Aesop Rock Archives

The best rap records of the past few months, from Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman, Elucid, Little Simz and more

The best rap records of the past 20 years.

Getting to know one of the most consistently compelling emcees of the 21st century

The best bangers and ballads, rippers and dirges of an exhausting year

Second LP of 2025 out now

Aes’ 11th album is a deep dive into a carnivalesque capitalist hellscape

Plus Aesop Rock, Planning for Burial, Moonrisers, Amy Millan, Labrador, and Joe Morris & Elliott Sharp

Hear “Checkers”

From prolific underground rap vets to mainstream up-and-comers

The veteran emcee’s storytelling has evolved into one of his most focused albums to date

Plus Patrick Shiroishi, Phét Phét Phét and Larry June & Cardo

Hear new song “Mindful Solutionism”

Expanded version includes bonus tracks and instrumentals

A perfect emcee-DJ pairing, with a long-overdue album-length collaboration finally arriving.

Hear the first single, “Jazz Hands.”

Check out the animated clip from ‘Spirit World Field Guide’

Watch the stop motion animated clip, featuring a chill AF frog.

Aes creates an audio guide to a fantastical realm on his latest.

Hear new track “The Gates.”

See the trippy, kinda gross new clip from the psychedelic hip-hop duo.