]

I met him and it was the best moment of my life. The face he smiled at me before the picture and actually listened and answered was unreal

[@johnrice8717]

Ahhh

[@johnrice8717]

Mister homeboy ain't ready yet

[@30secondvideos91]

We need to protect this man at all costs

[@jeremycorbin2178]

He is special we need him

[@stevenhart7564]

Aes been around for a few decades and to me he's still ahead of his time.

[@QuentinKarentino]

how many masterpieces can this man create?

[@Namahatas]

This is hiphop. Thanks Aesop for all these awesome years. Love from the nl

[@digitalomen2013]

"Send your fastest riders I'll return the horses lonely" He really is a dons wordsmith

[@uplift9341]

The Lone Ranger

[@psillycybin4740]

"Still bullseyeing womprats from the scenic route"...I was just watching the OG star wars (new Hope) and Luke says he used to bullseye womprats from his speeder....I knew Aes has the power of the force.

[@lowtemp9053]

I'm so glad I found Aesop. My life is better because of him.

[@whobitmyname]

I wish more people could see this comment.

[@kailyjamessokame.6028]

High Quality music, Have been a fan since 2005!

[@MexterDorgan123]

Been almost 10 years since I discovered Aesop. After None Shall Pass, I think... This is possibly my favourite track he's released since then. Absolute genius!