None Shall Pass

None Shall Pass
Studio album by Aesop Rock
Released August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)
Genre Hip hop
Length 63:45
Label Definitive Jux
Producer Aesop Rock, Blockhead, El-P, Rob Sonic
Aesop Rock chronology
Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives
(2005)
None Shall Pass
(2007)
Skelethon
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB−[3]
BBCfavorable[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
HipHopDX4.0/5[6]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[7]
PopMatters[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Spinfavorable[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]

None Shall Pass is a studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Definitive Jux on August 28, 2007.[12]

The album features production by Blockhead, El-P, Rob Sonic, and Aesop Rock himself.[13] Guest appearances include DJ Big Wiz, Cage, Breeze Brewin, El-P, Rob Sonic, and John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats.[13] The album's artwork was done by Jeremy Fish.[14]

Following its release, None Shall Pass debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 13,000 copies in its first week.[15]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Keep Off the Lawn"  Aesop Rock3:45
2."None Shall Pass"  Blockhead4:03
3."Catacomb Kids"  Aesop Rock4:07
4."Bring Back Pluto"  Blockhead4:29
5."Fumes"  Aesop Rock, Blockhead5:00
6."Getaway Car" (featuring Cage and Breeze Brewin)Aesop Rock, Blockhead3:15
7."39 Thieves"  Aesop Rock4:15
8."The Harbor Is Yours"  Aesop Rock, Blockhead3:58
9."Citronella"  Aesop Rock4:53
10."Gun for the Whole Family" (featuring El-P)El-P3:53
11."Five Fingers"  Aesop Rock, Blockhead4:06
12."No City"  Blockhead, El-P4:28
13."Dark Heart News" (featuring Rob Sonic)Rob Sonic3:59
14."Coffee / Pigs" (featuring John Darnielle)Aesop Rock, Blockhead9:34

Personnel

Contributing artists
Production

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16] 50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 35

References

  1. "None Shall Pass by Aesop Rock". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  2. Brown, Marisa. "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  3. Gordon, Scott (September 5, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. Pattison, Louis (2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass - Review". BBC. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  5. Drumming, Neil (August 24, 2007). "None Shall Pass". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  6. J-23 (September 5, 2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  7. Crock, Jason (August 28, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  8. Boeckel, Gentry (August 30, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass". PopMatters. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  9. Keefe, Jonahtan (December 14, 2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  10. Golianopoulos, Thomas (September 19, 2007). "Aesop Rock, 'None Shall Pass' (Def Jux)". Spin. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  11. Chadwicked. "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  12. Ayers, Michael D. (May 29, 2007). "Aesop Rock Taps Into 'Bizarro World Darkness'". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Aesop Rock Opens Gates for 'None Shall Pass'". Spin. May 9, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  14. "An interview with Aesop Rock". BrooklynVegan. August 27, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  15. Cohen, Jonathan (September 5, 2007). "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  16. "Aesop Rock – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Aesop Rock. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  17. "Aesop Rock – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Aesop Rock. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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