Aesop Rock - Kirby (Official Video)
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"Kirby"
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Kirby played here by Dina, who was rescued from the streets of downtown Los Angeles, and has since been adopted and found a forever home.
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This is the least confusing Aesop Rock song.
No Regrets?
And still mad complex!
Fact
The only thing confusing about it is that he decided to give his female cat a male name.
😄
15 years taking prescriptions now a shrink like I don't know maybe get a kitten. Too good!
Watched 6 times just to see that part. Ill bet that resonated deeply with a lot of us haha too guts
@@imagineaworld HEEEEEEEEEYYY Kirby, whatchya-doin Kirby....why'd you eat that leaf...
@@wf6951 yO!-yO!-yO!
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@@imagineaworld Homie don't fetch, only woke to stretch!
I think my favorite line is "Met a cat lady in the parking lot, she got the heroes of tomorrow in a cardboard box.". So much great storytelling for one line!
Hands down, the best line.
The second line after that is awesome too, "swap $20 on the spot and cop the warlock" he also calls his cat a wizard before that, too
And I personally like "Probably hoarding 40 more in the corners of Fort Knox"
Love that scheme but also love the line skittish in the company of strangers danger 😂
And homey don’t fetch only woke to stretch 😂
I'm a cat person too.
I feel this completely.
I lost my best friend of sixteen years, and I was devastated.
I miss that kitty so much. Rest in peace Malice.
I'm sorry for your loss 😢.
I just lost my 20-year old tortie last month. Devastating is the word.
Eta: but Kirby still makes me happy. 😃
Damn i really don't want to lose my cat
😆
Why did I rap this in my head. I'm sorry to hear about that. Keep up and stay strong 💪🏻.
man thats sad sry for your loss my nans dogs died
Aesop rhyming about his cat better than most rappers can period
Jesus Christ all
There is another rapper who raps exclusively about cats.
WHO?
You know you doin well when Jesus Christ likes your songs
Jesus Christ "copped the warlock" is the best way I have ever heard anyone say got a cat
"15 years of takin prescriptions, then a shrink's like IDK maybe get a kitten"
Easily the best line in the song
Homie don’t fetch, only woke to stretch
Made me think about how long I have been taking prescriptions, including other people's prescriptions.
real medicine....
Not easily, there are too many equally great one. I am fond of "Homie don't fetch, only woke to stretch"
MD prescribed sense of purpose!
Top questions in rap science still can't answer:
- When will Bobby Shmurda's hat come down?
- Why'd Kirby eat that leaf?
@KillingerDOOM leafs come in many different flavors
my cat is the same sort of breed she also eats my plants idk why
BOBBY: FREED
LEAF: STILL IN RIKERS
@@lostpockets2227 I have two cats who eats leafs for some reason
cats eat random leaves to aid them in vomiting up hairballs.
Did a lesson on inferencing with this song and my middle school students. Blew their minds and most were just baffled because it sounds silly. At the end of the year, kids were still singing this😂. Aesop is just a gifted individual. His creativity is infectious.
Nice!
Who wouldn't want to learn this way.
Gives us an update on next year's class.
Next you should do a lesson about whether 'inferencing' is a real word: www.dailywritingtips.com/is-inferencing-a-word/
But Aesop Rock is an excellent way to learn vocabulary.
That is so badass!!! You give me hope for the future.
Can a homie get a copy of the lesson plan?
@@taylorrickett801 I'll look for it. Had someone share via Google slides.
Best cat video on TH-cam, hands down.
you didn't watch the right videos then ;)
Definitely top 5 beast mode
what about the mean kitty song? Sparta
Hands down, paws up.
hahah
"Never lands on her feet though I think she's broken"
homie don't fetch only woke to stretch
Haha this was always my favorite lyric
😂
どうしてその名を使うの？
そんなことを広告しないで。
嫌な感じだから
read this as it was said. perfect
Some praises of Kirby from Aes:
-9 weeks awesome
-the warlock
-good around misery
-means to euphoria
-greatest of all warriors
-brazen, game-face based on Azazel
Really one of the coolest odes to a pet of all time
Good observations there brother
Nick Lewry also called Kirby a god in the line, “ found god in the hamper.” But I might be misinterpreting it.
It's "greatest of ball warriors"
Never catch the greatest of ball warriors before
This lives up to “Ode for Spot” easily
"Found god in the hamper"
i love aesop rock i don't know why he isnt more widely known. guy can write hot lyrics about a cat of all things.
