"I step in the arena bumpin' step in the arena" God I love that line
@iittssddaannii Жыл бұрын
gangstarr
@TylerSwartzenburg8 жыл бұрын
1. Vertigo 0:00 2. Katz 2:24 3. Environmental Studies 5:20 4. So Strange Here 8:56 5. Get A Dog 13:28
@TylerSwartzenburg8 жыл бұрын
+Technosapien 36 Not on mobile.
@maverickpope94525 жыл бұрын
You're a real one
@ecxstatic81554 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir
@Bigaloa3 жыл бұрын
You the man.
@sopranonano55872 жыл бұрын
This never gets old
@desaideent239 Жыл бұрын
never bro. greeting from russia vladivostok
@feuxyo48592 жыл бұрын
Sandman doesn't out-rap Aes but he brings himself to the table and does his own thing. It's refreshing to have an MC be themselves regardless of the other MC on the track. Aesop is hands down my favorite rapper/lyricist of all time but I can't wait for the Sandman bars on all of these EP's. Like Westside Gunn in Griselda, not the best rapper but let's his personality shine above the rest.
@anthonyreynoso7275 Жыл бұрын
So Strange Here is so beautiful and gets me in a very reminiscent state, thinking about friends and loved ones that are no longer with us. The lyrics also speak to me because I live by that phrase “Strange beats normal” and Aesop’s line from Garbology “You laughing cuz I’m different, I’m laughing cuz you the same.”
@snailsaredumb9412 Жыл бұрын
The last line was from the song "flamingo pink" for anyone who didn't want to do guess work to find it
@pooperprime54592 жыл бұрын
incredible that aes can be at both times the most articulate and skilled rapper, but also the most human and relatable, despite his inaccessibility to general audiences
@CeylonMondegreen Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that is weird.
@bigvslittle95654 жыл бұрын
Katz is a seriously underrated track.
@Mesophorex3 жыл бұрын
so true!
@MilestheMechanic3 жыл бұрын
I think the same holds true for both artists across the whole discography. Period. But yes, I agree. Mainstream wouldn’t recognize real hip hop if it smacked’em.
@BradElkins193 жыл бұрын
@@MilestheMechanic "Critics like to pretend they miss when rap was "rapping", mfer if that was true Killer Mike would be platinum."
@spiderhands2 жыл бұрын
Where are these ratings? ;)
@mikegross61102 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite from this EP
@MrGreyWolfAlpha8 жыл бұрын
I think homeboy sandman was great on this album. although I love aes, it's nice to see someone who can counteract aes's fast and precise flow.
@femka8 жыл бұрын
+MrGreyWolfAlpha you mean to say sandman was shit and slow, cause i agree
@MrGreyWolfAlpha8 жыл бұрын
+Fem Ka rap isn't about being fast, I think you need to widen your horizons
@fkknsikk8 жыл бұрын
+FionnTheHuman Sandman's timing isn't all that great. It isn't about speed, but accuracy and style are extremely important. Quite a few times in this ep Sandman is off time entirely, and not in the stylized way he is when he's on point.It just feels awkward. He's close but he doesn't kill it quite like Aesop. Very few do - at any speed.
@osmaniqbal83548 жыл бұрын
+fkknsikk I think that says a lot to Sandman's style, it's deliberately off-kilter, almost conversational/spoken word. That being said, it's not for everybody and I struggle with it at times.
@jrcartwright213907 жыл бұрын
Osman Iqbal Kinda reminds me of a less aggressive version of Aes' older, deliberately off-kilter delivery actually, particularly spanning Labor Days to Bazooka Tooth. Definitely rough on the ears at times as a result of the cacophony, but refreshing at times, nonetheless.
@KaP04012 жыл бұрын
"Katz that better not fart when their girl is the big spoon" lmao
@marty74424 ай бұрын
Kats had better not graduate into what they hate most. Masterpiece.
