Trivia / Aesop Rock

• Creator Breakdown: "Maintenance" is about this, so is "One of Four".
  • The Impossible Kid was inspired by a lengthy episode of depression that caused him to become a recluse for a while.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: Much of his older work would've been lost if not for a few dedicated fans. Further, many unreleased tracks are featured only on hard-to-find mixtapes. The most notable of said mixtapes being Rarities & B-Sides: Volumes 1 & 2. His first two albums (Music For Earthworms and the Appleseed EP) are less extreme examples. His collaborations with Mojo the Cinematic and Overgrounder fall under this too.
• Missing Episode: The original "Night Train" cypher—one of the very first recordings Aesop ever showed up on—is considered lost for good. An edited version shows up on Music for Earthworms, itself difficult to find.
• Production Posse: Ever since his earliest days, Blockhead has handled the production on many of Aesop's tracks that he hasn't produced himself, and he's also produced a full-length album with him, Garbology.
• Promoted Fanboy: Edison Beats, who began as a fan uploading unofficial remixes on YouTube and has since done official remixes for the second Hail Mary Mallon record, and has toured with Aes.
• Renaissance Man: Acclaimed rapper and producer, as well as poetry writer, visual artist and skateboarder. The track "Rings" in particular comments on Aesop's rap career restricting him from being a successful visual artist.
• Word of God: This is the only way you will ever know for sure what any given song is about, and he's not fond of talking about such things, leading to Shrug of God. Notably that last part is averted with Skelethon, thanks to the Behind Skelethon video series on Youtube.

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