Atmosphere, Fashawn, Souls Of Mischief: Hip-Hop Mourns Aesop Of Living Legends
The veteran West Coast MC, initially from Fresno, California, helped set up the blueprint to efficiently navigating an impartial rap profession.
The Hip-Hop neighborhood suffered a monumental blow on Monday (August 18), when it was found Aesop of the Living Legends had died. The veteran West Coast MC, initially from Fresno, California, helped set up the blueprint to efficiently navigating an impartial rap profession.
Naturally, his Living Legends brethren are in a deep state of mourning, nonetheless coming to phrases with their new actuality. After all, the Living Legends are booked for a number of excessive profile gigs, together with a present on the historic Red Rocks Amphitheater on September 19 with Atmosphere, Dilated Peoples, Cunninlynguists, Immortal Technique and Hieroglyphics.
Just weeks earlier than Aesop’s surprising passing, The Grouch additionally introduced his annual How the Grouch Stole Christmas Tour with Living Legends, Cunninlynguists and Souls of Mischief on the invoice, one thing Aesop was actually trying ahead to. As he talked about within the caption, “Gone end this year on a good note.”
As the information continues to ripple throughout social media, a number of of Aesop’s friends have expressed their condolences and sorrow, together with Planet Asia, Slug of Atmosphere, Pigeon John, Percee P, Project Blowed and Fashawn.
“I have known @blackaesop since I was 15 years old,” Planet Asia wrote in an Instagram publish. “He is a member of my original crew, SKHOOL YARD MASSIVE. We all are going to miss joking and arguing with you bro. I was woken up to the calls from my brothers @559shakedamayor and T CARTER giving me the sad news. REST IN POWER FAM. Feels like i’m at the end of a dope ass movie cause now we are missing another one of our main characters. PEACE TO THE LIVING LEGEND FROM THE YARD!!!”
Fashawn, who hails from Fresno as properly, wrote merely, “AESOP FOREVER.”
It’s unclear how Living Legends will deal with their tour plans. The group’s newest album, The Return, was launched in 2023. Many of the Legends have continued releasing solo initiatives, together with The Grouch, who dropped The 50-Year-Old Rapper in May.
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