@tylerpearlman69428 жыл бұрын
So Strange Here is possibly one of the best songs I have EVER heatd
@colomboisdead1535 жыл бұрын
I'd have to say Get A Dog is the best track on this album. "Get a strong, like a, like a Rottweiler or a Boxer dog Not a Pomeranian dog"
@JTNugget5 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Twin Peaks
@zoom43684 жыл бұрын
100% agreed
@IThinkIStoleYourSandwich4 жыл бұрын
Tell me about it. One of my all time favorites. Might sound strange but strange beats normal. Boomerang is another one of the goats that might get missed if you don't get into the uncluded
@hodgpodge133 жыл бұрын
@@colomboisdead153 My T-shirt isn't pink, it's salmon
@kidloki6128 жыл бұрын
Aesop Rock best fucking MC ever.
@theomgfather31003 жыл бұрын
facts!
@poughkeepsieblue3 жыл бұрын
Yes, imo, he certainly is.
@TexasGreed3 жыл бұрын
Tied for the number 1 spot with MF DOOM for me.
@MeoauASMR8 жыл бұрын
Aes and Sandman go together really well. There's not a lot of artists that can stand with Aes, Rob Sonic and Blueprint are like the only other two that come to mind.
@cortos_97338 жыл бұрын
Slug from Atmosphere is pretty damn good with Aes. he has a few tracks with Busdriver as well. Aes, Slug, and DOOM even had a track together called put your quarter up which is pretty good.
@peoples22968 жыл бұрын
don't forget illogic
@Travisalberger8 жыл бұрын
Meoau ASMR Eyedea always came correct
@MogsnOB7 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Kimya Dawson!
@hollywoodraptor00167 жыл бұрын
Meoau ASMR Dude you're forgetting Slug and Busdriver.
@windstorm8942 жыл бұрын
This EP is a modern day classic! Even in 2022 going on 2023! I remember hearing this on SoundCloud many years ago. Much respect to Homeboy Sandman and Aesop Rock !
@bojackbojackbojack8 жыл бұрын
Best track is "So Strange Here". I'm from America but it's funny that the first time I heard of Homeboy Sandman was in Ipswich, England. I was drunk and yelled "EAST COAST USA" and he said "For life. But we're here representin' Ipswich tonight". I laughed. I was the only American in Ipswich except for him.
@dr.ligmahnutts29938 жыл бұрын
I live near ipswich damn
@bojackbojackbojack8 жыл бұрын
bruce wayne That Suffolk county life.
@Ty916814 жыл бұрын
7/12/20 - whole new meaning in 2020. Wtf.
@rageriustheoverlord70863 жыл бұрын
I live in the Brook of nh
@SuperSaiyanB8 жыл бұрын
Aesop Rock once again making other MC's sound as simple as mother goose. For real....read the lyrics along with any of his songs...GENIUS! Only one who can trade verses with Aes is Rob Sonic thats why Hail Mary Mallon is amazing. This whole Lice project is ridiculously dope but Environmental Studies is my fave track.
@peoples22968 жыл бұрын
+Brandon Shaw Nah, not illogic. Check out Killing Time
@IThinkIStoleYourSandwich4 жыл бұрын
HS kills so strange here. Feels like hes there for exposition on some tracks but I think this is a great duo. Wouldnt say homeboy falls behind at all. I give the edge to so strange here but i get why people love that blockhead track.
@tyguy29364 жыл бұрын
Can we all be happy that two dope artist dropped a couple collabs worth of over a couple years? The Lice series is primo!
@onradioactivewaves2 жыл бұрын
More than 2?
@Hero-oz9gx Жыл бұрын
@@onradioactivewaves three
@DestructoBizzaro8 жыл бұрын
what more can I say? TOP RAMEN
@JazzyAnasazi8 жыл бұрын
IM A SPIRITUAL LYRICAL INDIVIDUAL!
@InverseAgonist7 жыл бұрын
Bryan Dugger what more can I say? We top billing it. Viciously file victory, valiant without villainy.
@hollywoodraptor00167 жыл бұрын
Jazzy Goddess I'm an actual factual pterodactyl
@lowerechelon53088 жыл бұрын
Blockhead should've produced more than one of these, that third track was the usual precision aes wrecks.
