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Is it just me that thinks its stupid that there are 2 rappers with virtually identical names.

aactv [Edit] [Delete] 74 replies 20:05 January 16th, 2013

ASAP Rocky and Aesop Rock are just too similar. One of them should change.

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Quite different images though.

Also, I thought it was pronounced "A-S-A-P Rocky" not "Asap Rocky"

Oissin_ | 16 Jan '13, 20:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
- nope
  
  its pronounced Asap. I.e. ay-sapp
  
  dacbo @Oissin_ | 16 Jan '13, 20:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  ma0sm this'd this
  - Fair enough.
    
    I'd never actually heard anyone say it, but was assuming it was A.S.A.P as in "As Soon As Possible"
    
    Oissin_ @dacbo | 17 Jan '13, 19:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Thats how he says it
      
      Like most rappers, he tends to talk about himself in the third person a fair bit.
      
      JNLVS @Oissin_ | 18 Jan '13, 08:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      dacbo this'd this
  - O:
    
    That has to be the stupidest thing I've heard this year. Is this serious?
    
    thecrikster @dacbo | 17 Jan '13, 20:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
These sorts of similarities always amaze me.

Real Estate not knowing/caring about Sunny Day Real Estate existing.

TheWza | 16 Jan '13, 20:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- confused me for a while too
  
  JaguarPirate @TheWza | 16 Jan '13, 20:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Sunny Day Real Estate
  
  niallKP @TheWza | 16 Jan '13, 23:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - fuck off, DIS.
    
    Sunny Day Real Estate
    Real Estate
    A Sunny Day in Glasgow
    
    niallKP @niallKP | 16 Jan '13, 23:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    harman_kardon this'd this
    - Also - Sunny Day Sets Fire
      
      CONFUSING.
      
      waterwings @niallKP | 17 Jan '13, 08:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Sunny Day Sets Fire
        
        is the laziest picking a name from the nearest CD rack to your desk bullshit ever
        
        soapy @waterwings | 17 Jan '13, 12:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        My band is called
        
        New Black Bear F*cker Club & Th' 1967 Little Red Cold Young Crystal Deer Bells
        
        TheWza @soapy | 17 Jan '13, 15:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Another Sunny Day
      
      The_Cosh @niallKP | 17 Jan '13, 19:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
*something about q without u*

wewerewerewolvesonce | 16 Jan '13, 20:41 | X | ^ This | Reply

JohnM, robluvsnic, SCROTUM, Icarus-Smicarus, fuck_this_band, ethricdouble, fitzcarraldo, georgiabeth, and poptimusgrime this'd this
- Fucksake that's my joke to make!
  
  :D
  
  fitzcarraldo @wewerewerewolvesonce | 17 Jan '13, 13:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
There's also one named just Aesop (sometimes Asop), no joke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVCI1yyjDDQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ArMmeE-h9M

Part of Living Legends crew. I used to get him mixed up w Aesop Rock, and NOW we have A$AP Rocky.

theShipment | 16 Jan '13, 20:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'd like to hear a track called
  
  Asop - Rock It ft. Aesop Rock & A$ap Rocky
  
  littlebirds @theShipment | 17 Jan '13, 00:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  theShipment, Kyle_, Anthonyc, ma0sm, JaguarPirate, and crashingthrough this'd this
as soon as i read the title i knew this thread would be about them two

fappable | 16 Jan '13, 20:46 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate and Stuzza this'd this
Robert Webb's Compare The Market/Meerkat advert may help

from differentiating the two rappers.

