Roving packs of elusive young become
Choke-lore writers over boosted drums

from Aesop Rock – Zero Dark Thirty Lyrics on Rap Genius

The “roving packs of elusive young” is referring to the type of people who become rappers.Choke lore is a play on the term “folk lore” to imply they’re shitty writers.

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With “boosted drums” he’s referring to the sampling of drum breaks. The drums are taken off one record and re-purposed for these “elusive young” to write “choke-lore” over them.

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