@gordonshumway61288 жыл бұрын
This not a Billy Woods album so he not producing the whole thing lol
@whompinash888 жыл бұрын
+Lower Echelon absolutely agree
@ecxstatic81554 жыл бұрын
Aes and block are like one brain when together. It just sounds natural with them together.
@birdrustler2 жыл бұрын
I'm from the future. The last Aesop x Blockhead record was dope as shit.
@TexasGreed2 жыл бұрын
OMG "hey stranger would you like to be my friend, figure that youll like me, though youll likely be my end." woooooooooooooooooo
@gordonshumway61288 жыл бұрын
Environmental Studies is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@BazookaTooth7078 жыл бұрын
So is 'Get A Dog'
@transformersloverjon8 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly. I've already said as such. Though, I'd apply that to the whole thing.
@leedaniel20028 жыл бұрын
all of them are
@PenguinInsid4 жыл бұрын
Ay, preach it brother
@ecxstatic81554 жыл бұрын
Blockhead and these two need to do a album.
@jrcartwright213907 жыл бұрын
"I was on stilts trying to build with angels; you were crying over spills at the children's table" - my favorite line from the whole album... probably even of all 3 Lice projects. It's so self-aggrandizing while at the same time so dismissive. Lol. Perfect battle rap-esque punchline.
@birdrustler2 жыл бұрын
"There, there." Aes talks shit on another level...
@parkercochennet13788 жыл бұрын
so stoked, have been waiting for these two to collaborate. two of the most original styles have just collided as one.
This may be even better than when this first initially was released. Getting finer with age.
@kassiediana61938 жыл бұрын
Aesop always killin it.
@zantam3218 жыл бұрын
That Linkin Park mix is pretty damn nice.
@SinoCortez7 жыл бұрын
all these lice projects are so good
@aidansearle75965 жыл бұрын
This is solid as fuck. Love all the Lice shit, Homeboy San is insanely good.
@mowglig93828 жыл бұрын
"Environmental Studies" is probably the best song out of all music ever. Should get that award. Really Powerful.
@Bigaloa3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@mnemonichotpocket3 жыл бұрын
Blockhead's beats/instrumentals were made for aesops flow, and vice versa
@Trainy2 Жыл бұрын
The Best Song Out Of Music grammy award goes to...
@NorthAyase8 жыл бұрын
That moment you wake up to a new album by one of your favorite artist, "So Strange Here" is my fav song on this.
@jakecarlton27756 жыл бұрын
I don't care, this duo is classic. That's all I have to say.
@Mnemonice8 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who is really diggin "so strange here"? I mean I enjoy most the tracks but I feel like Homeboy and Aes meshed real well on #3 & #4.
@literallykevin7 жыл бұрын
9:45 - "Shit that used to be black and white is gettin' orange" ...if he only knew how relevant that line would be now.
@Braxtonhawkins8 жыл бұрын
third song in and sandman and aesop really start to bounce off of eachother. really like three and four. glad to see easop still killing it. his rhymes get smarter and smarter
@thomasdantas8 жыл бұрын
+Braxton Hawkins Yeah three and four are my favorite too. The production in 4 is amazing.
@Braxtonhawkins8 жыл бұрын
four truly is amazing.
@garkzen128 жыл бұрын
+Braxton Hawkins 3 and 4 are also my favorite. Honestly I think 5 sounds terrible, its like the person who mixed it just gave up on it. The dog sample just sounds hilarious. I think 3 and 4 are really good though
@wallyguerrero80458 жыл бұрын
"Katz a better not smoke in the igloo. Katz have better not cart when their girlies the big spoon" y'all hearin what I'm hearin?
@ClassicallyDumb12348 жыл бұрын
silent night
@highdrophonics70876 жыл бұрын
3rd track is ultra fire!
