Aesop Rock gives Jacksonville some quality hip hop – the kind so good that even shoegazer Jessica Whittington can’t appreciate.

Atmosphere taps into the psyche of self doubt of twentysomethings, Matthew Moyer discovered at a sold-out Jacksonville show, where the powerhouse rhymes were so hot they broke the air conditioner.

Fucked Up Friends (anticon). Review by P. McEver.

Deadverse Massive Vol 1: Dälek Rarities 1999 – 2006 (Hydra Head Records). Review by S D Green.

Despite the obvious pitfalls of playing on a giant Transformer in a “backyard”, Aesop Rocks this block party-esque show at Orlando’s Anti-Pop Music Festival. S D Green was there to drink the $2.50 PBRs.

Balance (Coup D’Etat). Review by Bill Campbell.

The Bootleg of the Bootleg [EP] (Babygrande/Orchestral). Review by Bill Campbell.

Ravipops (Definitive Jux). Fair and Balanced Review by Bill Campbell.

I Phantom (Definitive Jux). Review by Bill Campbell.

Dead Ringer (Definitive Jux). Review by Bill Campbell.

Under-underground MC Aesop Rock’s Float begins with the terse exhalati…