Tag Archives: MC Esoteric

Esoteric’s New Instrumental Record is (Norrin) Rad(d)!

I spent much of last week lamenting Hip-Hop’s current state of affairs and singling out a few artists as exceptions to the rule of diminishing quality that governs the artform now-a-days. So it’s only right that I begin this week in praise of one of the few contemporary Hip-Hop artists I happen to consider […]

Pterodactyl vs. Blogzilla!

As of last week Boston’s MC Esoteric has dropped three full-length bangers in as many years. I thought Summer ’05’s markedly ambitious A New Dope (with partner 7L) was a fluke. But Egoclapper, last Summer’s solo outing, quieted most of my questions about the ten year vet’s consistency. After scoring a career landmark like […]

Yes, he’s wearing a Cobra Commander helmet on his album cover

For years, any time a fellow “Hip-Hop head” found out I live in Massachusetts they’d inevitably ask me what regional artists I was a fan of and I’d dread answering. Sure, I’ve loved Edo G since he told you to “put on your Adidas and step off” back in the day, and Mr. Lif and […]