Aesop Rock – “Send Help”

Funny thing about Aesop Rock: He’s been a huge part of a couple of important and collaborative rap scenes, he’s got tons of admirers and collaborators, and yet he always comes off as a solitary figure, a monastic artist who ignores the tides of coolness and continues to whittle away at his own insular ideas. Later this month, Aes Rizzle will release his new album Black Hole Superette, and it’s got quite a list of collaborators. People like Armand Hammer, Lupe Fiasco, Open Mike Eagle, and Homeboy Sandman appear on Black Hole Superette, but none of them show up on lead single “Checkers.” None of them appear on the new song “Send Help,” either. This is an Aesop Rock-only affair.