Malibu Ken (also known as Aesop Rock & TOBACCO are Malibu Ken) is an American hip hop duo composed of rapper

Aesop Rock Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American rapper and producer from Long Island, New York. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerge ...

and multi-instrumentalist

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. The duo released their eponymous debut album on January 18, 2019, through

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History

In 2007, Tobacco's band

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opened for part of a North American tour headlined by Aesop Rock. According to Aesop, he and Tobacco had wanted to work together on a project since their meeting during this tour, with Aesop calling Tobacco's production "something special". The following year, Aesop featured on the track "Dirt" from Tobacco's debut album ''

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''. In November 2018, the pair announced that they were releasing their debut album under the moniker Malibu Ken in January 2019, and released the album's first single "Acid King" and its accompanying music video at the same time. The second single, "Corn Maze", released the following month, also with a music video. On January 18, 2019, ''Malibu Ken'' was released by

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

Musical groups established in 2018 American hip hop groups Alternative hip hop groups American musical duos Hip hop duos Rhymesayers Entertainment artists 2018 establishments in the United States {{hiphop-group-stub