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Track Listings

1 "The Procedure (Intro)" 0:14
2 "Aw Yeah (Intervention)[2]" Seven[3] 2:50
3 "Lacrimosa" 4:18
4 "Condolences (Skit)" 0:26
5 "On the Bible" (Featuring T.I. & Zuse) Seven 4:09
6 "Shroud" (Featuring Krizz Kaliko) Seven, Joseph Bishara[4] 4:47
7 "More Psycho Messages (Skit)" 0:52
8 "Psycho Bitch Iii" (Featuring Hopsin) 4:55
9 "Wither" (Featuring Corey Taylor) 4:43
10 "Dead Alive (Skit)" 0:33
11 "Hood Go Crazy" (Featuring 2 Chainz & B.O.B) N4 3:45
12 "Bass Ackwards" (Featuring Lil Wayne, Yo Gotti & Big Scoob) 4:03
13 "No K" (Featuring E-40 & Krizz Kaliko) 3:08
14 "Countdown (Skit)" 0:13
15 "Speedom (Worldwide Choppers 2)" (Featuring Eminem & Krizz Kaliko) Seven[4] 4:55
16 "Give It All" (Featuring Audio Push & Krizz Kaliko) 4:59
17 "Yates" (Featuring Marcus Yates) 3:47
18 "M.T.M.D. (Skit)" 0:15
19 "A Certain Comfort" (Featuring Kate Ross) 3:41
20 "Burn It Down" (Featuring Ryan Bradley) 3:50
21 "Life Sentences" (Featuring Krizz Kaliko, Joey Cool & Gee Watts) 4:56
22 "Dyin' Flyin'" (Featuring Krizz Kaliko) Seven 3:51
23 "Worldly Angel" 4:59
24 "Roadkill" (Featuring Excision) Excision 2:56

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Tech N9ne returns with Special Effects, his follow-up to 2013's Something Else (179k scanned to date) and 2014's collabos album Strangeulation (77k to date). Special Effects tour, featuring MURS, Chris Webby, Krizz Kaliko, King 810, and Zuse runs from 4/8 through 6/3. Current single "Hood Go Crazy" featuring B.O.B. and 2Chainz getting plays on Power 106 in LA along with other major stations; press pickup from Complex, DJ Booth, XXL has been extremely positive

Product details

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 0.39 x 4.92 inches; 3.53 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Strange Music
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 33745068
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2015
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ March 5, 2015
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Strange Music
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00UB2MTTM
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 349 ratings

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Cortland David Wheeler
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have Album! Cornucopia of Sound! Tech N9ne Masterpiece!
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2015
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Tech N9ne has been called a weirdo, a mainstream sellout, a devil-worshiper, and merely an underground cultish phenomenon--but the truth is--he is one of the finest musicians of our era. "Special Effects" is a masterpiece with fine tuned production quality, dynamic vocal delivery, stimulating lyrics with tight rhyme patterns, experimental beats, and all star guest collaborations. Brief description of the songs:
Awe Yeah - 10/10 very intricate technical rap flow, rapping about real life issues/tragedies, church choir background beat
Lacrimosa - 9/10 somewhat strange/experimental production: church choir with dubstep effects, notably aggressive and intriguing vocal delivery
On the Bible - 10/10 big beat gangsta bravado, great attitude in this song, fun to crank up the volume on this song
Shroud - 9.5/10 spooky, eerie, disturbing beat with distorted vocals, aggresive tone and horror-flick feel to this song
Psycho B. III - 9.5/10 cool song, variety of different vocal deliveries and beat change-ups, Hopsin delivers a memorable verse
Wither - 10/10 wow! epic song, heart-felt/somber/down-to-earth beginning, build up to aggressive/fast-paced mash-up, Corey Taylor rocks this song
Hood go Crazy - 9/10 fun song, provides balance to the grittiness of the album, 2 Chains provides a fun verse, B.O.B. beat/hook is good enough
Back Asswards - 9/10 another fun song, beat is very cool, Tech raps interesting and plays with spoonerisms, guest collabs are forgettable but the beat is interesting enough to hold listener attention
No K - 9/10 very fun beat, both Tech and E-40 provide levity with lyrics and vocal delivery
Speedom - 10/10 wow! fast-paced/rapid-fire vocal delivery, highly technical flow patterns, the beat is phenomenal blend of classic guitar and dubstep modern production, Eminem's 24 bar verse is filled with tight rhyme patterns, shock-jock lyrics, and chopper style speed, Tech and Krizz absolutely rock this song as well!
Give it All - 10/10 wow! old fashion Lenny Kravitz feel to the beat, Tech dominates lyrically/vocal delivery, Audio Push does not disappoint
Yates - 10/10 wow! Tech gives an aggressive/gritty vocal delivery, strong rhymes and word-play, In-your-face attitude makes for a cool song, third verse by Marcus Yates could have been more intriguing though
A Certain Comfort - 9/10 pop song feel, beautiful female voice on chorus, Tech raps moderate pace delivery about life issues
Burn it Down - 9/10 pop song feel with dubstep effects, Ryan Bradley chorus is catchy, Tech raps moderate pace delivery about life issues
Life Sentences - 8.5/10 feels like a mackelmore song... maybe... not bad though, Tech, Joey Cool, and Gee Watts sound well together
Dyin' Flyin' - 10/10 epic song, operatic feel, piano, choir, big stompin' beat, cool production work
Worldly Angel - 9/10 works well as an outro to tie the album together thematically, Tech raps about his mother, the beat has 70's pop/rock feel
Road Kill - 8.5/10 dubstep beat, wish the song was longer and more epic, still cool electronica feel and Tech delivers, should have been 5 minute song instead of 3 minutes though
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Aces and 8s
5.0 out of 5 stars I am a Tech N9ne Fan and I approve of this album!
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2015
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I am a Tech N9ne Fan and I approve of this album! There is so much different about this album compared to others but so much that is great. I enjoy the fact that each album is something different and not more of the same from Tech. Some will say that he's trying to hard and going main stream when he has features with B.O.B, TI, Eminem, Hopsin, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, etc, but that is simply not the case. Like Tech said, "Tech will never go main stream, main stream will go Tech. I've enjoyed Eminem since his early days and was stoked to finally here a collaboration from Tech and Em, 15 years in the making. Don't care what anyone says, I love Tech's music, old and new.
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Vargr
5.0 out of 5 stars Great offering from a great artist
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2015
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Anyone who likes Tech knows he's one of the most phenomenal "all most but not quite mainstream" guys out there, this album perfectly showcases the talent he's been fine tuning for last few years as well as what makes him so affable... the team spirit he's got going on. The collaborations he threw together on here are nothing short of awesome, and the dramatic differences between pieces is something you can't help but be somewhat in awe of.

