Dangerous Connection

Dangerous Connection
Studio album by 7L & Esoteric
Released	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)
Studios	Boston Butta Beats (Boston, MA) D-Son's Nicklindime Spot (Boston, MA) Iacron Studios
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	46:04
Labels	Brick Landspeed
Producers	7L Beyonder KutMasta Kurt Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind
7L & Esoteric chronology
The Soul Purpose (2001) Dangerous Connection (2002) DC2: Bars of Death (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
IGN	7/10
MVRemix	8/10
RapReviews	9.5/10

Dangerous Connection is the second studio album by American underground hip-hop duo 7L & Esoteric. It was released on October 8, 2002, via Brick/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at Boston Butta Beats and D-Son's Nicklindime Spot in Boston, and Iacron Studios. Production was handled by DJ 7L, Beyonder, KutMasta Kurt and Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. It features guest appearances from Apathy, Beyonder, Count Bass D, J-Live and Vinnie Paz.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Six"	Seamus Ryan	7L	1:37
2.	"Watch Me"	Ryan	7L	3:54
3.	"Warning - Knife in the Face"	Ryan	7L	3:32
4.	"Terrorist's Cell"	Ryan	Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind	2:34
5.	"Precision"	Ryan	7L	3:48
6.	"Word Association"	Ryan	7L	3:28
7.	"Stalker"	Ryan	7L	3:56
8.	"Speak Now" (featuring Apathy and Vinnie Paz)	Ryan Chad Bromley Vincenzo Luvineri	7L	4:35
9.	"Rules of Engagement" (featuring Count Bass D and J-Live)	Ryan Dwight Farrell Jean-Jacques Cadet	7L	2:58
10.	"Riccardi Man"		Beyonder	1:51
11.	"Herb"	Ryan	7L	3:07
12.	"What I Mean" (featuring Beyonder)	Ryan Braun Dugan	Beyonder	4:16
13.	"Rest In Peace"	Ryan Kurt Matlin	KutMasta Kurt	3:48
14.	"The Way Out"	Ryan	7L	2:41
Total length:				46:04

Personnel

• Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals, executive producer
• George "7L" Andrinopoulos – scratches, producer (tracks: 1–3, 5–9, 11, 14), executive producer
• Braun "Beyonder" Dugan – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 10, 12, 14), producer (tracks: 10, 12), recording & mixing (track 10)
• Chad "Apathy" Bromley – vocals (track 8)
• Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (track 8)
• Dwight "Count Bass D" Farrell – vocals (track 9)
• Jean-Jacques "J-Live" Cadet – vocals (track 9)
• Kevin "Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind" Baldwin – producer (track 4)
• "KutMasta Kurt" Matlin – producer & mixing (track 13)
• Ray Fernandes – recording (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 11–13), mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 11)
• Dan "D-Son" Nicklin – recording (tracks: 2, 5–9, 14), mixing (tracks: 2, 5–9, 12, 14)
• Michael Nickolas – sequencing, mastering
• Adam "Papa D!" Defalco – executive producer
• Truth Elemental – executive producer
• Trevor "Karma" Gendron – design
• El Holiday – photography
• GodSpeed – photography

External links

• Dangerous Connection at AllMusic
• Dangerous Connection at Discogs (list of releases)