Word: aesopã
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...Aesop??s fable of the tortoise and the hare shows, an overwhelming favorite is prone to underestimate an opponent...
...lockstep beat trundles on, accompanied by horn splashes and high guitar twangs in places, but remaining disappointingly static. Self-produced, this song is far from Aesop??s best (try his “Labor Days” album), but it’s a serviceable demonstration of his formidable mic skills, and doesn’t distract from the impressive visuals...
...Aesop??s seemingly facile dodging of the “But is it poetry?” question strikes at the arbitrary nature of this balkanization of artistic expression, an othering which manifests itself across many cultural boundaries. In an example of Aesop??s, a punk kid in D.C. and a weekend free-styler in the Bronx both lack “money, [and] don’t have a singing voice...
...this point, it seems as though conscious appeals to the academic merit of his work aren’t even needed. Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory Jorie Graham was so inspired by Aesop??s lyrics that she assigned one of her poetry classes to bring in samples of rap lyrics for analysis...
...Float,” before any mention of media theory or tumbling measure, was a simple and immutably subjective judgment: “I like it.” As the academy warms up to the rigorous analysis of hip-hop, it is finally beginning to appreciate Aesop??s dedication to “spittin’ the illest shit,” whether he likes...