Aesop Rock

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Aesop Rock

Removing link(s) to "Lice Two: Still Buggin'": r to Lice (duo).

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In October 2025, the album ''I Heard It's a Mess There Too'' was released as a free download via Aesop Rock's official website, and as a single unlisted video on the official Aesop Rock YouTube channel.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2327846/aesop-rock-shares-surprise-album-i-heard-its-a-mess-there-too/music/ |title=Aesop Rock Shares Surprise Album ''I Heard It's A Mess There Too'' |first=Abby |last=Jones |website=[[Stereogum]] |date=October 27, 2025 |access-date=October 27, 2025}}
In October 2025, the album ''I Heard It's a Mess There Too'' was released as a free download via Aesop Rock's official website, and as a single unlisted video on the official Aesop Rock YouTube channel.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2327846/aesop-rock-shares-surprise-album-i-heard-its-a-mess-there-too/music/ |title=Aesop Rock Shares Surprise Album ''I Heard It's A Mess There Too'' |first=Abby |last=Jones |website=[[Stereogum]] |date=October 27, 2025 |access-date=October 27, 2025}}


Aesop Rock has frequently collaborated with fellow underground rapper [[Homeboy Sandman]] as the duo [[Lice (duo)|Lice]].{{cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |title=Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman pay tribute to MF DOOM with new track “Ask Anyone” |website=NME |date=January 9, 2021 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aesop-rock-and-homeboy-sandman-pay-tribute-to-mf-doom-with-new-track-ask-anyone-2852572 |access-date=12 March 2026}}{{cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve |title=Homeboy Sandman :: ''Anjelitu'' (EP review) |website=RapReviews |date=August 10, 2021 |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2021/08/homeboy-sandman-anjelitu/ |access-date=12 March 2026}} Together they released a series of free collaborative EPs, ''Lice'' (2015),{{cite web |last=Corson |first=Eric |title=Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman – ''Lice'' (EP Review) |website=HipHopDX |date=December 21, 2015 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251119230525/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/aesop-rock-homeboy-sandman-lice/ |access-date=12 March 2026}} ''[[Lice Two: Still Buggin']]'' (2016), Triple Fat Lice (2017),{{cite web |last=Berman |first=Taylor |title=Stream Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman’s New EP ''Triple Fat Lice'' |website=Spin |date=August 12, 2017 |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/08/stream-aesop-rock-and-homeboy-sandmans-new-ep-triple-fat-lice/ |access-date=12 March 2026}} and ''Miami Lice: Season Four'' (2026),{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |title=Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman Release New EP ''Miami Lice: Season Four'' |website=Stereogum |date=March 10, 2026 |url=https://stereogum.com/2491803/aesop-rock-homeboy-sandman-release-new-ep-miami-lice-season-four/music/ |access-date=12 March 2026}} which became cult favorites in the indie hip-hop scene. These projects were well received by critics, who highlighted the pair’s complementary chemistry and the “hyper-referential density” of their lyricism.{{cite web |last=Hart |first=Ron |title=Aesop Rock / Homeboy Sandman: Lice EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21349-lice-ep/ |website=Pitchfork |date=January 4, 2016 |access-date=11 March 2026}}
Aesop Rock has frequently collaborated with fellow underground rapper [[Homeboy Sandman]] as the duo [[Lice (duo)|Lice]].{{cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |title=Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman pay tribute to MF DOOM with new track “Ask Anyone” |website=NME |date=January 9, 2021 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aesop-rock-and-homeboy-sandman-pay-tribute-to-mf-doom-with-new-track-ask-anyone-2852572 |access-date=12 March 2026}}{{cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve |title=Homeboy Sandman :: ''Anjelitu'' (EP review) |website=RapReviews |date=August 10, 2021 |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2021/08/homeboy-sandman-anjelitu/ |access-date=12 March 2026}} Together they released a series of free collaborative EPs, ''Lice'' (2015),{{cite web |last=Corson |first=Eric |title=Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman – ''Lice'' (EP Review) |website=HipHopDX |date=December 21, 2015 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251119230525/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/aesop-rock-homeboy-sandman-lice/ |access-date=12 March 2026}} ''Lice Two: Still Buggin''' (2016), Triple Fat Lice (2017),{{cite web |last=Berman |first=Taylor |title=Stream Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman’s New EP ''Triple Fat Lice'' |website=Spin |date=August 12, 2017 |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/08/stream-aesop-rock-and-homeboy-sandmans-new-ep-triple-fat-lice/ |access-date=12 March 2026}} and ''Miami Lice: Season Four'' (2026),{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |title=Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman Release New EP ''Miami Lice: Season Four'' |website=Stereogum |date=March 10, 2026 |url=https://stereogum.com/2491803/aesop-rock-homeboy-sandman-release-new-ep-miami-lice-season-four/music/ |access-date=12 March 2026}} which became cult favorites in the indie hip-hop scene. These projects were well received by critics, who highlighted the pair’s complementary chemistry and the “hyper-referential density” of their lyricism.{{cite web |last=Hart |first=Ron |title=Aesop Rock / Homeboy Sandman: Lice EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21349-lice-ep/ |website=Pitchfork |date=January 4, 2016 |access-date=11 March 2026}}


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