Enterfear

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EnterFear
Tech N9ne Enterfear.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)
Recorded2019–2020
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length60:54
Label Strange Music
Producer
  • Travis O'Guin (exec.)
  • Dame tha Producer
  • Freek Van Workum
  • Hndrc
  • ItsNicklus
  • Seven
Tech N9ne chronology
N9na
(2019)
EnterFear
(2020)
Asin9ne
(2021)
Singles from Enterfear
  1. "Feed"
    Released: March 11, 2020
  2. "Just Die? (Intro)"
    Released: April 9, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Sydney Morning Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

EnterFear (stylized in all caps) is the twenty-second studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne.

Contents

Background

It was released on April 17, 2020 via Strange Music. Production was handled mostly by Michael "Seven" Summers. It features guest appearances from Krizz Kaliko, King Iso, Landxn Fyre, Flatbush Zombies, Jehry Robinson, Lex Bratcher, Love Mae C, Mackenzie Nicole, Marley Young, Merkules, Navé Monjo and Scru Face Jean. [3] The album's name is a sensational spelling of "interfere".

The full-length was preceded by two extended plays: EnterFear Level 1, which was released on November 22, 2019, [4] and EnterFear Level 2, which was released on January 17, 2020. [5] Songs "Yeah No", "Feel So Sad", "Angel Baby", "On the Outside" and "B.I.B." were included in the first EP, and the second one was composed of "Outdone", "Leave It On the Flo", "Phonk (Leave It On the Flo, Pt. 2)" and "Smell Good". On August 14, 2020, the third EP, More Fear, was released and consists of seven previously unreleased tracks. [6]

Track listing

Enterfear track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Die?" (Intro 1)
Dame tha Producer2:58
2."Suckseed (Intro 2)" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and King Iso)
Dame tha Producer3:09
3."Outdone" Seven 3:17
4."Look What I Did" (featuring Flatbush Zombies and Jehry Robinson)
Seven4:20
5."Yeah No!" (featuring Mackenzie Nicole)
  • Yates
  • Summers
Seven2:48
6."Dr. Sebagh" (featuring Landxn Fyre)
  • Yates
  • Landon Fryer
  • Summers
Seven3:43
7."Question Mark This!" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and Lex Bratcher)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Alexis Bratcher
  • Frederikus van Workum
  • Nicholas Luscombe
  • Freek van Workum
  • ItsNicklus
2:46
8."Snake and the Batman / Story Time" (Skit)
  • Yates
  • Summers
Seven1:52
9."Feel So Sad!"
  • Yates
  • Summers
Seven3:51
10."Leave It On the Flo! Pt. 1" (featuring Landxn Fyre)
  • Yates
  • Fryer
  • Summers
  • Lucas Parker
Seven3:20
11."Phonk (Leave It On the Flo! Pt. 2)" (featuring Merkules and Scru Face Jean)
Seven3:46
12."Angel Baby" (featuring Navé Monjo)
  • Yates
  • Evan Hancock
  • Summers
  • Brooke Winter
Seven3:15
13."On the Outside"
  • Yates
  • Summers
Seven3:34
14."Smell Good" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
  • Parker
Seven3:28
15."Stoli Doli" (featuring Love, Mae C)
  • Yates
  • Summers
Seven2:41
16."For Ya Love" (featuring Marley Young)
  • Yates
  • Ray G. Patrick, Jr.
  • Summers
Seven3:46
17."B.I.B." (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
Seven2:30
18."Saw Somethin'" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and King Iso)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Gulledge
  • Gomez
Dame tha Producer2:53
19."KC Smile" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • van Workum
  • Luscombe
  • Hendric Büenck
  • Freek van Workum
  • ItsNicklus
  • HNDRC
2:57
Total length:60:54
Strange Music pre-order digital bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20."Feed" (featuring JL)
  • Yates
  • Varnes
  • Gomez
Dame tha Producer2:45
Total length:63:39

Charts

Chart performance for Enterfear
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 92
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 11

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