January 13th, 2012 / 11:45 pm
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It’s Friday, Fuck Books: Friday the 13th Edition and Calling Yourself A$AP Rocky When Aesop Rock Exists is Accidentally Naming Your Band Led Zeppy in 1980

but still:

 

17 Comments

  1. January 14th, 2012 / 1:18 am Hyruledungeon—

      Dont get why everyone is making this comment when Aesop is pronounced ee-sop. It’s not like Aesop’s been burning up the rap blogs lately or even put out an album in the past four years. Also Led Zeppy is at least the name of a band I might want to listen to again before I die.

      Good choices tho. 

  2. January 14th, 2012 / 2:13 am Brooks Sterritt—

      Thanks. You’re right that Aesop (of fable-fame) is pronounced “ee-sop,” though Aesop Rock pronounces his name in his own music with the long “a” sound. The comment comes probably because A$AP Rocky and Aesop Rock share 7 of 9 letters, though fair enough about the latter having not released an album for a long while.

  3. January 14th, 2012 / 3:12 am Marley—

      Aesop Rock (along with Rob Sonic and Big Wiz) released the album Are You Going To Eat That? under the name Hail Mary Mallon in 2011. And it’s really rather good. 

  4. January 14th, 2012 / 9:30 am Jomarksn—

      I can’t get behind this.

  5. January 14th, 2012 / 10:05 am Baggy Smiles—

      Can´t help but think Aesop Rock and A$AP Rocky have slightly different audiences.  Do not think the former made it up past 96th St.

  6. January 14th, 2012 / 1:00 pm marshall—

      it’s like naming your band led zeppy in like 1990

  7. January 14th, 2012 / 1:26 pm L.—

      In Rocky’s mind maybe, but given that his shit is being hyped by pitchfork and every other hipster and backpacker website, I bet the audiences overlap a ton. 
      That said, I dig the A$AP stuff… although more for the productions than the raps. 

  8. January 14th, 2012 / 5:41 pm Tummler—

      everything is purple

  9. January 14th, 2012 / 5:47 pm Nich Eggert—

      Naming your band ‘The New Division’ in ~2005

  10. January 14th, 2012 / 8:03 pm Brooks Sterritt—

      Thank you for your consideration.

  11. January 14th, 2012 / 11:53 pm Jomarksn—

      Silly, I was drunk when I wrote that comment.

  12. January 15th, 2012 / 12:15 am Brooks Sterritt—

      It can happen, nights. :)

  13. January 15th, 2012 / 2:31 am Hyruledungeon—

      Good production is what makes shit blow up. See Danny Brown’s XXX for evidence.

  14. January 15th, 2012 / 4:01 am Elsleepinggringo—

      ASAP Rocky was interesting in 2004 when he went by the name of Mike Jones chopped and screwed by DJ Michael 5000 Watts. Today, I don’t know what he offers that is interesting. Mr. MF’n Exquire, on the other hand, IS the best thing in rap in the last 10 years. No?

  15. January 15th, 2012 / 1:45 pm L.—

      He sounds nothing like Mike Jones. 

  16. January 15th, 2012 / 9:02 pm iMB—

      Fact is ASAP’s the freshest thing happening in Harlem right now, save for Azeliea Banks, also cooking.  So much better than boring old Aesop… he never had it much anyway.  Haven’t Big, Lil’ name-alikes been part of the game all along?

  17. February 22nd, 2012 / 3:27 am Frank Irby—

      I miss Mike Jones though. Good beats too. But yah he’s boring.