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
Title | Producer(s) |
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1. | "Dwight Spits Intro" (featuring Count Bass D) | | 1:00 |
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2. | "Verbal Assault" | Vinyl Reanimators | 3:32 |
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3. | "Terror At Your Ear" | Vinyl Reanimators | 3:16 |
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4. | "Operating Correctly" (featuring Mr. Lif) | 7L | 4:31 |
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5. | "Call Me E.S." | Vinyl Reanimators | 3:27 |
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6. | "My Rhyme Pt. II" | | 0:59 |
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7. | "Jealous Over Nothing" | Joc Max | 3:54 |
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8. | "Chain Reaction" (featuring Vinnie Paz) | Vinyl Reanimators | 3:53 |
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9. | "Think Back" | 7L | 3:19 |
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10. | "Interlude - Terra What?" | | 0:42 |
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11. | "Mic Mastery" | Vinyl Reanimators | 3:35 |
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12. | "Public Execution" (featuring Celph Titled, Apathy and Reks) | 7L | 3:53 |
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13. | "You Know the Concept" | Vinyl Reanimators | 4:10 |
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14. | "Speaking Real Words" (featuring Inspectah Deck) | Vinyl Reanimators | 4:11 |
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15. | "First Letter" | 7L | 1:13 |
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16. | "The Soul Purpose" | DJ Spinna | 4:41 |
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17. | "Rep the Hardest" (performed by God Complex) | 7L | 4:01 |
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18. | "Play It Cool" | 7L | 2:26 |
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19. | "Guest List" | The ARE | 3:35 |
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20. | "State of the Art" (featuring Akrobatik, Cadence and Checkmark) | Raw Produce | 4:26 |
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Total length: | 64:44 |
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Singles chart positions
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