Killer (Tech N9ne album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
ARTISTdirect	2008
HipHopDX	2008
IGN	(8.6/10) 2008
Kansas City Star	2008
Metromix	2008
The Pitch	(favorable) 2008
RapReviews	(8.5/10) 2008
Rhapsody	(favorable) 2008
URB	2008

Killer is the seventh studio album by rapper Tech N9ne.^[4] Killer's album cover pays homage to Michael Jackson’s iconic "Thriller" album cover. With Killer, Tech N9ne has SoundScanned his 1 millionth album independently.^[5]

This album was the first album Tech N9ne recorded as a double disc release, containing 32 tracks. (Everready (The Religion) contained two discs, however the second disc was marketed as a bonus disc and not a part of the album itself.)^[2] Guests who were featured on the album include Paul Wall, Scarface, Shawnna, Brother J of X-Clan, Mistah F.A.B., Kottonmouth Kings, Hed PE, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Skatterman & Snug Brim, BG Bulletwound, Liquid Assassin of Grave Plott, and Ice Cube. While Brotha Lynch Hung was confirmed to be a guest on the album early on, he would be absent from the album in the end.^[1] It was later revealed that Brotha Lynch Hung was supposed to be on Psycho Bitch II, but he would have been unable to get his verse back to Tech in time, thus he did not appear.^[6] He was instead replaced by Grave Plott's Liquid Assassin.

It features production by producers that have previously collaborated with Tech like Michael "Seven" Summers and David Sanders II, as well as new collaborations such as with Tramaine "YoungFyre" Winfrey, Jonah "Matic Lee" Appleby and Adam "Wyshmaster" Cherrington.

On October 3rd, 2008, the music video for "Like Yeah" premiered on MTVU.com. The video was directed by Estevan Oriol and featured several cameos such as the songs producer Young Fyre, fellow label mates Krizz Kaliko and Kutt Calhoun, actor Danny Trejo, as well as artists Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., C-Bo, Glasses Malone, Krondon and Skinhead Rob.^[7]

The album debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200 with 36,199 copies sold in its first week.^[8]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dr. Frazier's Office (Intro Skit)"	A. Yates	Robert Rebeck	01:21
2.	"Like Yeah"	A. Yates, S. Watson	Young Fyre	04:19
3.	"Wheaties" (featuring Shawnna)	A. Yates, R. Guy	Young Fyre	04:09
4.	"Everybody Move"	A. Yates, S. Watson	Wyshmaster	03:38
5.	"Get the Fuck Outta Here" (featuring The Popper & Paul Wall)	A. Yates, M. Queen, P. Slayton, W. Edwin	Wyshmaster	04:28
6.	"The Waitress"	A. Yates	Wyshmaster	04:09
7.	"Crybaby"	A. Yates	Seven	04:36
8.	"Shit Is Real"	A. Yates, J. Canty, S. Watson	Matic Lee	03:43
9.	"Blackboy" (featuring Brother J, Ice Cube & Krizz Kaliko)	A. Yates, J. Hunter, O. Jackson, S. Watson	Seven, Krizz Kaliko	04:46
10.	"Pillow Talkin'" (featuring Scarface)	A. Yates, B. Jordan, S. Watson	Wyshmaster	03:43

Begin: The Dark Side

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Paint a Dark Picture" (featuring The Dirtball)	A. Yates, D. Alexander	Seven	04:39
12.	"Hope for a Higher Power"	A. Yates	Seven	05:57
13.	"Worst Case Scenario (Skit)" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Scenario)	A. Yates, B. Fraser	Seven, Robert Rebeck, Krizz Kaliko	01:51
14.	"Psycho Bitch II" (featuring Liquid Assassin)	A. Yates, C. Toombs, R. Rebeck	Robert Rebeck	05:48
15.	"Poisonous" (featuring Liz Suwandi)	A. Yates, L. Suwandi	Seven	02:42
16.	"Too Much" (featuring Kutt Calhoun)	A. Yates, M. Calhoun, S. Watson	Aaron Bradley	03:03

End: The Dark Side

Total length:

