WE NEED THIS ALBUM NOW!!!!!!!!! | Aesop Rock - Shrunk Reaction

[@kevinsisco]

So this song is actually part of a mini story inside this album. Part one is him sitting in his car outside a therapist. That one is called Get Out Of The Car. This one is him in the therapist. The therapist says"I don't know, maybe get a kitten" in the next song, Kirby, so the song is all bout his cat, Kirby. Dude thinks different.

[@teboots1]

One of the best musical triptychs out there.

[@BricktowneMedia]

@@teboots1 1,000% Relatable AF. LOL

[@BeersBars]

That's awesome!

[@wrldwideindifference]

@@BeersBars Aes did a a whole series of videos to promote this album...search "The Impossible Kid - Ep 1: Sorry I'm Late" to get started

[@mile3018]

​​​@@BeersBarsYeah, but he also layers similar metaphors throughout his entire albums and always has: it's like another set of Easter Eggs in his work! What album is it, one of the 1st ones, where he starts with a gentle, polite metaphor and by the last song when the reference is called back it's gritty and aggressive as fuck?!? *BACK in the crates with me...* The lyric: 'Life's not a bitch, life is a beautiful woman You only call her a bitch 'cause she won't let you get that pussy Maybe she didn't feel y'all shared any similar interests Or maybe you're just an asshole who couldn't sweet talk the princess...' He does this like 80's progressive rock and the theme albums. You won't catch half of 'em the first year you listen to him, either.

[@cozmikoi]

My favorite artist of all time right here! Dude's pen game is on a whole other level! And he's been rocking the mic since the 90s. And to answer your question: yes! He is still making music! Just just dropped an album like 6 months ago

[@BeersBars]

Got some more coming!!

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Aes has put out an album every year on average. (Or close to it. 20+ albums in 25 years?)

[@GrimaceTheCat1]

Dudes a freak lol

[@iesika7387]

@@CliffSedge-nu5fvthe strategy of “lock yourself away for months at a time until the project is done or you run out of pumpkin seeds and salt and pepper squid” seems to be working.

[@chriskuhn6130]

In the genre, totally agree. One of the best ever. "I am so completely off the god damn grid it's not a question of addressing me, it's what do the symbols under the dresser mean. " "Today a thousand sea lions got up and left the pier, they had successfully invaded and secured for twenty years. Some said it was the food supply or shifting weather patterns. Truthfully a whole community of scientists are baffled." Truly a wizard with words.

[@pace1397]

"let's get to the seppuku"

[@glock66187]

Aes is definitely still making music, 2-3 albums in the last 4 years and constantly dropping hints on IG stories. Produces his own shit too. Almost 50 and only getting better! 👏 Love seeing these reactions 🤣👍

[@mdbrown683]

100% Love Aes' new shit. Integrated Tech Solutions is fucking brilliant.

[@johnnybags2324]

“My ‘in case of emergency’ is in the daisies chasing birds” His in case of emergency is his cat “I’m climbing up the stucco, let’s get to the seppuku” Seppuku is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment. What do you do when you go to your shrink? You spill your guts

[@syz2.013]

And Ive always thought the 'uh oh' after seppuku is supposed to imply that he meant to tell his therapist 'sudoku' which is why we see it in the video. Since admitting to those types of thoughts can get you put away type thing

[@Crackracket]

I always thought the uh oh after seppuku line was because of the little fuckers fighting made him want to ritually end his life

[@brendoderf4748]

"Little fuckers fighting, mother hiding in her Hulu. I'm climbing up the stucco" Lmao I see this as these kids are fighting and being annoying and hes climbing the stucco because he is being driven up the wall

[@digg_7]

His lyricism is genuinely ridiculous, while I know this type of artist will ever be promoted in the mainstream, it would be truly special to see

[@wilsonc001]

Aesop released the ITS album a few months ago, it’s top draw as well 👍 There is a video of someone breaking down the lyrics to None Shall Pass which gives a great example of his use of metaphor and cultural references to tell a story, not to mention his breadth of vocabulary. However….in his artistic split from Kimya Dawson, she made some interesting remarks on the tools he uses to construct verse…

[@losxdescabezados]

Could you point me towards the Kimya stuff? I can't stand her, but I am curious to see what she has to say...

