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r/hiphopheads Essential Album of the Week #89: Common - Resurrection - HipHop

r/hiphopheads Essential Album of the Week #89: Common - Resurrection - HipHop

r/hiphopheads Essential Album of the Week #89: Common - Resurrection

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 04:16 AM PDT

Welcome to the new and improved Essential Album of the Week discussion thread!

Every Wednesday we will discuss an album from our Essential Albums list

Last Week: Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'

This Week: Common - Resurrection

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Songs/Singles

Resurrection

I Used to Love H.E.R.

Book of Life

Background/Description (courtesy of allmusic.com)

Although Chicago is often praised for its blues, jazz, and house music, the city has failed to be successful when it comes to rap. One of the few Chicago MCs who has enjoyed any type of national attention is Common Sense, whose complex style of rapping and jazz-flavored tracks inspire comparisons to De La Soul, Digable Planets, A Tribe Called Quest, and the Pharcyde. On his sophomore effort, Resurrection, the South Sider doesn't hesitate to let you know that he has considerable technique, and in fact, he sometimes displays too much of it for his own good. Nonetheless, his intelligence, wit, and originality make this CD impressive. Resurrection's standout track is "I Used to Love H.E.R.," which seems to describe a lover's moral and spiritual decline, but is actually addressing what Common views as hip-hop's decline (in particular, gangsta rap's exploitation of sex and violence). Also quite noteworthy are "Nuthin' to Do" (which speaks out on the deterioration of Chicago's neighborhoods), and the introspective "Book of Life," a commentary on trying to keep it together in a society that has lost all traces of sanity.

Guidelines

This is an open thread for you to share your thoughts on the album. Avoid vague statements of praise or criticism. This is your chance to practice being a critic. It's fine for you to drop by just to say you love the album, but let's try and step it up a bit!!!

How has this album affected hip-hop? WHY do you like this tape? What are the best tracks? Do you think it deserves the praise it gets? Is it the first time you've listened to it? What's your first impression? Have you listened to the artist before? Explain why you like it or why you don't.

DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT BEING LATE !!!! Discussion throughout the week is encouraged.

Next week's EAOTW will be Brotha Lynch Hung - Season of da Siccness

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"CULTURE" by Migos has gone platinum!

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 07:00 PM PDT

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Posted: 19 Apr 2017 09:10 AM PDT

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"It's me vs. me": what people are getting wrong about Kendrick

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 09:40 AM PDT

My post is in relation to Anthony Fantano's (theneedledrop) review of DAMN. and his very negative take on a specific part of the album: references to Black Hebrew Israelites. In case you have never heard of this religious ideology, Black Hebrew Israelites believe that they are the descendants of the original Israelites (the ones that Moses freed from slavery and parted the seas for). Kendrick plays a voicemail of his cousin that states:

"[U]ntil we come back to these commandments, until you come back to these commandments, we're gonna be in this place, we're gonna be under this curse. Because he said he's gonna punish us, the so-called Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American Indians, are the true children of Israel. We are the Israelites according to the Bible. The children of Israel, he's gonna punish us for our iniquities. For our disobedience because we chose to follow other gods that aren't his son, so the Lord thy God chasten you. So just like your children, your own son, he's gonna chastise you because he loves you."

This is referenced to in other places in the album, including in "YAH." where Kendrick literally calls himself an Israelite instead of black. So, does Kendrick believe that black people have been punished through slavery and genocide due to a literal curse from God?

Here's what Anthony says:

"Let me just say before I go further. I outright disagree with this on every level. I personally feel it's bullshit and stupid to chalk up mass genocide, slavery, Jim Crow, the Mexican-American War, and countless other things to some kind of divine punishment. The roots of these injustices are political, they're social, they're economic; to blame it all on God's will seems kind of disgusting to me, bordering on self-hatred and most definitely self-flagellation."

At first, Anthony's claim that Kendrick was the opposite of "woke" in appearing to agree with this ideology seemed valid to me. Even if I did believe in God (I do not), surely it is down to human evils that black people have suffered historically? Is it not a dangerous view to remove responsibility from those responsible for slavery and genocide and pin it on some sort of divine punishment instead?