62:52

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Love You But Fuck You"	A. Yates, M. Queen	David Sanders II	05:23
2.	"One Good Time"	A. Yates	Matic Lee	04:29
3.	"Drill Team" (featuring BG Bulletwound, Krizz Kaliko & Snug Brim)	A. Henderson, A. Yates, B. Fraser, G. Roland, S. Watson	David Sanders II	05:16
4.	"Beat You Up" (featuring Big Scoob, Lebowski & The Weapon)	A. Yates, D. Edwin, P. Jones, S. Ashby	David Sanders II	05:13
5.	"Let's Go" (featuring Kutt Calhoun & Mistah F.A.B.)	A. Yates, M. Calhoun, S. Cox	David Sanders II	03:25
6.	"Why You Ain't Call Me"	A. Yates	Elmo	04:31

Begin: The Sextion

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
7.	"Seven Words" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Skatterman)	A. Yates, S. Landis, S. Watson	Seven	04:51
8.	"The Sexorcist (Infomercial)" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	A. Yates, S. Watson	Seven	03:40
9.	"Killa Call (Skit)" (featuring Killa C)	A. Yates	Tech N9ne	00:32
10.	"Enjoy" (featuring Bosko & Krizz Kaliko)	A. Yates, B. Kante, S. Watson	Wyshmaster	04:05
11.	"Elbow Macaroni (Skit)"	A. Yates	Tech N9ne, Makzilla	01:30
12.	"I Am Everything" (featuring Hed PE & Kottonmouth Kings)	A. Yates, B. Xavier, D. Miller, P. Gomes, T. McNutt	Underrated, Aaron Abeyta	03:35

End: The Sextion

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Happy Ending"	A. Yates	Seven	04:44
14.	"Can't Shake It" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Robert Rebeck)	A. Yates, S. Watson	Tyler Reynolds	03:38
15.	"Holier Than Thou" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Strange Lane Choir)	A. Yates, S. Watson	Young Fyre	05:23
16.	"Last Words"	A. Yates, S. Watson	Seven	04:14

Total length:

64:31

Bonus tracks^[6]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Get Your Attention" (featuring Gina McFadden & Krizz Kaliko) (Leftover track)	Young Fyre	03:49
2.	"Killer" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) (Strange Music online store pre-order bonus track)		03:26
3.	"Smoke Sumting" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) (Appeared on early sampler)		04:35

Samples

Psycho Bitch II

"Psycho Bitch" by Tech N9ne
"The Phantom of the Opera" composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Last Words

"Don't You Want To Stay" composed by Bill Withers

Paint a Dark Picture

"Tales From the Darkside opening"

Hope For a Higher Power

Jim Jones's last speech at Jonestown (November 18, 1978). The audio was sampled from the cassette taped recovered by FBI agents in Jonestown, Guyana after the mass suicide. It is nicknamed the 'Jonestown Deathtape' (FBI No. Q 042).

Killer

"Thriller" by Michael Jackson

References

1 2 Black Widow (2008-04-04). "Tech N9ne - Shock Value". Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
1 2 3 Tech N9ne in the 94-9 Jamz Studio 1 (Flash). Event occurs at 4:58-05:17. Retrieved 2008-04-06. I started January 15th on Killer and I did 32 tracks, it's a double CD man, you know what I mean... that's 32 tracks man, I did it, I started January 15th and I ended it the day before the tour started...
↑ "iTunes Store: Everybody Move - Single". iTunes. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
↑ Upcoming Strange Music Albums
↑ Bottom of page above Tour Info
1 2 Etminan, Nima (2008-07-17). "DubCNN - Tech N9ne Interview (Part 1)". Retrieved 2008-07-31.
↑ "Tech N9ne - Like Yeah Video". MTV. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7280/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-7-6-08

Tech N9ne

Studio albums	The Calm Before the Storm The Worst Anghellic Absolute Power Everready (The Religion) Misery Loves Kompany Killer Sickology 101 K.O.D. The Gates Mixed Plate All 6's and 7's Welcome to Strangeland Something Else Strangeulation Special Effects Strangeulation Vol. II The Storm

EPs	The Lost Scripts of K.O.D. Seepage Klusterfuk E.B.A.H. Boiling Point Therapy

Compilations	Celcius Vintage Tech

Mixtapes	Bad Season

Presented albums	Vitiligo Monsterifik

Singles	"Am I a Psycho?" "Worldwide Choppers" "Fragile" "Hood Go Crazy"

Soundtrack appearances	Gang Related Beef Alpha Dog

Filmography	Beef Tech N9ne: The Psychumentary K.O.D. Tour (Live in Kansas City) Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D

Related articles	Discography Strange Music Strange Music discography The Regime K.A.B.O.S.H.

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