N9na

N9NA
N9NA
Studio album by Tech N9ne
Released	April 19, 2019
Recorded	2018–19
Studio	Strangeland Studios; PW Records; Studio Polycarpe; Icon One Studio Music; Sheeesh World Studios; Wisseloord; Mazza Mansion; The Basement; The 765; Soundetails; Dammit Boy Entertainment;
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:07:32
Label	Strange Music
Producer	Travis O'Guin (exec.); Freek Van Workum; ItsNicklus; Seven; Hndrc; Dominique Sanders; Anthony L. Saunders; King Iso; Alexander West;
Tech N9ne chronology

N9NA (pronounced Nina) is the twenty-first studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne.^[3] It was released on April 19, 2019 via Strange Music with distribution via INgrooves. Production was handled by eight record producers, including Michael "Seven" Summers, who produced ⅓ of the album. The LP features guest appearances from Krizz Kaliko, JL, King Iso, Church Boii, C-Mob, Futuristic, JellyRoll, Maez301 and Navé Monjo.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	3.7/5^[2]

A music video for the title track was directed by Tristan Zammit and released on April 11, 2019.^[4] Music video for "Like I Ain't" was released on the same day as the album.^[5]

N9NA Collections

The full-length was preceded by two four-track extended plays: N9NA Collection 1, which was released on November 2, 2018,^[6] and N9NA Collection 2, which was released on March 8, 2019.^[7] Songs "N9NA", "Hit the Ground Running", "Chuki Fever" and "H.O.B." were included in the first EP, and the second one was composed of "I Caught Crazy! (4Ever)", "EDI's", "F.T.I. 2.0" and "Death Threats".

The song "Death Threats" is not present on the full LP, as it, along with the song, "My Own Zone," couldn't fit into the album's runtime.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Le Horde" (Intro)			0:29
2.	"Lord of Weird"	A. Yates D. Sanders	Dominique Sanders	2:31
3.	"N9NA"	A. Yates M. Summers	Seven	3:22
4.	"Hit the Ground Running" (featuring JL B. Hood and King Iso)	A. Yates J. Varnes T. Gulledge A. Saunders	Anthony L. Saunders	3:18
5.	"Like I Ain't"	A. Yates T. O'Guin F. van Workum N. Luscombe H. Büenck	Freek van Workum ItsNicklus HNDRC	3:42
6.	"Green Lit" (featuring King Iso and Maez301)	A. Yates H. Keller T. Gulledge F. van Workum N. Luscombe	Freek van Workum ItsNicklus	3:15
7.	"Chuki Fever"	A. Yates D. Sanders	Dominique Sanders	3:35
8.	"F'n Do It" (featuring JL B. Hood and Futuristic)	A. Yates M. Summers S. Watson J. Varnes Z. Beck	Seven	3:30
9.	"Don't Let Me Fall" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	A. Yates S. Watson F. van Workum N. Luscombe H. Büenck	Freek van Workum ItsNicklus HNDRC	3:07
10.	"You Line!" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	A. Yates S. Watson F. van Workum N. Luscombe H. Büenck	Freek van Workum ItsNicklus HNDRC	3:05
11.	"EDI's"	A. Yates F. van Workum N. Luscombe H. Büenck	Freek van Workum ItsNicklus HNDRC	2:59
12.	"Rata" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	A. Yates S. Watson M. Summers	Seven	3:06
13.	"F.T.I. 2.0"	A. Yates M. Summers T. O'Guin	Seven	2:44
14.	"She Fell"	A. Yates T. Gulledge	King Iso	4:24
15.	"Sink"	A. Yates M. Summers	Seven	3:26
16.	"H.O.B." (featuring Navé Monjo)	A. Yates D. Sanders E. Hancock	Dominique Sanders	3:55
17.	"Ion Memba" (featuring C-Mob)	A. Yates S. Watson C. Doehla F. van Workum N. Luscombe	Freek van Workum ItsNicklus	3:03
18.	"Active" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	A. Yates S. Watson F. van Workum N. Luscombe H. Büenck	Freek van Workum ItsNicklus HNDRC	3:15
19.	"EF U (Easier for You)" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and Jelly Roll)	A. Yates S. Watson J. DeFord D. Sanders A. West	Dominique Sanders Alexander West (co.)	3:55
20.	"I Caught Crazy! (4EVER)"	A. Yates M. Summers	Seven	2:52
21.	"I'm Sorry" (featuring Church Boii)	A. Yates M. Summers	Seven	3:59
Total length:				1:07:32

