Illogic - Celestial Clockwork

[xXPsychogenocidestXx]

The greatest rapper alive. Intricate songs so in depth, they transform and transmute into multiple stories and pictures so vivid, so brilliant, but still manages to retain his work of art. He creates such powerful messages and remains with such resonance. Having the ability to completely avoid straying and dragging of the song, making it incoherent and puerile like most artists, makes him such a magnificent artist. Truly a work of art, and a master at his work. Illogic, should be heard globally.

[TruMaster94]

@xXPsychogenocidestXx more complex then aesop rock and NaS?? bro.

[guy0Npage38XBL]

@TruMaster94 Id say he is definitely more complex than nas. Hes able to word sentences that have such detailed and significant meaning yet he says it so simply. And thats my problem with aesop. Aesop is mad cxomplex but i honestly really struggle to get the full meaning of the song as it is to him. That being said, Aesop creates a whole new way youre meant to enjoy his music.

[TruMaster94]

@guy0Npage38XBL Hey I Love Your Philosophy! thanks!

[guy0Npage38XBL]

@TruMaster94 LOL your welcome.

[xXPsychogenocidestXx]

@guy0Npage38XBL Utterly agree.

[Tyton]

@guy0Npage38XBL I think you hit the nail on the head there. Aesop Rock is supposed to be simply complex or complicated in a simple way. Aesops fables are simple tales with far more intricate and deeper meanings.

[xXPsychogenocidestXx]

@TruMaster94 I never said he was the most intricate rapper on Earth. He is definitely more intricate than Nas, as i agree with guy on his statement. I love Nas, not saying anything bad about him just to clarify. Aesop Rock is very intricate and he uses contexts deriving from cartoons, History, philosophies, movies, poetry, referring to famous artists and writers from history, etc. He admixes and consolidates his verbosity very well and does so expeditious and subsequently. Aesop wins on that.

[itskrill]

i wish the outtro was longer, it really moved me. i feel motivated after hearing it.

[BrosephGreyson]

I just came from watching ICP's "Miracles," and I feel like The apes in 2001 discovering the monolith.

[spontaneous706]

I to don't wanna be the best..

I just wanna be herd..

[92sdg1]

This song deserves so much more attention

[sheepgangordie]

This song isn't long enough

[Jinrikishaa]

@IEthereianSoul9 and so many more you haven't listed.... just makes me wonder how kids can limit themselves to lil wayne or the radio. :/

[DRCelius]

So tempted to hit the dislike button.

[DRCelius]

Ok I hit dislike. I'll change it when someone ask me to.

[jillianelsegood]

@DRCelius

I will find u if u do lol

[MrAlanM8]

First person that dislikes this is cursed for 100 years.

[DreyMaree]

Shit o.O Illogic is amazing.

[nujoisyfull]

Dope song:)

[nujoisyfull]

Dope song

[jwhalen93]

0 dislikes....

guess thats what happens when your flow is immaculate and your lyrics are profound

[shortsmurf25]

@jwhalen93 now watch someasshole dislike this just because you said it lmao . but i deff agree :)

[FrozenHeatRecordz]

270 likes, 0 dislikes. 

[bl00dtear]

0 dislikes

[IEtherianSoul9]

Illogic, Busdriver, Aceyalone, Aseop Rock, MF Grimm, One Be Lo, Finale, Oddisee, Masta Ace, Pharoahe Monch, Common, Black Thought, Cise Starr, J Dilla, Madlib, Flying Lotus, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, J-Live, Ras Kass, Canibus, Pack FM, Mad Skillz, Nocando, Gift of Gab, Blueprint, Edan, Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Del The Funky Homosapien, Magestik Legend, Kool G Rap, R.A. The Rugged Man, Saul Williams, MF DOOM, Apollo Brown, Invincible, Decompoze, Senim Silla, Eyedea, Sage Francis, Kool Keith, etc.

[Masacarious]

@IEtherianSoul9 Thank you

[daxdax2897]

Illogic is in my top 15 rappers of all time (probably). But this is just too good, probably my favorite song ever,

[troutisyourmaster666]

I hate rap/hip-hop. A lot. But this was amazing. I'm definitely going to be listening to more music from this guy.

