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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.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Get Dumb"Esoteric3:06
2."Everywhere"7L3:13
3."Feel the Velvet"7L3:21
4."3 Minute Classic"Esoteric3:28
5."Daisycutta" (featuring Kool Keith)Esoteric3:31
6."Eso Ain't Shit"Esoteric2:56
7."Dunks Are Live, Dunks Are Dead"7L3:27
8."A.O.S.O."Esoteric3:51
9."Cemetery"7L1:45
10."Reggie Lewis Is Watching"7L2:07
11."Girls Gone Wild (Then & Now)"7L3:05
12."The Most"Esoteric3:23
13."Take Note"7L3:20
14."Perfect Person"Esoteric3:27
15."Play Dumb"7LEsoteric4:45
16.Untitled2:42
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

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