1212 (7L & Esoteric album)

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ReleasedOctober 12, 2010
Genre Hip hop
Length42:50
Label Fly Casual Records
Producer 7L, DC the Midi Alien, Esoteric, Statik Selektah
7L & Esoteric chronology
A New Dope
(2006)
1212
(2010)
Czarface
(2013)
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1212 is the fifth studio album by Boston underground hip hop duo 7L & Esoteric, released on October 12, 2010 [4] under Esoteric's own label Fly Casual Records. [5] Released four years after their previous effort A New Dope , the album marked a return to their original boom bap sound.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Retrospects" 7L 3:28
2."Run This" (featuring Celph Titled)7L2:04
3."Aneurysm" Esoteric 2:58
4."12th Chamber" (performed by CZARFACE)7L2:53
5."The Handle" (featuring Sadat X)7L3:25
6."For My Enemies"Esoteric3:02
7."Drawbar 1-2" (featuring Evidence & The Alchemist)DC the Midi Alien, Esoteric3:24
8."No Shots"7L & Esoteric3:19
9."Bare Knuckle Boxing" (featuring Heavy Metal Kings and Reef the Lost Cauze)7L4:22
10."I Hate Flying"7L3:41
11."The Most Rotten" Statik Selektah 2:29
12."New Rapper"Esoteric3:57
13."Zoo"7L & Esoteric3:48
Total length:42:50

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