Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek (born May 5, 1976), is an American rapper and

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. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli. His father is singer Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band, whom Hi-Tek featured on his second album, '' Hi-Teknology 2''.

Career

1996-2000

Hi-Tek started his career with hip hop group Mood and had a regional hit with "Hustle on the Side". That song was made for Mood's album ''Doom'', which featured amongst others

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MC Talib Kweli. Hi-Tek went on to produce most of Talib Kweli and Mos Def's ''

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'' (1998). In 2000, Tek and Kweli (under the name Reflection Eternal) released ''

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'' (2000) on Rawkus Records, with raps by Kweli and beats by Hi-Tek. It enjoyed moderate crossover radio success with the singles "The Blast" and "Move Somethin'". Reflection Eternal released a follow-up album titled ''Revolutions Per Minute'' on May 18, 2010.

2001-current

After signing to Rawkus Records, Hi-Tek produced for a number of the labels projects, including the popular '' Soundbombing'' series; a three-record compilation of mostly Rawkus-based artists. In 2001, he released his solo album '' Hi-Teknology'' on Rawkus. The album featured appearances by Mos Def, Talib Kweli,

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, Vinia Mojica, Buckshot, and others, with all production handled by Hi-Tek. It received critical acclaim and spawned a minor hit, "Round and Round" with Cincinnati singer Jonell. Hi-Tek is a staff producer for Aftermath Entertainment and its affiliates, as well as past associates such as Kweli and Mos Def. He has also recorded songs for Dion Jenkins, an R&B singer signed to Aftermath. ''Hi-Teknology 2'' was released October 17, 2006 on Babygrande, and distributed by Koch Entertainment. The producer released the third installment, '' Hi-Teknology 3: Underground'' on December 11, 2007. In November 2015, producer 9th Wonder announced Hi-Tek as the newest member of The Soul Council - the production staff of his record label It's A Wonderful World Music Group.

Discography

Albums

Production

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- ''Sprinkle Me'' (2009) (The Cleveland Show) * Cocoa Brovaz - "Get Up" (2001) * Cocoa Brovaz featuring Dawn Penn - "Spit Again" *

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- "1-9-9-9" (Album: Rawkus presents ''

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- "Tekzilla" * Cormega - "Take These Jewels" (2002) * D12 - "Just Like You" (Album: '' D12 World'') (2004) * Dead Prez featuring Talib Kweli - "Sharp Shooters" * Donte - "Heat 4 The Streets" * The Game - Runnin' * G-Unit - "G Unit", "Eye For An Eye" (Album: Beg For Mercy) *

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- "Josephine" (Album: More Fish) *

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- "New Friend Request (Hi-Tek Remix)" (Album: '' Snakes On A Plane: The Album'') * Hodgy - "Glory" (Album: '' Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide'') (2016) * J Dilla - "The Creep (The O)"; "Gangsta Boogie" (Album: '' The Diary'') (2016) *J. Sands - "In Jail" * Jonell - "Don't Stop"; "Round & Round (remix)" * Kurious - "Brand New Day" (featuring Dave Dar & Co Campbell)(2009) * Little Brother - "Step it Up" (featuring Dion) (Album: ''

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'') * Lloyd Banks featuring

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- "I Get High" (Album: '' The Hunger for More'') *

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- "Days Are All The Same" (Album: Ego And The Enemy) (2017) * Mood - ''

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'' * Mood - "Illuminated Sunz" (Album: ''Concealed Revelations'') (2016) * Morcheeba featuring Talib Kweli - "Let Me See (remix)" * Mos Def - "Next Universe" (Album: Rawkus presents ''Soundbombing II'') * Outlawz featuring

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hi-Tek 1976 births Living people African-American rappers Midwest hip hop musicians American hip hop record producers Aftermath Entertainment artists African-American record producers Rappers from Cincinnati 21st-century American rappers 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people