''The Calm Before the Storm: Part 1'' is the debut
studio album
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by American
rapper
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Tech N9ne
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. It was released on November 9, 1999. The track "Questions" also appeared on the soundtrack for the film "
Gang Related
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".
On May 14, 2015, Tech N9ne announced that the title of his Seventeenth album will be
The Storm, follow up to his debut album The Calm Before The Storm.
Track listing
Samples
Now It's On
*"Moments in Love" by
Art of Noise
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Credits
*Artwork By
rtwork + Design– Brion Dennis / Madwerks Graphics & Design
*Executive Producer – Boss Hoss, Don Juan
*Other
&R, Project Co-ordinator– Don Juan
*Other
anagement– Don Juan & Raychelle Banks / Mizery Entertainment
*Distributed by: Mizery Records
*Recorded at:
:Don Juan – *MidWestSide Studios, K.C., MO.
:
QDIII
Quincy Delight Jones III (born 23 December 1968), better known as QDIII, QD3 and Snoopy, is an English-born Swedish-American music producer and film producer.
Family
Jones was born in Wimbledon, London, the son of Swedish model Ulla Andersson an ...
– *QDIII Soundlab, L.A., CA.
:Kev – *BBC Studios, K.C., MO.
:DJ Style – *Lock And Load, Lawrences, KS
References
1999 debut albums
Tech N9ne albums
Gangsta rap albums by American artists
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