10 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of 2016 (So Far)
6. Aesop Rock - "The Impossible Kid"
The type of rap album that almost demands you open-up and examine the lyric sheet on your first few listens, “The Impossible Kid” is a typically dense lyrical journey from the man with the biggest vocabulary in the game.
Aesop’s music isn’t for everyone: this record demands complete attention, and you’ll have to listen to it multiple times before these seemingly impenetrable metaphors start making sense. Those with patience will be rewarded, however, as the onion layers peel away, and the album’s soul reveals itself.
The beats aren’t quite as complex. Aesop goes for a more stripped-back approach to production on his 7th studio album, and it pays dividends: with so much going-on lyrically, it’s almost a relief to have these driving, straightforward rhythms behind them.