Hail Mary Mallon is Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic. All cuts by DJ Big Wiz. “4AM” is from Hail Mary Mallon’s new album, Bestiary, out now on Rhymesayers Entertainment.

From Rhymesayers: “Cat Food” and “Bug Zapper” were initially released in December on an extremely limited 7-inch vinyl record, available only to fans who purchased the Aesop Rock x Kid Robot collaborative vinyl toy, “Whiskers: The Undead” through Fifth Element. These songs will not be available on any other album.

First offering from Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic’s sophomore LP for Hail Mary Mallon, Bestiary. That album cover is pretty ill.

“When I first made the beat for ‘Kiln’, my heart was overcome with an unexplainable sadness, a blanket of melancholia, that enveloped it’s playful rhythm. I knew from that point forward that my co-conspirator and I were to be sentenced, that day.” –Rob Sonic

“‘Kiln’ is the most dynamic song of all time. It’s a tale documenting the very source of Hail Mary Mallon’s power: Emotional Entertainment.” –Aesop Rock

Philly emcee MarQ Spekt and NY producer Blockhead grab Aesop Rock and Open Mike Eagle for an assist on the chill, laid back sounds of “Air Pegasus (Le Cadeau)”. Unfortunately this dope track did not make it in time for the release of their new album JustPlayWitIt, which is available now.

“Ego Death” is the first single off of Busdriver’s upcoming record, Perfect Hair, due out September 8th via Big Dada.

First single from Busdriver’s upcoming album Perfect Hair. Due out worldwide Sept. 9th via Big Dada.

A study that has been making the rounds on the internet over the last week or so shows that Aesop Rock has the largest vocabulary in hip-hop, at least when paired up against 84 other of the most well known artists in hip-hop history. Coder Matt Daniels created an algorithm to survey the first 35,000 lyrics post for each of the selected 85 rappers on Rap Genius, to figure who used the most unique words and who had the largest vocabulary. The study is a bit skewed, as it includes groups like Mobb Deep and The Wu-Tang Clan, and does not include every rapper ever, but it is in interesting look nonetheless. Yes truly, Aesop Rock wins.

See more here.

Thanks for the nice words today, everyone. I’m taking my vocabulary out to Red Lobster tonight in the hopes I get lucky. Will report if sex.

— Aesop Rock (@AesopRockWins) May 4, 2014

It’s so weird to be complimented on a thing like vocabulary.I appreciate the love.Just remember that chart has no relation to rap skill, and

— Aesop Rock (@AesopRockWins) May 5, 2014

…leaves out a bunch of people that would most likely bury me. Regardless, thanks to y’all that made me wake up to some kind words.

— Aesop Rock (@AesopRockWins) May 5, 2014

My shrink just asked about my vocabulary. This has all gone entirely too far!

— Aesop Rock (@AesopRockWins) May 7, 2014

Unmixed snippet from the forthcoming Hail Mary Mallon album, coming this year on Rhymesayers Entertainment.

“The Blob is 32 minutes of beats & sounds that have otherwise been orphaned by their hell-bound father. It is largely unmixed and occasionally offensive. James Lynch played bass on the one that sounds like an elf orgy. Allyson Baker played guitar on the last one. Mastered by Joey Raia.” – Aesop Rock

Aesop Rock will release a free instrumental project called The Blob, this Friday, April 11th. He tells us: “The Blob is 32 minutes of beats & sounds that have otherwise been orphaned by their hell-bound father. It is largely unmixed and occasionally offensive. James Lynch played bass on the one that sounds like an elf orgy. Allyson Baker played guitar on the last one. Mastered by Joey Raia.”

Watch the official announcement below:

On the 4th sneak peek into Strange Journey Volume Three, Deacon The Villain, Aesop Rock & Sadistik confront their inner demons over an infectious Kno production. Pre-orders for Strange Journey Volume Three begin March 24th at www.CunninLynguists.com.

Awkward or cool?

The painful process of grief and the grace of organ donation punctuate the latest music video “Organs” by duo The Uncluded (Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson). Produced at Bent Image Lab and directed by Rob Shaw, the video weaves together a dark tale of loss and love as performed by whimsical stop motion insects. Set as a children’s stage play, a grasshopper and a cicada (anthropomorphic versions of Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson respectively) sway, strum, and sing about “the importance of giving away your pieces” as the tale of a grieving mother beetle and other ill-fated bugs unfolds around them.

The Uncluded are rapper Aesop Rock and singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson, and Hokey Fright is the duo’s first collaboration album; all 16 tracks were written, performed, and recorded entirely by Aesop and Kimya, except for one guest drum appearance by James McNew of Yo La Tengo on “Delicate Cycle.”

Today, MTVu premiered the new music video for “The Aquarium” by one-of-a-kind duo The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson). “The Aquarium” is the second single from The Uncluded’s debut album Hokey Fright, recently released via Rhymesayers. Hokey Frightis is the duo’s first collaboration album; all 16 tracks were written, performed, and recorded entirely by Aesop and Kimya, except for one guest drum appearance by James McNew of Yo La Tengo on “Delicate Cycle.”

Dubstep producer Figure tells us:

I think we all here grew up on Aesop’s music , I know I did . I first started this as a tune to close shows with and to give to my friends to bump , but then I emailed it to Aesop and he said he loved it so I decided to make it public for you guys. Enjoy.