[@wilsonc001]

@@losxdescabezados if you put “kimya aesop” into google it turns up a Reddit thread which looks to be a good place to start. She originally posted on Twitter but I’m not digging through that cesspit to find it.

[@joviathan8177]

@@losxdescabezados Look up The Uncluded

[@JimJamTheAdmin]

Cool vague last sentence that doesn't mean anything.

[@danakerjbam]

This is the album. Made me a lifelong fan. Impossible Kid. Just start at the beginning and goooo. Maybe watch Lupe's impromptu lecture on what any hiphop fan should study Aes.

[@theyonlycomeoutwhenitsquiet]

Aesop will not only rap about unorthodox subjects, he paints pictures with a completely unique color palette. The art he creates is so divergent from the norm that you have to take a second glance, even when his phrasing is clear as day. Never mind when he’s taking his metaphors four layers deep. And since The Impossible Kid, he also released Malibu Ken, Spirit Word Field Guide, Garbology, and ITS. Never mind his older discography

[@jaywill1028]

What’s wild is that these guys haven’t figured out what the song is actually about yet but still love it 😂 there’s layers to this shit

[@SkoomaFish]

*_Impossible Kid_** is one of the best albums ever made, and Aes did it all himself in his house*

[@joeadkins480]

You guys need to go down an Aesop rabbit hole. There’s so much there

[@anthonyv6962]

Every song on this album " The Impossible Kid" is really good. This song is about him at his psychiatrist office. It's part of a 3 set of songs. The theme of the album is "In some ways it’s about my endless and often impossible quest to just feel OK-with myself, with the world, with my place, with my life, my relationships, my art, my impact, if any. It’s the impossible quest for happiness and satisfaction. I kind of also think it can refer to generally being stubborn, someone who won’t budge within the creative process." He moved into an isolated barn to make the album. Lupe Fiasco has a 40 min video on the tube about why Aes is the best, he also has a short where he raps "Supercell" acapella.

[@raptorplaya1]

The Impossible Kid is for sure the best place to start

[@drasvader1]

The hell it is 😂 ypu start at Music for earthworms

[@chriskuhn6130]

Cry laugh meme all you want man, I agree that Impossible Kid is the best place to send a friend onto Aesop horizons. Don't throw stones if you can avoid it.

[@BricktowneMedia]

Hell yes!! One of my faves from Aes!! Love watching you guys experience his incredible work. Lets do this!!

[@BearOnEem]

My first introduction to Aesop was the Tony hawk pro skater 4 soundtrack lmao been a fan ever since!

[@aland5657]

I listen to aes when i drive all the time. 247th listen through a classic and I still catch something new - some quadruple entendre or nested metaphors- fucking love this man

[@brianhansen6189]

As someone else suggested definitely try a more “freestyle” type track where Aes just goes off for 3 minutes without stopping like “Untouchable” or the non album singles “Rogue Wave” and “Klutz”

[@durere]

Those are all bangers, but none more freestylish than Facemelter, amirite?

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

All monsters.

[@deadbody408]

climbing up the succo , lets get ready for Seppuku. Seppuku is a form of taking one's own life that was considered honourable among the feudal Japanese samurai class.

[@BearOnEem]

I knew yall would love this one! Thanks for the upload! 🔥🔥 -Josh

[@BeersBars]

Appreciate it!!

[@kgipe]

One of my favorite songs, and one of my favorite beers.... I think we'd get along just fine in real life...

[@BeersBars]

🍻✌

[@partdefjampartdischord5649]

Dudes, check out Untouchable AR version, it’s Aes on a Pusha T beat. Shows his braggadocio style a bit more.

[@BearOnEem]

That track is dope!! 👌

[@brianhansen6189]

Great suggestion!

[@shanecotier]

Great reaction. As far as I’m concerned, AES is the GOAT. Produces his own music and is a visual artist as well.

