7L & Esoteric [extended]

• A New Dope [Babygrande, 2006] A-
• Esoteric vs. Japan: Pterodactyl Takes Tokyo [Fly Casual, 2008] *
• Serve or Suffer [Fly Casual, 2009]
• Czarface [Brick/Fly Casual, 2013] *

See Also:

• Inspectah Deck/7L & Esoteric

Consumer Guide Reviews:

A New Dope [Babygrande, 2006]
In which the Boston duo, known insofar as they're known at all for Premier-they-wish beats and metaphor-is-murder battle rhymes, lightens up on a basically satirical CD. "Get Dumb" sets the intellectually hyphy tone: "Billie Holiday he's the best/That cool band Beck is touring out West," or, "Bin Laden he's only bluffin'/She's on the pill so I won't catch nothin'." Esoteric treats himself to lists, similes and sexual contretemps. 7L injects scratches and drum breaks into Middle Eastern flutes, porn loops and suspense-movie music. Indie-rap lives. A-

Esoteric vs. Japan: Pterodactyl Takes Tokyo [Fly Casual, 2008]
Action-figure manga-rap at its most toon ("Mecha Mecha," "Gigantor Says Anything"). *

Serve or Suffer [Fly Casual, 2009]

Inspectah Deck/7L & Esoteric: Czarface [Brick/Fly Casual, 2013]
Anti-mixtape features foldout of the comic-book supervillain it invents and celebrates, also some professional-grade hip-hop ("Savagely Attack," "Rock Beast," "Let It Off") *