Killer (Tech N9ne album)

Killer
Studio album by Tech N9ne
Released July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)
Recorded January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)[1][2] - March 27, 2008 (2008-03-27)[2]
Genre Hip hop, horrorcore
Length 1:02:52 (Disc 1)
1:04:31 (Disc 2)
2:07:23 (Total)
Label Strange Music
Producer David Sanders II, Matic Lee, Seven, Wyshmaster, Young Fyre
Tech N9ne chronology
Misery Loves Kompany
(2007)Misery Loves Kompany2007		 Killer
(2008)		 Sickology 101
(2009)Sickology 1012009
Singles from Killer
  1. "Everybody Move"
    Released: June 3, 2008[3]
  2. "Like Yeah"
    Released: October 3, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
ARTISTdirect 2008
HipHopDX 2008
IGN(8.6/10) 2008
Kansas City Star 2008
Metromix 2008
The Pitch(favorable) 2008
RapReviews(8.5/10) 2008
Rhapsody(favorable) 2008
URB 2008

Killer is the seventh studio album by rapper Tech N9ne.[4] Killer's album cover pays homage to Michael Jackson’s iconic "Thriller" album cover. With Killer, Tech N9ne has SoundScanned his 1 millionth album independently.[5]

This album was the first album Tech N9ne recorded as a double disc release, containing 32 tracks. (Everready (The Religion) contained two discs, however the second disc was marketed as a bonus disc and not a part of the album itself.)[2] Guests who were featured on the album include Paul Wall, Scarface, Shawnna, Brother J of X-Clan, Mistah F.A.B., Kottonmouth Kings, Hed PE, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Skatterman & Snug Brim, BG Bulletwound, Liquid Assassin of Grave Plott, and Ice Cube. While Brotha Lynch Hung was confirmed to be a guest on the album early on, he would be absent from the album in the end.[1] It was later revealed that Brotha Lynch Hung was supposed to be on Psycho Bitch II, but he would have been unable to get his verse back to Tech in time, thus he did not appear.[6] He was instead replaced by Grave Plott's Liquid Assassin.

It features production by producers that have previously collaborated with Tech like Michael "Seven" Summers and David Sanders II, as well as new collaborations such as with Tramaine "YoungFyre" Winfrey, Jonah "Matic Lee" Appleby and Adam "Wyshmaster" Cherrington.

On October 3rd, 2008, the music video for "Like Yeah" premiered on MTVU.com. The video was directed by Estevan Oriol and featured several cameos such as the songs producer Young Fyre, fellow label mates Krizz Kaliko and Kutt Calhoun, actor Danny Trejo, as well as artists Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., C-Bo, Glasses Malone, Krondon, and Skinhead Rob.[7]

The album debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200 with 36,199 copies sold in its first week.[8]

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dr. Frazier's Office (Intro Skit)"A. YatesRobert Rebeck01:21
2."Like Yeah"A. Yates, S. WatsonYoung Fyre04:19
3."Wheaties" (featuring Shawnna)A. Yates, R. GuyYoung Fyre04:09
4."Everybody Move"A. Yates, S. WatsonWyshmaster03:38
5."Get the Fuck Outta Here" (featuring The Popper & Paul Wall)A. Yates, M. Queen, P. Slayton, W. EdwinWyshmaster04:28
6."The Waitress"A. YatesWyshmaster04:09
7."Crybaby"A. YatesSeven04:36
8."Shit Is Real"A. Yates, J. Canty, S. WatsonMatic Lee03:43
9."Blackboy" (featuring Brother J, Ice Cube & Krizz Kaliko)A. Yates, J. Hunter, O. Jackson, S. WatsonSeven, Krizz Kaliko04:46
10."Pillow Talkin'" (featuring Scarface)A. Yates, B. Jordan, S. WatsonWyshmaster03:43
Begin: The Dark Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Paint a Dark Picture" (featuring The Dirtball)A. Yates, D. AlexanderSeven04:39
12."Hope for a Higher Power"A. YatesSeven05:57
13."Worst Case Scenario (Skit)" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Scenario)A. Yates, B. FraserSeven, Robert Rebeck, Krizz Kaliko01:51
14."Psycho Bitch II" (featuring Liquid Assassin)A. Yates, C. Toombs, R. RebeckRobert Rebeck05:48
15."Poisonous" (featuring Liz Suwandi)A. Yates, L. SuwandiSeven02:42
16."Too Much" (featuring Kutt Calhoun)A. Yates, M. Calhoun, S. WatsonAaron Bradley03:03
End: The Dark Side
Total length: 62:52

