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7L & Esoteric is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Styles of Beyond and Army of the Pharaohs. Those roots explain a lot about how 7L & Esoteric arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jedi Mind Tricks, R.A. the Rugged Man, Army of the Pharaohs, Ill Bill and Czarface, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Meyhem Lauren, DJ Premier, Reef The Lost Cauze, MF DOOM and Kool Keith, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around 7L & Esoteric, reaching back through Styles of Beyond and forward to Meyhem Lauren. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
7L & Esoteric (7LES) are an American underground hip-hop duo from Boston, Massachusetts, known for battle rhymes and boom bap production. 7L is the duo's DJ/producer and Esoteric is the MC. 7L & Esoteric are both prominent members of underground hip-hop collectives Army of the Pharaohs and Demigodz, as well as being 2/3 of Czarface along with Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck.
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7L & Esoteric connections
7L & Esoteric grew out of Styles of Beyond and Army of the Pharaohs, shares an orbit with Jedi Mind Tricks, R.A. the Rugged Man, Army of the Pharaohs and Ill Bill, went on to shape Meyhem Lauren, DJ Premier, Reef The Lost Cauze and MF DOOM. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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