True Links

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

True Links
EP by Edgar Allen Floe
Released	June 14, 2005
Genre	Underground hip hop
Label	MCEO
Producer	9th Wonder, Illmind, Khrysis, Slicemysta, Obsidian Blue, DJ Forge, Picasso
Edgar Allen Floe chronology
True Links (2005) Floe Almighty (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop.com	[1]
Okayplayer	(83)[2]
HipHopSite.com	[3][failed verification]
MVRemix	(favourable)[4]

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."^{[5][failed verification]} Similarly, Miles Duncan of Okayplayer considers the EP to have repetitive and monotonous rapping, but also strong production and personal lyrics.^[6] 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."^{[7][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" – 3:42
   • featuring L.E.G.A.C.Y. and Median
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. AllHipHop. "reviews - Exclusive Hip Hop News, Interviews, Rumors, Rap & Music Videos - Allhiphop". www.allhiphop.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-15.
2. "Edgar Allen Floe - Okayplayer". 14 July 2005. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010.
3. HipHopSite.com review Archived 2006-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
4. "MVRemix Urban Album Reviews: Edgar Allen Floe - True Links - Online Hip Hop, Rap and Soul Magazine - US and Canadian Mainstream and Underground - exclusive interviews, articles". www.mvremix.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-27.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2007-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Edgar Allen Floe - Okayplayer". Okayplayer. 2005-07-14. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
7. AllHipHop. "reviews - Exclusive Hip Hop News, Interviews, Rumors, Rap & Music Videos | Allhiphop". www.allhiphop.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-02-13.