Disco de Tech N9ne: “K.O.D.”

Tech N9ne is easily the most creative and versatile rapper in the industry today. He owns his own label so he doesn't let the so called "industry" affect the content of his music, which is the only way the world could really see how talented this man really is. His style is unlike any other rap artist you have ever heard. And you are truly missing out some beautiful music if you have not heard of him.

K.O.D. is a deep album that touchs on the dark side of Tech. It starts with the powerful "Show Me a God," which covers religion and the health of his mother that is a great start to this album. The next 3 songs "Deomons," "Blackened The Sun," and "Strange Music Box" are all very dark highlights of the album with a verse from Brotha Lynch Hung that steals the show. However, like all greats these 3 are hard to follow, and the whole middle of the album (the madness section)suffers greatly, with the exception of "Hunterish." "Pinnocchio" is a song that seems like Tech was trying WAY too hard to be dark with an awkward voice and the topic of cannibalism. King Gordy just goes over the top on "Horns", "It Was An Accident" just sounds lazy, and "Check Your Temperature" is just boring. The third section "The Hole" starts to pick back up. "Low" possibly the climax of the cd is deep and heart felt. "Killing You" is rock inspired banger that doesn't get old and the title track "K.O.D." is a lyrical masterpiece with a very scary beat.

Overall this album is worth a listen. If you are a fan of radio hip/hop such as Kanye West, Lil Wayne, or Gucci Mane you will find that Tech N9ne is much more personal and imaginitive in his music and his flow and speed is unmatched by anyone who has ever put their lips to a microphone. However, this is far from Tech N9ne's best album, see Everready (The Religion) and Absolute Power for that, it is one of the best albums put out in 2009.

This album is an instant classic and a must have for any Tech N9ne fan. Tech previously made two attempts to create a concept album with multiple parts that (IMO) fell short of the intended goal.

K.O.D. achieves that goal as Tech brings that vintage sound that made us fall in love with his music back in 2001. This album is a perfect combination of "Anghellic" and "Mizery Loves Kompany" in tone and production. By Gangster rap standards K.O.D. is a horror-core album but doesn't push the envelope and go as far as traditional horror-core rappers like Brotha Lynch Hung, Esham and others. K.O.D. is toned down, less horror and more melancholic as Tech battles the demons within. The opening song (which comes before the intro) is the fuel behind Tech's anger and sadness of witnessing his mother fight a terminal illness. As a result he questions God's existence and motives. A theme that reprises A Perfect Circle's song "Judith".

K.O.D. is perhaps the Tech people unfamiliar with his music assumed he was when they saw the full album cover of "Anghellic" for the first time. Perhaps he is buying into their assumptions of him just to go the distance. Maybe the album isn't an act and Tech really had some psychological issues that he needed to finally get out of his system as a result of industry blacklisting, a failed marriage and the medical issues his mother faced. Either way, it makes for great entertainment and in my opinion, is his best album

I had never heard of Tech until a few months ago. A relative was playing some stuff from Everready and I was interested. He popped in KOD when we were rolling out to a club so we could get our heads into the right place. I didn't realize the 'place' that was going to take me ...

Tech is an amazingly technical and intelligent artist. I won't call him a rapper ... I think "horror artist" fits him better. KOD certainly contains some of the most disturbing and off-the-wall album I've ever heard, which is why a lot of the music community is freaked-out by him and his cadre of like-minded artists. Tech, summed up in my own words, sings about the stuff that scares us the most deep down inside, and helps us get over our problems by listening to his.

Five stars.

Zia Records (Matt) have been "awesome" to deal with our purchase. Very prompt, courteous and quick to respond to our questions. I "highly" recommend them!

I really think that Tech actually made a pretty dam good cd actually, compared to Sickology 101 or even Killer. His lyrics I guess are'nt the greatest but how much different stuff can you really come up with, I mean, after all the music Tech has made from Calm Before The Storm to Sickology 101, this cd actually has some pretty good lyrics. It also has some humor in it too, which is a plus considering all the depressing sh** he did back on Killer and Sickology 101. Theres 3 different parts to the cd that the songs are all categorized into, The Anger, Madness, and the Hole. Some of his songs on this cd are kinda similair, I think to his old music but some disagree. I know a lot of people look down on Tech's new music but it's pretty much cuz he's been trying to clean up his music and get radio play, and nobody really stays the same in their music anyways so how can you really look down on his music, its just little different, thats all.Its not even that different from his old stuff. I think on this cd he trys to bring back that old school sh** he used to do but some say he just tried too hard on it. but I reccommend this cd really to anyone. Everyone has to know what Techs all about. Theres no one that can kick the flow like Tech can.