Strange Music pre-order digital bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
22.	"Disparagement" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and King Iso)	Freek van Workum ItsNicklus^[8]	4:07

Leftover Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Death Threats" (featuring King Iso)	3:05
2.	"My Own Zone" (featuring Futuristic and Dizzy Wright)	4:02

Personnel

Aaron Dontez Yates – main artist, vocals & songwriter (tracks: 2-21), A&R
Jason "JL" Varnes – featured artist, vocals & songwriter (tracks: 4, 8)
Samuel William Christopher Watson IV – featured artist, vocals (tracks: 9, 10, 12, 18, 19), additional vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 14, 17, 21), songwriter (tracks: 8-10, 12, 17-19)
Tarrel C. "King Iso" Gulledge – featured artist, vocals (tracks: 4, 6), songwriter (tracks: 4, 6, 14), producer (track 14)
Hasaan "Maez301" Keller – featured artist, vocals & songwriter (track 6), additional vocals (track 10)
Zachary Lewis Beck – featured artist, vocals & songwriter (track 8)
Evan "Navé Monjo" Hancock – featured artist, vocals & songwriter (track 16)
Christopher "C-Mob" Doehla – featured artist, vocals & songwriter (track 17)
Jason DeFord – featured artist, vocals & songwriter (track 19)
Church Boii – featured artist, additional vocals (track 21)
Nicholas Luscombe – additional vocals (track 1), songwriter & producer (tracks: 5, 6, 9-11, 17, 18)
Joshua Kelly – additional vocals (track 1)
Kaitlyn Toepperwein – additional vocals (track 1)
Alina Burch – additional vocals (track 1)
Sydney Barta – additional vocals (track 1)
Jayla Kearney – additional vocals (track 1)
Crystal Watson – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 8)
Delynia Brown – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 8)
Trey Swager – additional vocals (track 3)
Kerry Rounds – additional vocals (track 3)
Spencer Chaney – additional vocals (track 3)
Isabella Sherman – additional vocals (track 7)
Sean Tyler – additional vocals (tracks: 10, 14, 21)
Tasha Smith – additional vocals (tracks: 14, 16)
Spinstyles – scratches (track 3)
Ben Cybulsky – guitars (track 3), mixing, recording
Steven Lambert – tenor saxophone & flute (track 3)
Jason Goudeau – trombone (track 3)
Clint Ashlock – trumpet (track 3)
James Ward – tuba (track 3)
Igor Osypov – guitars (track 19)
Alexander West – songwriter, guitars & co-producer (track 19)
Dominique Sanders – songwriter & producer (tracks: 2, 7, 16, 19)
Michael "Seven" Summers – songwriter & producer (tracks: 3, 8, 12, 13, 15, 20, 21)
Anthony L. Saunders – songwriter & producer (track 4)
Frederikus van Workum – songwriter & producer (tracks: 5, 6, 9-11, 17, 18)
Hendric Bünck – songwriter & producer (tracks: 5, 9-11, 18)
Travis O'Guin – songwriter (tracks: 5, 13), executive producer, A&R
Tom Baker – mastering

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)^[9]	45
US Billboard 200^[10]	34
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[11]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	21

References

^ Yeung, Neil Z. "N9NA - Tech N9ne | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ Glaysher, Scott (May 12, 2019). "Review: Tech N9ne's "N9NA" Mixes Dark & Dizzying Themes". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
^ Ivey, Justin (April 18, 2019). "Tech N9ne Drops "N9NA" LP". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ Tech N9ne (April 11, 2019). "Tech N9ne - N9NA - Official Animated Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved April 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Strange Music Inc (April 19, 2019). "Tech N9ne - Like I Ain't - Official Music Video". Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via YouTube.
^ P., Milca (November 4, 2018). "Tech N9ne Unleashes "N9NA Collection 1"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ Findlay, Mitch (March 8, 2019). "Tech N9ne Drops Off A Small Pack Of Crazy On "N9NA 2"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ "Tech N9ne - Disparagement Ft. King Iso & Krizz Kaliko - Official Music Video - YouTube". YouTube.
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.