Disc two

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Love You But Fuck You"A. Yates, M. QueenDavid Sanders II05:23
2."One Good Time"A. YatesMatic Lee04:29
3."Drill Team" (featuring BG Bulletwound, Krizz Kaliko & Snug Brim)A. Henderson, A. Yates, B. Fraser, G. Roland, S. WatsonDavid Sanders II05:16
4."Beat You Up" (featuring Big Scoob, Lebowski & The Weapon)A. Yates, D. Edwin, P. Jones, S. AshbyDavid Sanders II05:13
5."Let's Go" (featuring Kutt Calhoun & Mistah F.A.B.)A. Yates, M. Calhoun, S. CoxDavid Sanders II03:25
6."Why You Ain't Call Me"A. YatesElmo04:31
Begin: The Sextion
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
7."Seven Words" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Skatterman)A. Yates, S. Landis, S. WatsonSeven04:51
8."The Sexorcist (Infomercial)" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)A. Yates, S. WatsonSeven03:40
9."Killa Call (Skit)" (featuring Killa C)A. YatesTech N9ne00:32
10."Enjoy" (featuring Bosko & Krizz Kaliko)A. Yates, B. Kante, S. WatsonWyshmaster04:05
11."Elbow Macaroni (Skit)"A. YatesTech N9ne, Makzilla01:30
12."I Am Everything" (featuring Hed PE & Kottonmouth Kings)A. Yates, B. Xavier, D. Miller, P. Gomes, T. McNuttUnderrated, Aaron Abeyta03:35
End: The Sextion
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Happy Ending"A. YatesSeven04:44
14."Can't Shake It" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Robert Rebeck)A. Yates, S. WatsonTyler Reynolds03:38
15."Holier Than Thou" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Strange Lane Choir)A. Yates, S. WatsonYoung Fyre05:23
16."Last Words"A. Yates, S. WatsonSeven04:14
Total length: 64:31

Bonus tracks[6]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Get Your Attention" (featuring Gina McFadden & Krizz Kaliko) (Leftover track)Young Fyre03:49
2."Killer" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) (Strange Music online store pre-order bonus track) 03:26
3."Smoke Sumting" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) (Appeared on early sampler) 04:35

Samples

Psycho Bitch II

Last Words

Paint a Dark Picture

  • "Tales From the Darkside opening"

Hope For a Higher Power

  • Jim Jones's last speech at Jonestown (November 18, 1978). The audio was sampled from the cassette taped recovered by FBI agents in Jonestown, Guyana after the mass suicide. It is nicknamed the 'Jonestown Deathtape' (FBI No. Q 042).

Killer

References

  1. 1 2 Black Widow (2008-04-04). "Tech N9ne - Shock Value". Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  2. 1 2 3 Tech N9ne in the 94-9 Jamz Studio 1 (Flash). Event occurs at 4:58-05:17. Retrieved 2008-04-06. I started January 15th on Killer and I did 32 tracks, it's a double CD man, you know what I mean... that's 32 tracks man, I did it, I started January 15th and I ended it the day before the tour started...
  3. ↑ "iTunes Store: Everybody Move - Single". iTunes. 2008-06-03. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  4. ↑ Upcoming Strange Music Albums
  5. ↑ Bottom of page above Tour Info
  6. 1 2 Etminan, Nima (2008-07-17). "DubCNN - Tech N9ne Interview (Part 1)". Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Tech N9ne - Like Yeah Video". MTV. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  8. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7280/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-7-6-08
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