No. Upon further analysis, I am convinced that Kendrick's message is wholly positive, one aimed to lift up the black community and is certainly not demonstrative of "self-hatred" at all.

I find that Kendrick has the right to take aim at Fox News (Gerald Rivera) for claiming that hip-hop – including his song Alright – delivers a more destructive message to the black community than racism. Personally, Kendrick earned my respect as someone who seems to have his head screwed on politically. In TPAB, he wasn't afraid to mention police brutality: "wanna kill us dead in the street for sure", but he was bold enough to also call out the black community to escape a cycle of violence: "so why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street when gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me?"

In Anthony's viewpoint, you could read Kendrick's lyrics on TPAB as further evidence of self-flagellation. Is it not wrong to call black people hypocrites for killing each other? Does that not once again remove responsibility from those committing acts of racism and police brutality? In my opinion, this couldn't be further from the case.

Starting with GKMC, Kendrick described his youth in Compton, where a black man's religious piety is threatened by temptations of gang violence and crime: "I should've told her I'm probably 'bout to catch my first offense, with the homies". The album starts with the sinner's prayer: Kendrick is a Christian, and both God and the Devil are central to his music. In TPAB, Kendrick devotes a whole song to the Devil or "Lucy": "the evils of Lucy was all around me". TPAB revealed Kendrick is struggling internally (compare "i" and "u"), and this conflict is underpinned by his religious beliefs. This is best exemplified by DAMN.: there's the empowered, aggressive Kendrick (see "DNA", continuing the theme of "King Kunta" as blackness as royalty, and "ELEMENT"), and the self-conflicted Kendrick suffering from paranoia and the temptation to sin (see "YAH", "FEEL"). Is he wicked? Is he weak?

Kendrick is willing to admit that things are fucked up. The black community faces systemic racism and police brutality, yet only further propagates this injustice through gang violence. Kendrick himself is as torn up as the community, caught between piety and sin, love and lust, and pride and humility. This already portrays a message far more complex than Rivera's belief that Kendrick is simply saying that the police are to blame for everything. Especially considering that Kendrick's ultimate conclusion in TPAB was positive. Things are fucked up indeed, but as he says: "we gon' be alright". To Kendrick, police brutality is real, gang violence is real, but the two are not mutually exclusive. Yet instead of remaining oppressed, regardless of the source, Kendrick wants to lift up the black community.

This desire comes into full force on DAMN., and this is where the references to Black Hebrew Israelites come into play. Not literally, but as a metaphor. Kendrick is a Christian, and it is extremely unlikely he has actually converted to this belief. Instead, Kendrick is using the ideology as a metaphor for the ultimate salvation of the black community. Like the Israelites, the black community has faced slavery and persecution, but God has not stopped watching. As long as they follow God's path (which is a struggle for Kendrick), black people will one day be vindicated. And just as they were "cursed" by slavery, God will turn to curse the oppressors, because anyone sinning is cursed by God, black or white.

Kendrick is not saying that black people specifically are being punished and are responsible for their persecution. To him injustice is real, and caused by the evil of today's oppressors just as it was for the Israelites due to the Egyptian Pharaoh. But as God's children, there can be light at the end of the tunnel. I do not think Kendrick literally believes that God will send someone to save the black community like Moses, but instead is trying to assure them that things can be okay: one day, "we gon' be alright". And as for those oppressors sinning now, you can bet that Kendrick believes that God will eventually hold them fully accountable.

If you take God out of the equation entirely, I believe that Kendrick's positive message still stands. Kendrick does not always have the answers, and he is often tempted to make the wrong moral choices. Yet Kendrick wants to see beyond race, and view us all as God's children. He leads us to play the album in reverse in DUCKWORTH. In this song, Kendrick shows how an act of peace between two black men were responsible for his very existence. By reversing the album to the very beginning, the black community can break out of their chains: "Pay attention, that one decision changed both of they lives / One curse at a time / Reverse the manifest and good karma".

