It’s here and (as expected) incredibly dope.

Harry Fraud, the sought-after beatsmith behind hits like French Montana’s “Shot Caller”, has put up his High Tide EP for free download. Amongst the tracks on this five-song EP is Rising featuring our favorite schizophrenic, he be the one they call Tech N9ne.

“Rising” features a triumphant and stomping production of screeching electric guitars and dynamic drum patterns that bring out Tech’s best, as he switches up his flow and delivery many times throughout to lay down another classic verse to add to his long list of classic verses.

Click here to download High Tide.

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For his debut video and single from his latest album Student of the Game, N.O.R.E. enlists the help of The Strange Music General and two of his finest soldiers in Wrekonize and Bernz from ¡MAYDAY!

In this trippy music video, the black and white performance shots of the emcees are intercut with shots of a beautiful Miami woman plagued with restless sleep and nightmares. The combination makes for an arresting visual to go with an equally awesome song.

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On May 7, find out what happens when Brooklyn beats meet Kansas City bars.

New York producer Harry Fraud is releasing a free EP called High Tide that will feature Tech N9ne on a song called “Rising”, the first track on the EP.

High Tide will also feature Action Bronson, French Montana, Earl Sweatshirt, Riff Raff, Smoke DZA, Mistah F.A.B. and more.

The EP will be a free download so be on the lookout!

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Praise be given.

R.A. The Rugged man gave his first sneak peek from his upcoming album Legends Never Die by premiering the song “Holla-Loo-Yah” which features Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko.

Giants of the underground come together for what makes up a song of epic proportions. Over a beat that sounds like it was recorded at a concert hall, Tech N9ne and R.A. spit verses outside of their usual element (Tech slows it down, R.A. speeds it up) and Krizz Kaliko lays down a devastating hook. The result is a track that is nothing less than legendary.

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Legends Never Dies drops on April 30.

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Let your mind wander with N.O.R.E., ¡MAYDAY! and Tech N9ne.

The lead single off of his upcoming Student Of The Game album, N.O.R.E. enlists the help of Strange Music’s finest on this laid-back track of hope and reflection. Over a beat that sounds like it was crafted on the ocean, the emcees all share their inner-visions on wax, resulting in a track that anyone can drift away to.

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Fans: are you ready for another preview of what’s to come from Tech N9ne’s Something Else? Look no further than the Strange Music and Monster Energy Fan Challenge.

Not only will you get a free download of a song from Tech N9ne’s Something Else, you’ll also enter for a chance to win a fly away trip for two to the kickoff show of the Something Else Tour in Kansas City, MO.

Here’s how you enter…

When you get a physical copy of the 2013 Independent Powerhouse Sampler at one of the tour stops for the Independent Powerhouse Tour, open it up and look for the promo code inside to enter in the Monster page here.

When you unlock the page, you get to listen to a BRAND NEW Tech N9ne track from Something Else, plus you get to watch a special video announcement from Tech N9ne regarding the brand new contest to see his kickoff show for the Something Else Tour.

For Technicians across the nation, it doesn’t get any sweeter than this!

Click here to be directed to the Monster Energy and Strange Music Fan Challenge!

While Yas was making his visit to Kansas City, he was sure to drop a video message on his official YouTube to all of his fans back home. Making an appearance was none other than Kansas City’s pride and joy, Mr. Tech N9ne himself.

Yas drops info about the song and tells his fans that it will be coming out very soon, also adding,

“Our main goal is to try and show everyone that rap music can really unite us together.”

At the end of the video, the two iconic emcees sing the hook together, which translated goes “Just know that I’m by your side till the end.”

We will keep you posted when this track is released!

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Featured on the Independent Powerhouse 2013 Sampler is one full song and 5 snippets from Tech N9ne’s upcoming, much-anticipated album Something Else.

The full-length song is called “B.I.T.C.H.” featuring T-Pain.

The snippets include:

• “Fortune Force Field”
• “So Dope”
• “Thizzles”
• “Meant To Happen”
• “Dwamn”

The Independent Powerhouse Sampler also includes music from

• Brotha Lynch Hung – Mannibalector
• Kutt Calhoun – Black Gold
• CES Cru – Constant Energy Struggles
• Rittz – The Life And Times Of Jonny Valiant
• Wrekonize – The War Within
• Tech N9ne – Something Else
• ¡MAYDAY! – Believers
• Krizz Kaliko – Son of Sam
• Stevie Stone – 2 Birds 1 Stone
• Prozak – We All Fall Down

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE INDEPENDENT POWERHOUSE SAMPLER 2013

Midwest and the Middle East joined forces when Tech N9ne and Yas, Iran’s biggest and most popular emcee, threw down together on wax.

Yas, the first rapper authorized to perform in Iran, has traveled from his native soil to record hip hop in the land where it all started: the USA. During his travels he stopped in Kansas City to visit the one and only Tech N9ne, who received the “Persian Tupac” with open arms.

The two legendary and dynamic emcees went into Chapman Studios and recorded a song together. Tech N9ne and Yas took to Twitter to pay mutual homage after the recording went down.

Check out this music video of Yas performing “Sarbaze Vatan”

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Tech N9ne had no choice but to go on Twitter and express his uncontainable enthusiasm for Kutt Calhoun’s latest album, Black Gold. 

As it turns out, the man’s been so busy that he never got a chance to listen to the album before release date, but after giving it a spin on his high-end stereo, the Strange Music general couldn’t get enough.

Just a fair warning from Tech N9ne: this album WILL rattle the fuck out of your speakers, so be careful.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE BLACK GOLD ON iTUNES

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