His tenth studio album, K.O.D., was released October 27, 2009. He has spent his illustrious career making sure he’s been grinding harder than the average rapper, and is the best selling artist out of his hometown. With nine solo albums and two powerhouse collaboration projects under his belt, the Kansas City MC’s flow is sharper and slicker than it’s ever been.
“This is another roller coaster ride,” explains TECH N9NE about the release. “When it came time for Sickology 101, I knew I wanted to do a collabo album based on the study of being sick. It’s a beginner’s course for people who don’t know how to be sick lyrically or how to choose sick beats. It all starts with beats because they tell me exactly what to do.” Epic beats from YoungFyre, Wyshmaster, Seven and Matic Lee set the stage for TECH N9NE to weave his introspective and sometimes roguish lyrics around.
Sickology 101 brims with stellar appearances from lyrical heavyweights. On the opening title track, TECH N9NE slays alongside Chino XL and Crooked I, pulling listeners into the Hip-Hop classroom for a lesson in murdering a beat. It’s a twisted vision forged on undeniable grooves and quixotic wordplay.
The single, “Nothin,’” is an inspiring, honest anthem that features Messy Marv and Big Scoob. Meanwhile, on “Midwest Choppers 2,” TECH N9NE and Krayzie Bone cruise to the depths of darkness. “Krayzie Bone came through and murdered it,” says TECH N9NE. “I modeled the song after movies. When you do a sequel, there has to be a bigger body count and more people have to die. ‘Midwest Choppers 2’ is Autobahn-style. It makes you want to speed.”
TECH N9NE’s inimitable flow and rhyming take center stage on solo tracks, including the haunting, hypnotic “Red Nose.” He doesn’t pull any punches on the vitriolic, YoungFyre-produced “Blown Away,” either. It’s an open letter to several prominent urban artists who refused to play before him at radio festivals despite his massive concert draw.
With hits like “I’m A Playa,” “Caribou Lou” (which boasts 7.2 million MySpace plays), “Riotmaker,” “Like Yeah” and “Everybody Move,” it’s no wonder TECH N9NE counts a total of over 4.5 million YouTube video plays and an average of 40,000 MySpace visitors each day. His success knows no limits. The July 2008 release, Killer, debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and Number 12 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. He did it all on his own. There was no major label — just TECH N9NE’s own record company, Strange Music. TECH N9NE’s tracks have appeared in films like Gang Related and Alpha Dog as well as various TV shows, and he recently made his motion picture debut in The Life of Lucky Cucumber alongside members of MTV’s “Jackass” crew.
It hasn’t been an easy road, but TECH N9NE soldiers on and he’ll never stop. “They call me devil worshipper because I’m different. I give you music for my core. They’re the people that put me over the million mark. I raise my middle finger to everybody who judges me because my core audience is there for me. They will always love me, but I’m trying to reach others, too. It’s not over. My music is supposed to be for everybody, but some people just don’t get it. This album is the result; swallow it. It’s middle finger music, all-day and all-night.”
TECH N9NE never stops bringing that music directly to his fans, constantly reinforcing his status as one of the hardest-touring rap acts in the business. In 2008, TECH N9NE performed over 200 shows and he doesn’t show any signs of slowing down in 2009. In April, TECH will head out in support of Sickology 101 and spend two months on the road, performing live for his rabid fans.
Sickology 101 is prepping the world for TECH N9NE’s next masterpiece, K.O.D. “I want people to know that I’m getting better and better and I’m a machine. I do these collabo albums to give the fans more. This is a bridge record to K.O.D. It’s the farewell to the TECH N9NE you’ve known lately. It’s getting darker. A lot of people might not be able to go to the place I’m going, but this place is my specialty.”
“I don’t need people to kiss my hand,” assures TECH N9NE. “I’m not trippin’ on status, and I’m not a narcissist when it comes to rap. It’s my heart and soul pouring onto the paper. I write my life and I can’t hold back. This is what I know.”
