Daylight is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released via Definitive Jux on February 5, 2002. It is also the title of a single from his 2001 album, Labor Days. The song is included on the EP, along with a reworking entitled "Night Light".

Daylight
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2002 (2002-02-05)
GenreHip hop
Length52:26
LabelDefinitive Jux
Producer
Aesop Rock chronology
Labor Days
(2001)
Daylight
(2002)
Bazooka Tooth
(2003)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
HipHopDX4.5/5[2]
Muzik5/5[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [4]
Stylus MagazineA−[5]
The Village VoiceA−[6]

In 2015, Daylight was ranked at number 68 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Daylight"Blockhead4:25
2."Night Light"Blockhead4:17
3."Nickel Plated Pockets" (featuring Vast Aire)El-P4:31
4."Alchemy" (featuring Blueprint)Blueprint4:24
5."Forest Crunk"Blockhead4:39
6."Bracket Basher"Aesop Rock5:38
7."Maintenance" (The song "Maintenance" ends at 4:33. After 14 minutes and 50 seconds of silence (4:33 – 19:23) begins the hidden song "One of Four".)
  • Blockhead
  • Aesop Rock
24:33

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 15

References

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  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Daylight – Aesop Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. ^ J-23 (March 18, 2002). "Aesop Rock – Daylight". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 31, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Ashon, Will (February 2002). "Aesop Rock: Daylight EP (Def Jux)". Muzik (81): 83.
  4. ^ Catucci, Nick (2004). "Aesop Rock". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Martin, Tyler (September 1, 2003). "Aesop Rock – Daylight EP – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 12, 2002). "2001 Gets Better". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ^ Piyevsky, Alex; Geng; Twells, John; Raw, Son; Rascobeamer, Jeff (February 25, 2015). "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time". Fact. p. 34. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  8. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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