Ultimately, different people's opinions show their determination to misinterpret Kendrick. To Fox News, Kendrick is blaming the police for the black community's problems. To Anthony Fantano, Kendrick is blaming the black community for their own problems. Yet to Kendrick, the true responsibility rests on the individual. Don't call him black anymore, because Kendrick sees himself as human, beyond race. Specifically, a Christian human (i.e. an "Israelite"). He is tempted like sin just like any other human. Yet in the end, by staying on God's path, justice will come to all. By following God, mirroring the actions of the men in DUCKWORTH., the black community can be "alright". But it's not just the black community that can be alright, it's everyone. Everyone is faced by sin, and they can lift their curses by avoiding sin.

That's why Kendrick can spend a whole song saying "we hate the po po" and another saying black people are "hypocrites" on the same album. They're not mutually exclusive, because white or black, police or gang member, everyone is a person in God's eyes. By referencing the Black Hebrew Israelites, Kendrick shows that black people have no need for "self-hatred" at all. They are God's children, and it is inherent to their DNA, which goes beyond race. And as all God's children they have a choice: the choice to sin, or the choice not to:

"it was always me vs. the world… until I found it's me vs. me".

Tl;dr Kendrick is a pretty religious dude.

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In Depth Guide To TECH N9NE's Discography

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 08:20 PM PDT

Before I even start on writing this, I want to give a shout-out to /u/An_Insane_Stork for inspiring me to create this in the first place. His Z-Ro Guide. Also, I'm aware that there's A Beginner's Guide to Tech N9ne from about 2 years ago by /u/hugesmurfboner , but with the amount of music he releases, I feel I should create another one. Thanks.

Hi, HHH. If you're on this post it's my job to assume you're interested in getting into the discography of Tech N9ne. Or, maybe you're not and that's cool too. Maybe you're already into his music and want to see what I have to say about him, and want to correct me if I say something stupid. Hell, maybe you even hate Tech and came here to knock on him. Either way, thanks for taking the time to check this out.

Born Aaron Dontez Yates on November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri, the 45 year old MC has been rapping for most of his life. ( Roughly 26 years active according to Wikipedia, but since he was a teenager for sure. ) He never met his father, and his mother suffered from Lupus and Epilepsy ( Her pain inspiring the album K.O.D., which released in 2009. ) until her unfortunate passing on June 1, 2014 before Tech performed at Summer Jam in Denver. Her passing inspired a handful of songs on his Special Effects album from 2014.

Now, his rap career began officially in 1991 when he joined the Group Black Mafia. He then found some slight success with the song "Let's Get Fucked Up" by the 57th Street Rogue Dog Villains, another group he collaborated with frequently. As a member of the group Nnutthowze, Aaron Yates signed with Perspective Records in 1993. Yates signed with Qwest Records briefly before moving to JCOR Records. The following year, he was featured on the soundtrack for the film Gang Related. Yates appeared on the song "The Anthem" by Sway & King Tech in 1999, which also featured artists RZA, Eminem, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Jayo Felony, Chino XL, KRS-One, and Kool G. Rap. Later that year, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music.

This was only the beginning of Tech's long career. He has an astonishing 18 Studio Albums under his belt ( including his Tech N9ne Collabos albums ) as well as a mixtape sponsored by XXL, called Bad Season. He also has 6 EPs. So that adds up to 25 total projects. I know, I know. It's a ton. I'm going to be covering 24 of these, since his 2nd studio album, The Worst, is in my opinion not worth a listen at all.

I'll give a small write up of each album in chronological order, and also list the 3 most notable tracks from the album with YouTube links provided. I've also created a [Spotify Playlist](Playlist Link) for you all to check out given you're interested after hearing what I have to say. A quick bit of info for the Spotifty playlist: There are 2 EPs that are not currently on spotify. ( Boiling Point and Therapy ). Also, 'Welcome To Strangeland' is only available as the clean version for whatever reason. Just a head's up. I won't be giving _/10 ratings because I truly don't want to sway whether or not you choose to give an album a look or not because I dropped like a 3 or a 4 on it.

