Aesop Rock x Blockhead - Legerdemain (Official Audio)

[@McArRuIzO]

How normal people say it's cold outside: "It's cold outside." How Aes says it's cold outside: "Thermometer goin nuh uh."

[@pinecrustjuise]

Aesop's thermometer: Very Hot Hot Cold Very Cold Magic

[@cancroespasmatico1481]

Good one

[@GenoPolski-jx3hk]

nuh uh on the aesometer. heard.

[@danawestfall8315]

Can we all just take a second and admire how insane Blockhead’s production is?!

[@stevenpugmire3880]

Big inspiration for me down to the program I use to produce. Approachable to an obvious extent too. Nice dude.

[@SPDDFL]

Grew up with this bass tone in their older projects. Hate to admit it as much as the next moron but I hear that rumpshaker sax also… Huh. Must not sleep must warn others

[@natetransitions8379]

Freshest thing since labor days!

[@STANLEY2BRICKS]

@@stevenpugmire3880 yeh Ableton is top shelf

[@stevenpugmire3880]

@@STANLEY2BRICKS definitely is and i'm just on standard. can't imagine suite.

[@peerlessvillain]

"Today a mall cop told me I should get a life…..." GODDAM

[@hopethisoneworksman]

The silence is so funny You can hear him tilting his head and squinting his eyes in disbelief at what he just heard

[@ohmlotus7279]

Shouldn’t have axin bout the resale shop 🤷🏽

[@Phearsum]

"My coaches told me don't come home without the serpents head. I told 'em hold my turkey leg, point me at a pitchfork.. Brought the trophy home and took the poultry back, still warm." Aes is phenomenal.

[@sazlefraz]

Bruh I heard this and I had to stopped everything I was doing cause it went that hard

[@nyashadzasheny7276]

that's the sickest line on this sickest song on this sick album

[@sirsmooth6835]

Lmao, hell ya

[@ohmlotus7279]

You god damn right

[@StarfortMudflood]

Out to flirt with hypothermia, it's CCTV's blurriest insurgents in your urea

[@angelguerrero7655]

This album is just fucking ridiculous. How tf does he keep doing it? How?!?!

[@mistaree5731]

I think Aes houses the reincarnated soul of William Shakespeare. And the heart of where art thou. By far the Greatest Rapper Of All Time. It's gonna be almost impossible to top his discography lyrically and sonically. What I really value the most about Aesop besides his proficiency and vocabulary, is his ability to be himself and poke fun at what's makes him different and "uncool" but at times it can be a little too self deprecating. But it's real and lots of us face low self esteem issues. When Aes goes renaissance era poetry modes, shit is just amazing. Horses and flamming arrows! Lol I've learned so much from Aes as a writer. I feel like I owe him something.

[@alexusrillo2429]

What's so good about it? I'm curious what's your fascination?

[@angelguerrero7655]

@@alexusrillo2429 well, for one, I love the multi-layered metaphors. so, he strings together multiple analogies in order to paint the picture of the idea he's trying to convey. and then his voice is just perfect for his style. his beats are all unique and interesting. his mastery of language and fluent use in his music is one of my favorite things, being a writer myself. the rhyme schemes are bananas: AAAA, ABAB, ABA, BBA, etc. and i love how deliberate he is with tying all these things together. most rappers are only good at a handful of those things, but he is a master at all of those things. his vocabulary is more widely ranging than Shakespeare, so it should give context as to how truly skilled he is with his works

[@4DUBESPORTS]

He's the impossible kid

[@tenshi3335]

1:57 “Pioneer of high Garbologyyyyy” I love that part for some reason. Also this is my favorite song on the album.

[@MegaFlorest]

His lyricism is so amazing, people overlook his cleverness with his cadences. I also really dig that part.

[@josueramirez5962]

“Aes aint here maaan…” 😑 “Aes i can tell its you.” “Telll its me from over there, this aint a FUCKING petting zoo!”

[@RozenBridge]

A skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks.

[@cocoq10]

I had to look it up too.. I love learning new vocabulary from his lyrics and titles!

[@terpytimmm4044]

Yes, an Aesop Block album

[@mistaree5731]

That's dope! hold my turkey leg. lol

[@chrisreynolds35]

Second you hear Chicken Noodle Thermos you know ur bout to hear some dope shit

[@elephantheart9114]

We'll never know when Aes is at the top of his game until his passing, since he's only ever escalated his talent.

[@theretrosavage]

Hand to God this dude could be 70 and still dropping heat

[@ValhallaBeckons]

He really is a phenomenal lyricist. Aesop fuckin' Rocks.

