Tried by 12

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"Tried by 12"
Single by East Flatbush Project
from the album First Born (Overdue)
Released1996 (1996)
Genre Hip hop
Length2:58
Label 10/30 Uproar
Songwriter(s)
  • R. Smith
  • S. Bellamy
Producer(s) Spencer Bellamy
East Flatbush Project singles chronology
"A Madman's Dream" / "Can't Hold It Back"
(1994)		"Tried by 12"
(1996)		"Everything We Spit Is Hard"
(2000)

"Tried by 12" is a single by American record producer Spencer Bellamy under the pseudonym East Flatbush Project, featuring American rapper Des. It was released on 10/30 Uproar Records in 1996. [1] Tried by 12 (Remixes), an EP featuring remix versions of the song, was released on Chocolate Industries and Ninja Tune in 1998. [2] It is Bellamy's most successful song to date. [3]

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Release

The single was originally released on 10/30 Uproar Records in 1996. [1] Marvin "Seven" Bedard, who is the co-founder of Chocolate Industries, heard the song and decided to get it remixed. [2] He then got in touch with East Flatbush Project's Spencer Bellamy. [2] The song was remixed by Autechre, Bisk, Freeform, Funkstörung, The Herbaliser, Ko-Wreck Technique, Nick Fury, Phoenecia, Sluta Leta, Squarepusher, and Trapazoid (Richard Devine). [2] [4] The remix EP's artwork was designed by The Designers Republic. [2] Kevin Foakes played Autechre's remix to Ninja Tune, and the label licensed the release for a wider market. [2] It was released on Chocolate Industries and Ninja Tune in 1998. [2]

Critical reception

According to Rob Theakston of AllMusic, the single "took the hip-hop community by storm, as well as the electronic world." [3] Jack Erwin of Complex stated, "there is an underlying truth to the lyrics of the original 'Tried by 12' that bluntly describes both the violence that continues to permeate America and the role of rap music as a mirror to reflect our own worst instincts." [5] Nate Patrin of Stereogum commented that "Des, née Ron Smith, is the rapper who made the titular refrain 'I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by six' feel so central to the '90s-and-onward American street-justice vernacular." [6] In a review of the remix EP, Tim Haslett of CMJ New Music Monthly stated, "What distinguishes this effort from the plethora of remix work is that on first hearing, some of the reinterpretations bear absolutely no resemblance whatever to the original, but that impression is deceptive because they all retain the parched groove and moody, contemplative textures of the original version." [7] He added, "This is where experimental electronics and hip-hop meet in a way that will change the received wisdom about each form." [7]

Accolades

Accolades for "Tried by 12"
PublicationYearListRankRef.
Complex 2015The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time
89
[8]
Complex2015The 100 Best New York City Rap Songs
84
[5]
Complex2016The Best Rap Songs of 1996
29
[9]
Fact 2015The 100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time
7
[1]
Stereogum 202020 Essential Late '90s Underground Rap Songs
—
[6]

Legacy

At the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards, Eminem and his Shady Records signees Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, and Royce da 5'9") and Yelawolf rapped over the instrumental of "Tried by 12". [10] The performance was called "Shady 2.0 Cypher". [11] XXL included the performance on its list of the "Top 10 Biggest Moments of 2011". [12]

Track listing

"Tried by 12" (12-inch single) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Tried by 12" (radio edit)2:56
2."Tried by 12" (original)2:58
3."Tried by 12" (instrumental)2:57
4."Tried by 12" (acapella)2:36

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