 

Top 10 Essential TECH N9NE Songs ( Chronological Order )

  1. Mitchell Bade ( Ft. Bakarii )

  2. This Ring

  3. I'm A Playa

  4. Caribou Lou

  5. Come Gangsta

  6. Midwest Choppers

  7. Demons ( Ft. Three 6 Mafia )

  8. Am I A Psycho ( Ft. B.o.B. & Hopsin ) ( 'But, it has Hopsin on it! Has to be corny and.... preachy!' )

  9. Fragile ( Ft. Kendrick Lamar, ¡Mayday!, Kendall Morgan )

  10. Aw Yeah? (Intervention)

Those aren't my personal favorites, but I believe they're the introductory songs to Tech that anyone who's trying to get into his music could listen to and want some more like it. Onto the albums.

Tech's Best Albums: K.O.D., Anghellic, Everready: The Religion, Misery Loves Kompany, *All 6's and 7's. ( Those are my opinion. )

1.) Calm Before The Storm - November 9, 1999

If you're into more of an old-school sounding taste, this is definitely the album you'd want to start with. There's that smooth 90s production throughout, and throughout Tech's discography, you're going to lose that sound the further in you go. Maybe if this is the only kind of hip-hop you enjoy, you'll never even move past this record. Some of the hooks on this thing haven't aged too well, and for Tech's debut studio album, his flow stays pretty damn good throughout the entirety. Not every song is amazing, but this project is the second album by Tech that I was introduced to and I've come to appreciate it more and more as Tech consistently releases albums that seem to get a little less inspired and more quantity over quality. There are of course, albums that are exceptions to this.

3 Tracks to check out: Cloudy Eyed Stroll (Remix), Now It's On (Ft. Lejo), Mitchell Bade (Ft. Bakarii)

2.) Anghellic - August 7, 2001

Tech's hardest, most gritty, most aggressive album. This album is in my personal top 10. I can't help but enjoy the beats, he comes off super passionate about the topics and there are even some more somber, depressing moments on the album ( See: Suicide Letters ). The production is also phenomenal when compared to some of his more recent material. ( The Storm, Dominion )

3 Tracks to check out: Psycho Bitch (Contains an awesome Halloween sample.), Breathe, This Ring

3.) Absolute Power - September 24, 2002

Released as a free album to the fans in 2002 as part of Tech's FTI (Fuck The Industry) campaign, this album is not one to be overlooked. It's nearly as aggressive as Anghellic and it's got some sweet features from Krizz Kaliko ( Then Big Krizz Kaliko) and D12. RUBONYX handles most of the production and doesn't disappoint. Listen to this if you enjoyed Calm Before The Storm & Anghellic

3 Tracks to check out: Slacker, T9x, I'm A Playa

4.) Everready (The Religion) - November 7, 2006

4 years after Tech released Absolute Power for free, he came back and dropped Everready (The Religion). An album full of fun, fresh songs with club-atmospheres for the first half, the second half strikes and is almost the polar opposite of the first half. Not that it's bad at all, Everready is arguably Tech's best work. The album features guest verses from Snug Brim, Skatterman, Krizz Kaliko ( Who you should know if you're going to be listening to Tech. He's a substantial part of Tech N9ne's discography as a whole ), E-40, Dalima & Sacramento horrorcore legend Brotha Lynch Hung. The production on this thing is great, I adore most of the hooks and Tech is at his best rapping on this thing. If there's one album that you absolutely should NOT sleep on, it's this.

3 Tracks to check out: No Can Do (Ft. Krizz Kaliko), Come Gangsta, The Beast ( Which went on to be featured on the Madden '06 Soundtrack. )

5.) Misery Loves Kompany - July 17, 2007

The first of the Tech N9ne Collabos series of albums, this thing is loaded with guest verses. It has some harder midwest type bangers on it, as well as tracks featuring artists just chopping it up. Again, Tech N9ne feels rejected by the black community and I guess people in general as evident on songs like Message to the Black Man & Fan or Foe (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, T-Nutty). This album absolutely screams 2007. This is also before Tech's label was packed with a giant roster of different sounding artists so most songs sound completely different from what you'll hear out of him and his label today. Krizz Kaliko murders the hooks on this album.

