You wouldn't think that Def Jukie Aesop Rock has much trouble coming up with things to say, thanks to his "let's see how many syllables of borderline nonsense I can cram into each bar" style. But Aes's new short storybook "The Next Best Thing," a collaboration with underground artist Jeremy Fish, chronicles an artist dealing with a blockage of creative juices. Billed as "a children's book that's not for kids" -- though the skull and the gun on the cover probably help make that point -- the 24-page book comes with a companion 7-inch picture disc that chimes when it's time to turn the page. If it's half as good as Fast Cars..., we're in.
Pick up a copy at Definitive Jux.