Sickology 101 | ||||
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Released | April 28, 2009 [1] | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 1:15:35 | |||
Label | Strange Music | |||
Producer | Matic Lee Wyshmaster Young Fyre Seven | |||
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Singles from Sickology 101 | ||||
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Allmusic | [5] |
DJBooth | [6] |
HipHopDX | [7] |
RapReviews | (7.5/10) [8] |
Sickology 101 is the eighth studio album,and the second in the "Collabos" series,by rapper Tech N9ne.
Early on,the album carried a "The Study of Being Sick" subtitle,but as its release grew nearer,the subtitle was phased out. [9] [10] The album features guest appearances from Krayzie Bone, [1] Crooked I, [1] Chino XL, [1] Messy Marv, [1] Ron Ron,Potluck, [1] also featured are fellow Kansas City rappers Cash Image, [11] D-Locc Da Chop [11] and the 57th Street Rogue Dog Villians. [12] Furthermore,fellow Strange Music rappers Krizz Kaliko, [1] Kutt Calhoun [1] and Big Scoob [12] are featured. It features production by producers that have previously collaborated with Tech,like Tramaine "Young Fyre" Winfrey,Jonah "Matic Lee" Appleby,Adam "Wyshmaster" Cherrington,and Michael "Seven" Summers,with additional production alongside Young Fyre,like Josh "Karbon" Brunstetter and Brian "Yung Fokus" Reid. The additional production credits were absent from the copies of the album in the initial pressing,but were added in subsequent pressings.
Both "Red Nose" and "Sickology 101" were released as digital singles on March 31,2009,while "Nothin'" followed as a digital single on April 14,2009. On March 24,2009,the music video for "Red Nose" was added to YouTube by Strange Music's account in high-definition video. [13] On April 13,2009,the video premiered on MTVU.com. The video was directed by Dan Gedman. [14]
The initial numbers released by Nielsen SoundScan for the albums' debut week were 18,680 which would have put the album at #23 on the Billboard 200. [15] However,according to a news report by HipHopDX,Strange Music submitted proof,indicating the number to be 21,455 copies sold first week. [16] As a result,Sickology 101 actually debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 19. [17]
On 17 June 2020,"Dysfunctional" featuring Krizz Kaliko and Big Scoob was certified gold by the RIAA. [18]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sickology 101" (featuring Chino XL & Crooked I) | Aaron Yates, Derek Barbosa, Dominick Wickliffe | Wyshmaster | 03:43 |
2. | "Midwest Choppers 2" (featuring K-Dean & Krayzie Bone) | Anthony Henderson, A. Yates, K. Dean, Samuel Watson IV | Young Fyre, Karbon | 04:34 |
3. | "Ghetto Love" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Kutt Calhoun) | A. Yates, Melvin Calhoun, S. Watson | Young Fyre, Karbon | 05:15 |
4. | "Poh Me Anutha" (featuring Kutt Calhoun & Potluck) | A. Yates, James Kerri, Joshua Liederman, M. Calhoun, S. Watson | Young Fyre, Yung Fokus | 04:09 |
5. | "We Kixin' It" (featuring Ron Ron & The Popper) | A. Yates, Ronald White, Walter Edwin | Young Fyre | 03:43 |
6. | "Nothin'" (featuring Big Scoob & Messy Marv) | A. Yates, Marvin Watson, Stewart Ashby Jr. | Matic Lee | 03:46 |
7. | "Let Me In" (featuring Cash Image, D-Locc Da Chop, & Krizz Kaliko) | A. Yates, Derius Taylor, Derwayne Williams, S. Watson | Young Fyre, Karbon | 05:53 |
8. | "In the Air" (featuring Craig Smith & Nesto the Owner) | A. Yates, Craig Smith, Ernesto Edwards | Wyshmaster | 04:18 |
9. | "Blown Away" | A. Yates, Brian Fraser, Manzilla Queen | Young Fyre | 04:51 |
10. | "Party & Bullshit" (featuring Big Ben, Shadow & Krizz Kaliko) | A. Yates, Ben Olney, Gerald Washington, S. Watson | Young Fyre | 04:25 |
11. | "Grammy's (Skit)" (featuring Below Zero, Chandra Palmer, Dana Perkins, Irv Da Phenom, Krizz Kaliko, Rob Rebeck & Valerie Knight) | M. Queen | Rob Rebeck | 01:14 |
12. | "Sorry N' Shit" (featuring 57th Street Rogue Dog Villians) | A. Yates, M. Whitebear, S. Ashby Jr., William Oats | Matic Lee | 05:50 |
13. | "Dysfunctional" (featuring Big Scoob & Krizz Kaliko) | A. Yates, S. Ashby Jr., S. Watson | Matic Lee | 04:00 |
14. | "Far Away" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) | A. Yates, S. Watson | Matic Lee | 03:38 |
15. | "Spelling Bee (Skit)" (featuring Makzilla & Rob Rebeck) | M. Queen | Rob Rebeck | 01:15 |
16. | "Creepin'" (featuring B.G. Bulletwound & Paul Mussan) | A. Yates, Gregory Roland, Paul Sowell, S. Watson | Seven | 05:05 |
17. | "Red Nose" | A. Yates, M. Queen | Matic Lee | 05:27 |
18. | "Bootlegger (Skit) / Areola / Bootlegger (Outro)" (performed by 816 Boyz) (Bonus track)) | A. Yates, M. Calhoun, M. Queen, S. Watson | Matic Lee (Areola) Rob Rebeck (Skit / Outro) | 04:29 |
Total length: | 75:35 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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19. | "Take It Off" (featuring K-Dean & Lady Q) | Seven | 05:09 |
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the rapper is already back in the studio working on his next album, titled Sickology 101: The Study of Being Sick.
Once 2009 began, he started prepping a record of collaborations entitled Sickology 101: The Study of Being Sick
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