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Originally Posted by pourmeanother
I'll own up to voting Black Star. While I recognize Aesop Rock is the most intricate lyricist of the bunch, voice and production are real road blocks for me fully enjoying listening to him. I think the combination of Mos Def and Talib Kweli makes for a better overall product than any of Aesop's albums as a whole.
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I feel the exact opposite. I find Aesop's voice soothing, comforting, love the cadence everyone seems to dislike. /shrug
Mos Def, on the other hand, I dunno if he has a lisp or wha... but he's write up there on the list of difficult artists to listen to. DoseOne has to have it worst though.
And I love the production on Aesop's works. Blockhead is amazing, DJ Big Wiz is all right.
By the way I was listening to John Zorn's tribute to Ennio Morricone, The Big Gundown, and I heard at least 2 tracks that were sampled for Aesop songs. Poverty, and Giu, La Testa!. I listened to the original Morricone versions also but its clear they were sampling Zorn. Very cool I thought. Pleasant surprise as well.
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