Aesop Rock x Blockhead - That is Not a Wizard (Official Audio)

[@TreArtist]

“I hate praising net worth over legwork. I hate seeding off power to the extroverts. I find the current social architecture Hell on Earth.” 🙌🏾

[@andrewf4543]

Ceding, but otherwise 👌

[@birdrustler]

"We make shepherds and shadow em to the netherworld" ... Holy shit

[@rogermucroy750]

That line I keep rewinding.

[@ipso_facto]

You're not alone! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmGUnXpsa7KKmKM

[@LostOasis12]

"Ceding all"

[@paulthebeau7061]

At this point there's been a synapse created in my brain that is only satiated or activated by new Aesop Rock.

[@mycroftwilde4742]

haha, I relate to this 100%

[@durpshady7751]

I guess so yea. It's like a salt and vinegar chip. Like it's so overpowering, yet you can't stop

[@austinmonroe3894]

So well said. I totally relate

[@un3kn3own0]

LOL so true

[@stephencrousey9388]

I know exactly what you mean.. The only thing that scratches the itch..

[@ekeclout3941]

Aesop, I'm not doing well, you're keeping me going. Thank you for everything you do, it means a lot.

[@mycroftwilde4742]

Keep your head up, man. Life a series of moments, and you'll have awesome ones again. *fist bump*

[@bookworm62591]

Hope you feel better soon. Hang in there!

[@mycroftwilde4742]

Hope you're having a better day today, bro.

[@saucercrabzero]

Hey brother, hope you're doing better, we're all pulling for you

[@dankhell7334]

Much love were all goin thru shit . love from cali

[@17valley]

“I hate praising net worth over legwork. I hate ceding all power to the extroverts. I find the current social architecture hell on earth. We make shepherds and shadow 'em to the netherworld”. Man, Aes gets it!

[@bump3770]

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[@paulthebeau7061]

As an Indigenous First Nations man, I will always consider Aesop Rock a medicine man cut from the same spirit cloth. Some of your best songs are like really really long Native American round dance songs. Lyrically... it's like some of Nakoa Heavyrunner's songs except expressed differently. (If anyone doesn't know Nakoa Heavyrunner music, I recommend pawing through his many round dance songs on KZbin. ) Either way, this is so succinct and as Indigenous American in spirit as it gets. No offense to Supaman etc...

[@aaronneumann5378]

That's a profound and beautiful statement. Thank you for the insight and the references to consider.

[@MeanStreamFraudCast]

💕

[@OKDC]

I agree and disagree. Listen. He is egalitarian. Not the same as for one people.

[@tylerking4825]

I like that

[@bump3770]

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[@mycroftwilde4742]

This writing is sooooo good. The intro to each verse, then the comment on the intro using the same theme structure.. that rolls out so well from the chorus. Fucking hell, so good.

[@mycroftwilde4742]

And, to say it, the way a breakdown can be felt here... I relate fucking hard. So many props to this track.

[@bump3770]

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[@mycroftwilde4742]

@@bump3770 Bump the Bump

[@Turbo-bs7ok]

@@mycroftwilde4742 bumpy knuckles baby

[@mycroftwilde4742]

@@Turbo-bs7ok bump the knuckles right back, my dude

[@JEEBUSxHIMSELF]

first time listening to new aesop rock songs is always like ive just been shown sacred ancient knowledge and gained like 30 insight. i can literally see the amygdala in my room now

[@bump3770]

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[@jacs480]

have mercy on the poor bastard

[@mr.nihilz3283]

I always love Block's bass riffs. But this one! Pure serotonin spine surfing!

[@bump3770]

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[@mycroftwilde4742]

This track is my favorite on the album. This beat with Aes's flow style works sooooo well.

[@UseHERname93]

Playdough, smooth jazz, and dead nerves.. the way this dude strings a theme along with one line from each verse.. a technique he uses often and I love it

[@bump3770]

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[@knero6259]

The rhyme scheme on this song is actually mind boggling.

[@slipknot95maggot]

"you like adherents who would swear they saw you levitate, that dedication never question if the record straight, it help you keep the accountability M.I.A., we see the quivering kitten beneath the goat mask, intimidation means Influence over drone attack, this ain’t exactly some sophisticated code to crack, some people like to see a decent morning overcast, sometimes a beam of light comes screaming from my upper trunk, I walk around in public looking like a hundred suns" I mean I'm sorry, but fuqq your fav rapper

[@johnflushing9328]

Yeeeessaahhhhh!

[@jarreddeaker2454]

None compare

[@frost9681]

This is the best song on the album imo

[@TreArtist]

This and Jazz Hands.