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri
Year Formed: 1991
Official Site: http://www.therealtechn9ne.com/
Bad JuJu
Tech N9ne Lyrics
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You think you 'bout it we 'bout it too
Only difference is my clout is too massive
We active when actors give knowledge to anybody we close to
I'll approach you with the woop-wop that'll soak you (so true)
Already be so much (we go through)
Now we gotta rid you in the (MO zoo)
This is tribal
Then he get this pyro
Young punk better lie low somewhere prolly up in Cairo
With a Bible when a psycho
Wanna give a hit a light pole
When the knife go with the quickness
You so full of bitchness
You trip flipping on chicks but a b-boy make him wanna shit bricks
This is vicious, everything out yo lips is fictitious, hehe
Misses made me mad as Mozzy, huh
Man the motive must've been made of molly, huh
Man I Maximize a mess with a mind of Malcolm X
And a martyr man whose mom is Maude, huh
Better be cool, I'ma lead you to the B fools that'll greet you
With a blacca, blacca, blacca leave you in the coffin often talkin' fecal
I'm a grown mane, taking this with no shame
Really wanna have no brains, step foot into my domain, no games
All of my children are grown and I'm feeling they love me but don't really like me
I'm illing I'm no longer locked in a marriage I'm careless
So anyone of my loved ones you funk and I'll inherit
This is my fury, fuck being in zooty I tried that
Never keep a gun in my lap
Talking so cheap and
When I don't end with the grieving I'm ready for the battle bring it on this evening
Comin' at me wrong is Bad Juju!
You betta not make me Soo-Woo you!
So you best better go run, tell your crew
Do somethin' new-new
And it better be habari gani ndugu!
Don't make me fight y'all
The fully gon' bite y'all
Ears ringing like sixty gun night ball
Yeah, spraying like Lysol
You know when I let night fall, light off!
This be the entry of this B
But none of these pyramids chicks be
Plus I be hella open tell a pyramid is Giza
Dip please 'cause I'm kung fu
Don't you hit me 'til I move move
Better quit beef end the dissing
And then I dip I shoot you
On a head of Cohiba I go cuckoo
Or poo poo like a shit fever
I don't wanna take a tip neither
The MC's I'm a grim reaper
So anybody coming at me tripping like he wanna run a war with an in visa
But the bully get to pulling everybody hard like he had a chip reader
This is Iso, big dick psycho, smash this chick and this guy like a kick flip, primal
They don't wanna see me rocking with Tech N9ne no
Yeah I know could've been backwards thinking Tech signed Iso (what you price bro?)
Get it big like Bruce Bruce me me me
I jail boof you, hit it hella hard
He'll have more clips in it than Hulu
Who knew me and Tech would get to chopping MC's like couscous
If you think you fucking with ball up your opinion and shove it up your poop-shoot 'cause
Comin' at me wrong is Bad Juju!
You betta not make me Soo-Woo you!
So you best better go run, tell your crew
Do somethin' new-new
And it better be habari gani ndugu!
Don't make me fight y'all
The fully gon' bite y'all
Ears ringing like sixty gun night ball
Yeah, nigga like Lysol
You know when I let night fall, light off!
This could be federal
Take me for feeding you several (Don't do it Tech)
I'm on a pedestal
Should I come down or let it go? (Just let it go)
This could be federal
Take me for feeding you several (Don't do it Tech)
I'm on a pedestal
Should I come down or just let it go?
Don't make me fight y'all
Sixty gun night ball
Yeah, nigga like Lysol
Night fall, lights off!
The lyrics of "Bad JuJu" by Tech N9ne feat. King ISO express their aggression towards those who have wronged them. Tech N9ne and King ISO are ready to fight back against anyone who's coming at them the wrong way. They boast about their clout and how different they are from their haters, who they describe as "full of bitchness." The use of tribal language and references to pyromania and violence reinforce the idea of a fierce and dangerous attitude towards anyone who dares to mess with them.
In the second verse, King ISO delivers his own hard-hitting lines, emphasizing his dominance and his willingness to take on anybody who challenges him. The chorus is an aggressive call-out to their enemies, warning them of the bad karma that will come their way for messing with Tech N9ne and King ISO's crew. Overall, the lyrics of "Bad JuJu" are confrontational and underscore the fiercely independent and no-holds-barred attitude of Tech N9ne and King ISO.
