''Absolute Power'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper
Tech N9ne
Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two m ...
from
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
, and is officially his first album released on
Strange Music
Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999.
History
In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label.
In ...
.
Production
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was handled by several record producers, including
Reuben 'Bonyx' Armstrong, RonnZfromBerlin and 5150 Mental Productions. It features
guest appearance
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s from 57th Street Rogue Dog Villains,
D12
D12 (an initialism for The Dirty Dozen) was an American hip hop collective from Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1996, the group achieved mainstream success with its lineup of ''de facto'' leader Eminem, Proof, Bizarre, Mr. Porter, Kuniva and Swift ...
,
Krizz Kaliko
Samuel William Christopher Watson IV (born March 7, 1974), better known by his stage name Krizz Kaliko, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and voice actor. He is a longtime collaborator with fellow hometown native Tech N9ne and was signe ...
,
Kutt Calhoun
Melvin Lewis Calhoun Jr. (born January 1, 1977), better known by his stage name Kutt Calhoun, is an American rapper and business executive from Kansas City, Missouri. After getting his start in the late 1990s underground rap scene of Kansas City ...
,
Skatterman & Snug Brim
Skatterman & Snug Brim is a rap duo from Kansas City, Missouri, United States, best known for their song "Block Party".
After releasing projects separately, Skatterman (born Stacy Dewayne Landis) and Snug Brim (born Aaron R. Henderson) combined ...
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
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'' by
Falco.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
*
2002 albums
Tech N9ne albums
Horrorcore albums
Strange Music albums
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