The Rap & Hip-Hop Recommendation Thread

[Engine]

Originally Posted by A$AP Sparky

I just always assumed it was a concept album about the rigor and lifelessness of typical working conditions. It melds with some ethereal aesop rock-y perceptions of life but i thought it was all still glued together by the notion that working sucks.

I don't remember the last time i listened to the record but i listened to it a lot.

I like bazooka tooth and agree with your interpretation. It seems more like float. Aesop isn't comfortable, he's stuck in a a society, specifically NY, where babies have guns and cling on to outdated hip hop symbolism, as well as some typical big brother future dystopian stuff. Aesop consumes a lot of psychedelics and tries to balance his "care free"adolescent life with the looming knowledge that its going to not exist very soon.

Well, not to argue but he's in his mid to late 30s and has made a living by rapping since he graduated from college, I think.
But you're right, he's a paranoid guy who righteously hates wage-slavery.
He lives in San Francisco now so life may be a little more relaxed for him.

Whatever his personal situation, I have always looked up to him as a spokesperson for those of us who want more out of life than clock-punching as well as for being a defender of the idea that capable people can make at least a meager living by creating art.

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by Engine

Well, not to argue but he's in his mid to late 30s and has made a living by rapping since he graduated from college, I think.
But you're right, he's a paranoid guy who righteously hates wage-slavery.
He lives in San Francisco now so life may be a little more relaxed for him.

Whatever his personal situation, I have always looked up to him as a spokesperson for those of us who want more out of life than clock-punching as well as for being a defender of the idea that capable people can make at least a meager living by creating art.

Actually he worked as a waiter while making the first few records. I'm not sure what his age would be an argument against?

I think his San Francisco transformation may be why i'm so bored by his newer material.

Pretty much any good artist is a spokesperson for life outside of societal confines right?