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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