Line by Line Meaning
We lashing out at you
We are aggressively attacking you
You think you 'bout it we 'bout it too
You believe that you are tough, but we are also tough
Only difference is my clout is too massive
The only dissimilarity is that I have significantly more influence and power
We active when actors give knowledge to anybody we close to
We are alert and engaged when celebrities impart wisdom to those close to us
I'll approach you with the woop-wop that'll soak you (so true)
I will attack you with a quick and sudden strike that will leave you stunned
Already be so much (we go through)
We already endure a plethora of challenges
Now we gotta rid you in the (MO zoo)
We have to dispose of you in Missouri
This is tribal
This is related to a tribe, or community
Stick his rival, in the mouth with a right blow
Hit his adversary with a powerful punch to the mouth
Then he get this pyro
Then he will receive a pyrotechnic display of destruction
Young punk better lie low somewhere prolly up in Cairo
A young troublemaker must hide in a place, potentially Cairo, to avoid being caught
With a Bible when a psycho
Carrying a Bible when confronted with a violent or unstable person
Wanna give a hit a light pole
Wanting to hit someone so hard that they collide with a light pole
When the knife go with the quickness
When the knife is utilized rapidly
You so full of bitchness
You are extremely cowardly
You trip flipping on chicks but a b-boy make him wanna shit bricks
You get provoked easily by simple situations but a skilled breakdancer will make you fear for your safety
This is vicious, everything out yo lips is fictitious, hehe
This is cruel, everything that you say is untrue, haha
Misses made me mad as Mozzy, huh
Mozzy's significant other angered me
Man the motive must've been made of molly, huh
The incentive must have been a significant reward or bribe
Man I Maximize a mess with a mind of Malcolm X
I magnify a disaster with the mindset of Malcolm X
And a martyr man whose mom is Maude, huh
Also having the qualities of a martyr whose mother's name is Maude
Better be cool, I'ma lead you to the B fools that'll greet you
You should calm down or I will introduce you to a group of individuals who will handle you
With a blacca, blacca, blacca leave you in the coffin often talkin' fecal
I will shoot you repeatedly until you are dead and people won't have anything positive to say about you
I'm a grown mane, taking this with no shame
I am an adult, dealing with this situation without embarrassment
Really wanna have no brains, step foot into my domain, no games
If you are foolish enough to enter my area, there will be consequences
All of my children are grown and I'm feeling they love me but don't really like me
My kids are grown up and they care for me, but they don't necessarily enjoy spending time with me
I'm illing I'm no longer locked in a marriage I'm careless
I am no longer in a committed relationship and I am living my life with no worries
So anyone of my loved ones you funk and I'll inherit
If you disrespect any of my family or friends, I will take action
This is my fury, fuck being in zooty I tried that
This is my anger and frustration, I have tried being cordial and it did not work
Never keep a gun in my lap
I never carry a gun on my person
Talking so cheap and
Your words are of little value
When I don't end with the grieving I'm ready for the battle bring it on this evening
If our interaction does not end with apologies, then I am ready to fight tonight if necessary
Comin' at me wrong is Bad Juju!
If you approach me with hostile intentions, it will bring negative energy
You betta not make me Soo-Woo you!
You better not upset me to the point where I act rashly
So you best better go run, tell your crew
You should retreat and inform your associates
Do somethin' new-new
Try a different approach
And it better be habari gani ndugu!
And it should involve unity among people
The fully gon' bite y'all
The firearm will inflict significant harm
Ears ringing like sixty gun night ball
The noise will be deafening, like the sound of numerous gunshots
Yeah, spraying like Lysol
The bullets will be released rapidly, like a can of Lysol being sprayed
You know when I let night fall, light off!
Knowing that I will attack when night comes and turn off the lights for cover
This be the entry of this B
This is the beginning of this rap verse
But none of these pyramids chicks be
But these women are not the same as the women from the pyramids
Plus I be hella open tell a pyramid is Giza
Furthermore, I am very honest and candid, tell my secrets like the Great Pyramid of Giza
Dip please 'cause I'm kung fu
Please leave me alone because I'm skilled at Kung Fu
Don't you hit me 'til I move move
Don't engage me in a physical altercation until I am ready
Better quit beef end the dissing
You should stop causing conflict and cease insulting me
And then I dip I shoot you
Afterwards, I will retreat then attack you with a firearm
On a head of Cohiba I go cuckoo
Smoking a cigar drives me crazy
Or poo poo like a shit fever
Or go crazy like someone with severe diarrhea
I don't wanna take a tip neither
I don't want to engage in a challenge
The MC's I'm a grim reaper
I am like the Grim Reaper, taking out other rappers
So anybody coming at me tripping like he wanna run a war with an in visa
Anyone who approaches me with hostile intentions like they want to declare war on me
But the bully get to pulling everybody hard like he had a chip reader
Like a card reader, the bully is identifying everyone to target
This is Iso, big dick psycho, smash this chick and this guy like a kick flip, primal
This is King Iso, an aggressive and dominant rapper, who will defeat any competition like a skilled skateboarding trick
They don't wanna see me rocking with Tech N9ne no
Other rappers don't want to see me collaborating with Tech N9ne
Yeah I know could've been backwards thinking Tech signed Iso (what you price bro?)