@4some2joe07 жыл бұрын
[Hook: Sample] Now it seems to be so strange here (x2) [Verse 1: Homeboy Sandman] My dude I'm in the Czech republic standing on a balcony nude I pass up art for making art that I'll be able to clear I'm told if I don't shave my head then it might hurt my career I've wrote too much to memorize all my lines I'm scared to share my thoughts People get mad at me for changing my mind If now I'm in the game why's it so hard to find a teammate? Everything that's showing is a sequel or a remake And every kid that's on the bus got the same kicks Not only that but got the same dreams and the same wish Shit that used be black and white is getting orange Shit that used to be alluring's getting boring Thought they loved me for my bars and my hooks It turns out they love me cause of where I'm from and how I look I never felt so sane Success and failure never felt so same It feels so strange [Hook: Sample] Now it seems to be so strange here (x2) [Verse 2: Aesop Rock] My dude I woke a million miles away from my original muse The very soil on which he learned to conquer Mario 3 Build a fire, and out-maneuver any mark of the beast I speak an alien argot, New York amass in his tongue The vibe is basically martian, they smell the Jack in his blood I ain't the kind that use New York as a crutch, I use the force of the funk Enjoy the work and earn my portion of mush On a tour of the wild frontier, lying awake I tell myself it's all to broaden my societal take And while I sorta still believe it I'd be lying if I Didn't admit I’d like to curl up on Long Island and die It's not a science, nomads crash land antsy Whether badlands or in back of the Plaid Pantry Stick a flag in, the claim don't fade, find shelter and await old age It feels so strange [Hook: Sample] Now it seems to be so strange here (x2) [Verse 3: Homeboy Sandman] I'm not complaining though I got the contra spray with cupids arrows Hitting shit I wasn't even aiming fo' It's entertainment even shit that people hate me fo' That's what they pay me fo' Yo And honestly My fuck ups turn to gold so much the thought of fuckin up don't even bother me So I keep it auto when i'm stepping through a portal I know that sounds strange but, strange beats normal [Verse 4: Aesop Rock] I'm not complaining though That's the way the daisy grow We hide away and try to make The best of what's available My older homies think I'm kinda sorta schizo I feel the same of y’all, but don't consider it a issue We can openly embrace it or be trained to mostly tiptoe Where shame becomes a staple in the nature of the crypto That's a baseball through your window, a roach up in your shawarma I know it sounds strange but, strange beats normal [Outro: Sample] Now it seems to be so strange here (x8)
@PeytonPearson2 жыл бұрын
Of course the producer of [imo] the greatest track on here is also the producer of Aes' latest album. FINALLY A FULL BLOCKHEAD X AES PROJECT.
@thatguycodes5 жыл бұрын
This duo is my favourite
@TheZackLilly8 жыл бұрын
MORE PLEASE, these two have been in my top 5 for a few years now.... this is awesome!!!
@paweltelus10503 жыл бұрын
Blockhead did such a great job in Environmental Studies here, hat off
@eggsaladmang3 жыл бұрын
That Charles Hamilton joint is NUTS!
@jeanbob40308 жыл бұрын
I need the instrumental of environnemental studies. Incredible beat
@martincordiner60568 жыл бұрын
Here's calling for an instrumental release. Get a Dog begs for a scratch session
@nobrainer408 жыл бұрын
Blockhead does some of the best beats
@jedwing8 жыл бұрын
Yes! This is an amazing cut. I'd say the same thing about "Katz". But this is amazing. Such creativity on each cut.
@MrEpic-qe2tt7 жыл бұрын
Good ol' Blockhead.
@ericcockerham6713 жыл бұрын
Get a dog is crazy underrated in both discographies
@stonedrabbit43408 жыл бұрын
STONES THROW X RHYMESAYERS is a deadly combination.
@homerco2138 жыл бұрын
+They're All Trolls cogent insight
@FacelessOfILL8 жыл бұрын
I've taken a 'shining' to this new aesop album.. sorry coudn't resist. But seriously 'shits killer!
@chaosinorderrr8 жыл бұрын
This bangs! Can't wait for the new Aes album!
@superdark55572 жыл бұрын
If this was on streaming platforms then I couldn't listen to this in window on youtube without premium, be happy lice even exists this shit is amazing.
@sotektechnical4396 жыл бұрын
Homeboy Sandman got that MF Doom flow. You never know what he is going to say next.