3 Tracks to check out: Midwest Choppers (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, Dalima, D-Loc), 2 Piece (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, Big Scoob, Vertigo), You Don't Want It (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, Prozak, Mr. Reece)

6.) Killer - July 1, 2008

Okay. Now this album is a god damn long one. I personally haven't been able to sit through the entire thing in a couple years I think. It's a decent album. Not his best, nor is it his worst. It's got plenty of songs worth checking out, but it's certainly not one of his top 5. 2 Discs. Listen one per sitting, just trust me. Could have been 2 separate albums and been just fine.

3 Tracks to check out: Blackboy(Ft. Brother J, Ice Cube, Krizz Kaliko), Why You Ain't Call Me, Can't Shake It (Ft. Krizz Kaliko)

7.) Sickology 101 - April 28, 2009

This collabos album is interesting to say the least. Used to be my favorite Tech album but has definitely worn off over time. There's definitely a few tracks on here that I still bump from time to time, but overall I'd say this is the album where Tech's style kind of changed production wise. It's not bad, just stylistically comes across awkwardly, especially on some of the hooks. Notable features on this thing include Crooked I, Krayzie Bone, Krizz Kaliko, Rob Rebeck. I really, really don't like the burping on Poh Me Anotha despite it making sense to have them there.

3 Tracks to check out: Nothin' (Ft. Big Scoob, Messy Marv), Dysfunctional (Ft. Big Scoob, Krizz Kaliko), Red Nose

8.) K.O.D. - October 26, 2009

I'm really excited for this one. I can't even describe how much I love this album. Many people would say this is Tech's best album. Front to back, I could listen to it all day. The album that got me into Tech's music completely. Tech N9ne received an MTV Left-field Woodie Award from a single off of this album ( Can't recall which. ) This is without a doubt, Tech's darkest, most emotional album. It was made out of the hurt that he was going through while his mother was suffering from her Lupus and Epilepsy and the end result couldn't have been any better.

3 Tracks to check out: In The Trunk, Shadows on the Road (Ft. Krizz Kaliko), Low

9.) The Lost Scripts of K.O.D. EP - March 30, 2010

There's only 5 tracks on this thing and they're pretty good. Nothing particularly amazing but from what I can tell they're just throwaways from K.O.D., I'd say they're pretty well worth checking out if you enjoyed K.O.D. as a project.

3 Tracks to check out: Like I Died, 009NA, Pain Killer (Ft. Krizz Kaliko)

10.) The Gates Mixed Plate - July 27, 2010

This album was the 3rd collabos album and really it was just okay if we're being honest with ourselves. A few cool tracks here and there, but production-wise the album was just eh and it hasn't aged well to me in the slightest. Not much more I can say about this one. It's also pretty long with 22 tracks.

3 Tracks to check out: FU Pay Me (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, Makzilla), KC Tea, Far Out (Ft. P.R.E.A.C.H., Stevie Stone, JL B.Hood)

11.) Seepage EP - October 25, 2010

This thing is alright. Tech released waaaayyyy too much music in 2010. 2 EPs, a mixtape and a collabos album. That's like.. a Future amount of music. Bit too much to handle, and even though the 2 EPs are really short, it just seems like he suffers from quantity over quality in this year. Nothing really wowed me on this one. Oh, and the song Asshole (Ft. Big Scoob, Krizz Kaliko has a really, really, really bad hook. > "Call me sphincter, little stinker"....

3 Tracks to check out: Seepage (Ft. Tonesha Sanders), Alucard, Trippin' Comin' (Ft. Krizz Kaliko)

12.) Bad Season Mixtape ( With XXL ) - December 23, 2010

I liked this mixtape a good bit. Fans of strange were introduced to new signees (or soon to be signess at that time, maybe?) Ces Cru, who I also find super super good. The change in the usual dark, edgy production that we had to hear so much of from 2009-2010 was super nice to hear. It was overall just more upbeat than anything else from around that time which was just great. DJ Whoo Kid did well on this. Most underrated Tech project.