He’s definitely gifted lol
Sadly most ppl in the hip hop community prefer brain dead dumb lyricism that bops. I mean I like bops too but music Aesop rock I can also appreciate
Other rappers create tracks where they rap about how awesome they are.
Aesop: Think I'll make a track about my cat!
It is basically a song about Kirby (his cat) helping him with his mental problems. You are right though, most rappers would not think twice about making a song about a cat simply because of "rapper ego".
Keith Graham
Yeah, I know.
And how awesome his cat is.
A lot of rappers make songs about pussy. Get it?
Mainstream sings about how cool THEY are. Aesop raps about how cool his cat is.
So, does this make Kirby the illest cat in Hip Hop?
Basically. Makes him a bigger hip hop head than most.
**intensely looks at your avatar**
Keanu is I'll also.
He's the illest cat in "scratch - claw-p" LOL
YASSSSS!
I was hella depressed around the time this album came out but a stray kitten got lost in my garage so I took her in and named her Kirby because this song just resonates with how much better she made my life.
How's Kirby going now? Cats really seem to find those who need it, hey. A neighbourhood stray stole my heart while I was going through a rough patch. Little prick he was but you can't help but love them.
@@alank1220 I think it's normal for cats to be little pricks and sweet and adorable because that's just how they are. They often switch between bratty and affectionate almost at a moment's notice (especially the smaller ones).
Here because of Arlo, haven't known this song before. A fact I'm amazed by since actually I've been listening to Aesop for much longer than I even been KNOWING Arlo. What a time to be alive :)
Glad you could make it to the party, playa! Better late than never
Blahza blahza
I swear, Aesop better get recognized for his work soon
I think it's safe to say he's made a very big name for himself in indie/underground hip-hop.
Definitely
You could say he's even got some some mainstream recognition performing on Colbert recently
You don't call being consistently ranked as the MC with far and away the largest and most extensive vocabulary/lexicon/articulation recognition? Very many rappers weren't even in contention
B. Smith What I'm saying is that he's not being as recognized as he should be. Being told that you have a big vocabulary is more of a compliment than recognition, compared to how shitty "rappers" are being rewarded.
Homie don't fetch, only woke to stretch
Under a thought bubble rich with bowls of goldfish
Skittish in the company of stranger danger
Otherwise, chase draw strings, tails and lasers. Love it!
Gordon Pyle Fire.
Gordon Pyle that veres caught by attention to
I think that's a hommage to eyadea fish bowl
Saw this as it was spoke
That’s definitely cat behavior in a nutshell
I love how they payed attention to the baggy eyes in the puppet
Hey you're that guy who made the Gungeon video
Oh shit its meme snack
hell yeah i was thinking the same thing. That puppet is so well made
looks like Doonsbury eyes
MV's starring puppets are always the best!
Personally, my favorite part is when the cat bites the puppets nose, and he's just like, "Thanks, Kirbs!" Makes me grin everytime
My favorite line right there too "Remedy his cowlic .. Thanks Kirbs, looking like a milli! Keep an old man sharp, keep it cold chantili" 😸
Its fucking powerful man ...idk what else to say...
@@tracybush1970 have you heard “Gopher Guts”, “Blood Sandwich”, or “Shrunk”? Those ones give me chills and sometimes tears at how powerful they are.
@@MrJedimedic no, but i will have a listen... ty
@@tracybush1970 lemme know what you think.
Funny how bars about a cat are doper than any i've heard about cash, ass, or stash.
Lmao
So true tho
a cat is the dopest kind of stash. an emotional stash
That's because cats are dope dude
Haha sweet rhyme sure you aint dr seus
I work with people with developmental disabilities. I played this for my consumers yesterday. They love the hook and the video. Cats are awesome
I'd take it one level up and say that animals are awesome
:)
@AZ WondrBred Agreed
Bruh that's so messed up. Messing yards really? Makes u feel big being mean to the tardis? I'll have you know my whole family is retarded and wewonzt stand for it
'Consumers,' I'll never get used to that designation.
Arlo fans welcome
this dude has some amazing songs including this one, specifically on this album
May we make this a recommendation thread??? Just trying to spread the gospel of Aesop and Blockhead
not surprised to see someone with a kirby pfp on this comment section
Only the real ones got on Aesop from THPS. yall been asleep.
arlo?
@@jg6551 Arlo made a cover(?) of this song. Hes a youtuber
This kind of sums up the wonder that is Aes. Not only does it embody his idiosyncratic style, but he must be the only emcee to rap about how his cat has helped him deal with bouts of depression. This is why I love Aes, he's one of a kind (also, I really like a good cat).
