Aesop Rock announces new album Skelethon to be released this summer

Aesop Rock

It’s been a long while since we’ve been graced with an Aesop Rock release, five years to be exact, but finally, FINALLY, that wait is over. The underground hip-hop legend is gearing up to release Skelethon on July 10 through Rhymsayers Entertainment, his first solo effort since 2007′s None Shall Pass. Aesop hasn’t exactly been twiddling his thumbs in … Read more

Hear an alternate version of Aesop Rock’s “Bent Life” – “Thorns ft. Eyedea and Slug”

Slug, Aesop, Eyedea, Sage, Brother Ali

Fans of the old Def Jux/Rhymesayers underground scene will appreciate this one. Earlier this month, Aesop Rock posted an early version of the track that came to be known as “Bent Life” on his critically-acclaimed Labor Days album. This version, recorded around 1999/2000, not only has different lyrics, but also a particularly sentimental value: it features … Read more

Hail Mary Mallon – Are You Gonna Eat That?

Hail Mary Mallon

Hail Mary Mallon is the collaborative work of hip-hop MCs Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic with DJ Big Wiz on the decks. These fellas have been making music and backing each other up for years, so an official album seemed almost unavoidable. The group gets its name from Mary Mallon, a New York soup kitchen … Read more

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