The Soul Purpose
The Soul Purpose is the debut studio album from Boston underground hip hop duo 7L & Esoteric. The album was released on July 24, 2001. After years of doing guest verses for other acts, and releasing songs such as "Be Alert" on their own; the duo managed to garner significant hype in the underground hip hop community. They even received press in The Source, and attracted enough attention to get a guest verse from Inspectah Deck. All of this culminated into a record deal with Landspeed, 9 years after the group's original formation.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Dwight Spits Intro" (featuring Count Bass D) | |
1:00 |
| 2. |
"Verbal Assault" | Vinyl Reanimators |
3:32 |
| 3. |
"Terror At Your Ear" | Vinyl Reanimators |
3:16 |
| 4. |
"Operating Correctly" (featuring Mr. Lif) | 7L |
4:31 |
| 5. |
"Call Me E.S." | Vinyl Reanimators |
3:27 |
| 6. |
"My Rhyme Pt. II" | |
0:59 |
| 7. |
"Jealous Over Nothing" | Joc Max |
3:54 |
| 8. |
"Chain Reaction" (featuring Vinnie Paz) | Vinyl Reanimators |
3:53 |
| 9. |
"Think Back" | 7L |
3:19 |
| 10. |
"Interlude - Terra What?" | |
0:42 |
| 11. |
"Mic Mastery" | Vinyl Reanimators |
3:35 |
| 12. |
"Public Execution" (featuring Apathy & Reks) | 7L |
3:53 |
| 13. |
"You Know the Concept" | Vinyl Reanimators |
4:10 |
| 14. |
"Speaking Real Words" (featuring Inspectah Deck) | Vinyl Reanimators |
4:11 |
| 15. |
"First Letter" | 7L |
1:13 |
| 16. |
"The Soul Purpose" | DJ Spinna |
4:41 |
| 17. |
"Rep the Hardest" (featuring Karma) | 7L |
4:01 |
| 18. |
"Play It Cool" | 7L |
2:26 |
| 19. |
"Guest List" | The ARE |
3:35 |
| 20. |
"State of the Art" (featuring Akrobatik, Cadence & Checkmark) | Raw Produce |
4:26 |
Total length: |
64:44 |
Singles chart positions
References
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