3 Tracks to check out: No More Music By The Suckas (Ft. Oobergeek, Black Vain, Krizz Kaliko), Livin' Like I'm Dyin' (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, Ubiquitous, Godemis, Kutt Calhoun), Speed of Sound (Acapella)

13.) All 6's & 7's - June 7, 2011

Tech was really shoved into the mainstream eye for this project after his feature alongside Andre 3000 on Interlude from Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV. He really brought it on this one. One of my personal favorite Tech projects, no doubt. Almost certainly his most popular as well. Features from so many notable artists ( Hopsin, B.o.B, Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes, Twisted Insane, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, E-40, Jay Rock & Stephen Carter of Deftones ) He absolutely delivered here. Was amazing to see this after him trying to catch his buzz for so long.

3 Tracks to check out: He's a Mental Giant, Fuck Food (Ft. Lil Wayne, T-Pain) Amazing hook from T-Pain on this one btw, I Love Music (Ft. Oobergeek, Kendrick Lamar)

14.) Welcome To Strangeland - November 8, 2011

The 4th of and my 2nd favorite of the Tech N9ne Collabos albums. The guest verses from his label mates on this one really shine through better than they had on Sickology 101 and The Gates Mixed Plate. He'd also made multiple new signings since the previous collabos record had dropped so this one was a very interesting listen and overall I thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially the verses from Ces Cru. They'd just been signed and had something to prove and they certainly did that.

3 Songs to check out: Unfair (Ft. Ces Cru and Krizz Kaliko), Beautiful Music, The Noose (Ft. ¡Mayday!)

15.) Klusterfuk EP - March 13, 2012

The one major thing I want to point out about this EP is the production because god damn, the producers of ¡Mayday! really outdid themselves on this one. Tech had just signed the band, and their upcoming album Believers wowed Tech with the production so they threw together this EP while on tour, and bundled it with the Believers album. The EP is fully produced by Plex Luthor, Gianni Cash, and Wrekonize, 3 members of ¡Mayday!. Great tracks on this thing. Short too, so give it a look.

3 Tracks to check out: Blur (Ft. Wrekonize), Can't Stand Me, DKNY

16.) E.B.A.H. EP - September 18, 2012

This EP really feels like some sort of prelude to the type of music we'd be getting on the 2013 album Something Else to me. Maybe it's just the album cover's similar colors that twist my mind into thinking that, I don't really know. What I do know is that this is a half-decent EP. About half-and-half really. Some good tracks.. A handful of tracks I'd likely never listen to again.

3 Tracks to check out: E.B.A.H., Earregular, A Real 1 (Ft. JL B.Hood) This song was my absolute jam in Freshman year.

17.) Boiling Point EP - October 30, 2012

Like a month and less than a half, Tech releases yet another EP. 2010 and 2012 were weird years. Just lots and lots of EPs apparently. This one is alright. Lyrics and flow were the usual. Tech was trying really hard to be dark on this one so I guess if that's what you like is horrorcore shit, than this one is for you. Wasn't really for me. Lots of "GRR" ad-lib on this one.

3 Tracks to check out: Should I Killer, URALAYA Another one of my edgy jams that I played every morning in 9th grade.., Alone (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, Eric Boone)

18.) Something Else - July 30, 2013

This is one of Tech's better albums in my opinion. Another one of those albums similar to All 6's and 7's packed with some all-star features and lots of songs I still play to this day. Also, as a huge fan of System of a Down, it was super cool to see Serj Tankian and Tech collab. I think this was the last Tech album that I really really enjoyed the production on. It's been on the decline since around 2014, Tech needs to give Seven, his in-house producer a break and do something outside the box like Klusterfuk and Bad Season again. ( Sorry for the rant )

3 Tracks to check out: Straight Out The Gate (Ft. Serj Tankian), With the BS (Ft. Big Scoob, Red Cafe, Trae tha Truth), Thizzles - Bonus Track (Ft. Danny Brown)

19.) Therapy EP - November 13, 2013

This is like.. a nu metal EP. It's weird. Whole thing was produced by Ross Robinson. It's not really bad if you like that nu-metal/rap/whatever this is kind of sound. I didn't dislike it too much, a few tracks I enjoy still. It was really just Tech showing his versatility. Cool stuff.

