Hi-Teknology

Hi-Teknology
Studio album by Hi-Tek
Released	May 8, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Rawkus/Priority/EMI Records
Producer	Hi-Tek
Hi-Tek chronology
Train Of Thought (2000) Hi-Teknology (2001) Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip (2006)
Singles from Hi-Teknology
"Round & Round" Released: 2001 "The Sun God" Released: 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [2]
The Guardian	[3]
HipHopDX	[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10 [5]
Vibe	[6]

Hi-Teknology is the debut album from producer Hi-Tek, released on Rawkus Records. Most songs feature rapping or singing by other artists, and all are produced by Hi-Tek. A sequel, Hi-Teknology 2, was made for MCA Records but never released; a second Hi-Teknology 2 was recorded and released on Babygrande Records.

Track listing

All songs produced by Hi-Tek.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scratch Rappin'"	2:04
2.	"The Sun God" (featuring Common & Vinia Mojica)	4:34
3.	"Get Back, Pt. II" (featuring DCQ, Talib Kweli)	3:46
4.	"Breakin' Bread" (featuring Brian Digby Jr., Crunch, Donte, Main Flow)	3:53
5.	"All I Need Is You" (featuring Cormega & Jonell)	3:39
6.	"Where I'm From" (featuring Jinx Da Juvy)	3:11
7.	"Tony Guitar Watson"	1:00
8.	"Round & Round" (featuring Jonell)	3:30
9.	"Get Ta Steppin'" (featuring Mos Def & Vinia Mojica)	4:37
10.	"Theme From Hi-Tek" (featuring Talib Kweli.)	1:48
11.	"L.T.A.H." (Featuring Slum Village)	3:52
12.	"Suddenly" (featuring - Donte, Main Flow)	3:25
13.	"The Illest It Gets" (featuring Buckshot)	4:24
14.	"Hi-Teknology" (featuring Jonell)	1:38

Samples ^[7]

Breakin' Bread

• "Rejected" by Elmer Bernstein
• "Beats to the Rhyme" by Run-DMC
• "Body Rock" by Mos Def, Q-Tip and Tash

All I Need Is You

• "Hall of Mirrors" by Kraftwerk

Round & Round

• "Burlesque in Barcelona" by Jakob Magnússon ^[8]

Theme From Hi-Tek

• "Mas Que Nada (Pow, Pow, Pow)" by Warren Kime

Suddenly

• "Vole Vole Farandole" by Paul Mauriat

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	66
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	12

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Hot 100	R&B/Hip-Hop	Rap
2001	"The Sun God"	—	77	5
2002	"Round & Round"	62	13	1

References

1. Conaway, Matt. Hi-Teknology at AllMusic
2. Baker, Soren (May 11, 2001). "Music: Hi-Tek – Hi-Teknology". Entertainment Weekly . No. 595. New York. p. 80.
3. Lester, Paul (June 1, 2001). "Rave to the rhythm". The Guardian . p. 16. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
4. "Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology". HipHopDX . May 5, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
5. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 8, 2001). "Hi-Tek's "Hi-Teknology"". RapReviews. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
6. Solomon, Asali (July 2001). "Revolutions: Hi-Tek – Hi-Teknology". Vibe . New York. p. 132. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2024– via Google Books.
7. Hi-Tek (2001). Hi-Teknology (liner notes). Rawkus Records. P2 50171.
8. Brown, Preezy (May 8, 2019). "The Produce Section | 11 of Hi-Tek's most classic beats". Revolt . Retrieved June 1, 2024.

External links

• Hi-Teknology at Discogs (list of releases)