''None Shall Pass'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop artist

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 ...

. It was released on

Definitive Jux Definitive Jux was a record label based in New York City. It was co-founded in 1999 by El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe. History Definitive Jux was initially known as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the nam ...

on August 28, 2007.

Music

The album features production by Blockhead,

El-P Jaime Meline (born March 2, 1975), better known by the stage name El-P (shortened from his previous stage name El Producto), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Starting his career as a member of Company Flow, he has been a ...

Rob Sonic Robert Smith, better known by his stage name Rob Sonic, is an American rapper and record producer from the Bronx, New York. He has been a member of the groups Sonic Sum and Hail Mary Mallon. He is a founder of the record label Skypimps Music. B ...

, and Aesop Rock himself. Guest appearances include DJ Big Wiz,

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, Breeze Brewin, El-P, Rob Sonic, and

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. The album's artwork was done by

Jeremy Fish Jeremy Dan Fish (born 1974) is an American illustrator and artist. He lives and works in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. Early life and education Fish was born in Albany, New York. He lived in upstate New York in Saratoga Springs ...

Release

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 through independent hip hop label

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer * Blockhead is credited for producing "Coffee", but Aesop Rock produced the hidden track "Pigs", which starts at 5:15.

Personnel

Contributing artists *Allyson Baker –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(tracks 1, 3, 8, 12 and 14) *Carson Binks –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(tracks 3 and 8) *Derek Layes – bass guitar (track 4) *Big Hollis – additional vocals (track 1) *

Camu Tao Tero Smith (June 26, 1977 – May 25, 2008), better known by his stage name Camu Tao, was an American rapper, singer, and producer. Early life Tao was born Tero Smith in Columbus, Ohio, on June 26, 1977. Career Tao was signed to Definitive Jux ...

– additional vocals (track 1) *

– additional vocals (tracks 1 and 8) *

– additional vocals (track 7) *DJ Big Wiz –

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(all tracks except 10) Production *Ken Heitmueller – mastering *Joey Raia – mixing *

– artwork, layout, design

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2007 albums Aesop Rock albums Definitive Jux albums Albums produced by Aesop Rock Albums produced by Blockhead (music producer) Albums produced by El-P