A brilliant and perfectly fitting video too. Perfect editing, mixing the real with the puppetry.
Such a cute kitten too 😭💜
all cats are beautiful but torties are most beautiful
This is fucking perfect.
Props for not using the pun.
But it would have fit in purrfectly
you've got to be kitten meow...
sorry, had to..
ahahahhhh
we've cat to stop doing these
Watch this dude be on the next sesame street episode
HBO don't play that
That's where he belongs
Eh, Kirby is PG enough that Sesame Street might play it.
Perfect song to play when the kiddos come down off the Ritalin and pop some benzos before bed
J Gottberg wow.....😂
Never thought I'd be welcoming Arlo fans to the spirit world
Just here listening to this after losing my beloved cat. Rest easy Miky, you were the greatest of all warriors.
Deliciously simple premise for an Aes' track and he still owns it.
Exactly, same thing with Grace! One of my favorite tracks of him and it's about not liking veggies as a kid
yo
yo
yo
plus it's cute 'n shit
what would you say the premise is?
@cainification It's literally a song about his cat, there is no debate
I come back to this whenever i want to feel good.
winkwinkwinkwinkwink
I watch Blood Sandwich, eyes get all sweaty. Watch this after to cheer up. lol
chelsea6671 same
Same here
chelsea6671 I’ve got a question for you why’d you eat that leaf🐱🍃👌
"Thanks Kirbs, Lookin like a Milli, keep an old man sharp, keep a cold chantilly..."
"She got the heroes of tomorrow in a cardboard box, prolly holding 40 more in the corners of Fort Knox"
Best line.
Hoarding
"swapped 20 on the spot and copped the warlock"
Aesop Rock met a fucking cat while living in a barn in the middle of the woods and wrote a song about her. That is so fucking cool.
Kirby even makes an appearance in his FunnyOrDie skit.
You may want to listen to the first verse again ....
thebigbeatdown I got this from an interview
Yeah, his therapist recommended he get one.... Says so in the song.
I love describing The Impossible Kid as a great work of music with Aes stretching his thesaurus sized vocabulary down into some deep, revealing and intimate issues he faces as a rapper moving through life and staying true to his creative visions, and there is a fucking hilarious and amazing track about his cat.
I love how deep and insightful and dense some of Aesop’s songs are then we get beautiful gems like this lol literally just a song about his cat. Pure gold!
Those are the same thoughts I have about Long Legged Larry. I love it.
I guess it might just be a song about his cat. But it might also be a song about loneliness, dealing with depression, the constant need to belong, and how we might find solace or salvation in the unlikeliest of places. But also just a song about his cat.
This is a silly song, but it's also right after the songs about him taking action and going to therapy, and then actually doing therapy, to this song about finding his healing through having his new pet kitten, last line, "I don't know get a kitten".
Anyone else here from ArloStuff's tribute/parody for Nintendo's Kirby?
Only a amazing lyricist like Aseop Rock can make a song about a cat hot 🔥🔥🔥
I mean brother ali made a song about pie hot
Well I mean nobody wants to hear about pie cold. :|
even bad songs about cats aren't so bad.
Aesop just made the standard for "cat songs".
let's see someone outrank Kirby.
Ha! like that'll ever happen!
Sage Francis did too
Sage Francis - Make em purr.
"i 'ont know..... maybe get a kitten"
Whatcha doin 'ere?
Honestly my favorite part and it's a throwaway at the end.
Arlo's Kirby song brought me here.
Yeah coming from Arlo. I loved the parody and i'm enjoying aesop music so much 🤙🏼
You know he’s a good artist when more than half of his song is most replayed
Come for the cat, stayed for the rap.
Came for the cat, stayed for the cat.
Dude seriously wrote a track about his cat that’s also has a deeper meaning about how ineffective modern therapy is in comparison to a cat.
Just wanted to write this for anyone out there thinking about therapy: I don't think it's ineffective at all. I do think that it can only take you so far by itself. Medicine, combined with therapy, will get you stable - then you have to combine it with life changes for the final step. So he's been taking his meds for 15 years and his therapist is like alright, time to make a different kind of change. Combine all that you have learned and practice and get a companion to care for, a sense of purpose as Aesop puts it.
All of these things put together and anyone out there suffering WILL get to where you want to be. You can have a happy, fulfilling, productive life. Don't give up, just think outside the box (or in a cardboard box!) for the last changes you need.
