Labor Days

Labor Days is the third album by American rapper Aesop Rock. It is his second album, which was released on a label and his first on El -Ps label Definitive Jux. It was released on 18 September 2001.

Labor Days is a concept album in which all rotate pieces about the everyday life of the working class.

The song "Labor " was included in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 on the soundtrack.

Album Cover

The album cover shows blurry gray figures on which a name lettering and orange characters are. It was designed by the artist Dan Ezra Lang.

Tracklist

Production

  • Blockhead ( song: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14)
  • Aesop Rock ( Song: 1, 6, 9, 10)
  • Omega One ( song: 8)

Singles

Three singles were released from the album, none of which made ​​it into the charts. A music video was made to any of the songs.

  • " Coma " (July 24, 2001)
  • " Boombox " (August 21, 2001)
  • "Daylight " (2001)

Reviews

The album only received good reviews and is called by fans and critics mostly as his best work.

  • Allmusic awarded 4.5 / 5 points.
  • Pitchfork Media awarded 8.7 / 10 points.
  • RapReviews awarded 8/10 points.

The online music service Rhapsody took the album on the list "The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers ".

Record label Genre Hip hop music Blockhead (music producer) Float (Aesop Rock album) El-P
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