[@seancass1084]

its extremely cool to watch someone else other than yourself fall for the seppuku line with the sudoku visual in real time other than yourself

[@partdefjampartdischord5649]

He’s still making music! Dropped a track with Brother Ali and Casual today actually.

[@GoodDocGonzo]

Good looking out

[@BeersBars]

🍻

[@durere]

bless your ass, I didn't know. I'm lookin for it right now!

[@partdefjampartdischord5649]

@@durere the track's called Manik, and i cant actually find it on YT either. It's definitely out on Spotify and Apple Music though. Aes has also had features on some other tracks recently, too; Onry Ozzborn - BADMINTON Blockhead - MISSISSIPPI Blockhead - Ponzu Sauce

[@tristan8922]

the beautiful thing about Aesop is that the more you listen to him, the easier it becomes to decipher his cryptic bars. A lot of the time he's not saying anything too complicated, he's just using some unique visual metaphors to paint a picture. Little fuckers fighting, mother hiding in her hulu. I'm climbing up the stucco, let's get to the Seppuku. Utto. The image of an exhausted, distracted mother of two kids fighting in the doctor's office waiting room. The whole scenario is driving him crazy; "driving him up the walls" or up the stucco cement walls of the office. Seppuku is a form of taking one's own life that was considered honorable among the feudal Japanese samurai class. Traditionally, the act consisted of stabbing oneself in the abdomen with a short sword to ensure a slow and agonizing death. A hyperbolic metaphor for how therapy can feel as you "pay up to filet yourself and others in the name of help" Ya'll have only scratched the surface but that's why Aes' is so beloved by his listeners. He has such a unique way with langauge and visual metaphors. He's one of a kind.

[@willowallen3202]

You should totally check out pizza alley it's one of my favorite Aesop tracks, it's still a couple years old but still a little more recent.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

And, just go ahead and hear the entire Field Guide album while you're at it: Gates, Pizza Alley, Kodokushi, mo-fuckin' Gauze! Jumping Coffin, Coveralls, Holy Waterfall? Shit, even the shorts like Dog at the Door or Flies ... wall-to-wall bangers!

[@Mace91]

The Impossible Kid is my favorite Aes album of all time. I'm still unpacking Integrated Tech Solutions so we'll see where that ends up. If I were to recommend some Aesop Rock vinyl it would have to be Bazooka Tooth. Because Aes produced those beats almost solely himself, and the overall sound of the album I feel was designed specifically for vinyl. Whereas The Impossible Kid feels really digital.

[@colinmiles27]

Aesop Rock is still releasing new material and it's all mindblowing. For me though, his best solo album is 'Skelethon' ('ZZZ Top', 'Tetra', 'Zero Dark Thirty', 'Racing Stripes', 'Crows' parts 1 & 2, 'Fryerstarter' - all fire. Also, check out 'Lice' - his project with Homeboy Sandman - particularly 'So Strange' or 'Katz'. Great reaction, btw!!!

[@JasonX0659]

Aesop dropped a new album back in November! It's called Integrated Tech Solutions!

[@IcyTorment]

He said "skip to the suppuku"... i.e., literally spilling your guts.

[@thedangerpickle]

The album art for The Impossible Kid was done by Alex Pardee. He's an amazing artist. He did a Monster MLB line for TOPPS and I believe he also did a new series of Garbage Pale Kids art as well.

[@carlybeaton7270]

impossible kid is great front to back, Spirit world field guide is great too and the new one Integrated Texh Solutions is also 🔥

[@carlybeaton7270]

they’re all on vinyl too, that’s his scene… he also produced all his own beats

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

The first verse is his thought process while filling out the information. (My first name, My last name, In in case of emergency, employed by, etc), second is him waiting to see the therapist, and last is his struggles with him. People have mentioned it's a 3 part segment which it is.. But one of his top viewed songs is also one of his best off this album called Rings. It's about being an Artist and not sticking with it and the feeling of regrets associated with it. (Later he dropped a single called Rogue Wave where it shows all the art he's been doing as of recent and it's incredible)

[@Dennis_The_Peasant]

"Im climbing up the stucco, let's get to the seppuku" Seppuku being the way samurai commit suicide after doing something dishonorable or whatever, stabbing themselves through the abdomen whatnot

[@undercoverspy123]

The first verse is him filling out his information, first name, address, ect for his appointment.

