The results were “Shroud,” one of Special Effects’ most emotional songs. As Tech N9ne revisited his artwork, he and producer Seven realized he was now metaphorically covered by this film. Each featured black tar covering a portion of Tech N9ne’s body. While he was reflecting upon her passing, he thought about the artwork of his K.O.D., Seepage and Boiling Point projects. It’s 2015 now, so what’s Tech N9ne’s ‘Caribou Lou’ going to sound like in the future? It’s ‘Hood Go Crazy.’”Īs much as Tech N9ne focuses on other pursuits, Special Effects is dominated by darkness, the pain and confusion that enveloped him upon the death of his mother. “Just like I did ‘Planet Rock 2K,’ ‘Let’s Get Fucked Up’ and a lot of the party songs I’ve done, being three-dimensional. “I know what makes people move,” he explains. Switching gears, Tech N9ne gets serious about making music for the clubs with “Hood Go Crazy.” The song features 2 Chainz and B.o.B, and harkens back to Tech N9ne’s roots as a dancer. They don’t like each other much and they’re fighting over this girl.” She got busted with one of them and they both knew each other. So, I made the song with two rappers dating the same chick. “My best friend Brian Dennis, he was killed through a crime of passion, so I know it’s about a woman dating two dudes, usually. “When I heard the beat, it was so massive and so eerie that I wanted to talk about a crime of passion,” Tech N9ne explains of the song, which features Hopsin.
One of his most legendary series reaches its dramatic finale with “Pyscho B**ch III.” Given that the Kansas City rapper no longer has the psycho female element in his life, he wanted to conclude the installments with a chilling ending based on a real-life experience. Longtime Tech N9ne fans have been studying Tech N9ne’s story raps for years. “I always felt like I was one of those guys, too, that really took time with lyrics, that really took time to create material that people have to study.” “I got Eminem on the album because I love what he does and he’s on the top of his game,” Tech N9ne explains. Each rapper flows at breakneck speed while clearly articulating each word of their mind-blowing raps.Įven though having Eminem on Special Effects may bring Tech N9ne extra attention, he didn’t secure the appearance for name recognition. Eminem appears with Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko on “Speedom (WWC2),” one of the best rap exercises ever recorded. The “Wednesday” section is dedicated to lyricism and features a collaboration Tech N9ne’s been working on since 1999. Tech N9ne gets serious in each section of Special Effects, which is broken into 10 portions (each of which has its own subdivision), starting with “Sunday Morning” and running through the entire week before concluding with another “Sunday” installment and an “Encore.” “What it turned into, after my mom passed June 6, 2014, we still kept the same thing of affecting the music and the beats, but it got real serious, man.” “We’re playing with music, letting people know that we got this,” Tech N9ne says. With Special Effects, the Strange Music mogul has delivered. For an artist who has achieved so much – the most robust touring regimen in rap, more than a decade owning the most successful independent rap label, an independently released gold single, and recurring placement on Forbes’ Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, among them – Tech N9ne wanted his new album to transport him and his listeners to new levels of musical expression.