- - MF DOOM or Aesop Rock
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Goofle
03-17-2012 10:01 AM
I would assume Aesop, as I meant to clarify that I only wanted their ability as a rapper to influence the decision, although it's fine if you wanna discuss their production credits.
Janszoon
03-17-2012 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Goofle11
(Post 1166175)
I would assume Aesop, as I meant to clarify that I only wanted their ability as a rapper to influence the decision, although it's fine if you wanna discuss their production credits.
I can add a poll if you want.
Goofle
03-17-2012 10:32 AM
Go for it :)
Janszoon
03-17-2012 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Goofle11
(Post 1166177)
Go for it :)
Done. :)
Mrd00d
03-17-2012 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Goofle11
(Post 1166065)
I think the fact that they are different is what makes it an interesting discussion. Del and DOOM would become a slightly stale discussion.
We had that discussion. It might have been slightly before you started coming here, but I remember having it. It DID get stale pretty quick.
But I don't see how this debate would be less stale. I think they're less comparable... Stream of consciousness multis vs a mean, fairly direct but unstoppable flow? It seems like preference to me, or I like one while I party and one when I chill (they're both capable of either to be honest...I've had Aesop keep parties going too).
Phantom Limb
03-17-2012 03:31 PM
Man fuck ya'll, DOOM's the best there is. Besides, Aesop is just a wannabe El-P.
Janszoon
03-17-2012 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Phantom Limb
(Post 1166254)
Man fuck ya'll, DOOM's the best there is. Besides, Aesop is just a wannabe El-P.
A wannabe El-P? I don't see it.
Freebase Dali
03-17-2012 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke
(Post 1166172)
You should add a poll. Looks like this could be a doozy. Currently 4-3 Aesop (not sure who Freebase Dali is siding with).
Voted Aesop, because one of the main reasons I listen to hip hop is for the lyrics, and I prefer Aesop's.
thedtrain
03-18-2012 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Goofle11
(Post 1166065)
I think the fact that they are different is what makes it an interesting discussion. Del and DOOM would become a slightly stale discussion.
I had some guy freak out when I said I think Aesop has better lyrics, content, word play and pacing. DOOM edges him in terms of flow and his voice is probably cooler.
So yeah, Aesop for me, and his beats are pretty great in my view.
definitely agree....aesop rock was the first hiphop artist i got into (it was labor days i fell in love with). but several years later, i find it harder and harder to listen to him. i just can't stand how he kind of forces words out and his flow kind of makes him sound pretentious.
and besides, "Doom is master of the world"
Phantom Limb
03-18-2012 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Janszoon
(Post 1166257)
A wannabe El-P? I don't see it.
You don't hear any similarity in the way they spit? They sound pretty damn similar to me, Aes just spits slightly faster and a little more avante-garde. Both are super technical, have similar flow, and both incorporate weird scifi/fantasy references.
Aesop Rock has definitely fallen off lately, but he's been annoying to me since even before that, which is strange since Labor Days was one of my first hip hop albums. Maybe I'm not justified in calling him a "wannabe El-P", but I can't help myself from judging them against each other. I mean hey, El-p was doing his thing before aesop and and he also started the label that AR would eventually join.
