Absolute Power (Tech N9ne album)
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Absolute Power | ||||
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Released | September 10, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001–02 | |||
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Length | 78:27 | |||
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Tech N9ne chronology | ||||
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Singles from Absolute Power | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
RapReviews | 8/10[2] |
Absolute Power is the fourth studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne from Kansas City, Missouri, and is officially his very first album released through his Strange Music label. Production was handled by several record producers, including Reuben 'Bonyx' Armstrong, RonnZfromBerlin and 5150 Mental Productions. It features guest appearances from 57th Street Rogue Dog Villains, D12, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Skatterman & Snug Brim among others.
The album peaked at number 79 on the Billboard 200.
The hook for the song I'm A Playa samples and is inspired by the song Rock Me Amadeus by Falco.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:00 | ||
2. | "The Industry Is Punks" | Aaron D. Yates | RUBONYX | 5:30 |
3. | "Here Comes Tecca Nina" | Yates |
| 3:54 |
4. | "Imma Tell" | Yates | RUBONYX | 4:46 |
5. | "Slacker" | Yates | Femi Ojetunde | 4:16 |
6. | "Keep On Keepin' On" (featuring Big Krizz Kaliko) | RUBONYX | 5:01 | |
7. | "Gunz Will Bust" (featuring Yung Gunz) |
| Carlos "Big Los" Chalmers | 4:45 |
8. | "Bianca's and Beatrice's" (featuring Kutt Calhoun) |
| RUBONYX | 4:16 |
9. | "Diamond Joe's" (Interlude) | 0:21 | ||
10. | "Slither" | Yates | RonnZfromBerlin | 3:55 |
11. | "Disturbance" (Interlude) | 0:07 | ||
12. | "Trapped in a Psycho's Body" | Yates | RonnZfromBerlin | 5:08 |
13. | "T9X" | Yates | Sean "DJ Icy Roc Kravyn" Raspberry | 6:28 |
14. | "She Devil" (featuring D12) |
| RonnZfromBerlin | 4:42 |
15. | "Worst Enemy" | Yates | RUBONYX | 2:39 |
16. | "Signing Off" (Interlude) | 0:05 | ||
17. | "Absolute Power" |
| RonnZfromBerlin | 4:25 |
18. | "Yada, Yada, Yada" | Yates | 5150 Mental Productions | 6:10 |
19. | "Constantly Dirty" (featuring 57th Street Rogue Dog Villains) |
| 5150 Mental Productions | 6:00 |
20. | "I'm a Playa" (featuring Big Krizz Kaliko) |
| Rob Rebeck | 4:59 |
Total length: | 78:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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21. | "Victory" | Aaron D. Yates | RonnZfromBerlin | 4:40 |
22. | "Freaky Lil' Things" (featuring Grant Rice and Kutt Calhoun) |
| RonnZfromBerlin | 5:27 |
23. | "Hydro" (featuring Greed, Big Krizz Kaliko and Kutt Calhoun) |
| 5150 Mental Productions | 4:49 |
24. | "Runaway" (featuring Erica Hugunin) |
| RUBONYX | 4:29 |
25. | "Shocked" (featuring Kutt Calhoun) |
| RUBONYX | 4:51 |
26. | "The Grench" (featuring Boy Big) |
| RonnZfromBerlin | 5:00 |
27. | "Walk With a Limp" (performed by Kutt Calhoun featuring Big Krizz Kaliko) | 5150 Mental Productions | 4:48 | |
Total length: | 34:04 |
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 79 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 28 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Gordon, Keith A. "Absolute Power - Tech N9ne | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 1, 2002). "Tech N9ne :: Absolute Power :: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Face Paint and (Playful) Fistfighting for This Tribe in Brooklyn". The New York Times.
- ^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Tech N9ne – Absolute Power". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
External links
- Tech N9NE – Absolute Power at Discogs (list of releases)
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