[@GardenBoat]

This, Fizz, Jazz Hands, and Difficult are my tops

[@frost9681]

@@GardenBoat this, Fizz, Jazz Hands and All The Smartest People. I can't stand Difficult tbh. The music makes me feel queezy lmao

[@GardenBoat]

@@frost9681 I like stuff like that, but I completely understand lol. Smartest people is so good too, it was a toss up whether I chose that 1 or difficult I just didn't want to list half the album, but honestly this whole album is my favorite. I wasn't even over listening to Spirit World Field Guide and now *this?*

[@frost9681]

@@GardenBoat I decided to go back through his discography since there's so much I missed. I've barely listened to any of his music given the length of his career and I love most of it. Spirit World Field Guide and Impossible Kid have so many of my fav songs though. I think I'm gonna fall in love with Garbology the more I listen to it

[@nickpapageorgio4835]

Aesop Rock is a wizard

[@definepoetic]

The world would benefit from appreciating such masterpieces

[@blvkopvl5979]

This EXEMPLIFIES what I LOVE about REAL HIP HOP! None shall pass was the first album I ever listened to by these cats and it changed my life. A decade later Aesop continues to be my favorite rapper/producer and for a good reason. His music transcends almost any rap music I’ve heard. LEGEND

[@keenanstroud8208]

There's usually at least one track per album that absolutely fucks me up. Zodiacupuncture, to none shall pass, to gopher guts, to get out the car ace, to this one. No other rapper has had the ability to genuinely draw torrents of tears as aesop. Much love brother

[@primaldissonance6255]

This dance between dj and vocals is like a leaf tumbling through the wind. Fucking brilliant !

[@ellyzepp]

This is absolutely the most relatable Aesop song, thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@jonrwert]

A lot of his songs have been about #fearandloathing, feeling disconnected by the horrifying mainstream of society. This song sums it up arguably better than any of his songs thus far, though he's been describing this his whole career. 12 out of 10.

[@CREEPINGIRON]

My first listen through and I just can't quit smiling!

[@Hameltoe]

Crazy how much I needed this.

[@darthstryk7169]

This album is a classic. I've listened to it 10 times already since I bought it on Bandcamp and it gets better and better every time.

[@TroutBoneless]

Takes me right back to the beginning of Covid, when I spent 6 months tripping balls every few days, rarely leaving my apartment except to wander the neighborhood in a bright red bathrobe at 3am

[@Stormshadow612-n8g]

The production and flows are so dope. Best track on the album

[@bump3770]

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[@chrishale3280]

That low ass bass, sounding like the phone playing this vibrating, is a nice touch 👌 Anyone else noticed that since this dropped?

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

plus the piano and bells, it's exquisite.

[@swiftcuts6062]

The mixing in this song is phenomenal 😉🔥🔥🔥

[@bump3770]

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[@Hello-on9pz]

Best song on the album fight me. Aes always brings out the spiritual meaningful shit later in the album. SLAPS BRUV

[@GoranZec]

This is top form stuff and Blockhead really makes it pop

[@NSXTACY420]

"i was just learning how to turn the TV on... Now im learning how to keep the tv OFF." AESOP ROCK

[@ralphmalph4668]

Crash? That was a perfect landing, dude. How many times do I have to explain it to you?

[@justinzgonc8561]

I know you love it when the novas open cobra hoods, a little show to get the focus off the cloven foot - when I was going through a "psychotic episode" the sun(nova) shined a light into my room in such a way that is made a king cobra made of light on my wall..

[@justinzgonc8561]

I had a picture of it on my ig but I took it down I wish I never did

[@ellyzepp]

I looove that youre a medium - it is so refreshing to hear someone sing about it 💖

[@Ty91681]

This may be the best song on the album

[@antonnebel5852]

I would totally agree...listen to this while sleeping.

[@wild-radio7373]

missed you Blockhead🥰

[@lorib360]

'we let our most irascible design the characters, they only dressing they vendettas up as parables, promoting privacy and cowardice as parallels'. Life for the last 20 months in 22 words. Fantastic album!

[@durere]

Wow, so...this relates 100% to the thought I had before playing this track (that it would be about time we create new stories to go down as the myths to guide future generations). Also, right as I read your comment and hit reply, Aes started spittin' it. Love it when the Universe winks at me like this ^^

[@durere]

Also, what the heck, I had a big crush on a girl named Lori, she taught me what the color of the flower in your pfp is called. This amount of mind blowage at 9am really sets an impossible standard for the day.

[@lorib360]

@@durere Ha ha! Well it's after midnight here, so I guess my work is done. Have a good day!

[@durere]

@@lorib360 You're not gonna believe this, but I went out to get some sunshine and got me a soda with these little fortune cookie - like messages under the cap, and it said "What a beautiful day!". If this were a movie, the suspension of disbelief needed would be too much.