[XanderBBo]

@troutisyourmaster666 You'll probably also like Aesop Rock. In fact, I reccomend picking up as many Def Jux albums as possible. I'll reccomend a few albums. Illogic - Unforeseen Shadows & Celestial Clockwork Aesop Rock - Labor Days Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus Mr. Lif - I Phantom Cage - Movies For The Blind & Hell's Winter Also, you might like this style of hip-hop. Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth Sadistik - The Balancing Act Look up the artists on YT. =)

[dwad3ify]

where can i get this song?!?!?!?!

[fourlokoJoker]

@dwad3ify

Buy the album online. Try Amazon. Maybe itunes but im not sure because i don't use crappy apple programs.

[hockeystar0330]

I want to go out on a limb and guess that the backtrack to this is a soundbit of Carl Sagan? Can anyone confirm or deny this?

[fourlokoJoker]

god damn illogical is like an orgy to the brain and ear drum. Cant wait till i start blazing up again and listen to this track.

[StrobeTrode]

where can i download this shit?

[95qazplm]

@StrobeTrode buy it dont download downloading ruins music

[Evker0]

Guess what?.... Listverse.

[chunk347]

I'm not a fan of the genre, but i did enjoy this.

[TheRolexSlayer]

LISTVERSE BABY !!!!

[dangsthurt]

Thumbs up if Listverse brought you here!!!

If my comment makes you mad...you will suck cocks in hell!

[taaadbit]

Genius lyrics

[nalege07]

chrykel909 add blueprint on the beat and it = unfair to all

[chrykel909]

@nalege07  nah... dont get me wrong blueprint is fuckin dope but if he was on this track it wouldnt be good... if you said eyedea then it would have been one of the best underground songs of all time! eyedea illogic and aesop rock are the best when it comes to deep poetic rhymes.

[Smileyfacedkiller]

@chrykel909

blueprint is a really good lyricist. The song would be good if he was on it. Listen to the weightless album. Blueprint arguably had the better verses, even though Illogic is who I considered to be the best lyricist right now.

[jacob13k]

It's good to know some MC's still have a good size vocab.

[TheBlaqprint]

The first time i heard illogic, i felt like rhyme makes time stand still. he is the definition of pure poetry in its original form, the form that God passed it to man in! Nobody compares to him, none will come closer to him, there will be always one illogic, the illogic who keeps twisting the deepest caves of my spiritual sand!

[EricSchwin22]

Lil Wayne: Master illogic...I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!!! I'm wack...I'm really wack!!!!!!!

[Final1x]

@EricSchwin22 EricSchwin22 

[coughlintm]

anyone know where to cop this album?

[MrNickhead]

@coughlintm at a science shop

[Illogic614]

@coughlintm illogic.bandcamp.com/

[FillyChee]

82 likes, no dislikes. as it should be.

[ethanT911]

i walked into a life of tainted dreams and gumball machines.

[ViceThaSavage]

HOW IN FUCK WOULD TECH N ILLOGIC EVEN GET BROUGHT UP AS A COMPARISON? FUCKIN STUPID!

[dman51590]

this was the first underground rap song i ever heard over three years ago, now i have 30gb of the underground,

[crpercodani]

@dman51590 thats cool but do you actually support these dudes or just dl?

[dman51590]

@crpercodani if you honestly expect me to buy all the music i listen too than i'd be a rich man if i did, but what i DO do is introduce their music to all my friends who in turn introduce them to their friends,thats how i show my support by telling people "thats real beats for the brain right there!". And newsflash most people who listen to the underground aren't as privileged as mainstream brats and teenage girls with their daddy's money,why do you think theirs so much money in mainstream

[crpercodani]

@dman51590 no, i dont expect you to buy it ALL, but atleast try to buy half of what you dl. thats good your turning people onto real hip hop and im sure it might lead to more sales for the artist, but dont encourage them to just steal it. this is why lots of dope cats have to stop rhyming and pick up a real job. ive been bumpin underground since i was 14, im 25 now and i have seen what pirating does to the artist. if you cant afford it then save up, simple shit bro. it aint a social status thing

[nstuart88]

@crpercodani i agree i normally dl it first and if i like the album ill purchase it. support the artist

[kmklover]

Why are the only ones left with less than 20k views the most talented?

