A New Dope

A New Dope
Studio album by 7L & Esoteric
Released	June 27, 2006 (2006-06-27)
Studio	The Pterolab (Boston, MA)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	51:27
Label	Babygrande
Producer	7L Esoteric
7L & Esoteric chronology
Moment of Rarities (2005) A New Dope (2006) 1212 (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
IGN	7.2/10 [2]
PopMatters	7/10 [3]
Prefix	8/10 [4]
RapReviews	6/10 [5]
Robert Christgau	A- [6]

A New Dope is the fourth studio album by American hip-hop duo 7L & Esoteric. It was released on June 27, 2006 via Babygrande Records. Recorded and mixed at the Pterolab in Boston, self-produced, it features a lone guest appearance from Kool Keith.

The album featured primarily electro-influenced production rather than the boom bap sound typical of their other albums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Seamus Ryan and George Andrinopoulos.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Get Dumb"	Esoteric	3:06
2.	"Everywhere"	7L	3:13
3.	"Feel the Velvet"	7L	3:21
4.	"3 Minute Classic"	Esoteric	3:28
5.	"Daisycutta" (featuring Kool Keith)	Esoteric	3:31
6.	"Eso Ain't Shit"	Esoteric	2:56
7.	"Dunks Are Live, Dunks Are Dead"	7L	3:27
8.	"A.O.S.O."	Esoteric	3:51
9.	"Cemetery"	7L	1:45
10.	"Reggie Lewis Is Watching"	7L	2:07
11.	"Girls Gone Wild (Then & Now)"	7L	3:05
12.	"The Most"	Esoteric	3:23
13.	"Take Note"	7L	3:20
14.	"Perfect Person"	Esoteric	3:27
15.	"Play Dumb"	7L Esoteric	4:45
16.	Untitled		2:42
Total length:			51:27

Personnel

• Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 4–6, 8, 12, 14, 15), recording (tracks: 1–8, 10–15), mixing (tracks: 1, 4–6, 8, 14, 15)
• George "7L" Andrinopoulos – scratches, producer (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 9–11, 13, 15), recording (track 9), mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13)
• "Kool Keith" Thornton – vocals (track 6)
• Todd Spadafore – keyboards & bass (tracks: 2, 11), recording (track 9), mixing (tracks: 7, 9)
• C. Paragios – mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 11, 13), additional vocal equalizer (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 12, 15)
• A. Garcia – photography
• Trevor "KARMA" Gendron – package design

References

1. Brown, Marisa. "A New Dope - 7L & Esoteric | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
2. Durig, Jim (August 28, 2006). "7L & Esoteric - A New Dope". IGN . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
3. Huff, Quentin B (June 30, 2006). "7L & Esoteric: A New Dope » PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
4. Pollock, Michael (October 16, 2006). "7L and Esoteric . A New Dope [prefixmag review]". www.prefixmag.com. Retrieved October 21, 2007– via Wayback Machine.
5. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 16, 2006). "7L & Esoteric :: A New Dope :: Babygrande Records". RapReviews. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
6. Christgau, Robert (April 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music . Retrieved August 8, 2025– via www.robertchristgau.com.

External links

• A New Dope at Discogs (list of releases)