BMS1 | 16 Jan '13, 20:54 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
- do we get a cuddly Aesop Rock~?
  
  oojimaflop @BMS1 | 17 Jan '13, 13:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
i assumed it was intentional

fuck_this_band | 16 Jan '13, 20:58 | X | ^ This | Reply

JohnM and crashingthrough this'd this
They should both get a real job.

skellywager | 16 Jan '13, 21:00 | X | ^ This | Reply

theShipment, fappable, kilgore-trout, Antelope, waterwings, and georgiabeth this'd this
Not the same thing I know

but in Poland there are rival banks called PKO (pronounced Peh-ka-oh) and one called Pekao (pronounced Peh-kay-oh).

johnwiddop | 16 Jan '13, 21:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
what a coincidence

kilgore-trout | 16 Jan '13, 21:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
their music comes from pretty different points in space

i don't think it really matters

guntrip | 16 Jan '13, 22:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Only one of them is worth listening to.
  
  theShipment @guntrip | 16 Jan '13, 23:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  badmanreturns, Kyle_, and littlebirds this'd this
  - nah, I like Rocky as well
    
    guntrip @theShipment | 17 Jan '13, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Dre

joeymahone | 16 Jan '13, 22:59 | X | ^ This | Reply

navajo this'd this
- 'mazing
  
  ethricdouble @joeymahone | 17 Jan '13, 11:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *Not to be confused with Dr. Dre.*
  
  LordLuciusBanter @joeymahone | 17 Jan '13, 12:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I remember the episode of Fresh Prince he was on
  
  At the time I thought the show was just too cheap to get the real Dre on
  
  Smyth2 @joeymahone | 17 Jan '13, 13:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
A$AP Rocky denying any deliberate similarity

was extremely chinny.

incandenza_ | 16 Jan '13, 23:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
never noticed before

shrewbie | 17 Jan '13, 00:15 | X | ^ This | Reply

andyvine, stanstubbs, and j0hn this'd this
I remember Jeru tha Damaja calling out

Ja Rule for biting his name. There's also the likes of Young Guru and Gang Starr's Guru, not to mention the similar names that went on back in the day, with all the Grandmasters, Grandwizards, and Kool something or others.

Can't say I ever noticed the ASAP/Aesop similarity, though I daresay it's pretty obvious.

gaborszabo | 17 Jan '13, 00:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
well actually

He didn't come up with the ASAP (always strive and prosper) crew anagram, and, he chose Rocky because his birth name is Rakim (after the New York rapper) but ASAP Rakim WOULD sound a bit stupid.

..I guess you could say he was between aSAP rockY and a hard place (?)

navajo | 17 Jan '13, 01:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool
Kool G Rap
Kool & the Gang

ThirstyDog | 17 Jan '13, 01:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- kool keith
  
  fuck_this_band @ThirstyDog | 17 Jan '13, 02:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - LL Kool J
    
    Koolio
    
    in_limbo @fuck_this_band | 17 Jan '13, 02:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Kool Moe Dee
  
  Ini Kimoze
  
  stalecloud @ThirstyDog | 17 Jan '13, 03:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Phil Cool
  
  ThirstyDog @ThirstyDog | 17 Jan '13, 05:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
I thought this was going to be some sort of retro joke about Ice-T vs. Ice Cube.

TheoGB | 17 Jan '13, 08:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Just-Ice
  
  Vanilla Ice
  
  ThirstyDog @TheoGB | 17 Jan '13, 09:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
The day Aesop Rock changes his name because of the existence of ASAP Rocky

is the day I just give up on music.

I also really like the idea of Asap Rocky fans turning up to an Aesop show and being like ''yo who's the dude with the beard? And also what in the name of fuck is he talking about?''

