Wait a minute: a white rapper from Boston, and he's good? 'Tis true. Esoteric drops rhymes in classic old school style — I mean late-80's old school, not Sugar Hill Gang-era. While his delivery can be somewhat flat at times, he's always flowing and often comes up with clever rhymes ("I change your background like Photoshop", "Boston wouldn't back you if you had Flutie"). 7L provides the music, mixing in samples from classics (EPMD, Guru, MC Shan, etc.) in with original tracks. And what's a rap album without special guests? The Soul Purpose gets help from underground rappers Karma, Inspectah Deck, Jedi Mind Tricks, and others. Best cuts: "Verbal Assault", "Operating Correctly", "Mic Mastery", "Speaking Real Worlds", and "Guest List".
Wait a minute: a white rapper from Boston, and he's good? 'Tis true. Esoteric drops rhymes in classic old school style — I mean late-80's old school, not Sugar Hill Gang-era. While his delivery can be somewhat flat at times, he's always flowing and often comes up with clever rhymes ("I change your background like Photoshop", "Boston wouldn't back you if you had Flutie"). 7L provides the music, mixing in samples from classics (EPMD, Guru, MC Shan, etc.) in with original tracks. And what's a rap album without special guests? The Soul Purpose gets help from underground rappers Karma, Inspectah Deck, Jedi Mind Tricks, and others. Best cuts: "Verbal Assault", "Operating Correctly", "Mic Mastery", "Speaking Real Worlds", and "Guest List".
