Labor Days

Template:Use mdy dates {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: Template:Start date | Template:Short description}}}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Float2000Daylight2002studioLabor DaysLabor Days.jpgAesop RockTemplate:Start dateAlternative hip hopTemplate:DurationDefinitive JuxTemplate:Hlistx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Labor Days is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was released by Definitive Jux on September 18, 2001.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is a concept album about work.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album's production was handled by Aesop Rock, Blockhead, and Omega One.<ref name=exclaim>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"Labor" was featured on the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

Critical reception

Template:Music ratings At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Labor Days received an average score of 92 based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name=metacritic/>

In 2010, Rhapsody included it on its "10 Best Albums by White Rappers" list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015, Fact placed it at number 17 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. A writer for the magazine said: "Glancing at Labor Days 14 years later, all the pop culture references and clever turns of phrase and wordplay tricks are finally understood and pleasant to listen to. We can't wait until 2030 when Skelethon will be just as easy to grasp."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2025, Pitchfork ranked it at number 58 on their "100 Best Rap Albums of All Time" list. The website's writer Matthew Strauss called it "an album so creative and distinctive, even among the underground favorite's vast catalog, that, once you fall in love with it, it's nearly impossible to enjoy anything else; nothing can compare."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Aesop Rock – vocals, production (1, 6, 9, 10), recording
• Illogic – vocals (6)
• C-Rayz Walz – vocals (11)
• Blockhead – production (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14)
• Omega One – production (8), turntables
• Cryptic One – mixing
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Dan Ezra Lang – art direction, design
• Owen Brozman – illustration
• Ben Colen – photography

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