Professional ratings
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411mania7.5/10[1]
HipHopDX4/5[2]
The Phoenix[3]

1212 is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo 7L & Esoteric. It was released on October 12, 2010 via Fly Casual Records. Production was handled by 7L, Esoteric, DC the Midi Allen and Statik Selektah. It features guest appearances from Celph Titled, Heavy Metal Kings, Reef the Lost Cauze, Sadat X, Step Brothers and marks the debut of Czarface.

HipHopDX placed the album on its 'Top 25 Albums of 2010' list.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Retrospects"
7L3:28
2."Run This" (featuring Celph Titled)
7L2:04
3."Aneurysm"RyanEsoteric2:58
4."12th Chamber" (featuring Inspectah Deck)
7L2:53
5."The Handle" (featuring Sadat X)
7L3:25
6."For My Enemies"RyanEsoteric3:02
7."Drawbar 1-2" (featuring Evidence and Alchemist)
  • Esoteric
  • DC the Midi Alien
3:24
8."No Shots"
  • Ryan
  • Andrinopoulos
7L & Esoteric3:19
9."Bare Knuckle Boxing" (featuring Ill Bill, Vinnie Paz and Reef the Lost Cauze)
7L4:22
10."I Hate Flying"
  • Ryan
  • Andrinopoulos
7L3:41
11."The Most Rotten"
Statik Selektah2:29
12."New Rapper"RyanEsoteric3:57
13."Zoo" 7L & Esoteric3:48
Total length:42:50

Personnel

  • Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals, producer (tracks: 3, 6-8, 12, 13), executive producer
  • George "7L" Andrinopoulos – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8-10, 13), mixing, executive producer
  • Vic "Celph Titled" Mercer – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Jason "Inspectah Deck" Hunter – additional vocals (track 4)
  • Beyonder – additional vocals (tracks: 4, 7)
  • Derek "Sadat X" Murphy – additional vocals (track 5)
  • Michael "Evidence" Perretta – additional vocals (track 7)
  • Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – additional vocals (track 7)
  • William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – additional vocals (track 9)
  • Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luviner – additional vocals (track 9)
  • Sharif "Reef the Lost Cauze" Lacey – additional vocals (track 9)
  • El Greco – bass & keys (track 1), mixing
  • Darryl "DC the Midi Alien" Christy – producer (track 7)
  • Patrick "Statik Selektah" Baril – scratches & producer (track 11)
  • Trevor "Karma" Gendron – executive producer, design, layout

References

  1. ^ Wannop, Bill (October 30, 2010). "411MANIA | 7L & Esoteric – 1212 Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved June 22, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Ryon, Sean (October 20, 2010). "7L & Esoteric - 1212". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Faraone, Chris (October 19, 2010). "7L and Esoteric | 1212 - CD Reviews". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums of 2010". HipHopDX. December 20, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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