What’s funny is I never intended this post as an attack on Aesop Rock (I could’ve picked dozens of other artists, I just selected Aesop because I’m most familiar with his music). It was really supposed to be about the superiority complex of people who disregard any rap that doesn’t come from Def Jux, Rhymesayers or any other indie label.
To be honest, Aesop actually says cool things every once in a while. (“You wore my sneakers but your feet just never fit in. That’s what you get for trying to walk a mile outside your limit.”) Unfortunately he surrounds these lines with what could only be described as jibberish - and yet a lot of people interpret his every word as gospel.
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