D12 have released their mixtapes on every major streaming services. Return of the Dozen (2008), Return of the Dozen Vol. 2 (2011) and Devil’s Night: Reloaded (2015) are all now available for the fans to stream on Apple Music, YouTube Music and Spotify. Tapes that are still not available on digital platforms are Detroit, What! (Demo Tape) (2000) and Mixtape (Limited Edition) (2003).
Return of the Dozen Vol. 1 was released on May 21, 2008 under Shady Records and Interscope Records. This was their first project since the passing of the group’s leader Proof in 2006 and it was designed to get them back on their feet in preparation for new possible content. Eminem notably doesn’t appear on the tape at all, as he was busy recording his sixth solo studio album Relapse. The tape includes guest appearances from Royce Da 5’9″, King Gordy, Willie The Kid, Marv Won among many others. It also includes tracks “We Back” and “Suicide” produced by Eminem and “Plead For Your Life” produced by Denaun Porter.
Return of the Dozen Vol. 1 was released in 2011 and is a follow-up of Vol. 1. Its most popular song is “Fame (Going Crazy),” which includes Eminem’s only appearance on the whole tape, produced by Denaun Porter. Features include Trick Trick, Kid Vishis, Young Buck, King Gordy, Young Zee, Maestro Williams and Seven The General among others. The mixtape also includes “Canon (Freestyle)” remix to Lil Wayne’s “Canon” song which is arguably the best track on the album.
October 30, 2015, D12 came back with another mixtape Devil’s Night: Reloaded hosted by DJ Whoo Kid. Prior to this mixtape’s release, D12 confirmed Eminem would feature on it. However, Em was noticeably absent from the project upon its release. D12 claimed Eminem “tried as much as he could, but he couldn’t make it in time to the release of the tape.” Fans were reasonably disappointed so hours after the original release of the project, a reloaded version named The Devil’s Night Mixtape: Reloaded was published with a new track as the intro, containing solely Eminem rapping acapella for two minutes-circa. The album features guest appearances from Royce Da 5’9″, Kxng Crooked, Lazarus, Kidd Kidd, Young Buck King Gordy and T3 of Slum Village.
