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Kansas City rapper Aaron Yates, otherwise known as Tech N9ne, emerges with an ambitious debut full of conceptual structure, vivid depiction of harsh urban realities, and innovative vocal delivery
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Tech N9ne is one of those rappers I respect more than I enjoy. To give him some credit, he was big in making the chopper style flows a big thing. He wasn't the first rapper to rap fast but he was pivotal in it catching on. He's also a very versatile artist sound wise and he's a dope lyricist. I respect what he does and what he's accomplished.
Now for the actual music, I'm mixed. I really like all of the song concepts on here but there's times where Tech's delivery just doesn't do it for me. ... read more
There are at least a few great bangers on here, however the rest of this 22-track album is kind of a mess that hasn't aged all that well, especially when he tries do anything and everything under the sun to even remotely shock his audience, with the mentions of drugs, murder and sex being as extreme as possible, but way too often it only comes off as cheap and him trying too hard
But at least the beats he's rapping over are actually pretty solid, as they pull a lot from the Hardcore Hip Hop ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Hellevator 0:16 | 65 |
| 2 | Tormented 4:22 feat. Grant Rice | 77 |
| 3 | Stamina 0:14 | 89 |
| 4 | Sinister Tech 3:25 | 80 |
| 5 | Psycho Messages 1:02 | 83 |
| 6 | Psycho Bitch 4:31 | 87 |
| 7 | Real Killer 2:38 | 82 |
| 8 | Cursed 4:36 | 80 |
| 9 | Suicide Letters 4:09 feat. Nichia Cayson | 81 |
| 10 | Purgatory 0:18 | 60 |
| 11 | It's Alive 5:01 | 84 |
| 12 | Einstein 3:57 | 76 |
| 13 | P.R. 2K1 3:50 | 94 |
| 14 | Here I Come 4:58 | 86 |
| 15 | Who You Came to See 4:18 feat. Big Krizz Kaliko | 83 |
| 16 | Wake up Call 0:42 | 63 |
| 17 | This Ring 5:55 | 87 |
| 18 | God Complex 4:55 | 81 |
| 19 | This Life (Anghellic) 3:59 feat. Bakarii, Short Nitty | 92 |
| 20 | Going Bad 5:45 feat. Charmelle Cofield | 80 |
| 21 | Heaven 0:36 | 65 |
| 22 | Twisted 6:13 feat. Nichia Cayson | 86 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
