Killer is the eleventh album from the independent Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne. This is his first double disc release and features mainstream artists such as Scarface, Paul Wall, and Ice Cube as well as numerous appearances from members of Tech N9ne's Strange Music label. Tech N9ne has said that he hopes to reach over one million albums sold with Killer's release.
Personally I am a major fan of Tech N9ne, after listening to his album Misery Loves Company I became hooked (for those who haven't heard this album I highly recommend the song Midwest Choppers). If it was just talent that sold records Tech N9ne would be a multi-platinum selling artist. It is a crying shame that artists like Flo Rida and Soulja Boy top the charts while true MC's such as Tech N9ne get so little recognition outside of select circles. When you combine his lyrical talent with his ability to give terrific live shows you get one of the greatest artists of this decade, regardless of what album sales say.
I greatly anticipated this album and I can assure you, it did not disappoint. After an introductory skit Tech N9ne jumps right in with "Like Yeah", an exciting track that gives the listener a taste of things to come. Both disc one and the first six tracks of disc two are filled with stellar tracks, however the album does take a step backward during the middle of disc two at what is called "The Sextion." To put it bluntly, "The Sextion" contains the type of material that you might hear if rap songs were played when you call 900 numbers. The song "Seven Words" is so blatantly explicit that it is uncomfortable to listen to. It is unfortunate, as the rest of Killer is excellent and definitely worth listening to.
Tracklist with my favorite songs in bold
DISC ONE
1. Dr. Fraziers Office (Skit)
2. Like Yeah
3. Wheaties ft. Shawana
4. Everybody Move
5. Get the F*** Outta Here ft. The Popper & Paul Wall
6. The Waitress
7. Crybaby
8. S*** Is Real
9. BlackBoy ft. Ice Cube, Brother, & Krizz Kaliko
10. Pillow Talkin ft. Scarface
Begin: The Darkside
11. Paint a Dark Picture ft. Dirtball
12. Hope for a Higher Power
13. Worst Case Sceniro (Skit)
14. Psycho B**** II ft. Liquid Assassian
15. Poisonous ft. Liz Suwandi
16. Too Much ft. Kutt Callhoun
End: The Darkside
DISC TWO
1. I Love You But F*** You
2. One Good Time
3. Drill Team ft. Snug Brim, Krizz Kaliko, & BG Bulletwound
4. Beat You Up
5. Let's Go ft. Kutt Callhoun & Mista FAB
6. Why You Ain't Call Me
Being: The Sextion
7. Seven Words ft. Skatterman & Krizz Kaliko
8. The Sexoricst (Infomercial) ft. Krizz Kaliko
9. Kill Call (Skit)
10. Enjoy ft. Krizz Kaliko & Bosko
11. Elbow Macaroni (Skit)
12. I Am Everything ft. H.E.D PE & Kottonmouth Kings
End: The Sextion
13. Happy Ending
14. Can't Shake It ft. Krizz Kaliko & Rob Rebeck
15. HoLier Than You ft. Krizz Kaliko & Strange Lane Choir
16. Last Words
Brian's Rating: 4/5 stars
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