@windstorm8942 жыл бұрын
Underground legend! He performed and toured around the world 🌎 ...Still slept on
@vedametatron8 жыл бұрын
This shit is crazy ! They both caught wreck lyrically and the beats were mad dumb !! Vertigo is my shit ,dj spinna .!
@lewissmith60862 жыл бұрын
Dude not only rhymes orange but makes it flow
@LucyJuicyStardust8 жыл бұрын
This is magnificent. Track 4 is legendary and mad uplifting. Greatness
@ubok5123 ай бұрын
man, this was a classic the day it was released!
@benjaminmiller38907 жыл бұрын
paranoia voyeur awake in a haunted crawl space hoodie up, gaunt face down, taught draw strings Aes' rhyming is getting even better. How many rhymes are in those two lines? 7?
@christophemillertime8 жыл бұрын
I don't think aesop has ever been this straight foward. Not even in The Uncluded and he said himself he was able to be more blunt instead of metaphorical because of Kimya. This shit is gnarly. EDIT: HOMEBOY just grew on me. haha.
@snipe4lllife7 жыл бұрын
"Find shelter and await old age, it feels so strange."
@IThinkIStoleYourSandwich4 жыл бұрын
I sometimes wonder if the future me finds food Find future me wishing younger me would hide food
@poughkeepsieblue3 жыл бұрын
@@IThinkIStoleYourSandwich real world problems.. I feel you
@IThinkIStoleYourSandwich3 жыл бұрын
@@poughkeepsieblue lol well technically we both feel Aes
@poughkeepsieblue3 жыл бұрын
@@IThinkIStoleYourSandwich straight up
@NOTO-_-8 жыл бұрын
This EP has been on repeat all day since it dropped. So fucking good.
@dustinstoner61954 жыл бұрын
Years of listening, how did I miss Aes referencing the stank leg steez before now? The gift that keeps giving. LICE!
@Urelasir8 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Aesop just keeps growing! Homeboy Sandman, first time i heard him rapping and it was pretty cool, like his metric, its quite his own. Great team!
@cooloutac8 жыл бұрын
thats whats up, two of my top fav flows combined on one album!~ These joints have me fiending for more.
@SpelllMe5 жыл бұрын
This is my first time listening to this. I had to stop for a minute after Katz to say that this is so, SO GOOD!
@SilverHammer18 жыл бұрын
I had a shitty day. Then I come home to this. Now my day is better. Anything Aes does I love and Sandman kills it. Thanks Rhymesayers
@mushroomsamba826 жыл бұрын
9:26 as a dude who started going bald in highschool and full on male pattern by 30, I feel ya Homeboy
@akcrusader478 жыл бұрын
Dude So Strange Here and Get a Dog are my favorite tracks on this EP. One so deep in embracing your difference (in their case the rap industry), the other so hard into chewing up those cookie cutter rappers, or anyone who steps up shaking. Aes and HBSM don't disappoint ^_^
@Orangechapel7 жыл бұрын
Aesop Rock on a Charles Hamilton beat is so dope
@gordonshumway61288 жыл бұрын
Get A Dog is 🔥🔥🔥
@masonpagnotta2798 жыл бұрын
That linkin park sample🔥
@GhostReaperGaming1018 жыл бұрын
+Mason Pagnotta REALLY THO. ONE STEP CLOSER FTW. It's too fucking good.
@kgillese8 жыл бұрын
My t-shirt isn't pink it's salmon
@kgillese8 жыл бұрын
My t-shirt isn't pink it's salmon
@donalddalrymple16874 жыл бұрын
just got the vinyl of this album, can’t stop listening to it!
@MrKnowledgeZ8 жыл бұрын
Emerson Lake and Palmer on the beat for Katz!! Hell yeah
@DopeonaRope8 жыл бұрын
i cant wait for the tour this year...so much talent at one show
@nakeejake698 жыл бұрын
Fire! Savage! Get rekt! Or whatever is cool to say these days. Love this tape
@transformersloverjon8 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥 would suffice.
