Everready (The Religion)

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Everready (The Religion)
Tech N9ne - Everready.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
Recorded2002–06
Genre Hip hop
Length75:16 (Disc 1)
69:54 (Disc 2)
145:40 (Total)
Label Strange Music
Producer
Tech N9ne chronology
Vintage Tech
(2005)
Everready (The Religion)
(2006)
Misery Loves Kompany
(2007)
Singles from Everready (The Religion)
  1. "Bout Ta' Bubble"
    Released: October 20, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews8.0/10 [2]

Everready (The Religion) is the fifth studio album by rapper Tech N9ne. The album was released in 2006 as a "Collector's Edition" CD that contains a second CD featuring 14 songs from Tech N9ne as well as other Strange Music artists. "Jellysickle" & "My Wife, My Bitch, My Girl" also appeared on the 25 To Life video game soundtrack, [3] [4] while a censored version of "The Beast" was featured on the soundtrack to Madden NFL 06 , released in 2005. [5] In 2010, the song "Riot Maker" was used by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as the official theme for their Hard Justice pay-per-view. The album debuted at #50 on the Billboard 200 with 22,000 copies sold in its first week. [6] The song "Caribou Lou" was later certified Gold in 2012, and certified platinum later in 2017. [7]

Contents

Eminem was originally set to appear on the track "My World" with Tech N9ne and Brotha Lynch but complications with his best friend Proof being killed led him to not being able to record his verse, so Dalima took over his spot on the album. Twista was originally supposed to appear on "Welcome To The Midwest," but his recorded verse wasn't sent to Tech in time to be fully mastered without delaying the album. Tech says he still plans to use the verse in the future. [8]

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Enter Everready"  1:56
2."Riot Maker" (featuring Skatterman & Snug Brim)
  • Aaron Yates
  • Samuel Watson
  • Aaron Henderson
  • Stacy Landis
  • Tech N9ne
  • Rob Rebeck
  • Tyler Lyon
5:32
3."No Can Do" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
Rick Rock 3:56
4."Welcome to the Midwest" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
Tha Bizness 3:15
5."Bout Ta' Bubble" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)YatesSeven3:30
6."It's What You Thinkin'" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)YatesSeven3:47
7."Night and Day" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)YatesSeven4:15
8."Jellysickle" (featuring E-40, backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)YatesRick Rock3:37
9."Caribou Lou" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
4:31
10."
  • Hood Connection
  • Strange Commercial
"
  1:51
11."My Wife, My Bitch, My Girl"YatesRick Rock3:40
12."Flash" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Melvin Calhoun
  • Rune Rask
  • Troo.L.S.
3:53
13."Come Gangsta"
  • Yates
  • Watson
Seven5:35
14."The Melancholy Maze & My World Intro"Yates 1:25
15."My World" (featuring Brotha Lynch Hung & Dalima)
  • Yates
  • Kevin Mann
  • Reginald Easterwood
The Legendary Traxster 4:37
16."Running Out of Time (R.O.O.T.)"
  • Yates
  • Watson
Seven3:43
17."The Rain" (featuring Alyia Yates & Reign Yates)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Queen
Polyhedron4:20
18."Fuck'em Girl" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Kutt Calhoun)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Calhoun
Seven4:10
19."The Beast" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)YatesDa Riffs3:40
20."This Is Me" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
TyJilla for Official Productions4:44
Total length:75:58

Disc two: Strange Music Library

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Yates 1:14
2."That Owl" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
Seven5:38
3."In My Head" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)YatesMista Royce4:56
4."Groupie" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Kutt Calhoun)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Calhoun
Big Tank6:22
5."Rock Like That" (performed by Critical Bill)
  • Davis
  • Scott
  • Causley
  • Thacker
  • Sawyer
  • Critical Bill
  • Rob Rebeck
3:57
6."The Shouting" (performed by Critical Bill)
  • Davis
  • Scott
  • Causley
  • Thacker
  • Sawyer
  • Critical Bill
  • Rob Rebeck
4:15
7."Don't Blame Me" (performed by Skatterman & Snug Brim featuring Boy Big)
  • Landis
  • Henderson
  • Walter Canady
  • Raw Beats
3:42
8."Run" (performed by Skatterman & Snug Brim)
  • Landis
  • Henderson
Preston Middleton5:40
9."Whip It" (performed by Kutt Calhoun featuring Tech N9ne)
  • Calhoun
  • Yates
Seven4:40
10."Playa Like Me" (performed by Kutt Calhoun featuring Krizz Kaliko)CalhounSeven4:49
11."Trapped" (performed by Project: Deadman {Prozak & Mike E. Clark})ShippyMike E. Clark4:40
12."Holy War" (performed by Project: Deadman)
  • Shippy
  • Clark
Mike E. Clark4:53
13."Let It Go" (performed by Krizz Kaliko)WatsonSeven4:58
14."The Need" (performed by Krizz Kaliko)WatsonSeven6:18
15."Little Pills" (performed by K.A.B.O.S.H. {Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko & Dirty Wormz})
  • Yates
  • Watson
Rob Rebeck4:03
Total length:70:05

Bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sleeping Beauty 1 " (featuring Krizz Kaliko)A. Yates5:09
  • ^1 Copies purchased from Trans World Entertainment-owned stores contained a promotional code allowing the download of this track for free.

Samples

No Can Do

Welcome to the Midwest

Bout Ta' Bubble

The Rain

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 50
US Independent Albums 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 23
US Top Rap Albums 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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