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There's no denying Tech N9ne has great fundamentals a lyricist and a story-teller, however this album is just a load of barnacles
There's no reason for it to be this long, this all over the place, this melo-dramatic and over the top at the same time, and the expansive feature list is more distracting than actually fitting for the sounds and styles that he's going for
The production sucks, the writing is corny, some song concepts are kinda entertaining for what they are, but in terms of anything ... read more
You know that music you used to love in highschool but now you kinda cringe at when you revisit it? That's Tech N9ne for me. Although, 'Something Else' and his following album 'Special Effects' sneak past my cringe radar for a few songs. Nostalgia overpowers the cringe. Tech's energy was genuinely animalistic on a lot of these songs, really gets the blood boiling. But just like every Tech project, it's bogged down by unnecessary tracks and mid features.
Rated this a while ago, but came back to review it.
I love almost all songs in this. Only exceptions are: Fortune Force Field, I'm Not a Saint, Priorities, Dwamn, See Me, That's My Kid.
All other songs sound amazing, the lyrics are dope and so on.
Just saw the "contoroversy magnet" a.k.a. Fantano's review, I couldn't help but say to his followers: Jumping on the hate train does no good.
A more mainstream affair here form Tech N9ne, with collaborations from a lot of more mainstream names, like T-Pain, Kendrick Lamar and Serj Tankian. But, despite this, this is still a Tech N9ne album. The storytelling is Tech’s strongpoint, and even on more radio sounding songs like Fragile and Fortune Force Field, Tech tells us of his struggles despite the fortune and fame, and the losses he’s had to live through. It’s not all doom and gloom, as we have the back to back hits ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | News with Mark Alford 1 (Skit) 1:16 | 56 |
Fire
| 2 | Straight Out the Gate 4:10 feat. Krizz Kaliko, Serj Tankian | 75 |
| 3 | B.I.T.C.H. 4:27 feat. T-Pain | 72 |
| 4 | With the BS 4:36 | 71 |
| 5 | Love 2 Dislike Me 3:53 feat. Liz Suwandi, Tyler Lyon | 47 |
| 6 | Fortune Force Field 4:16 | 63 |
| 7 | I'm Not a Saint 4:30 | 69 |
| 8 | Fragile 3:56 | 87 |
| 9 | Priorities 1:43 feat. The Game, Angel Davenport | 69 |
| 10 | News with Mark Alford 2 (Skit) 0:41 | 47 |
Water
| 11 | Dwamn 2:58 | 43 |
| 12 | So Dope (They Wanna) 4:19 | 71 |
| 13 | See Me 4:09 feat. Wiz Khalifa, B.o.B | 66 |
Earth
| 14 | My Haiku-Burn The World 4:01 feat. Krizz Kaliko | 62 |
| 15 | That's My Kid 4:23 | 64 |
| 16 | Meant to Happen 3:56 feat. Scoop DeVille | 71 |
| 17 | News with Mark Alford 3 (Skit) 0:53 | 61 |
| 18 | Believe 3:53 | 64 |
| 19 | R.I.P. Ray (Skit) 0:07 | 37 |
| 20 | Strange 2013 3:32 feat. The Doors | 64 |
| 21 | SMB 0:04 | 85 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 5 minutes
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Poor man who is a challenge to be. We all know what I'm talking about. Read the first word again.