Aesop RockBest Aesop Rock Albums Ranked

Labor Days

pitchfork

8.7

“Your humble reviewer is not hugely invested in the state or the fate of hip-hop. A lot of folks are, though, sometimes to an unfortunate extent—hip-hop spends almost as much time drawing lines and fighting over its own image as the punk and hardcore zines do, albeit more entertainingly. One of the results of this is that a whole lot of hip-hop records are basically about hip-hop: The mainstream st”

Float

pitchfork

8.5

“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the 2000 record from the Long Island rapper, a deep, heady, and potent transmission from the splintering hip-hop underground.”

The Impossible Kid

pitchfork

8.2

“Aesop Rock's second album on Rhymesayers and his first in several years is the most specific he has ever been about what he’s thinking or feeling.”

Skelethon

pitchfork

8.2

“Aesop Rock's sixth album, his first without any Blockhead beats or guest rappers, evokes the self-doubt, sleepless nights, and isolated focus required to finish something great. This is rap as Rorschach blot.”

Skelethon (Instrumental Version)

pitchfork

8.2

“Aesop Rock's sixth album, his first without any Blockhead beats or guest rappers, evokes the self-doubt, sleepless nights, and isolated focus required to finish something great. This is rap as Rorschach blot.”

Bazooka Tooth

pitchfork

8.2

“Aesop Rock is having trouble adjusting to fame. Just a few short years ago, Ian Bavitz was still selling his own handmade CD-Rs on the streets of New York, but it didn't take long for him to find his way into the spotlight: his groundbreaking Def Jux album *Labor Days* was an instant underground smash. Now, in the face of label inconsistency and heightened expectations, his new album, *Bazooka Too”