3 Tracks to check out: Public School (Ft. Krizz Kaliko), Shame on Me, Stop the Sailor

20.) Strangeulation - May 6, 2014

I liked this project quite a bit when it came out. I still really enjoy the cyphers on it, I think everyone on Strange really brings their A-Game on those, but a lot of the album is fairly forgettable because of the hooks and beats. They don't really get in your head too well. I think the only song that I ever find getting stuck in my head from this project is American Horror Story (Ft. Ces Cru)

3 Tracks to check out: Nobody Cares: The Remix (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, Stevie Stone, Bernz, Wrekonize, Ubiquitous, Godemis), Red Rags (Ft. Jay Rock, Big Scoob, Kutt Calhoun), Strangeulation II (Ft. Godemis, Stevie Stone, Murs, Brotha Lynch Hung)

21.) Special Effects - May 4, 2015

I listened to this album so much when it dropped, and every once in a while I come back to it and it still holds up. Totally wasn't a let-down. Now, I have to say it now, this is the last Tech album that I've liked a lot. Strangeulation Vol. II was okay, but The Storm, eh... and Dominion.... Mm. But Special Effects is pretty great. It kind of falls off at the second half with filler, but that's the case with a lot of Tech's material unfortunately.

3 Tracks to check out: On The Bible (Ft. T.I., Zuse), No K (Ft. E-40, Krizz Kaliko), Dyin' Flyin' (Ft. Krizz Kaliko)

22.) Strangeulation Vol. II - November 20, 2015

I kinda like this album. There's really not that much to it in order for me to say whether I love or hate it. It's just another modern day Tech N9ne album that I don't really think about much now but liked a lot back when it dropped. The guest verses on this thing are really nice, especially Stevie Stone's on the 2nd cypher. The man makes music for the gym, really, but to see him come through with that emotion was super cool. The rest of the album is just kind of there, really. Nothing to write home about, or to hate on.

3 Tracks to check out: Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher II (Ft. Ces Cru, Stevie Stone), PBSA (Ft. Ces Cru), Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher IV (Ft. Rittz, Krizz Kaliko, Prozak)

23.) The Storm - December 9, 2016

This one is 32 tracks long.. It's nearly impossible for me to sit all the way through it. Sure, there's a few tracks I really like on this thing, and luckily it's split into 3 sections. (Kingdom, Clown Town, G-Zone) for every kind of Tech fan. It also helps with choosing what CHUNK you want to listen to. In my opinion, though, G-Zone is the most worthwhile. There are also a few tracks on the "Bonus Disc" that I really like, but those are already on the other artists' respective albums, or will be soon.

3 Tracks to check out: Buddha (Ft. Boyz II Men), No Gun Control (Ft. Krizz Kaliko, Gary Clark Jr.), What if it Was Me (Ft. Krizz Kaliko)

24.) Dominion - April 7, 2017

Well.. I really, really don't like this thing. The most recent Tech N9ne Collabos installment.. I've listened to it 2 or 3 times to try and give it the light of day but the production and lyrics on this thing are just so uninspired to me. I can only give 1 track I think I would recommend to anyone.

That track: Morning 'Till The Nightfall (Ft. Wrekonize, Rittz, Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko)

Well, HHH.. That was my long, long write up on the discography of Tech N9ne. I hope more people can give him a shot and get into his music. If not, thanks for giving me your time to try and spread some music by one of my favorite artists. Let me know what you thought in the comments of this post, I'm looking forward to getting some input.

Here's the Spotify Playlist

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Playboi Carti - Self-Titled MIXTAPE REVIEW

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 12:10 PM PDT

Daily Discussion Thread 04/19/2017

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 09:23 AM PDT

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[FRESH] Gucci Mane - Coachella [prod. TM88 x Murda]

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 07:40 PM PDT

[FRESH] Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals - Am I Wrong - (Later... with Jools Holland on BBC Two)

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 07:25 AM PDT

[FRESH] D.R.A.M. - Gilligan (feat. A$AP Rocky & Juicy J)

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 11:44 AM PDT

Hip Hop songs mentioning Police Brutality or anything to do with negative incidents with cops.

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 06:04 PM PDT

Doing a paper on police brutality and I want to give it a hip hop spin because there are a lot of tracks mentioning this topic. What are the best ones/lines?

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[FRESH][LEAK] Young Thug - Feel It

Posted: 19 Apr 2017 01:04 AM PDT
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