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The Impossible Kid is the seventh studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on April 29, 2016, through Rhymesayers Entertainment. The production was handled by Aesop Rock himself. The cover art was created by Alex Pardee. To accompany the release of the album, Rob Shaw directed an abridged shot-for-shot remake of The Shining using small figurines, which was set to the album in its entirety. Additionally, music videos were created for "Rings", "Blood Sandwich", "Lazy Eye", "Dorks", "Kirby", "Shrunk", and "Get Out of the Car"; released eight years after the death of the song's subject and Aesop's good friend, Camu Tao. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Impossible Kid received an average score of 85 based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10 and said: "For years, Aesop Rock has been beloved for his ambitious, loquacious lyricism, but on The Impossible Kid, he's reached new artistic heights by using that elaborate wordplay to offer us a simple yet powerful glimpse at his scarred psyche."
Aesop Rock is a rapper with a “wickedly extensive vocabulary”. This results in rap virtuosity with fabulous rhythm, flow and visualization. Musically the monumental songwriting and production are also to the point. Great (s)tuff!
Fourth Abstract Hip Hop album I've had in 10 days. This is not my favorite Aesop Rock album ("None Shall Pass" is so much more consistent and was also way more varied with its beats/themes), but you can't deny that the guy's always been a crazy lyricist. Your mileage may however vary whether "crazy" in this context means "extremely good" or "insanely up his ass". Probably sleeps with a dictionary under his pillow. 3/5.
Good stuff 4 5
Has things to say, says them well
Aesop rock is a rap artist that I’ve heard a ton about but never was exposed to any of their music. I’d give the beats a 3.5/5, flow 4/5, and lyrics/word play a 5/5. Very complex lyrics that will take multiple listens to fully appreciate everything. I definitely want to listen to more.
This LP has some great things going for it in the production, but the vocal delivery just killed the whole thing for me. The beats go above and beyond the typical Ableton preset standard for rap nowadays and incorporate some well-done electronic elements, but Rock's flat delivery became monotonous and grating real quick. He's got some great flows and has clearly put a lot into the lyricism, but the complete lack of vocal emotion made everything feel homogeneous.
Aesop Rock is what you get if Eminem grew up in a good household. His lyrical ability is really impressive. His cadence is unique and you can obviously know it’s him on the mic. The worst part of this album is the production as most of the beats stay on that underground theme and lack any strong originality. The lyricism is the shining part of this album but without great production the songs get a bit more lost in the mix. 6.6/10
White rap to the max
Generally easy to listen to, voluble rap. The density of the lyrics though can cause the meaning to get lost in the sauce.
Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Kirby
I like this man! His raps are good and he seems kinda nerdy in a way that I feel like we would be friends.
It’s the hip hop that plays while you listen
Very pure hiphop album
Not an album that is in my sweet spot genre-wise, but I loved the energy of the opening tracks! As it progressed though my interest started to wane and it went on longer than optimal for maximal enjoyment.
This looks like it's going to be modern prog metal. Cartoony yet serious. It's gonna be lame, and probably go for 2 hours. Ok I am WRONG. It's rap. Actually not too bad at all. Update: kinda stayed about the same for most of the album, same cadence to his flow most of the time. Nothing groundbreaking, but lyrics definitely a little POMPOUS. 3/5.
This was fun. Musically creative, lyrically clever. I can take or leave Aesop Rock's voice. Fave Songs: Rings, Kirby, Mystery Fish
Hip-hop. Me ha aburrido. Un 2.
Vibes.
Hip-hop. Me ha aburrido. Un 2.