The Soul Purpose

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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

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dwight Spits Intro" (featuring Count Bass D)		1:00
2.	"Verbal Assault"	Vinyl Reanimators	3:32
3.	"Terror At Your Ear"	Vinyl Reanimators	3:16
4.	"Operating Correctly" (featuring Mr. Lif)	7L	4:31
5.	"Call Me E.S."	Vinyl Reanimators	3:27
6.	"My Rhyme Pt. II"		0:59
7.	"Jealous Over Nothing"	Joc Max	3:54
8.	"Chain Reaction" (featuring Vinnie Paz)	Vinyl Reanimators	3:53
9.	"Think Back"	7L	3:19
10.	"Interlude - Terra What?"		0:42
11.	"Mic Mastery"	Vinyl Reanimators	3:35
12.	"Public Execution" (featuring Apathy and Reks)	7L	3:53
13.	"You Know the Concept"	Vinyl Reanimators	4:10
14.	"Speaking Real Words" (featuring Inspectah Deck)	Vinyl Reanimators	4:11
15.	"First Letter"	7L	1:13
16.	"The Soul Purpose"	DJ Spinna	4:41
17.	"Rep the Hardest" (performed by God Complex)	7L	4:01
18.	"Play It Cool"	7L	2:26
19.	"Guest List"	The ARE	3:35
20.	"State of the Art" (featuring Akrobatik, Cadence and Checkmark)	Raw Produce	4:26
Total length:			64:44

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		The Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
2001	"Call Me E.S."	-	#83	#3