Absolute Power (Tech N9ne album)

Absolute Power
Absolute Power
Studio album by Tech N9ne
Released	September 10, 2002
Recorded	2001–02
Genres	Hardcore hip-hop; horrorcore; gangsta rap;
Length	78:27
Label	Strange Music;
Producers	Dave Weiner (exec.); Travis O'Guin (exec.); 5150 Mental Productions; Carl Breeding; Carlos "Big Los" Chalmers; DJ Icy Roc Kravyn; Femi Ojetunde; Flash Technology; Robert Rebeck; RonnZfromBerlin; RUBONYX;
Tech N9ne chronology
Singles from Absolute Power
	"Slacker"; Released: 2002; "Imma Tell"; Released: 2003; "Here Comes Tecca Nina"; Released: 2004; "I'm A Playa"; Released: 2004;

Absolute Power is the fourth studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne from Kansas City, Missouri, and is officially his very first album released through his Strange Music label. Production was handled by several record producers, including Reuben 'Bonyx' Armstrong, RonnZfromBerlin and 5150 Mental Productions. It features guest appearances from 57th Street Rogue Dog Villains, D12, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Skatterman & Snug Brim among others.

ReleasedSeptember 10, 2002

Recorded2001–02

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Length78:27

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The album peaked at number 79 on the Billboard 200.

The hook for the song I'm A Playa samples and is inspired by the song Rock Me Amadeus by Falco.^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			1:00
2.	"The Industry Is Punks"	Aaron D. Yates	RUBONYX	5:30
3.	"Here Comes Tecca Nina"	Yates	Carl Breeding Flash Technology	3:54
4.	"Imma Tell"	Yates	RUBONYX	4:46
5.	"Slacker"	Yates	Femi Ojetunde	4:16
6.	"Keep On Keepin' On" (featuring Big Krizz Kaliko)	Yates Samuel Christopher Watson	RUBONYX	5:01
7.	"Gunz Will Bust" (featuring Yung Gunz)	Yates Stacy Landis Aaron Henderson Terrance "Money Hungry" Morris	Carlos "Big Los" Chalmers	4:45
8.	"Bianca's and Beatrice's" (featuring Kutt Calhoun)	Yates Melvin Calhoun Jr.	RUBONYX	4:16
9.	"Diamond Joe's" (Interlude)			0:21
10.	"Slither"	Yates	RonnZfromBerlin	3:55
11.	"Disturbance" (Interlude)			0:07
12.	"Trapped in a Psycho's Body"	Yates	RonnZfromBerlin	5:08
13.	"T9X"	Yates	Sean "DJ Icy Roc Kravyn" Raspberry	6:28
14.	"She Devil" (featuring D12)	Yates DeShaun Holton Denaun Porter Ondre Moore Rufus Johnson Von Carlisle	RonnZfromBerlin	4:42
15.	"Worst Enemy"	Yates	RUBONYX	2:39
16.	"Signing Off" (Interlude)			0:05
17.	"Absolute Power"	Yates Watson	RonnZfromBerlin	4:25
18.	"Yada, Yada, Yada"	Yates	5150 Mental Productions	6:10
19.	"Constantly Dirty" (featuring 57th Street Rogue Dog Villains)	Yates Michael Whitebear Stewart Ashby William Oats	5150 Mental Productions	6:00
20.	"I'm a Playa" (featuring Big Krizz Kaliko)	Yates Watson	Rob Rebeck	4:59
Total length:				78:27

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
21.	"Victory"	Aaron D. Yates	RonnZfromBerlin	4:40
22.	"Freaky Lil' Things" (featuring Grant Rice and Kutt Calhoun)	Yates Grant Rice Melvin Calhoun Jr.	RonnZfromBerlin	5:27
23.	"Hydro" (featuring Greed, Big Krizz Kaliko and Kutt Calhoun)	Yates Roy LaJeune Samuel Christopher Watson Calhoun	5150 Mental Productions	4:49
24.	"Runaway" (featuring Erica Hugunin)	Yates Erica Hugunin	RUBONYX	4:29
25.	"Shocked" (featuring Kutt Calhoun)	Yates Calhoun	RUBONYX	4:51
26.	"The Grench" (featuring Boy Big)	Yates Levar Fletcher	RonnZfromBerlin	5:00
27.	"Walk With a Limp" (performed by Kutt Calhoun featuring Big Krizz Kaliko)		5150 Mental Productions	4:48
Total length:				34:04

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	79
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	28
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[6]	3

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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