Babygrande Records
2006
A New Dope (Explicit)
About This Album
According to various interviews, before recording A New Dope, the members of Boston rap duo 7L & Esoteric were feeling somewhat stilted creatively, and both of them began to explore other musical venues. Though nothing ever officially resembling a breakup was ever announced, it seemed as if some sort of change was imminent. And indeed it was, but luckily for fans, that change came in the form of A New Dope, the group's fourth full-length and second with Babygrande. The record is actually a big departure from what they've put out before, and partially because Esoteric has pretty much left his battle rhymes behind, he chooses to comment more on the state of the world (hip-hop and otherwise) than to dis other rappers. "Get Dumb," and its nearly identical sister, "Play Dumb," are full of funny yet smart observations on stupid things people do, say, and think ("Billie Holiday, he's the best/That cool band Beck is touring out west," "when you date a guy for three weeks/Get his name tattooed all on your a** cheeks," and "you give your girlfriend a lift to a guy friend's, you don't even question it" are just a few examples), "A.
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