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r/IAmA • 11 yr. ago

Posted by aesoprockwins

IAmA Aesop Rock AMA

Hello and thanks very much for the interest. You
guys are awesome. I will do my best. Some things I
won't answer.

FINAL EDIT - 3:08 AM - Pacific Standard Time - I

thought i was gonna get another couple hours
tonight to get to some more of these questions, but
it doesn't look like it's going to happen. I can't thank
you all enough for participating. Have a good one!

I'll be lurking...

Best A.R.

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cigarettesteve • 11 yr. ago

What was it like working with Blockhead?
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grizzsaw12 • 11 yr. ago

I know you have a million questions to answer
so I will make mine a statement just hoping that
you might read it...

I am a 5th grade teacher, I saw you and Kimya

earlier this year and it inspired me to do
something I have alway thought about doing;
Using your music in the classroom. I showed my
students 'No Regrets' and used it to start a unit
on music as storytelling and it was a huge hit!
So thank you, from the bottom of my heart for
doing what you do and I hope that you can tell
from the responses here just how influential you
have been to so many people. Knock em out the
box Ace!
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DustyBosie • 11 yr. ago

First and foremost, I have to thank you for being
one of the first artists to really get me to dive
into the world of rap.

Secondly, how did the collaboration with you

and John Darnielle come about? On paper it just
sounds so bizarre, but with the song it comes
out quite perfectly.
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Edifice_Complex • 11 yr. ago

Are you a redditor normally or just here for this
AMA?
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[deleted] • 11 yr. ago

Holy shit my favorite artist on reddit doing an
AMA! HUGE HUGE HUGE fan here, I've got a
bunch of questions for you.

What is the story behind the hidden track

"One of Four" ? (I really hope this is one
you're comfortable answering, maybe help
someone else who might be going through
something similar)
Can you describe the writing process of
your songs? Answered here
~~ What inspires you? Where do you get
your ideas?~~ Answered here
What is your favorite song? What's your
favorite song that you made yourself (or
helped someone make) ?
Have you ever thought of doing more
collaborative work with Slug of
Atmosphere like in your Which Way Is Up
track? I loved that track, it was fantastic.
When is your next album coming out? Can
we get a single sometime in the future?
What's something about yourself that you
don't think many people know?
What's your favorite
book/movie/show/game?

I was in San Francisco last summer and I didn't

see you, it was around the time you did your
free show at one of the local parks. I was sorta
bummed. I know it's foolish of me to think that
I'd see you kickin' it just eating burrito
somewhere, but I can still dream right?

EDIT: Do you think you could ask some of your

friends (Kimya, Slug, Murs, etc) to do AMA's as
well? I'd love the opportunity to ask them
questions as well.
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unfortunatelyametfan • 11 yr. ago

In your song "Pigs", you say "If Noah had the
benefit of hindsight on his ship, he could've
snatched two unicorns and left behind the
motherfucking pigs." But if there were no pigs,
there would be no bacon. And that would be
awful. Explain yourself.
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aesoprockwins • 11 yr. ago

unicorn bacon
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JoseCuervoYO • 11 yr. ago

Relevant
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kballa • 11 yr. ago

gay bacon strips
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willdabeast20 • 11 yr. ago

You're a genius.
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[deleted] • 11 yr. ago

golf clap
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unfortunatelyametfan • 11 yr. ago

Couldn't have been said better. Thank
you for your time and music good sir.
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Nagashizuri • 11 yr. ago

Did someone say sparkles?
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TacticalStache • 11 yr. ago

Twilight sparkles.
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[deleted] • 11 yr. ago

How do you feel about being the world's
greatest male model?

Also, you rock, Mr. Rock!

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somedelightfulmoron • 11 yr. ago

Wikipedia defines your music as new
ground/alternative hip-hop. If you were going to
classify your own music under a heading, where
would you put yours?
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aesoprockwins • 11 yr. ago

I rap. I make rap.
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hudsonshell • 11 yr. ago

Fuckin' right you do. Keep on.
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[deleted] • 11 yr. ago

How impacted were you by the death of
Eyedea?
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Harmswahy • 11 yr. ago

I've never heard your music before I saw this PIF
half an hour ago. I am glad I looked into it. Great
stuff.

edit - Holy fuck it just keeps getting better.

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675675TEN • 11 yr. ago

Have you heard your Ocarina of Time remix
done by Team Teamwork?

If no: here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEtSeiLhPRM

What do you think?

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aesoprockwins • 11 yr. ago

i have. i love it.
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xSupra • 11 yr. ago

TIL Aesop Rock is not black.
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geneticdebris • 11 yr. ago

I saw you and Kimya this year, and thought the
combo was brilliant. How did you get together
for the album?
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aesoprockwins • 11 yr. ago

I had emailed with Kimya years ago to say I
liked her songs and to keep on truckin'.
Then when me and some friends of mine
started the 900bats website, I was curious
as to whether or not she would be
interested in contributing. Turns out she
was, AND that she was working on her new
album (Thunder Thighs). She asked me to
do a beat for a rap song she wrote. We
became friends and I ended up working on
about 6 songs on that record. We have
since been recording a group record
together, and have done a bunch of touring
this year.
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