TONIGHT - Sounds For Hounds MSPCA Shelter Dog Benefit Show

TONIGHT! Come through if you're in town! It's for a great cause!

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7L & Esoteric - "Retrospects" Video

Get ready for action! The new video for 7L & Esoteric's "Retrospects" (from 1212) has arrived and it does not disappoint. Tension mounts!

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7L ES "Retrospects" Video Stills

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7L & Esoteric - "1212" Album Sampler

Here's a nice 3:00 7L & Esoteric 1212 album sampler put together by 7L himself. Get a glimpse of the upcoming album, including a sneak peak at the Inspectah Deck, Evidence, and Vinnie Paz guest spots, here -

7L & Esoteric - 1212 Album Sampler -

And pick it up 10.12.10!

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7L & Esoteric - No Shots

7L & Esoteric's 1212 drops October 12th. It will be their first full length since 2006's A New Dope. Damn, the release party back in '06 seems like a lifetime ago. The first leak from the forthcoming record is titled No Shots, and yes it's an ironic title. The duo goes in on this one, and Eso it speaking on what needs to be said:

"You don't know the pain, Guru passed, we were mourning / Then Travis Barker gets the cover of The Source, and…"



The real question is- how many people will let lines like this go right over their head…

"The fellas say 'ho' and the ladies say 'ow'… sounds like domestic violence"

Enjoy, and don't let it fly right past you!

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"1212" On The Horizon

7L & Esoteric are poised to make their official return as a duo.

Here's the details, sraight from the horse's mouth…

"Over here at the 7l & Esoteric company store we swear by authenticity and being up front with our patrons. We’ve given you a lot of music over the past 14-15 years…some give us credit for starting a few trends here and there, both positive and negative. But 1212 is not about that. 1212 is about being honest with yourself and accepting your shortcomings. 1212 is about loosening your grip and extending a hand. 1212 is about finding yourself and maybe finding that special someone else along your journey. There won’t be many dry-eye moments while listening to 1212. If you define “cool” as feeling vulnerable and perhaps crestfallen, 1212 will make you feel like the Fonz. 1212 is about confronting your demons. It is also about eating your demons, puking them up and then throwing them in a fiery pit of death and dying. 1212 is about snatching your boss by the neck and collapsing his windpipe. It is also about taking the closest weapon and beating your opponent to a bloody pulp. 1212 sums up everything we want out of a rap album: hell, aggression, and truth. Sartre’s hell is other people, our hell is other rap guys. We brought some along for 1212: Inspectah Deck, Sadat X, Ill Bill, Evidence, Alchemist, Celph Titled, Vinnie Paz, Statik Selektah, Reef the Lost Cauze, and even good ol’ 7L. That’s right yall, 7L is back for the first 7LES album in 4 years…and he’s making sure Eso isn’t rapping about his dog or his baby. You guys wanna hype up your “darkest album yet?” You wanna start a buzz for your ”bringin’ it back to the essence” album? Well, so do we! Get ready for 1212. We, much like you, have come to save the game and crush the bullshit on the radio. 7l & Esoteric - 1212…coming this fall on Fly Casual!"

That's quite the write up, no?

Stay tuned to www.esoterichiphop.com for upcoming details.

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