The Storm (Tech N9ne album)

The Storm
Studio album by
Tech N9ne
ReleasedDecember 9, 2016
Recorded2015–16
GenreHip hop
Length60:01
LabelStrange Music
Producer
  • Travis O'Guin (exec.)
  • Beatnick
  • Burna
  • DJ Rek
  • Gianni Ca$h
  • JMac Tracks
  • Jordan Omley
  • K-Salaam
  • Major Seven
  • Makzilla
  • Michael Mani
  • Mr. Porter
  • N4
  • The Pushers
  • Seven
Tech N9ne chronology
Strangeulation Vol. II
(2015) 		The Storm
(2016) 		Dominion
(2017)
Singles from The Storm
  1. "Erbody But Me"
    Released: September 9, 2016
  2. "I Get It Now"
    Released: September 9, 2016
  3. "What If It Was Me"
    Released: September 9, 2016
  4. "Sriracha"
    Released: October 14, 2016
  5. "Choosin"
    Released: October 25, 2016
  6. "Get Off Me"
    Released: December 7, 2016

The Storm is the seventeenth studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Strange Music.[1][2] The album serves as a follow-up to his 1999 album The Calm Before the Storm. The album features guest appearances from Gary Clark, Jr., Problem, Joyner Lucas, Logic, Marsha Ambrosious, Jonathan Davis and Boyz II Men alongside fellow Strange Music rappers such as Krizz Kaliko, Stevie Stone, Murs and Big Scoob, among others.

Singles

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The album's lead single, called "Erbody But Me" was released on September 9, 2016. The song features guest appearances from Bizzy, and the Strange Music's label-mate Krizz Kaliko, with the production by Tech N9ne's longtime collaborator Seven.

Response

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Tech N9ne was very upset about the mixed reception of the album: "I tried to go back and try to make it a little bit more grittier like my first record, and the response that I got wasn't the one that I wanted. So I was hurt. I wanted people to respond to a weed song I did with Boyz II Men called "Buddha." Now who could get Boyz II Men on a song called "Buddha?" I finally got to work with Jonathan Davis of Korn. We did "Starting to Turn." It was so humongous. Finally got to work with Gary Clark Jr. and do a song. Very humongous. Nobody — I finally got to work with Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry. I've loved her music for years, since Floetry first dropped. When they wrote the song for Michael Jackson, "Butterfly," I was tuned in. No response. Not the — I mean, my fans bought it. But it was like, "Eh." Broke my heart."[3]

Track listing

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Kingdom[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Godspeed"
Seven4:07
2."Need Jesus" (featuring Stevie Stone and J.L.)
N44:02
3."Sriracha" (featuring Logic and Joyner Lucas)
Seven3:47
4."Wifi (Skit)"  0:41
5."Wifi (WeeFee)"
Seven3:17
6."Erbody but Me" (featuring Bizzy and Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Watson
Seven3:17
7."Get Off Me" (featuring Problem and Darrein Safron)
Seven3:19
Clown Town
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
8."I Get It Now" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
  • Steven Lambert
Seven3:49
9."Hold On Me" (featuring Kate Rose)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Kathryn Caggianelli
Seven4:19
10."Starting to Turn" (featuring Jonathan Davis)
Seven3:33
11."Poisoning the Well"
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
Seven3:41
G. Zone
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Buss Serves" (featuring Big Scoob and Young Devi D)
Seven3:57
13."Buddha" (featuring Boyz II Men and Adrian Truth)
Seven3:37
14."No Gun Control" (featuring Gary Clark Jr. and Krizz Kaliko)
Seven3:44
15."What If It Was Me" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • van Workum
  • Luscombe
N44:08
16."Anywhere" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
Mr. Porter3:27
17."The Needle" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
Seven4:58
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Godspeed"
  • Yates
  • Summers
Seven4:07
2."Need Jesus" (featuring Stevie Stone and J.L.)
  • Yates
  • Williams
  • Varnes
  • van Workum
  • Luscombe
N44:02
3."Sriracha" (featuring Logic and Joyner Lucas)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Hall II
  • Lucas, Jr.
Seven3:47
4."Wifi" (Skit)  0:41
5."Wifi (WeeFee)"
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Watson
Seven3:17
6."Erbody but Me" (featuring Bizzy and Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
Seven3:17
7."Get Off Me" (featuring Problem and Darrein Safron)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Safron
  • Martin
Seven3:19
8."I Get It Now" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
  • Lambert
Seven3:49
9."Hold On Me" (featuring Kate Rose)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Caggianelli
Seven4:19
10."Starting to Turn" (featuring Jonathan Davis)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
  • Davis
Seven3:33
11."Poisoning the Well"
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
Seven3:41
12."Buss Serves" (featuring Big Scoob and Young Devi D)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Ashby
  • Williams
Seven3:57
13."No Runnin to Ya Mama"
  • Yates
  • Summers
Seven3:49
14."Buddha" (featuring Boyz II Men and Adrian Truth)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • N. Morris
  • W. Morris
  • Bivins
Seven3:37
15."No Gun Control" (featuring Gary Clark Jr. and Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
  • Clark, Jr.
Seven3:44
16."What If It Was Me" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • van Workum
  • Luscombe
Seven4:08
17."Anywhere" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
  • Yates
  • Ambrosius
  • Porter
  • Williams
  • D. Thornton
  • C. Thornton
Mr. Porter3:25
18."Til I'm Gone" (featuring Kiddo A.I.)
  • Yates
  • Amanda Ibanez
  • Gianni Perocarpi
  • Ralfy Valencia
  • Antonio Olivera
  • Daniel Perez
  • Keith Cooper
  • Leonardo Zapata
4:37
19."The Needle" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
Seven4:58
20."The Long Way" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Omar Walker
Major Seven4:22
Bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
21."Fuh What?"
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Manzilla Queen
  • Jake McDounough
  • Seven
  • Makzilla
  • JMac Tracks
3:28
22."Own Thang" (performed by J.L.)
  • Varnes
  • Chadburn Won Buxton
Burna3:49
23."Choosin" (featuring Brandoshis)
  • Yates
  • van Workum
  • Luscombe
  • Branen Drone
N43:29
24."Ignorance" (performed by Darrein Safron)
  • Safron
  • Jordan Omley
  • Michael Mani
  • Omley
  • Mani
3:20
25."Deleted" (performed by Mackenzie Nicole)
  • Mackenzie O'Guin
  • Watson
  • Summers
Seven3:36
26."Gridlock" (performed by Ces Cru)
Seven4:04
27."Last Day Alive" (performed by Wrekonize)
3:47
28."Kansas City" (featuring The Popper and Rich the Factor)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • Walter Edwin
  • Richard Johnson
Seven2:57
29."Wet"
  • Yates
  • Summers
Seven3:30
30."Colossus" (performed by Murs)
DJ Rek3:04
31."Mind Kcuf" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)
  • Yates
  • Watson
  • Summers
Seven3:29
32."We're Not Sorry" (featuring Mackenzie Nicole)
  • Yates
  • Summers
  • O'Guin
Seven3:49
Strange Music pre-order track
No.TitleLength
33."The Thing" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)3:13

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 39
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[6] 2
US Billboard 200[7] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 4

References

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  1. ^ "The Storm (Deluxe Edition) by Tech N9ne on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (2016-10-15). "Tech N9ne "The Storm" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  3. ^ "Tech N9ne".
  4. ^ "Tech N9ne Announces "The Storm" Album Tracklist". HipHopDX. 8 December 2016.
  5. ^ "On The Charts...This Week". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
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