Kyle_ | 17 Jan '13, 09:05 | X | ^ This | Reply

littlebirds and JaguarPirate this'd this
- Woah woah woah woah
  
  Whose this Aesop and where is my thesaurus? I ain't heard no ho, glock or facebook references yet
  
  Yesiamaduck @Kyle_ | 18 Jan '13, 02:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
I'll never refer to ASAP Rocky as Aysapp.

justanothersheeldz | 17 Jan '13, 09:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
i always thought

BarryShitpeas | 17 Jan '13, 11:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
- fuck you DiS
  
  i always thought the similarity between Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All and Wolf Gang was unfortunate.
  i can only imagine how many people turned upto Wolf Gang sets at festivals expecting to see people in supreme five panels chanting "free earl"
  
  BarryShitpeas @BarryShitpeas | 17 Jan '13, 11:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  andyvine this'd this
Ty

T.I.

rich78 | 17 Jan '13, 11:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
Ryan Adams

Bryan Adams

pheripheral | 17 Jan '13, 11:46 | X | ^ This | Reply

littlebirds this'd this
- even better as Ryan isn't his first name
  
  it's his middle name
  
  guntrip @pheripheral | 17 Jan '13, 12:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
i think there was two bands called yage. one from close to birmingham or something?

as well as the german screamo band?

cat_race | 17 Jan '13, 12:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
Are you saying they all look the same to you?

moker | 17 Jan '13, 12:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
- hope not, aesop rock is white
  
  guntrip @moker | 17 Jan '13, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Phixx.
    
    eltham | 17 Jan '13, 14:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I don't care what he is
    
    I don't want these immigrants here.
    
    moker @guntrip | 17 Jan '13, 14:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - White and black people can't look similar?
    
    Pretty racist.
    
    Balonz @guntrip | 17 Jan '13, 14:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - http://popcultureplaypen.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/white-abed.png
      
      guntrip @Balonz | 17 Jan '13, 14:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
- That would work better if one of them wasn't white.
  
  Joseph_SP @moker | 17 Jan '13, 13:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- White guys have names like Lenny
  
  whereas black guys have names like Carl.
  
  littlebirds @moker | 17 Jan '13, 13:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  guntrip and moker this'd this
- Similar
  
  http://tinyurl.com/a8dmkoz
  
  http://tinyurl.com/b6a52yg
  
  didyousayhand @moker | 17 Jan '13, 13:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
There is Catatonia

and Katatonia. Quite different beasts entirely.

steinbolt | 17 Jan '13, 13:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yung Chris and Young Chris

georgiabeth | 17 Jan '13, 13:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Don't forget Lil Chris
  
  littlebirds @georgiabeth | 17 Jan '13, 13:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
Ooh and isn't there a doom band

called 5ive. In homage to the boy band presumably.

steinbolt | 17 Jan '13, 13:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
Thought they were the same person.

Similarly when The XX came about I thought they were The XX Teens (formerly the Xerox Teens) with an S Club Juniors to S Club-style upgrade.

eltham | 17 Jan '13, 14:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
- http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4423568#r7273587
  
  georgiabeth @eltham | 17 Jan '13, 14:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - fucking hell i'm going to log off for another week
    
    georgiabeth @georgiabeth | 17 Jan '13, 14:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
:(

s club juniors to s club 8

s club 7 to s club to s club 3 to s club party

georgiabeth | 17 Jan '13, 14:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
There's someone called Downliners Sekt, right?

That's just fucking stupid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downliners_Sect

stanstubbs | 17 Jan '13, 19:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
There are two rappers called P Money

Oissin_ | 17 Jan '13, 21:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
Eternal

Late 80s/early 90s twee shoegazey act on Sarah Records
Mid-90s girl pop/r&b band

ThirstyDog | 18 Jan '13, 03:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
there are hundreds of rappers called "asshole"

every day

theintl | 18 Jan '13, 07:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Del Asshole
  
  ThirstyDog @theintl | 18 Jan '13, 08:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
If one of them was to change their name...

It should be Asap Rocky. Aesop Rock has been playing the game for many years more.

FWBTS | 18 Jan '13, 08:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
New Kingdom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHcBDHrE45I

and New Kingdom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLFPrVkD350

and Alias
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Knul33SVRY

and Alias
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn7Kgtusy6s

and Alias
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjhrGPFaQoQ

imho | 18 Jan '13, 09:42 | X | ^ This | Reply

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