[@durere]

@@lorib360 "Can't stop the work!" -the Expanse

[@TheDarkstar6996]

This collab is what the world needed 🙏

[@bump3770]

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[@delta666SoT]

This song SLLLLAAAAAAPPS

[@atmos5569]

My favourite off the album by 1000 miles

[@Lovereignsupreme]

Best album ever past , present and future.✨🦷

[@770cdonahue]

My boyfriend said this song reminds him of me. He was there helping me through a transformation after we ate a megadose of shrooms. It was fucking cool, and bonded us in the spirit world. Best trip of my life.

[@770cdonahue]

The biggest thank you to Aesop.. man, you have been the best Spirit World Guide for both of us. Your music, videos, all of you.. has helped us immensely in ways I cannot put into words. You brought us closer, and you squeegeed our third eye like no other. Thank you!

[@XxCHRISchaosxX]

"I hate praising Net Worth over Leg Work" DAYUM

[@spidurmano]

this album is so damn good ! hell yea coffee and new Aes

[@jackzimmermann6823]

Song of the year.

[@The_Salty_Siren]

Perfectly summed up the swirled stage 💩 show. I’m just glad I’m not the only one that’s observing & creating art in direct response to the bs. Standing ovation from me 👏🔥

[@The_Salty_Siren]

Wish I could share my art here. If I even mention it in a comment on KZbin it gets deleted, but I’ve noticed it occurring more on this channel than any other which is frustrating. I’ll be really disappointed if I find out it is the label bc you are blocking your subs growth by limiting conversations. Nothing I’ve commented is worthy of deletion. I don’t even curse in my comments ffs. Don’t be gatekeepers Rhymesayers just bc your artists hold the keys doesn’t mean they belong to you. 😊

[@TroutBoneless]

i think this is my favorite song from the album. ive finally listened to ithe album enough to decide that lol

[@kelbypressley7728]

This the one, fuck I'm hooked on it.

[@GhostDiZ]

Best instrumental and beat on this album

[@JonKankpaceKendrick]

this album means more to me than mere music

[@FadedPilotNW]

my fav on the album

[@MFBURNS7909]

I'm a sucker for bells especially Blockhead Bells 💙

[@TroutBoneless]

"I wish you nothing but the warm kiss of yellow piss, I give you nothing but the number for my exorcist" Peak Aes

[@durere]

_I find the current social architecture Hell on Earth_ Hell _is_ other people so...

[@josueramirez5962]

Boogie dope!

[@dylanstueve1848]

love this one

[@SomeOrdinaryViewer]

Absolutely incredible

[@syr6041]

Ayahuasca is one hell of a drug... Ive smoked DMT before but i couldnt imagine it lasting over an hour.... 15 minute breakthrough is enough to leave me mindfucked for a few weeks.

[@f2pwhale729]

Yes

[@MobtownJ-hw6uk]

Awesome song

[@bradleylintmore3492]

This is sublime

[@heirapparent8217]

Kirby? Word is still out.

[@dionysusyphus]

Don't worry, just fade back, change to black, & recreate yourself my fellow introverts😉

[@hellxsco]

Please make an instrumental

[@GardenBoat]

This is a call out post

[@bump3770]

Bumppppp

[@Melkiy123]

awesome song)

[@omarjustinsmith2257]

🎺

[@12welvecreations]

Late. Never.

[@briannowdesha3986]

New Age Prophet

[@tsuginokado]

Is this beat supposed to reference ff7 without lyrical context I’m still not here on the album to judge

[@marah6407]

This album is the shit

[@colinwichman1084]

I guess it's just the notes but this track sounds a lot like Nas and Jay Z Analyze This. I wonder if that has anything to do with the Not a Wizard title.

[@meline1997]

this song gave me osteoporosis.

[@rich45davis]

the 3 dislikes are Wizards

[@willmooney6096]

Smarter than sense....or .. oh wight

[@SGFTI]

Quit gatekeeping wizards.

[@Dougdimmadingleling]

lol

[@siyabongasithole9566]

That is not Harry

[@ankleknuckleelbowpelvis8780]

Bet

[@MrOvlov02]

555 !!

[@renvillemarc]

But...Kirby might be a wizard

[@omarjustinsmith2257]

🧠

[@ataruparagon]

First

[@odinmeacham2119]

Pizza alley = pizza gate

[@durere]

Paint _NO RULES_ on the watergate tower

[@rogermucroy750]

Fuck...

[@cheiflitterbugmakinhimself9035]

I like aesops production better! I know it's allot of work and he can pump it out way quicker working w producers like this, buuut these records just don't match up to spirit world and impossible kid.. blockhead has beats but it's just not as good as a all out aesop record..