Aesop Rock

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Ian Matthias Bavitz born June 5 1976 better known by his stage name Aesop Rock is an American hip hop artist and producer He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s He is signed to ElPs Definitive Jux label and is a current member of The Weathermen Regarding his name he said I acquired the name Aesop from a movie I had acted in with some friends It was my characters name and it sort of stuck The rock part came later just from throwing it in rhymes Description above from the Wikipedia article Aesop Rock licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia