Killer (Tech N9ne album) Last updated June 04, 2025
2008 studio album
Killer 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 .
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 200Top 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 Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Dr. Frazier's Office" (Intro Skit) Aaron D. Yates Robert Rebeck 1:20 2. "Like Yeah" Young Fyre 4:18 3. "Wheaties" (featuring Shawnna ) Young Fyre 4:08 4. "Everybody Move" Wyshmaster 3:37 5. "Get the Fuck Outta Here" (featuring The Popper and Paul Wall ) Wyshmaster 4:27 6. "The Waitress" Yates Wyshmaster 4:09 7. "Crybaby" Yates Seven 4:36 8. "Shit Is Real" Jonah "Matic Lee" Appleby 3:43 9. "Blackboy" (featuring Brother J , Ice Cube and Krizz Kaliko ) 4:45 10. "Pillow Talkin'" (featuring Scarface ) Wyshmaster 3:42
Begin: The Dark Side Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 11. "Paint a Dark Picture" (featuring The Dirtball ) Seven 4:39 12. "Hope for a Higher Power" Yates Seven 5:56 13. "Worst Case Scenario (Skit)" Seven Robert Rebeck Krizz Kaliko 1:50 14. "Psycho Bitch II" (featuring Liquid Assassin) Yates Cardell Toombs Robert Rebeck Robert Rebeck 5:48 15. "Poisonous" (featuring Liz Suwandi) Seven 2:42 16. "Too Much" (featuring Kutt Calhoun ) Aaron Bradley 3:02
End: The Dark Side Total length: 62:52
Disc two Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "I Love You But Fuck You" David Sanders II 5:22 2. "One Good Time" Yates Jonah "Matic Lee" Appleby 4:28 3. "Drill Team" (featuring Snug Brim , BG Bulletwound and Krizz Kaliko) Yates Watson Gregory Roland Aaron Henderson Fraser David Sanders II 5:16 4. "Beat You Up" (featuring Lebowski, The Weapon and Big Scoob ) David Sanders II 5:12 5. "Let's Go" (featuring Kutt Calhoun and Mistah F.A.B. ) David Sanders II 3:24 6. "Why You Ain't Call Me" Yates Antonio "Elmo" Wesley 4:30
Begin: The Sextion Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 7. "Seven Words" (featuring Skatterman and Krizz Kaliko) Seven 4:52 8. "The Sexorcist (Infomercial)" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) Seven 3:39 9. "Killa Call" (Skit) Yates Tech N9ne 0:32 10. "Enjoy" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and Bosko) Wyshmaster 4:05 11. "Elbow Macaroni" (Skit) Yates 1:30 12. "I Am Everything" (featuring (həd) p.e. and Kottonmouth Kings ) UnderRated Aaron Abeyta Jeff Simmons Jr. (add. ) 3:35
End: The Sextion Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Happy Ending" Yates Seven 4:43 14. "Can't Shake It" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and Robert Rebeck) Soleternity 3:37 15. "Holier Than Thou" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and Strange Lane Choir) Young Fyre 5:22 16. "Last Words" Seven 4:14
Total length: 64:31
Bonus tracks Source: [ 8]
Title Producer(s) 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) Tyler "Soleternity" 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 References 1 2 Black Widow (April 4, 2008). "Tech N9ne - Shock Value" . Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2008 . 1 2 3 Tech N9ne in the 94-9 Jamz Studio 1 (Flash) . Event occurs at 4:58-05:17. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2008 . I started January 15th on Killer and I did 32 tracks, it's a double CD man, you know what I mean... that's 32 tracks man, I did it, I started January 15th and I ended it the day before the tour started... ↑ Rinaldi, Matt. "Killer - Tech N9ne | Album | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 16, 2024 . ↑ Thornton, Alex (July 28, 2008). "Tech N9ne - Killer" . HipHopDX . Retrieved December 16, 2024 . ↑ Leonard, Alfred H. (July 2, 2008). "Tech N9ne – Killer Review" . IGN . Retrieved December 16, 2024 . ↑ Jost, Matt (July 15, 2008). "Tech N9ne :: Killer :: Strange Music" . RapReviews . Retrieved December 16, 2024 . ↑ Ewing, Aliya (July 9, 2008). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 7/6/08" . HipHopDX . Retrieved December 16, 2024 . 1 2 Etminan, Nima (July 17, 2008). "DubCNN - Tech N9ne Interview (Part 1)" . Retrieved July 31, 2008 . ↑ "Tech N9ne - Like Yeah Video" . MTV. October 3, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2008 . ↑ "Tech N9NE Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ↑ "Tech N9NE Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard ↑ "Tech N9NE Chart History (Top Rap Albums)" . Billboard ↑ "Tech N9NE Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard External links
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