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Aesop Rock is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mr. Lif, Camu Tao, DOOMSTARKS, Eyedea and The Moldy Peaches. Those roots explain a lot about how Aesop Rock arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Homeboy Sandman, Eyedea & Abilities, Brother Ali, Czarface and Billy Woods, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Antipop Consortium, Eyedea, Crack a Bottle, Tame One and ODESZA, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 63 connections around Aesop Rock, reaching back through Mr. Lif and forward to Antipop Consortium. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ian Matthias Bavitz, better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American rapper and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip-hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it went on hiatus in 2010. In a 2010 retrospective, betterPropaganda ranked him at number 19 at the Top 100 Artists of the Decade.
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Aesop Rock connections
Aesop Rock grew out of Mr. Lif, Camu Tao, DOOMSTARKS and Eyedea, shares an orbit with Homeboy Sandman, Eyedea & Abilities, Brother Ali and Czarface, went on to shape Antipop Consortium, Eyedea, Crack a Bottle and Tame One. 63 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Aesop Rock
Sounds and acts that shaped Aesop Rock.
- Mr. Lifartist
- Camu Taoartist
- DOOMSTARKSartist
- Eyedeaartist
- The Moldy Peachesartist
- The Mountain Goatsartist
- Tobaccoartist
- Kimya Dawsonartist
- Public Enemyartist
- KMDartist
- Dead Kennedysartist
- Fugaziartist
- Ministryartist
- Artifactsartist
- El-Partist
- Busdriverartist
- RJD2artist
- Doseoneartist
- Zion Iartist
- Homeboy Sandmanartist
- Vast Aireartist
Artists similar to Aesop Rock
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Aesop Rock.
- Homeboy Sandmanartist
- Eyedea & Abilitiesartist
- Brother Aliartist
- Czarfaceartist
- Billy Woodsartist
- Decaartist
- Your Old Droogartist
- clipping.artist
- Company Flowartist
- Mr. Lifartist
- Blackaliciousartist
- R.A. the Rugged Manartist
- Cageartist
- Doomtreeartist
- Illogicartist
- Dr. Octagonartist
- Viktor Vaughnartist
- Hieroglyphicsartist
- E L U C I Dartist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
- Jedi Mind Tricksartist
- Blu & Exileartist
- MF DOOMartist
Bands Aesop Rock shaped
Where the influence of Aesop Rock travelled next.
- Antipop Consortiumartist
- Eyedeaartist
- Crack a Bottleartist
- Tame Oneartist
- ODESZAartist
- Doseoneartist
- Vast Aireartist
- Slugartist
- El-Partist
- Mr. Lifartist
- Camp Loartist
- Rob Sonicartist
- Kimya Dawsonartist
- Tobaccoartist
- Lupe Fiascoartist
- Homeboy Sandmanartist
- The Hold Steadyartist
- Eyedea & Abilitiesartist
- Jam Baxterartist
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