[IncrediblyCompName]

@kmklover

Because people don't want talent. They want something that other people can tell them to listen to, blindly following mass appeal. These people don't listen to music because they appreciate it as art; They listen to it because it fills the dusty corners of their unused brains.

[jusstharipper209]

ILLOGICAL.

[EricSchwin22]

Techn9ne is more hardcore... illogic sings, raps, and does creative poetry. What I've also noticed to that he doesn't talk much about the streets or the ghetto, or pulling a gun on someone's face...it's not his style.

[GoodLaxatives]

@EricSchwin22 i was talking about Immortal Technique lol

[chrykel909]

aesop rock + illogic = god

[prabbit505]

@chrykel909 so true

[Mloker61]

@chrykel909 illogic has substance.

[garbageassnig]

@chrykel909 = 2 gods *

[ThatNastyBastard]

@chrykel909 One Brick is one of the best songs on Labor Days, and the whole album is masterpiece after masterpiece.

[ashleyoctopus123]

what a great album..

but i cant find lessons in love anywhere!

[csdestiny]

DOPE!

[nickname1331]

In my opinion, they are both amazing... When they combine like the song One Brick, it does not get better than that

[interpoltotbl]

@nickname1331

Add another Brick

[alphabboy1]

Jam of the century!!!

[Gmoneysouth101]

does anyone happen to catch where the quotes are from at the end of the song. i need to know. i was thinking maybe the movie Carrie but i could quite possibly be wrong. This album is great i only listened to a couple tracks off it way back when and started discovering now that the whole album is actually mostly good, thats unreal!

[rollituphomieits420]

Woooooooooooo!!!

[headinclouds90]

DOPE AS FUCK

[GoodLaxatives]

You can't really compare this dude to Tech... I think both are nasty, but i personally like illogic better, I love this abstract kind of rap, the lyrics just pummels so much thoughts into your head... Like HDTV to the ears... lol...

[Karhyme7]

@GoodLaxativesYo what tech are you talkin bout I hope its not Immortal cause they are nothin alike!OTHER WISE WHO`S TECHNIQUE?Illogic is a nice mc!

[GoodLaxatives]

It was Immortal Technique, and i know they're nothing alike, that's what I said in my other comment lol.

[95qazplm]

@Karhyme7 idiot

[Karhyme7]

@95qazplm explain wack bastard

[RKSeams]

@GoodLaxatives Aesop is still the king in my opinion, I have to sit down and study his lyrics inorder to truly understand what he's gettin at.

[regularasselo]

but i think with illogic, his words just pierce you

[raccoonlord]

Mmmmm... Illogic and Aesop killed hip-hop for me. In a good way. They take lyricism to it's edge.

[parabola1022]

@raccoonlord well said

[lance69]

@goodlaxatives hell yeah theres no way to compare two completley different style but this shit is like movies and my brain and the same song can be something different everytime i listen to it

[PawwwPrintzzzBLVD]

@GoodLaxatives ... he is talking about the hood/ghetto ... he just uses Science/Mathematics/Language Arts in the old school sense to express his sentiments ... Trust me, we, in the hood, have alot more to offer this world than "gun talk" ... keep up the good work by listening to artists such as Illogic ... feel me?

[d0peboimagic2]

@GoodLaxatives yo i know your comment is old but they mentioned your comment on this website listverse

"Like on online commenter said better than I could ever, “It’s like HDTV to the ears.” Illogic one of those ever rare, ever valuable gems that you will occasionally stumble across in music"

[fakkeRICH]

@GoodLaxatives i hate technine

[GoodLaxatives]

@fakkeRICH i hate nine too, but i was talking about somebody else who compared Iillogic with immortal technique, i wasn't talking about tech n9ne haha.

[alreadytaken334]

Excellent.

[318lyfe]

the next technique

[sillyblackguy]

he is beyond tech by a mile

[HipHopGuardian]

u buggin

[johnnyjohnson42]

different style than tech. there both sick as fuck tho!

[DjHaNdSkiLLz]

REAL

[deathsxdealer]

boogie woogie

[djpblondee]

true hip hop

[Byro8]

This is great!

[Cmoneyz]

true expression PROPS!