In sports they are often fond of saying that “familiarity breeds contempt” and in music this is also sometimes true. Just look to any group of siblings that have ever formed a group, the tensions are often very volatile and uncertain. But under the best conditions that same kind of familiarity can also breed an [cont.]

      As longtime purveyors of hip-hop for the Boston scene, 7L & Esoteric still remain one of the most consistent underground crews to emerge from Beantown, following in the footsteps of legends such as Ed O.G and Guru. With their third album, DC2: Bars Of Death, the duo delivers perhaps their most focused album to [cont.]

7L & Esoteric and Brick Records have teamed up once again after some time away to present the sophomore full length release from the Boston duo, entitled Dangerous Connection. One could think of Brick and 7L & Esoteric as a dangerous connection, or 7L & Esoteric themselves as forming the dangerous connection –but either way, the stats [cont.]

 Ever since their introduction five years ago, with what many dubbed “The Transfomers Song”, “Be Alert”, the underground has patiently waited for a full-length release from Boston’s 7L & Esoteric. Over the years, the duo has released a consistent series of 12″ singles, many of which pop up on their full-length debut, The Soul Purpose. [cont.]