Filled from start to end with beats that make you want to nod your head and messages that make you contemplate your place in the world, Aesop Rock's new album None Shall Pass is an example of some of the artist's best work.

Produced partially by Aesop himself with help from long-time friend and collaborator Blockhead as well as hip-hop greats El-P and Rob Sonic, the album is less political and more introspective than previous Aesop albums.

The first track, "Keep Off the Lawn," begins with an intro not unlike Pink Floyd in The Dark Side of the Moon, with a instrumentals significantly slowed down as if the world were moving faster than the music.

However, in true Aesop style, the pioneer adds in the sounds of everyday, including the sound of barking dogs and an electric guitar riff to the background that helps keep the track feeling fresh.

The best thing about None Shall Pass is that every track seems to have its own identity, with very few parts that seem overdone. The title track itself seems very futuristic, with undertones of techno beats and lyrics that contemplate outside judgment.

A highlight of the album comes in at the fourth track, "Bring Back Pluto," a song which discusses the loss of Pluto's status as a planet in its chorus and begins, "And then there were 8 / just like that."

By far what shines through in this album is the flawless production that brings something new to the game in each of the 15 tracks.

From recordings of a young girl asking for her ball to Southern twangs present in the album's hidden track, few sounds are ever repeated and the album seems to tell a story, starting off strong with powerful dance-inspiring tracks in the beginning, slowing down in the middle with tracks like "Fumes" and picking back up towards the ending, culminating in the hilarious kazoo-using hidden track dedicated to pigs, presumably the pigs of the industry. "If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship / he could've snatched two unicorns and left behind the motha f**ckin pigs."

Overall, the album left little desire for anything else. Well-produced, recorded and written, None Shall Pass is a must-have for hip-hop fans.