It's Still Hot Outchea... Music Is Still Hot Folks
So here we are about three quarters through the summer and music is still heating up. The rap game, the production world, singing : R&B pop or otherwise is heating up.
Something Else
Kansas City, MO native Tech N9ne has been making music for years. He prides himself on his self-made image and being the dark-horse of the rap game... however in recent years, what with the hipster/underground wave crashing exponentially in America, Tech has not been so much of a slept on artist.
His 13th studio album Something Else dropped July 30th and man did it drop. Again (as previously mentioned in this blog) this summer has been good to hip-hop and rap alike. The album tells a story of destruction and healing; the story couldn't have come at a better time. The satire, punchlines, and pure FIRE lyricism we get from Tech is arguably at its prime (STILL?!). While some will argue that the features from mainstream hitters like Wiz, T-Pain, and B.o.B take away from his grit... it can also be said that lyrical brothers like Kendrick, Danny Brown, and Wrekonize help explain where Tech N9ne is coming from.
There almost isn't much to be said to a seasoned vet like Tech; with 20+ years in the industry he has it where what he wants to be said is said. Basically: You listen to some Tech N9ne, you'll feel/learn something.
Tracklist
(FIRE)
“Straight Out The Gate” (featuring Serj Tankian, Krizz Kaliko)
“B.I.T.C.H.” (featuring T-Pain)
“With The BS” (featuring Red Café, Trae Tha Truth & Big Scoob)
“Love 2 Dislike Me” (featuring Tyler Lyon of Evalyn Awake & Liz Suwandi)
“Fortune Force Field”
“I’m Not A Saint”
“Fragile” (featuring Kendrick Lamar, ¡Mayday!, & Kendall Morgan)
“Priorities” (featuring The Game & Angel Davanport)
“News With Mark Alford 2″ (skit)
(WATER)
“Dwamn”
“So Dope” (They Wanna) (featuring Wrekonize, Snow Tha Product & Twisted Insane)
“See Me” (featuring Wiz Khalifa & B.o.B)
(EARTH)
“My Haiku-Burn the World” (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
“That’s My Kid” (featuring Cee Lo Green, Big K.R.I.T., Kutt Calhoun)
“Meant to Happen” (featuring Scoop Deville)
“News With Mark Alford 3″ (skit)
“Believe”
“R.I.P. Ray” (skit)
“Strange 2013″ (featuring The Doors)
“SMB”
(BOUNS)
“Colorado” (featuring B.o.B, Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, ¡Mayday!, Stevie Stone, Ces Cru)
“Drowning” (featuring Liz Suwandi)
“Thizzles” (featuring Danny Brown)
To close..
Tech N9ne is a solid artist who puts out songs that everyone can relate/vibe to. However there are some criticisms to his latest work
1) Long Album.. I like longer albums (more bang for your buck I think) but some think 15 is that magic number
2) Repetitive Flow... Again, not to my dislike. I like continuity. Some parties believe Tech's work here though is... all the same.
3) Lousy Feautures... Wow, me and people are not on the same page! I liked the features, sites like billboard and XXL Mag feel that the features stripped Tech of his rawness.. *SHRUG*
My favorite songs would have to be Straight Out The Gate and Thizzles. Happy Listening.
Tico.Out
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