7L & Esoteric - Rules of Engagement Ft. J-Live, Count Bass D

[LOGIC42369]

1:55 song gets sik wit it!

[kleptomc]

esoterradactyl in full effect

[bropey]

"but now a days people clap even if your wack, no wonder everybody wants to rap"

[KingOfThe4Way]

one of the best songs ive ever listend to!

[langilleable]

...known to a select few....

[langilleable]

esoteric kills this... great post...

[skyzoo2484]

I Agree with you It is mind blowing

[NotAsOtherz]

Mind blowing hip hop

[kornerpocket1]

yee scar town TDOT all day  1;20

[MichaelSwg]

Fucking sick production!

[stevesk8r]

what!? some of the best rappers around?

[Celozounet]

DOPE SHIT GREAT BEAT AWESOME COME ON

[shakawuwu]

who is the producer of esoteric's songs? all the beats are tight

[nemesis700]

most of em are 7l....some are vynl reanimators and dj spinna....i think 7l produced all the songs on this album tho

[b1gtym1n]

7L and stoupe have always been my favorite producers...they such an original style and the mass sampling they do takes alot of skill and good timing, but I always remembered this beat for 7L because when it breaks down at 1:55...one of the illest beats i've heard, so simple but great, they should of made a whole song off of it

[australopithecusX9]

his flows are SO ESOTERIC! shi! damn! esoTERICISM! up in here!

[dsmooothh]

If you like eso, then you gotta check out prison planet! woow, easily his best cd. Don't sleep, it is a fuckin dope ass cd

[jmlinde]

@dsmooothh Its definitely a dope CD, but I think its a stretch to say its his best. The beats are cray dope though DC is the man.

[PappyMason1983]

I want the instrumental beats!

[TeslaSMTM]

Count Bass D is fire

[joshfukkinb]

man yall like the shit stfu why u watchin his shit then u like that shit

[HighMeditation]

Soo ill!!

[swifer616]

who cares if he spits battle rhymes. He's good at what he's doing.

[metrotheme]

This was one of Esoteric's better songs and J-Live delivered a classic verse. Count Bass's verse kinda threw the theme off.

[ESOTERIC306]

fuck you esoteric is the shit every song has flow and plus a 7l beat untouchable

[byron84]

I love Eso but I can see why people hate him: His voice is monotonous, he sounds like Kermit the Frog, and he spits battle rhymes 99.9% of the time.

[TeslaSMTM]

Battle Raps, he doesn't deny it.

[taumagalahi]

that was before. his retro stuff was mostly battling and scientifical metaphors type shit. these days he's mostly swaggy and trying to be more street with his sound. J-Live killed. Count Bass added a nice twist.

[9095]

Eso shines hard on East Coast Avengers tho

[cypha3d]

eso is garbage

[ESOTERIC306]

esoteric is the shit!!

[thegoldenarmkid]

nice beat j-live sounds good but esoteric just makes me feel embarrassed to be a fan of underground hiphop

[Smokey137]

why dont you like Eso?

[thegoldenarmkid]

His lyrics are corny. his timing and delivery is off, and his flow is so weak. sorry you ask bud just telling it like it is.

[101Licious]

Great !!

[OrlandoWa]

dangerous connection ill as fuck album

[robskedollaz]

im use to jmt,outerspace,supastition....­first time listening to 7l and esoteric and this is purely sick

[Wilshy]

Whoever said Illadelph your buggin'. I'm from NYC and even I know these heads are from Boston! Stop trying to get hype for your city, stick to The Roots, and learn about your hip-hop.

[acapra87]

now days people clap even if your wack no wonder everybody wants to rap !!!!!!!!!!!

[byron84]

Love 7l and Eso, this is my second favorite album after Illmatic.

[DarkVaiZzard]

this is some sick shit dude---

[MainOffenderKZ]

illadelphia baby

[terrapin1station06]

you realize 7L and eso are from boston, right?

[byron84]

Lol Illadelph this ain't the roots bama!

[MightyHealthy1]

eso rips it

[BluesManConn]

what a fuckin beat

[DetectiveBlacksmith]

they shouldnt have switched the beat at 1:45..

[QuinnKoches]

agreed, this beat could go for days

[IllharmonicHipHop]

i beg to differ, i think the transition is excellently done, and the beat they switch into is equal to the first.

actually that transition is one of my all time favorites. but this is a youtube comment so it doesnt really matter

[OhNoItsGojira]

Evening Star - Yutaka Yokokura

[soln4suhreborn]

Just heard the original song and it's smooth! Thanks for the info!

[bennykanny]

Mosdef! One of the better songs on the album! J-live, damn what a lyricist!

[koolmaaan]

1st verse is the only part of the song I like... Esoteric is wack honestly.

[koolmaaan]

one of my favorite beats ever.

[terrapin1station06]

mmm what a raw beat

[jojosweetz23]

Dag!!

Hip Hop 2 da fullest!

10**********!!

[JiggaJ1979]

Melhex You are the Man...Devotion to Real HipHop, I love It

[AbbottSupreme]

dope!!!!

[svatar]

nice beat

[TheKidCassidy21]

yea I like the beats..dey bumb hard

[7DEZ7]

MAKN MS.TUBMAN PROUD

[bosniapride]

7L & Esoteric keeping hip hop alive YE YE

[jayczzz]

man...a collab LP between J-live and 7L would be ACE

lovin this track

[FiswaT]

love their beat crafting skills

and lyricism

[Wildcock23]

Damn - "Nowadays people clap, even if you're whack".

[AlcoholicNYGiantsFan]

7L is such a dope producer.

[AlcoholicNYGiantsFan]

7L is such a dope producer.

[jaymantis]

love the verses.... sometimes the worlds gone crazy

[eboyd32]

MAN! these guys are SICK! i don't know why i didn't check them before!

[AbbottSupreme]

wicked yo!!..word up!!..one

[DonNinja]

yeah baby, love this track

[pennilesscripple]

thanks