Killer (Tech N9ne album)
2008 studio album by Tech N9ne
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Killer is the seventh studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne. It was released on July 1, 2008, via Strange Music. The album's cover pays homage to Michael Jackson's iconic 1982's Thriller.
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| Released | July 1, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 15[1][2] – March 27, 2008[2] | |||
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| Length | 2:07:03 | |||
| Label | Strange Music | |||
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Production was handled by Seven, Wyshmaster, David Sanders II, Robert Rebeck, Young Fyre, Jonah "Matic Lee" Appleby, Krizz Kaliko, Aaron Abeyta, Aaron Bradley, Antonio "Elmo" Wesley, Makzilla, Soleternity, UnderRated, and Tech N9ne himself, with Travis O'Guin serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob, BG Bulletwound, Bosko, Brother J, (həd) p.e., Ice Cube, Kottonmouth Kings, Lebowski, Liquid Assassin, Liz Suwandi, Mistah F.A.B., Paul Wall, Robert Rebeck, Scarface, Shawnna, Skatterman & Snug Brim, The Popper, The Weapon, and Strange Lane Choir.
The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 6 on the Top Rap Albums and atop the Independent Albums charts with 36,200 copies sold in its first week in the United States.[7]
Background
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.[8] He was instead replaced by Grave Plott's Liquid Assassin.
On October 3, 2008, the music video for "Like Yeah" premiered on MTVU. 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.[9]
Track listing
Disc one
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| Total length: | 62:52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disc two
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| Total length: | 64:31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bonus tracks
Source:[8]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Get Your Attention" (featuring Gina McFadden & Krizz Kaliko) (Leftover track) | Young Fyre | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Killer" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) (Strange Music online store pre-order bonus track) | 3:26 | |
| 3. | "Smoke Sumting" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) (Appeared on early sampler) | 4:35 |
Personnel
- Aaron D. "Tech N9ne" Yates — vocals, producer (tracks: 25, 27), A&R
- Stacie Frazier — additional vocals (tracks: 1, 32)
- Tiffany Casterline — additional vocals (track 1)
- Aaron "Snug Brim" Henderson — additional vocals (tracks: 1, 19)
- Donnell Woodward — additional vocals (track 1)
- Stacy "Skatterman" Landis — additional vocals (tracks: 1, 23)
- Melvin "Kutt Calhoun" Calhoun Jr. — additional vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 16, 21, 31)
- Samuel "Krizz Kaliko" Watson — additional vocals (tracks: 1–4, 6, 8–12, 14, 16–24, 26, 28–32), producer (tracks: 9, 13)
- Gabe Roland — piano (track 1)
- Gina McFadden — additional vocals (tracks: 2, 10)
- Rashawnna "Shawnna" Guy — additional vocals (track 3)
- Paul "Paul Wall" Slayton — additional vocals (track 5)
- Walter "The Popper" Edwin — additional vocals (track 5)
- Alexandra Whirley — additional vocals (track 5)
- Crystal Watson — additional vocals (tracks: 6, 31)
- Brian "Scenario" Fraser — additional vocals (tracks: 7, 8, 19)
- Glenn "Brother Al" MacDonald — additional vocals (track 8)
- Robert Rebeck — additional vocals (tracks: 8, 11, 14, 30), producer (tracks: 1, 13, 14), mixing
- O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson — additional vocals (track 9)
- Jason "Brother J" Hunter — additional vocals (track 9)
- Brad "Scarface" Jordan — additional vocals (track 10)
- David "The Dirtball" Alexander — additional vocals (track 11)
- Jerita Streater — additional vocals (tracks: 12, 14, 23)
- Cardell "Liquid Assassin" Toombs — additional vocals (track 14)
- Shacarol Matthews — additional vocals (track 14)
- Liz Suwandi — additional vocals (track 15)
- Chandra Palmer — additional vocals (tracks: 16, 17)
- Gregory "B.G. Bulletwound" Roland — additional vocals (track 19)
- Devin "The Weapon" Edwin — additional vocals (track 20)
- Preston "Lebowski" Jones — additional vocals (track 20)
- Stewart D. "Big Scoob" Ashby Jr. — additional vocals (track 20)
- Stanley P. "Mistah F.A.B." Cox — additional vocals (track 21)
- Mackenzie Chesnut — additional vocals (track 23)
- Valerie Knight — additional vocals (tracks: 23, 24)
- Jace Wilbert — guitar (track 24)
- Coulter "Killa C" Hill — additional vocals (track 25)
- Bosko Kante — additional vocals (track 26)
- Beret Ziegenhorn — additional vocals (track 26)
- Glennae B. Harvey — additional vocals (tracks: 26, 31)
- Paolo "Jarred Shane" Gomes — additional vocals (track 28)
- Brad "Daddy X" Xavier — additional vocals (track 28)
- Dustin "D-Loc" Miller — additional vocals (track 28)
- Timothy "Johnny Richter" McNutt — additional vocals (track 28)
- Korey Lloyd — guitars (track 28)
- Jeff Simmons Jr. — additional guitars & additional producer (track 28)
- Vance Ashworth — additional vocals (track 31)
- Tramaine "Young Fyre" Winfrey — producer (tracks: 2, 3, 31)
- Adam "Wyshmaster" Cherrington — producer (tracks: 4–6, 10, 26)
- Michael "Seven" Summers — producer (tracks: 7, 9, 11–13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 32)
- Jonah "Matic Lee" Appleby — producer (tracks: 8, 18)
- Aaron Bradley — producer (track 16)
- David Sanders II — producer (tracks: 17, 19–21)
- Antonio "Elmo" Wesley — producer (track 22)
- Manzila "Makzilla" Queen — producer (track 27)
- Josh "UnderRated" Liederman — producer (track 28)
- Aaron Abeyta — producer (track 28)
- Ty "TyJilla" Reynolds — producer (track 30)
- Tom Baker — mastering
- Travis O'Guin — executive producer, A&R
- Ron Spaulding — associate producer
- Sean Branagan — art direction, design
- Joshua Hoffine — photography
- Robert Lieberman — legal
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[10] | 12 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 8 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[12] | 6 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 1 |