Aesop Rock

- Born May 11, 1976 on Long Island, New York
- Real name: Ian Matthias Bavitz
- Spouse: Parchman Farm guitarist Allyson Baker
- Currently lives in San Francisco, California
- Studied art at Boston University
- Performer at the 2008 Coachella Music and Arts Festival

Rapper Aesop Rock has released five well-received solo hip-hop albums and also performs with the collective The Weatherman alongside Tame One, Cage Kennylz, Yak Ballz, Camu Tao, El-P, and Breeze Brewin. He's noted for his dense, narrative lyrics and rough, gritty vocal style.
Music Career

Aesop Rock, real name Ian Bavitz, produced and recorded his first two albums while working during the day as a waiter. In 2000, he released his debut on the label Mush, Float with the help of producer Blockhead, with whom he would continue to collaborate on all his future recordings.
After the success of Float, Rock was signed to the label Definitive Jux, which released his next three records: 2001's Labor Days, 2003's Bazooka Tooth and 2007's None Shall Pass.

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Aesop Rock on Amazon
- None Shall Pass - Instrumentals And Accapellas [Explicit] - $8.99
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- Float - $11.98
  
  Described as surprising, analytical, dark, mysterious, lyrical, & jealous. Rhymes that make one think. Mush. 2000.
  
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- Aesop Rock's well-chosen words paint dense, fascinating pictures.(Ticket)(Ian Bavitz brings a literate and intelligent approach to hip-hop): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) - $9.95
  
  This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on October 26, 2007. The length of the article is 807 words. The page length sho...
  
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- Dirt (feat. Aesop Rock) - $0.99
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- None Shall Pass - $14.98
  
  Created over a 2 year period following his last release, None Shall Pass documents not only a vast amount of personal change that Aesop experienced over this time, but also deftly ...
  
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Aesop Rock Questions
- Does anyone know what these two rocks are? 1 Answer
  
  it's kinda hard for me to know by the photos, but the top one looks like alabaster to me. i used to work finishing stone sculptures for an artist who used to wo... read more
- Is "rock" really Chris Rock's last name? 4 Answers
  
  Yes. Christopher Julius Rock III was born to Rose (mom) and Julius (dad) Rock on February 7th 1966. read more
- Where was the rock imported from to build the pyramids of Giza? How was the rock transported? 1 Answer
  
  About half down the page it explains it. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/giza.htm read more
- What is the greatest rock album ever made? 4 Answers
  
  You are going to get Pink Floyd Dark Side of the moon here and probably the 4th Led Zeppelin Album really their 1st 4 albums* (Those old format CDs that spin at... read more
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- #37: "Labor Days" // Aesop Rock
- http://tinyurl.com/ygcvbyk FELT saves Thanksgiving! I always new Slug, Murs, and Aesop Rock were good people.
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- Milwaukee: Aesop Rock Does a Great Job Ruining the New Felt Album http://bit.ly/8POUw8
- RyR: Felt – Felt Chewed Up [Video]: El primer video del disco mas reciente de Murs & Slug (& Aesop Rock). 0 peo... http://bit.ly/8PA4ty
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