Aesop Rock/ Malibu Ken / Tobacco Malibu Ken (Custom Blue Colored Vinyl) Records

Description: Aesop Rock/ Malibu Ken / Tobacco Malibu Ken (Custom Blue Colored Vinyl) Records & LPs New Item Description Aesop Rock first teamed up with Tobacco in 2008, when he rapped on "Dirt," a track on the Black Moth Super Rainbow leaders first solo album. It took the duo a decade to follow up on that collaboration, with two singles under the name Malibu Ken appearing in late 2018 and a self-titled full-length emerging in early 2019. The cover art depicts the mutated face of Barbies beau, and the music itself is a similarly grotesque take on American culture. Aesop typically delivers quick-witted, surrealist lyrics, which manage to go down smoothly thanks to Tobaccos vocodered choruses and twitchy synth-funk accompaniment. Tobaccos music often seems disturbed and damaged yet somehow cool and carefree, and his style is so compatible with Aesops that its hard to imagine him working with any other rapper. While Aesop has been credited for his astoundingly large vocabulary and acute technical abilities, his rhymes here arent as challenging or verbose as theyve been in the past. Theyre also not as introspective or autobiographical as on some of his later albums. Theyre strange and articulate but not excessively hard to grasp. He begins the album by introducing himself as the bat child from Weekly World News, and starts off the following track by mentioning a mushroom growing inside his car yet not being alarmed about it. "Sword Box" likens rappers to magicians and con artists, and "Acid King" discusses Satanic cults over menacing synthwave. "Churro" weaves a fascinating scientific tale with its verses, although its somewhat marred by its shrugging chorus. Tobaccos production throughout the album isnt quite as lo-fi or dirty-sounding as his solo work, and his presence is clearly felt, but he doesnt overpower Aesop. The two are a fitting match for each other, and their collaboration works as well as fans would expect. ~ Paul Simpson UPC: 826257025616 Format: Vinyl Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment

Price: 20.46 USD

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

End Time: 2025-01-10T07:37:30.000Z

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