@@NM-qn7ll really the main thing that's important to remember is how each case is different. For some people therapy might not work, for some people it might do wonders
@@NM-qn7ll A lot of people go in with too high of expectations. You need to find the right counselor/therapist that works well for/with you and that might take a few attempts. Even once you find that person, you still personally need to put in the work which can be really difficult. I think @Hund is half right, I think everyone could benefit from some counseling/therapy, but everyone is different and might require different kinds and levels of care/treatment.
This is the most wholesome rap song ever made lmao
Who came here from Arlo's vid? These are both bangers
Aesop Rock is hands down the most underrated rapper
Here from Arlo's video
Who
@@macaronigrille1540A TH-camr who made a parody of this song about Kirby the video game character.
Here from Arlo
[Hook x2]
Hey Kirby
Whatcha doing Kirby
Whatcha doing there
[Verse 1]
Hobgoblin, shots of hot Strongid
Vaccine queen deem church socks hostage
9 weeks awesome
Hides in a slipper
Look in her eye like she might be a wizard
Cold met a cat lady in a parking lot, she got the heroes of tomorrow in a cardboard box
And probably hoarding 40 more in the corners of Fort Knox
Swap 20 on the spot and cop the warlock
Back at the haunt, found god in the hamper
Briefs on her head playing Walking With a Panther
Good around misery and golden era samplers
Jeopardy and Wheel at the heels of her handlers
Bet, more than a pet to worship, it's an MD recommended sense of purpose
Here to bat around keys and the means to euphoria
Soon to be hailed, the greatest of all warriors
[Hook]
Hey Kirby
What you doing Kirby
What you doing there
(I'm not takin' shorts)
Hey Kirby
What you doing Kirby
Why'd you eat that leaf
[Verse 2]
Homie don't fetch, only woke to stretch
Under a thought bubble rich with bowls of goldfish
Skittish in the company of stranger danger
Otherwise, chase draw strings, tails and lasers
In a steel cage match with a maze of cables
Brazen, game-face based on Azazel
Oversized ears up, puke in the Meow Mix
Shred a pair of earbuds, remedy his cowlick
[slurp]: Thanks Kirbs, looking like a milli
Keep an old man sharp, keep a cold Chantilly
Spun plum dizzy in a frisky moment
Never lands on her feet though, I think she's broken
Mouser in training, nap on the toaster
Decorate her cubicle with dogs playing poker
15 years taking prescriptions
Now a shrink like, "Ionno, maybe get a kitten"
[Hook x2]
Hey Kirby
What you doing Kirby
What you doing there
Thank you for posting the lyrics! Hopefully this comment will get you closer to the top lol it took a little bit of scrolling to find you :-) positive energy, peace, blessings, and happiness to you!🫶🙏🕺
I never thought my 10 year old daughter would be rocking out to Aesop Rock in 2019. #Kirby FTW
MORE KIRBY PLEASE! She's so cute~
We all need an MD recommend sense of purpose.
This should have won an Emmy.
Emmy, Grammy, and Nobel Peace Prize.
"homie dont fetch only woke to stretch"
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If Aesop Rock making an entire song about they fucking cat isn't iconic idk what is
Arlo brought me here.
Arlo and this video were the two fastest Add to Favorites I've ever done in a row.
"Like, I don't know, maybe get a kitten....."
Had me cracking up.
"Never lands on her feet though /I think she's broken"
That just paints such a great picture.
I don't know too many songs about how great kitties are, so I'd like to declare this the greatest musical composition of all time.
No Kirby! don't bite that puppet's nuts. You have no clue where they have been~
I know right.
This cat has beautiful eyes.
Even after all these years it amazes me that someone would write a rap song about their cat. This is incredibly wholesome 💞
Goals in life: find someone who loves me like Aesop loves his kitty. 😂
Why yes, I am here thanks to Arlo's modern adaption of this song. Thank you for asking. :-)
Didn't know Arlo like Aes as well
This man is a lyrical genius.
I named my cat after this song 2 years back.. found it a couple of days after I got her and just couldn't get a name to feel right, until I found this video. I love it so much and it always puts me in a good mood. Thank you
Has your Kirbs became the greatest of all warriors??
@BigDickMcFlick I'm just now seeing this! But yes, she has! She's the biggest baddest cat in the house so everyone else gets out of her way lol. She's a big Bob tail 😎
Felt: a Tribute to Kirby
haha I dig it
Word, get MURS and SLUG on the mic
ahahaha OMG I loved this
@@j.dubyou i smell remix
We need this.
lol I love how the cat pops out the paper bag like KIRBY.
Can we talk about how great a name Kirby is for a cat
I listened to this song for a whole year before I realized it's about a cat.
