True Links
EP
ArtistEdgar Allen Floe
CoverTrueLinks.jpg
ReleasedJune 14, 2005
GenreUnderground hip hop
LabelMCEO
Producer9th Wonder, Illmind, Khrysis, Slicemysta, Obsidian Blue, DJ Forge, Picasso
Next year2006

True Links is the first EP by the rapper Edgar Allen Floe.

Overview

It contains nine tracks produced by 9th Wonder, Illmind and others. Only one track has guest vocals: L.E.G.A.C.Y. and Median appear on "The Great Adventure". DJ Ethx considers this to be a reason why True Links is monotonous writing, "[d]epending on your patience or perspective, Mr. Floe's True Links is either a decent, and promising, debut for an artist in his career's infancy or a fairly monotonous listen; one that could have been aided by a bit of versatility in cadence and tone, or perhaps supplemented by more guest vocalists."[1][failed verification] Similarly, Miles Duncan of Okayplayer considers the EP to have repetitive and monotonous rapping, but also strong production and personal lyrics.[2] Starrene Rhett of AllHipHop.com describes True Links as a "dope listening experience[...] [e]compassing a jazzy sound reminiscent of east coast Hip-Hop circa the early to mid 90s."[3][failed verification]

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:20
  2. "The Formula 2005" – 2:48
  3. "I for an I" – 3:48
  4. "Back in Time" – 4:17
  5. "Timelife" – 4:18
  6. "Faith in Love" – 3:45
  7. "The Great Adventure" (featuring Median and L.E.G.A.C.Y.) – 3:42
  8. "Imagine" – 3:28
  9. "Livelyhood" – 4:35

Personnel

Producers

  • DJ Forge — track 2
  • Illmind — track 3
  • Khrysis — track 4
  • Obsidian Blue — track 5
  • 9th Wonder — track 6, 7
  • Picasso — track 8
  • Slicemysta (a.k.a. Edgar Allen Floe) — track 9

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived 2006-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  2. ^ "Edgar Allen Floe - Okayplayer". Okayplayer. 2005-07-14. Archived 2010-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  3. ^ AllHipHop. "reviews - Exclusive Hip Hop News, Interviews, Rumors, Rap & Music Videos | Allhiphop". www.allhiphop.com. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-02-13.