Aesop Rock - Roadwork Rappin' - 7-INCH SINGLE [7 inch Vinyl Disc]

Album Tracks 1. Drove Down 2. Hanging Around 3. No Plans 4. Mount Barker 5. Smug S 6. Oh Daddy 7. Summertime 8. Nervous 9. Hilly Street 10. Spent the Afternoon

On limited Clear & Black Smoke vinyl. The explosion of indie Hip Hop labels in the early 90s resulted in an ongoing snowball effect that started to shift the narrative around an artist's need to sign to a major tag. Coincidentally, quality home recording equipment was also becoming more easily accessible and, with the rising popularity of CD-R technology, this allowed artists to write, record, and manufacture their own albums right at home.Appleseed was a highly celebrated and influential from that era, cementing Aesop Rock as a new face whose talent could not be denied. The album explores creative concepts with inventive writing and stripped-down yet melodic and melancholic production. Six out of the eight songs were produced by Aesop Rock, with Omega One producing InchSick FriendInch and longtime collaborator Blockhead handling Inch1000 DeathsInch, and the project's sole guest lyricist was Dose One. The DIY process was followed in every aspect, as Aesop himself recalls, InchI did the Appleseed hand style while working at Tepper Galleries in NYC. The cover was made at Kinko's. The first Appleseed CD's were CD-R's I duped at home and sold from my backpack at an MF DOOM show at Brownies, which was right below my apartment at the time. I continued to sell hand to hand in NY, while Blockhead started fielding some mail orders from a young internet. People would send us cash or a check, and he'd cut the covers out and mail them off.Inch The two of them were able to move a couple thousand CDs that way before turning their attention to newer projects, particularly Float in Aesop's case. As a result, Appleseed went out of print for many years before resurfacing as a merch item on tour. However, in all that time it was only available on CD, directly from Aesop. Finally, 21 years after it's debut, Appleseed officially returns, now available on all digital platforms, as well

The Labor Days 20th Anniversary Edition 2xLP is pressed on metallic copper vinyl. Labor Days was Aesop Rock's fourth and his third full-length studio album. The project was originally released in 2001 as his first album on Definitive Jux. The album includes popular songs InchDaylightInch and Inch9-5ers AnthemInch, and guest features from Illogic and C-Rayz Walz, as well as production from Aesop Rock, Blockhead, and Omega One. Album Tracks 1. Labor 2. Daylight 3. Save Yourself 4. Flashflood 5. No Regrets 6. One Brick 7. The Tugboat Complex Pt. 3 8. Coma 9. Battery 10. Boombox Apocalypse 11. Bent Life 12. The Yes & the Y'all 13. 9-5ers Anthem 14. Shovel