Aesop Rock

After all the shit that went down recently, I was in dire need of some innocence, some childhood memories wrapped in humor and simplicity. Rap isn’t usually the place to find that. Luckily the world has one, Aesop Rock.  His record The...

Since maybe 2012, I have one specific hang up when potentially writing about Aesop Rock. See, a mutual friend hooked me up with a Hail Mary Mallon interview, which meant I got to email interview two of my favorite throats in all of hip hopdom...

What’s up, everybody?  It’s been a while.  How’s life?  I’m good. And for the first time in a minute.  Been pilfering time while listening to the crickets.  I went on a twelve mile solo hike.  It felt like was recovering from a cobra bite.  Life has a funny...

Aesop Rock! The guy is almost 40 years old and is putting out rap records that defy the banality of the genre.  Just when I was losing interest. Just when even new releases from artists I generally care for went womp. It's...

There is something about me, music festivals, and rain. If I chose to go to Coachella I swear I could end California’s drought. Instead I went to Soundset, the largest hip-hop festival in the country, located in Minneapolis. This was my first...