''Misery Loves Kompany'' is the sixth studio album by rapper

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, and the first release in the "Collabos" series.

Background

The album was recorded in one month and was released on July 17, 2007. It features 17 tracks featuring artists such as

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, T-Nutty, D-Loc & Dalima, Greed, Money Hungry, Big Scoob ''(of the 57th Street Rogue Dog )'', Joe Vertigo, Shadow, The Philstir and Mr. Reece as well as fellow label mates

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and

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. Production was mainly handled by David Sanders II, a producer from

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; Sanders handled half the production with the rest mainly being handled by Seven (who produced numerous track for Tech N9ne's 2006 effort '' Everready: The Religion'') with lone production credit going to Rob Rebeck for "You Don't Want It."

Reception

Following its release, the album debuted at number 49 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, selling about 13,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

References

2007 albums Concept albums Tech N9ne albums Albums produced by Seven (record producer) Strange Music albums {{2007-hiphop-album-stub