None Shall Pass

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None Shall Pass
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Studio album by
Aesop Rock
ReleasedAugust 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)
Genre Hip hop
Length63:45
Label Definitive Jux
Producer
Aesop Rock chronology
Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives
(2005)		None Shall Pass
(2007)		 Skelethon
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B− [3]
BBC favorable [4]
Entertainment Weekly A− [5]
HipHopDX 4.0/5 [6]
Pitchfork Media 7.5/10 [7]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
Spin favorable [10]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

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]

Contents

Music

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]

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. [15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Keep Off the Lawn" Ian Bavitz Aesop Rock 3:45
2."None Shall Pass"Bavitz Blockhead 4:03
3."Catacomb Kids"BavitzAesop Rock4:07
4."Bring Back Pluto"Bavitz
  • Blockhead
  • Aesop Rock [a]
4:29
5."Fumes"BavitzBlockhead5:00
6."Getaway Car" (with Cage and Breeze Brewin)
  • Blockhead
  • Aesop Rock [a]
3:15
7."39 Thieves"BavitzAesop Rock4:15
8."The Harbor Is Yours"Bavitz
  • Blockhead
  • Aesop Rock [a]
3:58
9."Citronella"BavitzAesop Rock4:53
10."Gun for the Whole Family" (with El-P)
El-P3:53
11."Five Fingers"Bavitz
  • Aesop Rock
  • Blockhead [a]
4:06
12."No City"Bavitz
  • Blockhead
  • El-P [a]
4:28
13."Dark Heart News" (with Rob Sonic)
Rob Sonic3:59
14."Coffee" (with John Darnielle)
  • Bavitz
  • John Darnielle
Blockhead [b] 9:34
Total length:63:45
Bonus Edition
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."None Shall Pass - DJ Big Wiz Megablast Mix"DJ Big Wiz23:34
Total length:87:19

Notes

Personnel

Contributing artists

Production

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [16] 50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [17] 35

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