[@BarunChandaHere]

if you are enjoying aesop rock, you will love the hip hop duo he is on with rob sonic called "hail mary mallon". both have the same writing and rapping style and they bring their a-game on a joint titled "kiln". p.s. dope to see, people using nice hifiman headohones while listening to ill shit.

[@lawrenceshdow]

FYI... all the stuff from rhymesayers; if it is Atmosphere or Aesop or any of the others. Their Vinyl is the absolute cream of the crop. The coolest shit in my 2k plus record collections is Rhymesayers artists limited release vinyl. Even the not limited is always AMAZING.

[@damienperry5758]

You’re gonna be amazed at the album art. Mine came with a gigantic poster of the album art and the detail is ridiculous

[@isaiahstandley2496]

I GOT THIS SHIT ON VINYL AND IT SOUNDS DIVINE!!!! GET HIS LATEST ALBUM "INTEGRATED TECH SOLUTUIONS"

[@losxdescabezados]

I know TIK is a great album but I still think None Shall Pass is the album to start with. It perfectly marries his old style with the new sound that has evolved over time - it's an A+ album!

[@durere]

None Shall Pass is a great fkn album, and I always forget about it (even though I'm bumping most of the tracks daily), but it might be too dense for a starting point. Feel like TIK is a bit easier on the brain, but that's just me.

[@losxdescabezados]

@@durere I feel ya, but seeing that these guys are about the bars, NSP sits on the middle with complexity: dense enough but not quite Appleseed/Float/LD level. Don't even get me started with Bazooka Tooth... 😂

[@kevinsisco]

That is the album art. Personally I think the impossible kid is his best work. I have TIK and his 2 most recent LPS on wax, and I play impossible kid the most out of them.

[@dalecollins581]

1st verse is him filling out the application for the therapist, purple pills are nexium for heart burn after burger meat....2nd verse is the anticipation of setting on the lobby waiting to see therapist...final verse of course is therapy session

[@dalecollins581]

Also 2 albulms released in the last 3 years from aesop...i.t.s. is the newest

[@brianhansen6189]

Daveed Diggs Tweeted once “Aesop Rock been my favorite rapper forever” or something like that.

[@stein102]

You can't go wrong with anything off the albums Float or Labor Days. Both older albums, but some of my favorites.

[@tomraymond9795]

Everything this man has done is fire. It's worth checking out the Labour Days album, old but pure gold. No Regrets is a masterpiece of storytelling, Daylight is an anthem and Everything else is an epic vibey metaphor heavy leftist grumble. Your brain will hurt after though and it requires repeat listening to decipher. Impossible Kid is dope obviously and None Shall Pass is another masterpiece. The bonus track Pigs at the end of None Shall Pass is darkly funny af. Garbology is a great remix album collaborating with Blockhead who is just the perfect producer for Aes. Malibu Ken isn't the greatest beat-wise for me but is still a brilliant album. Integrated Tech Solutions dropped recently and he hasn't fallen off at all, still top tier creativity, wordcraft beats and flows You basically can't go wrong, dive into the best back catalogue in Indie Rap!

[@KentKorb]

Aesop is the most fucking brilliant lyrical coordinates of all time!

[@urboof4526]

yes pleaseeee this album

[@knutt81]

"I'm Burger meeting (burger meat, and) purple pills...) Burger from Revenge of the Nerds used to come into my 1st job, Whole Foods(Hillcrest, S.D.), like 3 times a week, sporting the Cojack trenchcoat.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Some mandatory classics from Aes: Klutz, Rings, Dorks.

[@6Qubed]

honestly given recent events, I'd be curious to see what a Aesop/Kendrick teamup would look like 'cuz clearly Kendrick can rap any style, and Aesop can rap any subject, and both men are rapping 'cuz it's fun for them. it'd be interesting

[@KentKorb]

He’s a math genius who writes poetry!

[@visualmedicationgaming]

Newest album is " Integrated Tech Solutions" it's absolutely amazing. Y'all need to do a reaction from this album, tracks: Mindful Solutions Goose Down Living Curfew Black Snow Bermuda They are all Banger's, whole album Just a few of the greats. Keep up the excellent work, new subscriber here 👊💯

[@damienperry5758]

Maybe react to Pizza Alley off of Spirit World Field Guide. Those are probably his most intense and intricate beats. FYI, he does almost exclusively his own beats. Except for his collaborations with Blockhead, like Pumpkin Seeds ft Lupe Fiasco

[@OliverCBabcock]

Aesop had an album out late last year that's insane, if you want a beautiful storytelling track form it I recommend vititus. If you want something a little more lyrically dense Id recommend All City Nerve Map, and if you want something more lighthearted Id recommend Time Moves Differantly Here. Also All of his releases have a vinyl

[@randallwilson4088]

Aesop has been consistently making music for like 25 years and has not stopped or halted till this day. His last album was like a year ago?

[@GrimaceTheCat1]

I swear this dude is top 3 when it comes to range of vocabulary. I have to learn words sometimes because of his raps lol

[@clutch13grateful66]

Aesop absolutely consistently makes music.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

He's always into something.

[@PeterMckee]

Aesop is as active as ever!!!!! You should check out his latest album ITS - Integrated Tech Solutions *ITS is not a cult* 😂

[@slimgym45]

I looked for that "No one is safe" song and I can't find it

[@Ofthelineofeld19]

Hey be sure and check out Aes and Tobacco's "Malibu Ken." The beats are crazy, the flow matches. Great reaction!

[@evanmason6711]

His beats are what he wants! Just enjoy

[@Darwinist]

Anyone who has ever had to deal with the bureaucracy of healthcare while struggling with depression or other mental illness(shocker: you aren't really in any condition to do all that shit) knows exactly what this song is all about. So much of Aesops output on this album and the adjacent ones is him mining some really rough years he had where he drifted out of touch with his local scene and his friends there and became really depressed, didn't take good care of himself etc. I think he's doing better these days, at least somewhat better, but there's no doubt that his psychological issues have held his career back - in the late 90s and through most of the 2000s he was someone a lot of people expected to become a superstar.

[@carmodaveable]

You guys need to break down his last album "ITS" Tracks like Mindful Solutionism, Kyanite Toothpick, Agressive Steven. Theres lots to dig through. If you guys havent heard Blood Sandwich I think thats a good one to intro people to Aesop. Great video! SUBBED.

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

I’m from the uk,have loads of aesops albums 😊

[@stephensemp8634]

YES!!!! Also check Pumpkin Seeds w/Aesop and Lupe

[@carlybeaton7270]

he just came out with an album in november and there was one before in 2018

[@DJMAERZ]

MY PERSONAL TOP 5 AES ALBUMS IN NO ORDER: Skelethon ITS Impossible Kid Bazooka Tooth Malibu Ken

[@810panek]

Check out Mystery Fish, first track on that album goes hard. Also Kirby is a great song about his cat lol. It’s hard for me to find an album these days I can listen to too to bottom and this is one. Also you need to check out Hail Mary Mallon the collab he does with some other cats I forget their name. But the album Beastiary is amazing. Jonathon, Used Cars, and Whales are bangers.

[@MmmmGoodBoy]

Verse one: Filling out the medical forms Verse two: sitting quietly in the waiting room with your thoughts and observations Verse three: going to war with the therapist

[@RavenousCatalyst594]

@0:44 "He's a rapper's rapper" FO REAL THO! other 'otha' mc's like Lupe Fiasco & Daylyt both openly say Aesop is better than them & MC's should study aesop. lupe did like a 45 minute video about it. it's how i found Lupe

[@sabalos]

This album, and the couple before and after it, is actually Aes when he's at his most approachable and 'poppy'. When you get back to a record like Float, it's as if he's afraid of hooks.

[@Kevin-fu4nc]

burger meat and purple pills. basically means im so depressed that making a burger is the only thing i am capable of doing at the time. Purple pills probably depakote a common med used for bipolar patients as a mood stabilizer

[@apatternedhorizon]

The absolute goat. Keep going.

