Aesop Rock

"Blood Sandwich" (video)

BY Gregory AdamsPublished Mar 31, 2016

Ahead of issuing his The Impossible Kid LP in full, veteran rapper Aesop Rock is revisiting some childhood trauma in a raw and reflective music video for the record's "Blood Sandwich."

Directed by Rob Shaw, the clip finds a reclusive, cabin-stationed Aesop Rock immersing himself in vintage home movies.

As the song's whirl of digital bell hits, beats and guitar cycles through the ether, the rapper unravels a narrative about a right twisted memory of a Little League coach interrupting a game to play real-life whack-a-mole. The messed-up authority figure discards a rodent carcass in a dumpster, much to the horror of the surrounding kids and parents.

The second verse reinterprets the misery Rock's older brother went through after their mom forbid him from hitting up a Ministry concert.

You can stroll through the memories below, while the new Aesop Rock LP hits stores April 29 through Rhymesayers.

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