1212 (7L & Esoteric album)

1212
Studio album by 7L & Esoteric
Released	October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	42:50
Label	Fly Casual Records
Producer	7L & Esoteric DC the Midi Alien Statik Selektah
7L & Esoteric chronology
A New Dope (2006) 1212 (2010) Czarface (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
411mania	7.5/10 [1]
HipHopDX	4/5 [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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Retrospects"	Seamus Ryan George Andrinopoulos	7L	3:28
2.	"Run This" (featuring Celph Titled)	Ryan Vic Mercer Andrinopoulos	7L	2:04
3.	"Aneurysm"	Ryan	Esoteric	2:58
4.	"12th Chamber" (featuring Inspectah Deck)	Ryan Jason Hunter Andrinopoulos	7L	2:53
5.	"The Handle" (featuring Sadat X)	Ryan Derek Murphy Andrinopoulos	7L	3:25
6.	"For My Enemies"	Ryan	Esoteric	3:02
7.	"Drawbar 1-2" (featuring Evidence and Alchemist)	Ryan Michael Perretta Alan Maman Darryl Christy	Esoteric DC the Midi Alien	3:24
8.	"No Shots"	Ryan Andrinopoulos	7L & Esoteric	3:19
9.	"Bare Knuckle Boxing" (featuring Ill Bill, Vinnie Paz and Reef the Lost Cauze)	Ryan William Braunstein Vincenzo Luviner Sharif Lacey Andrinopoulos	7L	4:22
10.	"I Hate Flying"	Ryan Andrinopoulos	7L	3:41
11.	"The Most Rotten"	Ryan Patrick Baril	Statik Selektah	2:29
12.	"New Rapper"	Ryan	Esoteric	3:57
13.	"Zoo"		7L & Esoteric	3:48
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.

External links

• 7L & Esoteric – 1212 at Discogs (list of releases)