In what many are calling “this year’s most anticipated album”, Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV has received the critical eye from publications all across the country and beyond. Of course it isn’t unlikely that many were brought to attention of Tech N9ne by his stellar appearance on “Interlude” with Andre 3000. Continue reading
As he prepares to release his upcoming The Life And Times Of Sebastian Rios mixtape, Joell Ortiz has once again hit the web with an exclusive remix. “Night Train (Remix)” featuring Bun B and Tech N9ne is an official remix to the original “Night Train”, which Joell Ortiz dropped sometime in 2010.
Touching on the struggles and painful realities of not being close to home, Big B and Tech N9ne come together for a truly heartwarming tribute to their loved ones. Continue reading
Tech is on one of E-40′s new albums, but you shouldn’t just check out the album as a Tech fan. E-40 is a legend, setting records and releasing records consistently. Just released for 40 is Revenue Retrievin’: Graveyard Shift and Revenue Retrievin’: Overtime Shift. That’s right two albums. Not only did he just release these two, but two more albums prior (Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shift) to make it four in 12 months time. Many of the track’s are produced by 40′s son Droop-E who is also an up-and-coming rapper recently featured in XXL Magazine as a new rapper with family ties in the business.
Tech makes his appearance on Revenue Retrievin’: Graveyard Shift with Marty James on the hook in the song “Fried”. The track is a banger produced by Jelly Roll. “40 Water they can’t touch us like a Vamp in holy water.” Make that a great collabo for two legends.
Check out the Pitchfork review of the Retrievin’ albums here, where Tech is quoted as “one of rap’s more under-recognized grassroots success stories.”
HipHopDx.com has premiered a brand new track from E-40′s Revenue Retrievin’: Graveyard Shift. “Fried” features Tech N9ne and Marty James over a banging synth production that booms in typical Bay area fashion. E-40′s signature and unorthodox flow plays off Tech’s speedy, but catchy delivery. The high-energy collaboration is one of E-40′s best, and it goes to show that Tech can hang with even the most hyphy of them.
Click here to listen to the full song.
What’s your favorite E-40/Tech collabo?
Travis Barker released his highly-anticipated solo album, Give The Drummer Some, March 15. The Blink-182 band member’s release is infused with both rock and hip-hop. Tech N9ne and Bun B collaborated with Barker for a cut on the album called “Raw Shit.” HipHopDX says the track lives up to its title.
Tech N9ne’s appearance on Potluck’s “Say What U Wanna” made a comeback this summer for Potluck’s Greatest Hits With My Buds. The Subnoize MCs remixed the song from their 2004 release Harvest Time and gave it a rock and roll edge with the addition of electric rhythm and lead guitars.
The track recently appeared on hiphopdx.com. Click here to listen and leave some feedback on the remix.
On this exceptional collaboration, Tech teams up with fellow Kansas City musician Steven Cooper. The two rappers fly over the beat and deliver rapid fire verses. “Broken Chains” boasts the change in each rapper’s life and deals with overcoming the adversity they each faced. In typical Tech N9ne fashion, he steals the show with his sped up rhymes. There is a lot about this particular song that feels like ‘vintage’ Tech N9ne. Fans old and new are sure to feel this.
Tech N9ne was recently featured in a Bun B song called “Million Miles”. Tech rips it up (as always) on the second verse and spits about the difficulties of living the rock star life and not being able to see his kids as often as he’d like. Tech is simply sharing a piece of what it’s like to live the life of the Kansas City King, and his homie Big B has surely had his Strange influences being that Big B is currently touring with Tech’s friend and label mate Kutt Calhoun for the Strange Noize Tour.
What do you think of the “Million Miles” song?
Tech N9ne is featured in The Kottonmouth Kings’ new single “Party Monsters” from their new album Long Live The Kings. “Party monsters, a special guest has just arrived! Please direct your attention to the red carpet; here comes none other than the most sinister monster of them all, Tech N9ne!” Tech spits the second verse over the beat’s restless synth-line that perfectly conveys the non-stop nature of the song’s party-all-the-time subject matter. This song is definitely a banger that encourages excess, debauchery, and the all-night clowning around that has become synonymous with The Kottomouth Kings. Click here for the free download and get your party started!