[@na-dm6jb]

@Jonathan Dubs he pushes the bar for sure .

[@literaticrux8292]

The punchlines are hilarious af. How is he still this good?

[@damonodell9125]

that last verse instantly became one of my favorite Aes verses ever, just wow

[@TheLurchReaper420]

"Raiders of the roads and parking lots of greater Carcasonne Canis lupis carcass on, take me to your garlic knots Coffin through the cars, I'm a part of a larger carpet bomb Still partial to the wrong crowd, sorry mom Wander eden, not a meter predetermined Turn a curb into an evening, that's the key to freezerburning" - I feel this shit in my soul

[@diobrando1519]

That mall cop line blew my fucking mind

[@danieloconnell192]

The only rapper/producer combo that i could compare these two is gangstarr RIP Guru This album is insane

[@johnflushing9328]

That's saying alot but it's true!

[@l0wr4n]

Full Clip still holds its own yet the kids these days have no clue

[@ambskater97]

billy woods on the hook

[@d.j.brewer1326]

Came here to say the same thing. Which is funny because he mentions the woods in the hook

[@lapsemweaver4001]

Huh, I was wondering who that was.

[@Cptl_ZERO]

When I first heard it I was anticipating a verse honestly!

[@Brandon-rb4sm]

@@Cptl_ZERO that would’ve been dope!

[@bro8118]

" my coaches told me don't come home without the serpents head, I told 'em hold my turkey leg"😂point me at a pitchfork. Aes is just leagues above everyone in style, lyrics, and humor.

[@WavyVaporizers]

The colder the weather the realer the magic 🎯💎 nobody speaks the way aesop does which is why I know hip hop never died it's just underground

[@adampatterson91]

Truth

[@joebaumgart1146]

People think Aes is a rapper. He's a poet and philosopher.

[@dundalkfights]

2015: "meow meow meow meow meow" 2016: "airhorn airhorn airhorn airhorn" 2021: "over thermals over thermals over thermals over thermals" - The rapper with the biggest vocabulary in all the rap game.

[@durere]

wind all *wushuhushuh*

[@ryanw.k.2840]

cut through a graveyard just to cut through another graveyard just to cut through another graveyard

[@angelguerrero7655]

Just show me to the rolling thunder, wubba wubba wubba

[@llllKyonllll]

That airhorn line always has me smiling.

[@FetishForDestruction]

moles on moles on moles I know what you are saying but I love when he goes that route

[@tylerhubbell9382]

Love how I started seeing Ase skating more on Instagram then hear all the skate references on this album!! Keep shredding and writing please for the sake of all things gnarly

[@cheiflitterbugmakinhimself9035]

No actually this is my fav on this record..

[@Bigaloa]

"My coaches told me don't come home without the serpent's head I told 'em 'Hold my turkey leg...'"

[@Serjohn]

there were 6 words i never heard in this song alone

[@RavenousCatalyst594]

6 Hidden Treasure Hunts!!!! nice! Aes has the best rewards at the end of his Treasure Hunts, residual wealth found on every 1 i'v gone on & so far the wealth just keeps compounding, sometimes not even revealing the true amount gained until decades later NO ARTIST HAS MORE TO OFFER IN EVERY 3-WORD PHRASE

[@therealjdeals]

True that. I’ve learned a lot from Aes.

[@thehongkongbong]

from sussurus to seraphim, as a non-native english speaker i got so much of my vocabulary straight from aesop. the repeat listening is better than any class.

[@slipknot95maggot]

Get your wig in the wind, bruh, how TF does he keep writing songs FULL of these obtuse analogies that nobody else would think to write yet IMMEDIATELY make PERFECT sense The specifics of the connotations implied there are just so - ...... there are a hundred ways you could have written almost the exact same line that would have totally cheapened the analogy, like the use of wig specifically implies so much, and wind specifically as opposed to something else speaks to him not just saying get in the mud/the rough, but specifically the wind is both some all day every day ish and something so apparently nonthreatening yet it can still both catch you off guard and get strong enough to move your entire body [rare as that may be in most geographies], so it's like him saying the ish that we out here in, the ish that's just Tuesday for us, just walking outside, but that would still blow away your illusions and your fineries and - .................. HOW TF DOES HE KEEP DOING THIS UUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHH you could get lost in a forest maze of thick Aes verses, or you can spend a whole day just over analyzing nearly ANY *ONE* line and still pull new meaning from it that WORKS and isn't forced, it's just there waiting to be found, like.................. Dawg, this guy almost makes me understand people saying really good blues players sold their soul to the devil [not that said blues players don't....]. It's like he's just selling his eternity for a human lifetime of just what the fuqq how does he keep doing this like twice a year every year GET YOUR WIG IN THE WIND!, bruh - .......... Who tf else would write that, yet it's SO tacit, YET it's so perfectly chosen AND thorough, *and he does it every fuqqing ti-*............................... *sigh*

