Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: An underground hip hop standout

Aesop Rock is the Mozart of rap. The kind of emcee an eloquent wordsmith such as Eminem could look up to with envy. While his nasally tone, awkward delivery and surrealist imagery make it evident why he has not risen higher in the miserable genre of mainstream hip-hop, this mans pen unleashes the most potent stream-of-consciousness styled lyrics heard. While it all may sound like a garbled bunch of nonsense to the uninitiated, spend some time with these rhymes and you may find that elusive quality in rap music-a gift that keeps on giving. Effective and understated production, albeit of an older-school nature, from this early album does not drown out the lucidly verbose and relentless word attacks.