True Links
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{{Infobox album
| name = True Links
| type = EP
| artist = Edgar Allen Floe
| cover = TrueLinks.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 14, 2005
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| genre = Underground hip hop
| length =
| label = MCEO
| producer = 9th Wonder, Illmind, Khrysis, Slicemysta, Obsidian Blue, DJ Forge, Picasso
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Floe Almighty
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllHipHop.com
|rev2 = Okayplayer
|rev3 = HipHopSite.com
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.hiphopsite.com/SEARCH/?ITEM=C7175CE4-34EE-44C6-93DD-FC589E365F4A HipHopSite.com review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218071636/http://www.hiphopsite.com/SEARCH/?ITEM=C7175CE4-34EE-44C6-93DD-FC589E365F4A |date=2006-12-18 }}{{Failed verification|date=February 2018}}
|rev4 = MVRemix
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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."{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopsite.com/SEARCH/?ITEM=C7175CE4-34EE-44C6-93DD-FC589E365F4A |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-02-14 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218071636/http://www.hiphopsite.com/SEARCH/?ITEM=C7175CE4-34EE-44C6-93DD-FC589E365F4A |archivedate=2006-12-18 }}{{Failed verification|date=October 2008}} Similarly, Miles Duncan of Okayplayer considers the EP to have repetitive and monotonous rapping, but also strong production and personal lyrics.{{Cite news|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/old-reviews/edgar-allen-floe-200507144189/|title=Edgar Allen Floe - Okayplayer|date=2005-07-14|work=Okayplayer|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831163019/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/old-reviews/edgar-allen-floe-200507144189/|archivedate=2010-08-31}} 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."{{Cite web|url=http://www.allhiphop.com/reviews/?ID=667|title=reviews - Exclusive Hip Hop News, Interviews, Rumors, Rap & Music Videos {{!}} Allhiphop|last=AllHipHop|website=www.allhiphop.com|access-date=2018-02-13|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194518/http://allhiphop.com/reviews/?ID=667|archivedate=2016-03-03}}{{Failed verification|date=October 2008}}
Track listing
- "Intro" – 0:20
- "The Formula 2005" – 2:48
- "I for an I" – 3:48
- "Back in Time" – 4:17
- "Timelife" – 4:18
- "Faith in Love" – 3:45
- "The Great Adventure" (featuring Median and L.E.G.A.C.Y.) – 3:42
- "Imagine" – 3:28
- "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
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Category:Edgar Allen Floe albums
Category:Albums produced by 9th Wonder