I acknowledge that it may seem strange that Tech N9ne signed me, but what is your point?
Get it big like Bruce Bruce me me me
I will make it big like the comedian Bruce Bruce, focusing on myself
I jail boof you, hit it hella hard
I will attack you severely, utilizing prison tactics
He'll have more clips in it than Hulu
I will have more ammunition in my gun than streaming service Hulu has content
Who knew me and Tech would get to chopping MC's like couscous
Who would have expected that me and Tech N9ne would be very successful at destroying other rappers
If you think you fucking with ball up your opinion and shove it up your poop-shoot 'cause
If you believe that you can compete with me, roll your opinion into a ball and shove it up your ass
This could be federal
This could be related to the federal government or agencies
Take me for feeding you several (Don't do it Tech)
Assuming that I am giving you important information (which would be a mistake)
I'm on a pedestal
I am in a high and important position
Should I come down or let it go? (Just let it go)
Should I de-escalate the situation or just move on? (It would be best to just let it go)
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Written by: Aaron Dontez Yates, Michael Summers
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Brandon Prather
We lashing out at you
You think you 'bout it we 'bout it too
Only difference is my clout is too massive
We active when actors give malice to anybody we close to
I'll approach you with the woop-wop that'll soak you (so true)
Already be so much (we go through)
Now we gotta rid you in the (MO zoo)
This is tribal, stick his rival—
In the mouth with a right blow then he get this pyro
Young punk better lie low somewhere prolly up in Cairo
With a Bible when a psycho wanna give a hit a light pole
When the knife go with the quickness, you so full of bitchness
You trip flipping on chicks but a b-boy make him wanna shit bricks
This is vicious, everything out yo lips is fictitious, hehe
Misses made me mad as Mozzy, huh
Man the motive must been made of molly, huh
Milli Maximize a mess with a mind of Malcolm X
And a martyr man whose mom is Maude, huh
Better be cool, I'ma lead you to the B fools that'll greet you
With a blacca, blacca, blacca leave you in the coffin often talkin' fecal
I'm a grown mane, taking this with no shame
Really wanna have no brains, step foot into my domain, no games
All of my children are grown and I'm feeling they love me but don't really like me
I'm illing I'm no longer locked in a marriage, I'm careless
So anyone of my loved ones you funk and, I'll inherit
This is my fury, fuck being in zooty I tried that
Never keep it, gotta my lap
Talking so cheap and
When I don't end with the grieving I'm ready for the battle bring it on this evening
Mestizo Maymona
1:45 that flow 🔥 🔥
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This is extremely motivating and also really underrated!
Timothy Mockett
Tech N9ne is at it again!! The rhyme schemes, the flow switching!!! And of course, the alliteration!! Honestly, there is no other rapper who does alliteration better than Tech N9ne. He is the king of alliteration. And Iso!! Id never really gave him my time before this, I'd heard a few songs here and there, but because of this, I'm certainly going to give him alot of my time. This track is an absolute beast!!! What a masterpiece!!
Cyrax
Listen to King lso album autophobia and insanity plea. man you will be impressed
Timothy Mockett
Cyrax thanks for the suggestion! I was unsure where to jump in! I'll be sure to check those out
QuakoVide0
Man this track has like 2 years or so, he is just doing what he wants, when he wants
Timothy Mockett
QuakoVide0 what do you mean by that?
CaNtGeTRiteOn1
U late
KillerAP
HELL YEAH KING ISO FINALLY GETTING THAT RECOGNITION!
I. SHALL. OVERCOME!!!!
Dee Drum
Props to Tech for just constantly giving us hits