7L & Esoteric - Egoclapper

Continuing a historic and coveted twelve year career and following up 2006's critically acclaimed A New Dope, the street-tested, hipster-approved new sound of 7L & Esoteric has evolved again. The electronic fun of their last record, compared to Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique" by several publications including HHC, gives way to the hellish tempest of abrasive sounds and untouched samples that defines the newest studio offering Egoclapper.

This album profiles MC Esoteric's bizarre, untamed side, and after stunning critics by not only writing but producing the crazier half of A New Dope and several tracks off of Jedi Mind Tricks' latest AOTP offering, Ritual of Battle, fans looking for risk-taking art can look in the direction of the newest "mc/producer" Esoteric and his newly founded Fly Casual Creative label. After touring the world many times over, rocking with everyone from Kanye West to Linkin Park, Esoteric and longtime partner, friend, and graphic designer KARMA decided to launch Fly Casual Creative as the new home of all future music and projects from 7L & Esoteric. Fly Casual's first offical release is Eso's brainchild, "Egoclapper." 16 tracks deep and featuring the glitches, edits, stutters, and vintage cartoon soundbytes that give Esoteric's multi-layered production it's personality, "Egoclapper" raises the bar of creativity in the fiercely competitive post-Hip-Hop era. Sharp and witty rhymes accompany the busy and thumping production that splatters samples like Jackson Pollock splattered paint...you can tell Esoteric grew up on Rick Rubin, 80's sports, and Public Enemy's Bomb Squad. Check for the guest appearances from DJ Premier's newest rhymeslinger Termanology, AOTP's Celph Titled, Lo-Life Rack Lo and more, as well as the murderous boom-bap of 7L and Raydar Ellis plus timeless production from living legend DJ Mark the 45 King.

01. Egoclapper
02. Watch The Pro
03. Warlords feat. Celph Titled, Trademarc & Karma
04. Mind On Fire
05. Tranquilizer
06. Typhoons In Japan
07. Street Stigma feat. Rack Lo
08. Incredible Hulk Rap feat. Termanology
09. Ego Empire
10. Zombie Combat
11. Really Gly
12. Boston Garden Rap feat. Raydar Ellis & Jawn P
13. Eso's Father Finds The Chosen Ones
14. Frank Miller Tank Killer
15. First Of A New Breed
16. Spidey Jail Break

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7L & Esoteric - A New Dope

A New Dope is a bold move for Boston rap stalwarts 7L & Esoteric, a rap group up to this point content with their "golden age" boom-bap sound. The duo's newest release is a drastic change from what has come before, as the emcee and producer literally break apart their established sound and start from the ground up. Esoteric alters his classic sound with drastic shifts in tone and tempo from what we've heard before. Coupled with 7L's eclectic beat array, A New Dope is the epitome of rap progression.

01. Get Dumb
02. Everywhere
03. Feel The Velvet
04. 3 Minute Classic
05. Daisycutta feat. Kool Keith
06. Eso Ain't Shit
07. Dunks Are Live, Dunks Are Dead
08. A.O.S.O.
09. Cemetery
10. Reggie Lewis Is Watching
11. Girls Gone Wild (Then And Now)
12. The Most
13. Take Note
14. Perfect Person
15. Play Dumb
16. Untitled Bonus

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7L & Esoteric - DC2: Bars Of Death

The third official full-length release from 7L & Esoteric shows the maturity of the pair that has given us twelve straight years of raw Hip-Hop. 7L handles all the production minus one J-Zone produced banger and Esoteric shows why he is one of the most consistent and talented writers in the game today. The duo is supported by lyrical appearances from Army Of The Pharoahs (Vinnie Paz, Outerspace & King Syze), Demigodz (Apathy Celph-Titled, & Rise), MainFlow, & Boston vets Beyonder, KT & Uno The Prophet. Sit back, relax, and remember why you got into rap in the first place...7L & Esoteric proudly present DC2: Bars Of Death.