Umm idk what to say this is his most simple song😂
Its funny how his songs can do that, I listened to leisureforce a hundred times before looking up the lyrics and realizing he's talking about isolation etc... I was enjoying it fine before lol
15 years takin prescriptions, now a shrink like; "a'dno, maybe get a kitten."
Straight fire through the beasts teeth.
Nine weeks awesome, hides in a slipper.
look in her eye like she might be a wizard
Arlo Squad join up
Magazord time?
Ahhh, nah. I miss my sweet Been. RIP Badass cat. We had 16 great years. I never knew saving her would save me…
pure, simple, awesome.
why'd ya eat that leaf?
pure fkn awesome
WhY'd Ya EaT tHaT lEaF?
My 4 year old heard me listening to this. Told him it was about getting a cat in a round about way and he fell in love. Shame I can't show him the rest of his stuff.. yet.
Long legged Larry should be fine.
Aesop watched this comment and decided to write Long Legged Larry 4 years after. He now have 8 years he is probably old enough to understand most of it
You can totally show him the rest of Aes' stuff. I mean, when most adults can't even comprehend what he's on about, kids are totally fine.
Kudos to perfectly capturing how we talk to cats in the chorus.
Anyone one else listen to this multiple times a day???
This cat is fucking adorable! These eyes are huge! That puppet is fantastic! This video actually had me grinning throughout. It's the closest thing to what I actually imagined it to turn out.
Meow The Jewels Bonus track
this is exactly what's its like to have a baby kitty. And it's wonderful.
This man wrote a song about a cat. What a beast.
I had a Cat that looked almost exactly like "Kirby," here. She went from feral to family. Miss you, Cammy.
ValhallaBeckons me too. Fergy was his name. Lol. All Y's funny
I have a cat that nearly went feral, also a torty. We kept her from going feral with a mix of aggressive amounts of petting and snuggling, locking them in when they got too aggressive, and the fact that she had the easiest time in the winter if she went indoors. Nowadays, Zuko rarely goes too far when she goes outside and has a couple furless spots she picks at. I’m pretty sure she has PTSD from a fisher attack attack.
We had one that we named Puss. She was such a tiny, beautiful kitty.
My brother sent me this video. He was out smoking one day and a tiny kitten walked up to him. He decided to name her Kirby. Similar color scheme and everything. The fact that he found this song is amazing.
@@shooby9496 Love this!
"Never lands on her feet though, I think she's broken"
- SO GOOD!
"she's got the heroes of tomorrow in a cardboard box" reliably makes me cry.
It's like the next-generation Mean Kitty Song... Love it
I love how past or present Rhymesayers guys seem to have an obssession with cats (Aes', Sage Francis, Slug).
But Sage isn't on Rhymesayers
I think Sage released tracks for an ANTI (owned by Epitaph) - Rhymesayers collabo.
He worked on dual projects while he was with ANTI-, he also was on the Rhymsayers touring loop with Atmopshere, E&A and Brother Ali.
STRANGE FAMOUS
Meow the Jewels
I’ve listened to hip hop since Run Dmc 83’ and I love this guy. He’s an underground LEGEND!
Man, this song was made around the time my shelter cat might've been born.
I buried him yesterday. This brings back a lot of good memories man, I need this.
"Fifteen years takin prescriptions, shrinks like I dunno maybe get a kitten" This, this is why we have award shows.
Best song off the album..
Best hip hop album of 2016 so far!
"The impossible kid"
My god! You are everywhere. From now on I'm going to respond to every comment of yours I see.
Cohen Morano I'm a travellin man. Moving through places space and time.
Cohen Morano good looks bro!
I think layers was better. that's just my opinion tho
+savagekidassasin17 Layers? There's no song off of this album called layers. I personally think Mystery Fish, Get Out The Car, Lotta Years, and Rings are the best songs.
Well, now its off to the kill shelter to save a KIRBY !!!
Arlo.
My mans made a whole fire track just for his cat. Legend.
where can I order that aesop puppet?
hiphopmuppets.net
+B. Smith thanks
+B. Smith the link doesn't work
+Bobbybrine hahah
+B. Smith BOI HE DID IT
Found my new favorite rapper
We just got a kitten, my 6 year old immediately named her Kirby. This is now his favorite song in the whole world!
Who the hell thumbs down a hip hop song about a puppet in love with a cat? You must be heartless
It's in the trending section so I thought it would be about the video game kirby
As if we need more Smash Bros. footage
Me too
yes
Woah it's in trending?
The real question is did you like the song?
"i dunno, maybe get a kitten"