Daylight (EP)

Daylight
EP by Aesop Rock
Released	February 5, 2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	52:26
Label	Definitive Jux
Producer	Blockhead, El-P, Blueprint, Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock chronology
Labor Days (2001) Daylight (2002) Bazooka Tooth (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
Stylus Magazine	A−[4]

Daylight is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released via Definitive Jux on February 5, 2002. It is also the title of a single from his 2001 album, Labor Days. The song is included on the EP, along with a reworking entitled "Night Light."

In 2015, it was ranked at number 68 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Daylight"	Blockhead	4:25
2.	"Night Light"	Blockhead	4:17
3.	"Nickel Plated Pockets" (featuring Vast Aire)	El-P	4:31
4.	"Alchemy" (featuring Blueprint)	Blueprint	4:24
5.	"Forest Crunk"	Blockhead	4:39
6.	"Bracket Basher"	Aesop Rock	5:38
7.	"Maintenance / One of Four"	Blockhead, Aesop Rock	24:33

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6]	15

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Aesop Rock - Daylight". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Aesop Rock: Daylight EP". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
3. J-23 (March 18, 2002). "Aesop Rock - Daylight". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
4. Martin, Tyler (September 1, 2003). "Aesop Rock - Daylight EP". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
5. "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time: 68. Aesop Rock - Daylight EP (Definitive Jux, 2001)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
6. "Aesop Rock – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Aesop Rock. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

External links

• Daylight at Discogs (list of releases)