01. DC Theme
02. Ring Music
03. Loud & Clear
04. Rise Of The Rebel
05. Rogue Nation
06. This Is War feat. Army Of The Pharaohs
07. Graphic Violence
08. Neverending Saga (Prod. by J-Zone)
09. Grace Of Gods feat. Rise
10. Murder-Death-Kill feat. Celph Titled
11. Battlefield
12. Touchy Subject feat. Uno The Prophet
13. Deathgrip
14. So Glorious
15. Way Of The Gun feat. Celph Titled, Lord Digga & Apathy
16. Another Way Out
17. That's Right feat. Main Flow & K.T.
18. Hidden Track 1
19. Hidden Track 2

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This albums really show why 7L is one of the best and most respected producers out there. Eso kinda lost a few people when his flow changed to this sort of lazy drawl where you couldn't really make out what he was sayin. I mean compare his flow on this to the previous albums and you'll see what I mean. The beats really do shine here and Eso still does his thing on the mic. My particular favorite tracks are "Rise Of The Rebel", "This Is War" which features an early start for the now infamous A.O.T.P., "Grace Of Gods" which features a sick verse from punchline king Rise. Another standout is the excellent "Another Way Out". In my opinion, this classic material, and I appreciate it more because they really went in another direction, soundwise, for the next album, a bit too eclectic for me. So definitely cop this, a true representation of what real hip hop should sound like.

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7L & Esoteric - The Soul Purpose

After the group’s collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck, they released their debut LP The Soul Purpose in the summer of 2001. Anchored by gritty beats and battle-ready lyricism, the album received the Boston Music Award for “Best Hip-Hop Album,” and led to the duo touring the United States and Europe.

01. Dwight Spits Intro
02. Verbal Assault (Prod. by Vinyl Reanimators)
03. Terror To Your Ear (Prod. by Vinyl Reanimators)
04. Operating Correctly feat. Mr. Lif
05. Call Me E.S. (Prod. by Vinyl Reanimators)
06. My Rhyme Pt. II
07. Jealous Over Nothing (Prod. by Joc Max)
08. Chain Reaction feat. Vinnie Paz (Prod. by Vinyl Reanimators)
09. Think Back
10. Interlude - Terra What?
11. Mic Mastery (Prod. by Vinyl Reanimators)
12. Public Execution feat. Reks & Apathy
13. You Know The Concept (Prod. by Vinyl Reanimators)
14. Speaking Real Words feat. Inspectah Deck (Prod. by Vinyl Reanimators)
15. First Letter
16. The Soul Purpose (Prod. by DJ Spinna)
17. Rep The Hardest feat. Karma
18. Play It Cool
19. Guest List (Prod. by The ARE)
20. State Of The Art feat. Akrobatik, Cadence & Checkmark (Prod. by Raw Produce)

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7L & Esoteric - Dangerous Connection

Dangerous Connection is a plot over a year in the making. Due to the sensitive nature of the material on this recording beats and rhymes were exchanged using secret drops and technologies. Conversations with Brick label heads were conducted only on secure and scrambled phone lines. Only now that sounds and information are coming to public light can we discuss openly the network of operatives it took to bring Dangerous Connection to a waiting Hop Hop nation. An underground network of beat makers and rhymesayers including KutMasta Kurt, Stoupe & Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, J-Live, Count Bass D and The Beyonder were utilized, though due to tight security all were never assembled in the same location. At the center of this Hip Hop plot, Brick Records with 7L & Esoteric .... a Dangerous Connection with an explosive result.

01. One Six
02. Watch Me
03. Warning (Knife In The Face)
04. Terrorist's Cell (Prod. by Stoupe)
05. Precision
06. Word Association
07. Stalker
08. Speak Now feat. Vinnie Paz & Apathy
09. Rules Of Engagement feat. J-Live & Count Bass D
10. Riccardi Man
11. Herb
12. What I Mean feat. Beyonder (Prod. by Beyonder)
13. Rest In Peace (Prod. by Kut Masta Kurt)
14. The Way Out

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Main Flow & 7L - Flow Season

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His name is Main Flow and his latest album is called Flow Season, but his skills go beyond just lyrically riding a track. On the follow up to his 2004 solo debut, Hip-Hopulation, Main Flow joins with producer 7L to reiterate what many in the underground already know, he's a beast on the mic. Hip-Hopulation had a long guest list of MCs and producers, but the Cincinnati-born rapper keeps his approach simple on Flow Season. He rhymes exclusively on 7L beats and only shares the mic on three tracks, leaving himself plenty of opportunities to shine.

01. Flow Season
02. The Show
03. Where I'm From
04. Hold Lines
05. She Like The Way I Talk
06. Forever Rap feat. Cormega
07. No Gangsta
08. Recipe
09. Hustle Flow
10. 7L Says Nope
11. Top Scholars Rap feat. Esoteric
12. The Re-Up
13. Stack Up Rap feat. The Grouch & Whosane
14. Permission To Speak

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