So in my efforts to catalogue the finest white rappers of all-time, I stumbled across many many photos for each artist and in the process, I have become convinced that Aesop Rock and Matisyahu may in fact be long lost cousins. There are several reasons besides a vague but definite physical resemblance
1) Matisyahu has a gigantic bushy beard that makes him look like a billygoat. Aesop Rock has declared several times on wax that he has a “billygoat beard.”
2) Aesop Rock was born in New York state. Matisyahu was born in New York state.
3) Matisyahu is Jewish. Aesop Rock is from Long Island. Which is like basically the same thing.
4) Matisyahu used to like Phish and follow them around the country, hacky-sacking the nights away and taking acid. Aesop Rock writes songs about acid and has a very hippy hacky-sack loving fanbase.
5) Matisyahu is a white man performing reggae, a predominantly black art form. Aesop Rock is a white man performing hip-hop, a predominantly black art form.
6) Aesop Rock has a song called “Boom Box.” Matisyahu has a song called “Beat Box.”
7) Aesop Rock took his name from a fable. Matisyahu gets his entire identity from fables.
So you see it’s practically a lock. Well, except for the fact that Aesop Rock is dope and Matisyahu sucks. But c’mon…See the picture below. Beards just don’t get that bushy by accident.
Challah If You Hear Me!!
Download:
MP3: Matisyahu-“Beat Box”
MP3: Aesop Rock-“Boom Box”
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Tallyho.
