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| Released | September 22, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Trap | |||
| Length | 38:00 | |||
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Tec (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American rapper Lil Tecca. It was released through Galactic and Republic Records on September 22, 2023. The album contains guest appearances from Kodak Black and Ken Carson. It serves as the follow-up to his previous album, We Love You Tecca 2 (2021).
On May 3, 2023, Lil Tecca shared the title of the album and announced that it would be released in the summer before later pushing it back to the fall. [1] He shared its cover art and release date on September 7 and shared its tracklist five days later.
The lead single of the album, "Need Me", was released on May 11, 2023. [2] The second single, "500lbs", was released on July 21. [3] The third single, "Hvn on Earth", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Kodak Black, was released on August 18. [4] The fourth single, "Dead or Alive", was released on September 20, two days before the album was released. [5] On January 4, 2024, the fifth and final single, "Down with Me", was released as a bonus track.
TEC debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 with 41,000 sales in its first week. This is Lil Tecca's fourth Top 15 album with 3 top ten albums.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yves" |
| 2:17 | |
| 2. | "Hvn on Earth" (with Kodak Black) |
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| 3:08 |
| 3. | "Gist" |
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| 2:10 |
| 4. | "500lbs" |
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| 2:24 |
| 5. | "Fell in Love" (with Ken Carson) |
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| 2:53 |
| 6. | "TEC" |
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| 2:11 |
| 7. | "Salty" |
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| 2:15 |
| 8. | "Real Discussions" |
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| 1:58 |
| 9. | "Dead or Alive" |
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| 2:02 |
| 10. | "Want It Bad" |
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| 2:10 |
| 11. | "U Don't Know Tec" |
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| 1:50 |
| 12. | "Used2This" |
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| 2:25 |
| 13. | "Trippin on U" |
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| 2:00 |
| 14. | "Either Way" |
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| 3:10 |
| 15. | "Need Me" |
| Ronio | 2:20 |
| 16. | "Monday to Sunday" |
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| 2:50 |
| Total length: | 38:00 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 17. | "Down with Me" |
| jk8 | 2:00 |
| Total length: | 40:00 | |||
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