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Bazooka Tooth proves that Aesop Rock is even less interested in appeasing the more traditionalist hip-hop crowd than he was on his acclaimed 2001 release Labor Days. On "We're Famous", Def Jux label head El-P and Aesop go after the, ahem, critics who might not view their futuro sound collages as legit hip-hop. El-P raps "I laugh at critics claiming, 'Hip-hop's over' / Fuck you, hip-hop just started." This being the first release where he handles the bulk of the production, Aesop intentionally goes all sorts of Def Jux, programming as many ultramodern found soundscapes on "NY Electric" and "Themore… Greatest Pac-Man Victory Ever" (with sampled sounds from the classic video game) as is possible. While his wordy and nearly incomprehensible verses on "Freeze" or "Mars Attacks" will either grate on the nerves or rate near genius, middling they're not. It's just a shame that the lack of soul in his rotating rap deliveries tends to undermine his masterful storytelling capabilities--who else writes brilliantly random songs about goings on in their life at 11:35 P.M. on January 21st ("11:35"). Fabolous fans run for cover--this is extreme backpacker rap at its grimiest. --Anders Smith Lindal

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Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth (2003) Retail CD

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