None Shall Pass

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
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The A.V. ClubB−[3]
BBCfavorable[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
HipHopDX4.0/5[6]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[7]
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[8]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarStarHalf star[9]
Spinfavorable[10]
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None Shall Pass is the fifth studio album by American hip-hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Definitive Jux on August 28, 2007.[12]

Music

The album features production by Blockhead, El-P, Rob Sonic, and Aesop Rock himself.[13] The album features more live instrumentation than Aesop's previous work, including guitars by his then-wife Allyson Baker of the Dirty Ghosts; other instruments used on the album include bass and drums.[14] 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.[15]

In the leadup to the release of None Shall Pass, Aesop stated that his goal with the album was to increase his focus on storytelling: "I wanted to capture certain parts of my life, like when I used to skateboard a lot or when I was at junior high or when I was a kid. I want to almost take myself out of the equation, I didn't want to rap about 'me me me', I wanted it [to be] more visual and paint pictures of things."[14]

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 Definitive Jux.[16]

Track listing

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Notes

Personnel

Contributing artists

  • Allyson Baker – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 8, 12 and 14)
  • Carson Binks – bass guitar (tracks 3 and 8)
  • Derek Layes – bass guitar (track 4)
  • Big Hollis – additional vocals (track 1)
  • Camu Tao – additional vocals (track 1)
  • Rob Sonic – additional vocals (tracks 1 and 8)
  • El-P – additional vocals (track 7)
  • DJ Big Wiz – scratching (all tracks except 10)

Production

Charts

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Chart (2007) Peak
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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."None Shall Pass by Aesop Rock". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brown, Marisa. "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gordon, Scott (September 5, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pattison, Louis (2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass - Review". BBC. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Drumming, Neil (August 24, 2007). "None Shall Pass". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.J-23 (September 5, 2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crock, Jason (August 28, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boeckel, Gentry (August 30, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass". PopMatters. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keefe, Jonathan (December 14, 2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Golianopoulos, Thomas (September 19, 2007). "Aesop Rock, 'None Shall Pass' (Def Jux)". Spin. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chadwicked. "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ayers, Michael D. (May 29, 2007). "Aesop Rock Taps Into 'Bizarro World Darkness'". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aesop Rock Opens Gates for 'None Shall Pass'". Spin. May 9, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  14. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aesop Rock Interview". Caught in the Crossfire. August 14, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."An interview with Aesop Rock". BrooklynVegan. August 27, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cohen, Jonathan (September 5, 2007). "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

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