[@elliottwoods5636]

Before they fixed the road there used to be this bump to bump, I guess in ’97 so and so did such and such, in Timbs on someone else’s board, tell the story, spread the lore, it’s epic to a people who would rather push than teleport. i fucking love this guy

[@moguuera1197]

billy woods on the hook vocals like damn

[@jonsense4937]

Lol yea for real wow howd you spot that? I want an aesop rock and billy woods album

[@moguuera1197]

@@jonsense4937 he's got a pretty recognizable voice, also he's listed on the album credits as a co-writer

[@jonsense4937]

@@moguuera1197 yea i figured he sounded familiar

[@mstwntd69]

This song is so fucking good. Whole album is too

[@grindcoremaniac]

Did he just shout out Carcassone?

[@ValhallaBeckons]

When he said "yo urrhea," Aes sounded full Bullmer. "Urrn urnd an urrn urrn."

[@philtorrez4198]

Aes top five dead or alive for real

[@Studio-md6be]

if you like Aes, check out:: brokeMC (brokenphono!), Teddy Faley, Perseph One! Who else ya'll rockin?

[@dontsettlefor500mill]

Garbology: "the study of a community or culture by analyzing its waste."

[@postfinem9795]

That chorus makes me wish for an Aesop Rock x Billy Woods collab

[@postfinem9795]

Should have googled first - I'm nine years late & it's even produced by Blockhead lol

[@nerkynerks]

I just learnt something tho, I always do get edumucated! Merino Wool 😎

[@agyratingmonkey]

I'm gonna have to listen to puff tuff and the whole swfg album a couple hundred more times before I'm ready :(

[@Gintoki_Madao]

😭 I love this album

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

Owl on my shoulder initials on the katana.

[@psillycybin4740]

Whispering something wicked through a moisture wickened balaclava.......such a dope line and mind image

[@EmptyTheaterMask]

Went Home Different

[@brandonweaver6060]

Sick

[@Blissarmyknife]

Is it just me or does that also sound like billy woods on the chorus?

[@treydogwhistle8212]

yeah when i first heard this i was like “oh shit! thats woods in the back”

[@jonsense4937]

He chose the right song to be on lol

[@mr.nihilz3283]

ooo I hear Bobby Banana's on dub's!

[@RaineR3313]

that guitar...

[@itsbwall]

Really glad to see both these legends are still making music

[@ohmlotus7279]

Legends never die

[@DogsCatsSnacks]

Take me to your garlic knots 👽

[@danielgamez8754]

DOPE 👍

[@AxelCross]

this is unhinged

[@staticshock6476]

Went home different

[@RandyTheNewMan]

Wonder what he found

[@vinny5638]

youre listening to it

[@mstwntd69]

Shrooms probably

[@Brandon-rb4sm]

Billy Woods

[@father3dollarbill]

DOOM is noddin to this, somewhere

[@haerfgvbag7050]

Such a banger

[@dannyg1798]

🤙

[@brianobey4368]

I'll never teleport therefore this is epic.

[@mstwntd69]

The whole last half of the verse is all skateboarding. -one of the ones that would rather push

[@brianobey4368]

@@mstwntd69 truth, he talks about skateboarding a lot this album. I’m loving your Between the Buried and Me banner btw

[@mstwntd69]

@@brianobey4368 back when I first heard colors it forever changed how I view music. Still to this day one of my top 3 bands. Thank you!!

[@koloomar4011]

soo creattive

[@atksenc]

Thank the gods for Aesop during this Covid fuck show.

[@fkgoogle666]

What was in the woods?

[@SPDDFL]

The same thing that was in the briefcase in pulp fiction.

[@paprika2058]

billy woods in the chorus 0_0

[@user-bq5ur8oy1c]

78°

[@FacetiousAF]

this shit slaps so goddamn hard my brain need 7 years to recover just in english; fuck the quips and quotes you'd see on pinterest

[@thehongkongbong]

This man just gets motherfuckin Billy Woods to do a casual refrain, and it's not even close to being the star of the show

[@alexusrillo2429]

Bad burrito rap.

[@ataruparagon]

First

[@sara_rae_]

❤️‍🔥🫠🌻💀

[@martynelson3013]

🔥 🩸🗝😎

[@BabyEatingFoxes]

Fox Faces confirmed lost data on missing person. But I can hear someone telling me to hold a piece poultry...

[@syntheseyez3577]

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