None Shall Pass

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title: "None Shall Pass" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2007-albums", "aesop-rock-albums", "definitive-jux-albums", "albums-produced-by-aesop-rock", "albums-produced-by-blockhead-(music-producer)", "albums-produced-by-el-p"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_Shall_Pass" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameNone Shall Pass
typestudio
artistAesop Rock
coverNone shall pass aes rock.jpg
released
genreHip-hop
length
labelDefinitive Jux
producer
prev_titleFast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives
prev_year2005
next_titleSkelethon
next_year2012
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| name = None Shall Pass | type = studio | artist = Aesop Rock | cover = None shall pass aes rock.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip-hop | length = | label = Definitive Jux | producer = | prev_title = Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Skelethon | next_year = 2012 | MC = 74/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2score = B− | rev3 = BBC | rev3score = favorable | rev4 = Entertainment Weekly | rev4score = A− | rev5 = HipHopDX | rev5score = 4.0/5 | rev6 = Pitchfork Media | rev6score = 7.5/10 | rev7 = PopMatters | rev7score = | rev8 = Slant Magazine | rev8score = | rev9 = Spin | rev9score = favorable | rev10 = Tiny Mix Tapes | rev10score = 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.

Music

The album features production by Blockhead, El-P, Rob Sonic, and Aesop Rock himself. 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. Guest appearances include DJ Big Wiz, Cage, Breeze Brewin, El-P, Rob Sonic, and John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. The album's artwork was done by Jeremy Fish.

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."

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.

Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Keep Off the Lawn | writer1 = Ian Bavitz | extra1 = Aesop Rock | length1 = 3:45 | title2 = None Shall Pass | writer2 = Bavitz | extra2 = Blockhead | length2 = 4:03 | title3 = Catacomb Kids | writer3 = Bavitz | extra3 = Aesop Rock | length3 = 4:07 | title4 = Bring Back Pluto | writer4 = Bavitz | extra4 = | length4 = 4:29 | title5 = Fumes | writer5 = Bavitz | extra5 = Blockhead | length5 = 5:00 | title6 = Getaway Car | writer6 = | note6 = with Cage and Breeze Brewin | extra6 = | length6 = 3:15 | title7 = 39 Thieves | writer7 = Bavitz | extra7 = Aesop Rock | length7 = 4:15 | title8 = The Harbor Is Yours | writer8 = Bavitz | extra8 = | length8 = 3:58 | title9 = Citronella | writer9 = Bavitz | extra9 = Aesop Rock | length9 = 4:53 | title10 = Gun for the Whole Family | writer10 = | note10 = with El-P | extra10 = El-P | length10 = 3:53 | title11 = Five Fingers | writer11 = Bavitz | extra11 = | length11 = 4:06 | title12 = No City | writer12 = Bavitz | extra12 = | length12 = 4:28 | title13 = Dark Heart News | writer13 = | note13 = with Rob Sonic | extra13 = Rob Sonic | length13 = 3:59 | title14 = Coffee | writer14 = | note14 = with John Darnielle | extra14 = Blockhead | length14 = 9:34 | total_length = 63:45 | all_writing = | headline = Bonus Edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | title15 = None Shall Pass - DJ Big Wiz Megablast Mix | extra15 = DJ Big Wiz | length15 = 23:34 | total_length = 87:19

Notes

  • signifies an additional producer
  • Blockhead is credited for producing "Coffee", but Aesop Rock produced the hidden track "Pigs", which starts at 5:15.

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

::data[format=table] | Chart (2007) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

References

References

  1. "None Shall Pass by Aesop Rock". [[CBS Interactive]].
  2. Brown, Marisa. "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass".
  3. Gordon, Scott. (September 5, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass".
  4. Pattison, Louis. (2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass - Review".
  5. Drumming, Neil. (August 24, 2007). "None Shall Pass".
  6. J-23. (September 5, 2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass".
  7. Crock, Jason. (August 28, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass".
  8. Boeckel, Gentry. (August 30, 2007). "Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass".
  9. Keefe, Jonathan. (December 14, 2007). "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass".
  10. Golianopoulos, Thomas. (September 19, 2007). "Aesop Rock, ‘None Shall Pass’ (Def Jux)".
  11. Chadwicked. "Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass".
  12. Ayers, Michael D.. (May 29, 2007). "Aesop Rock Taps Into 'Bizarro World Darkness'".
  13. (August 14, 2007). "Aesop Rock Interview".
  14. (May 9, 2007). "Aesop Rock Opens Gates for 'None Shall Pass'".
  15. (August 27, 2007). "An interview with Aesop Rock".
  16. Cohen, Jonathan. (September 5, 2007). "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1".

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