[@mikeypillow5285]

Aes is still making music to this day! You gotta check out the spirit world field guide album

[@cornelisnielson1985]

THANK YOUUU! 'Lazy Eye' next please

[@danahgaz]

ITS for the storytelling. Like Aggressive Steven. Spirit Field Guide for the production. Malibu Ken for something different. There is a lot of material besides. I think my favorite all time album of his is an old one - Float, but it's weird because I'm not really a Blockhead fan, and he did all the production in it.

[@KennethHewlette]

Aesop rock will never sell out or sell his soul.he will never win a grammy.Aesop is like Krs one for me. They are against mainstream and the evil in it all. You should do a reaction for "Dorks".he talks about it.

[@Boltfan1904]

The album you need to check is, Float first track

[@yamch]

there is an aesop rock Andre 3000 mix on youtube that's good also a flying lotus mix which is really good

[@carlybeaton7270]

you should listen to Agressive Steven from the newest album, he’s so good at story telling and painting a picture of what is happening

[@mitchtheglitch8225]

he came out with a album last year it is so good

[@mitchtheglitch8225]

honestly his last three albums have been insanely good yall should check them out

[@serillifertheswagnificent4205]

You should react to Preservation, its a collab between him and Del the Funky Homosapien. It's what Aes is referencing at the end of this track when he says "Preservation is a doozy". Or react to Tuesday or Difficult. Those are some of Aesop's best more modern songs since in this video you were wondering if he was still doing rapping. Though Tuesday is much older than Difficult.

[@EricJeffriesInfinite]

Aesop is the GOAT

[@Matt-v7k]

Different is good when it's got skillz to know kill

[@thenakwhoswak]

Unfortunately there will probably never be a collab between aesop and eminem, aesop used to run with a crew that had cage a dude eminem had beef with, and eminem also found out his cds were being reburned by someone with aesops music for earthworms album on the b side

[@swervmusic]

Lil Wayne ft Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine - Russian Roulette

[@KentKorb]

He’s still cooking bros

[@spazalicious]

Y'all seriously gotta listen to Wu-Tang Clan - Preservation (ft. Aesop Rock and Del the Funky Homosapien) Legendary beat, and verses from 2 of the best emcees oat

[@Mreffs101]

Appleseed is great. None Shall Pass is great. Freedom Finger is great. Spirit World Field Guide might be his best. His newest album that dropped last year, Integrated Tech Solutions is great. Pretty much his whole catelog is great. His work on Lice with Sandman is great and his colab with Kimya Dawson, known as The Uncluded is also great. Whole catelog: GREATNESS!

[@samfrash3329]

He better have good lyrics, he's channeling the undead when he writes.

[@teboots1]

So, Impossible Kid is probably the most easily digestible of his work. None Shall Pass may be the most dense. ITS is a blast. Garbology with Blockhead and Malibu Ken with TOBACCO have got some absolute heat on them (Jazz Hands, That is not a Wizard, Tuesday, Corn Maze). One thing you'll learn listening to him more is that he references his own shit all the time, so the more you listen the more you will catch. One of the last lines of this track "Preservation is a doozy" is a reference to something he did. Google "Preservation Aesop Rock." 😊 Aes is still making music all the time, and he has worked with some names in the game. Keep diving.

[@swervmusic]

Raekwon ft Lil Wayne - My Corner

[@Scoobmcdumpster612]

Aesop on some Prof shit... Ohz shit, prof on some Aesop shit 😂😂😂😂

[@bestbuy208]

Do his newest album, Integrated Tech Solution (2023)

[@d_l_pax]

Gopher guts, it really is the one

[@OracleTheRonin]

Check out old school Aesop as well he has been making music since 97

[@Giganfan2k1]

Guys are covering my favorite rapper. You got a sub. Do Jumping Coffins

[@Appreciation-Community]

Bro Aesop on the BOB beat by Outkast would be nutty

[@anteyemusic951]

Eminem couldn’t even come close to keeping up with Aes’ intricacy.

[@maineiacial]

omfg you aint heard kyanite toothpick??? oh snap