Perhaps the nicest thing that can be said about 7L & Esoteric's Dangerous Connection is that it would be a pretty terrific album if it weren't for Esoteric, the duo's lackluster MC. Of course, hip-hop ...

7L & Esoteric may not be known for their political ideologies, but like many Americans, George W. Bush has sparked their interest. With one of the most important elections in US history right around ...

The six billionth living person in the world has just been born. Napster has started to live off the supple flesh of the music industry. Slick Willie has been putting his willie in all the wrong ...

Wallflowers, beware: We’re approaching a point in which leaning back will no longer be a suitable response to a banger. A dance-music revolution is taking hold of R&B (electro abounds!) and even ...

Good news. Any Boston rap fans suffering boom-bap withdrawal can get their fix right now. Boston duo 7L and Esoteric have added to their already-classic catalog with “1212,” their first album together ...

The latest video from 7L & Esoteric is a refreshing new approach to hip hop music videos. Brutally honest In a genre filled with bravado and flashy extravagance, 7LES along with the directing team ...

When Boston hip-hop duo 7L & Esoteric got into the music game, they would have gone to any lengths to see their albums in the right stores. “The big deal to us in ‘96, ‘97, was having it in New York,” ...

Boston isn't exactly the first burg that comes to mind when one thinks of hip-hop, but perhaps it should be. Home to several solid underground crews, it is also the stomping grounds of duo 7L & ...

Another talented group suddenly switch their style. Few people will follow 7L & Esoteric (one DJ, one MC, respectively) down this new path. Since they ve abandoned that golden age hip-hop sound, few ...

Boston hip-hop acts have often been dogged while trying to get noticed by the hip-hop nation at large. The city's most famous hip-hop son, Guru, took the Gang Starr name with him when he broke out to ...