"Pumpkin Seeds" is a song by American rappers Aesop Rock and Lupe Fiasco, with production handled by American hip hop producer Blockhead. The cover artwork was illustrated by Justin "Coro" Kaufman. Proceeds from the single went in aid for two skateparks in Dayton, Ohio: the Claridge DIY and the Home Ave DIY.[1]
Background[]
Their first collaboration together, Fiasco has previously named Aesop as the greatest rapper alive.[2] Along with the single, merch was available to pre-order, consisting of a limited 7" vinyl, new t-shirt design, and an exclusive skate deck before dropping officially on February 17, 2023.[3]
Track listing[]
| Digital download | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Pumpkin Seeds" | 3:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pumpkin Seeds" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Pumpkin Seeds" (Instrumental) | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 7:05 | |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1: Aesop Rock]
Outside isn't what it seem, it seem like nothing up the sleeve
Until it's something loveless digging holes to cover up with leaves
Between you and your pumpkin seeds and Powerball and Sunkist Peach
At 1 or 1:15 AM when all you want is drugs and peace
All you get is waves and waves of uninvited company
Ranger, cleric, hunter, thief, druid, vandal, huckster, priest
Amateur usurpers and catechism deserters
Re-tuning truffle pig noses to catalytic converters
In between the stirring creatures, I'm keen to the furthest needle drop
Before requesting stitches, it is not that type of needle, dawg
Dog, the truest unicorn of all is human at rest
Waltzing through some hood the future forgets
I just been cooped up in that cuckoo's nest, one phase after complaining
Which depending on your frame is apathy or acclimating
Happy cutting off and jumping in and yelling "Someone, shut the top!"
It isn't just some Funyun run that got him on that cut the lock, it's
[Hook: Aesop Rock, Lupe Fiasco]
Inside of the box is just another box
Inside of the box is just another box
You should probably get accustomed to the culture shock
Plot to jump behind some bushes when they cull the flock
Inside of the box is just another box
Inside of the box is just another box
You should probably get some wind up in your mutton chops
Note the general tone is get the dough, and fuck the ops
[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]
Uh, yo, yeah, uh
Pandora has a Pandora, shorter
Sorta like a daughter, in the core of her, there is more of her
Each subsequent layer has an inner and an orbiter
Corridor after corridor
A never-ending meta-narrative that forever cabbages
Inside of your word salad sandwiches, a formal moral beef
I don't call 'em teeth, I call 'em oral coral reefs
Let 'em sink, ya still in sync the more you pry, you'll find another five
Hiding inside like a denied's ride across a border multiplies
Ya strict discarder is outrunning ya inner hoarder
The more you excavate it, the more it just absorb her
Can't Art and force a Mario Kart into a Forza
Obscure ya speed limit and then record ya Porsche
Report to court more that Zsa Zsa Gabor divorce lawyer
According to my FOIA spit fire sword drank
In a speakeasy, wrote peace treaties in war paint, hah
[Hook: Lupe Fiasco, Both]
Inside of the box is just another shoe
Inside of the sock is just another tube
You can put it on if your foot is long
If you find the lost legs of my journeys, tell 'em I'm looking for 'em, hah
Inside of the box is just another box
Inside of the box is just another box
The general tone is what it is, is what it's not
Don't be a fool, ya luck is shot, I rigged the wheels, go gut the slots
Merch[]
- 7" Vinyl
- $15.00
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- 7" Vinyl
- $15.00
- 7" Green Vinyl
- $25.00
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- 7" Green Vinyl
- $25.00
- 7" Yellow Vinyl
- $35.00
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- 7" Yellow Vinyl
- $35.00
- T-Shirt
- $35.00
- Skate Deck
- $80.00
References[]
- ↑ Saint-Louis, Tai (December 9, 2022). "Lupe Fiasco & Aesop Rock Join Forces on Blazing New Track 'Pumpkin Seeds'"". HipHopDX.
- ↑ Harling, Danielle (December 15, 2017). "Who Does Lupe Fiasco Think Is the Best Rapper Alive?". HipHopDX.
- ↑ Lesuer, Mike (December 9, 2022). "Aesop Rock Teams Up with Lupe Fiasco for One-Off Single "Pumpkin Seeds"". Flood Magazine.