@iknowtrevsupahyup8 жыл бұрын
+transformersloverjon Also a dog would suffice
@JazzyAnasazi8 жыл бұрын
*dies of happiness*
@hospitalhopping3 ай бұрын
Did u really!+?😢
@JazzyAnasazi3 ай бұрын
@@hospitalhopping joemama
@ryancmercer8 жыл бұрын
Best Hip-Hop release of 2015.
@nick123ledue8 жыл бұрын
its already great and I just started it! AES! free, high quality hip hop. YES!
@MrMalingenue8 жыл бұрын
Lifesavers
@drayadaydream31973 жыл бұрын
Once I heard "BREAK" I knew it really was a Linkin Park sample. I love it!!!
@quietvalor8 жыл бұрын
Homeboy Sandman sounds like Quasimoto and Guru combined.
@roddydykes70536 жыл бұрын
GreyWolf I’m not even that familiar with much rap, but I also thought of Quasimoto immediately
@BrianHenson955 жыл бұрын
That is a crazy good connection.
@ChDSage238 жыл бұрын
9:20 Yet again, Czech Republic, heard it from so many artists. Love that you love it here :)!
@moguuera11977 жыл бұрын
cool to see how much sandman and aes' styles contrast but still work perfectly
@BrookeWilkerson-xs1uc9 ай бұрын
Bingo!
@homerco2138 жыл бұрын
I'm starting to feel like Blockhead's beats are unfair.
@lavosdream58098 жыл бұрын
I agree lmao
@matthewo52368 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Sad that there wasn't one on Lice 2.
@homerco2137 жыл бұрын
Other than the Mud track Lice 2 seems legit.
@mnemonichotpocket3 жыл бұрын
Bruh you can't play checkers against a 4d chess master...
@IThinkIStoleYourSandwich3 жыл бұрын
@@homerco213 wait what's wrong with that track? I thought every lice track is top tier honestly
@skape1014 жыл бұрын
Incredible. Thank You.
@jonrevere74463 жыл бұрын
The is dope!
@briana6568 жыл бұрын
Best Aesop I've heard in years.
@greagandev8 жыл бұрын
Hell yea!!
@MrBaileyBaby6 жыл бұрын
Kats Better know... I bumped that track and went Crazy!!!!!
@dogsandyoga17432 жыл бұрын
"I eat myself alive to see myself eating/not to see myself fed" - HSM Yeah, I'm gonna be sitting with this one for a while..
@wallyguerrero80458 жыл бұрын
The best thing I've heard all year.
@dont_take_it_personal Жыл бұрын
I've never heard someone sample Linkin Park. Dope
@stgm8 жыл бұрын
What a surprise. It's dope as fuck.
@courtneydozier10218 жыл бұрын
This is raw
@MrEpic-qe2tt7 жыл бұрын
Katz is by far my favorite.
@nlrider2 жыл бұрын
This is FIRE
@anamaliify7 жыл бұрын
No way!?! Amazing combination.
@A_Neuro8 жыл бұрын
Omg, I've been waiting for this collab; 2 of the best MC's out there.
@jimjam33943 жыл бұрын
All though I still believe it id be lyin if I- didn’t admit I’d like to curl up on Long Island and die. Love that line…
@somnitek3 жыл бұрын
EDIT EDIT EDIT EDIT i had something else I was gonna use this old comment for it but... seems the details have made a clean getaway, YET AGAIN
@CaseyStellar8 жыл бұрын
+10 for Charles Hamilton collab.
@essuede7 жыл бұрын
"Katz better not fart while your girl is the big spoon" haaaa
@nicke50565 жыл бұрын
I think he said front but that would be great! Haha
@lockshabaz18768 жыл бұрын
we really need more Aesop/Blockhead tracks
@NathanChirnside Жыл бұрын
I've got some great news for you if you haven't heard yet lol
@trademark3108 жыл бұрын
"I step in the arena bumping 'Step in the Arena'/ clean way fairs, no grey hairs, it's a patina"
@veritasaequitas17228 жыл бұрын
wow this is an absolute dream project right here. incredible!