Without getting overly wordy, I'll just leave it at this, if you're a fan of Tech already, get the album, no way you'll be disappointed, if you're not a fan yet, get the album, that will change.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best album since Killer
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2015
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Pros: Love the beats! The lyrics take me back to the late 90's when rap actually had talented rappers and not one trick ponies.
I recommend listening to tracks; Worldly Angel, Dyin'Flyin, Burn it Down, Life Sentence, Give It All, Speedom, and Hood Go Crazy.

Cons: Album lacked talented artist from groups !Mayday!, and CES CRU. Songs with Lil Wayne, and T.I were probably the worst songs on the album, Tech would have been better off putting one his ridiculously talented artist instead of those two.

Summary: Best album since Killer with Something Else right behind it, if you like true hip hop music, you're going to love this album, I guarantee it!
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Mendoza
5.0 out of 5 stars Tech is still the best!
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2015
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Saw Tech on SKEE TV and he was saying he thought this one was his best ever. I was thinking, "C'mon, with all the great Tech music in the past, now THIS is the best ever??" After just a couple listens, I have to say this is at least as good as his best stuff. Lots to love here. Some very heavy stuff, especially Wither. Some of Tech's usual humor on tracks like No K. Lots of guest spots, tons of creative rhymes, and the usual dose of rapid-fire Tech N9ne skills.

Looking forward to seeing Tech on tour with Murs soon!
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BookReader1
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Solid Album
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015
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Another great work by Tech N9ne. It was cool to see him work with some new people - like Eminem. But I'm not a fan of skits and Special Effects had five of them. I want music not filler. Overall though, Tech is still killin' it.
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Marie Pringle
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting music!
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2020
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I really liked how different this music sounded that's why I downloaded it to listen to!
There's was nothing that I disliked about it!
I used it for staying awake while driving on long trips in car.
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Chris H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Incredible!
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2020
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The sound quality is insane. But I wouldn't expect anything less from Tech N9ne and Strange Music. I've had Special Effects since it's release and to hear it on vinyl is breathtaking. Very pleased with this purchase.
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Cindy Blanchard
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap prices
Reviewed in Canada on February 15, 2024
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Good listening music
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Ghostface Gambino
5.0 out of 5 stars Strange music (b*tch)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2015
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If you love Tech then this is a must buy! The album has some great tracks on it and the list of featured guests is great. He finally got his dream collaborations with Eminem and Corey Taylor! I have listened to most of techs albums and I think this is one of his best.
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sqx
4.0 out of 5 stars un grand ecart
Reviewed in France on June 10, 2015
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Comme j'aime a le rappeler , le travail stakhanoviste du producteur Seven a eu tendance a uniformiser les productions Strange music entre dark et rock quitte a parfois les rendre ennuyeuses malgré le talent des artistes. Ces prods se retrouvent ici au cœur de l'album ou même le tant attendu duo avec Eminem tombe a plat car le morceau ressemble à ces courrses hip hop de naguére avec Twista (plus de la faute de la prod que de Marshall Mathers) . Pr contre TI assure enormément sur son morceau au refrain dancehall (si seulement il rappait comme ca sur ses propres disques) . La ou cet album se distingue, c'est que dedié à sa mêre disparue, on a ici des réminiscences du plus grand album de Tech n9ne, "KOD" déjà basé sur les problèmes de sa mêre, et certains morceaux ici présents y auraient largement leur place, voire seraient parmi les meilleurs morceaux de l'album, que ce soit pour la premiére partie basé sur les requiems et oratorio, et la derniére (notamment dyin' flyin') qui font penser a des morceaux comme the martini mais en plus dingues et ou kriss kalikko joue un role determinant. Cet album est a posseder pour tout fan de Tech, pas pour tout certes, mais pour certains chef d'œuvres.
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Nimmerruh
5.0 out of 5 stars Ah Yeah? Awwww Yeah!
Reviewed in Germany on May 19, 2015
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Ich bin ein Tech N9ne Fan seit Everready und wer wirklich gute Lyrics, kontinuierlich verbesserte Technik und satte beats mag, wer mal was anderes braucht und auf kranke und auch hochintelligente Texte und themen steht, der sollte sich Tech mal geben.

Boiling Point und Ebah waren nicht mein Fall, aber was der gute Aaron Dontes Yates hier abliefert ist das Maximum and Perfomance, was heute auf dem Markt ist - und das trotz (oder gerade aufgrund) der Tatsache, dass er sein eigenes Label hat und gar keinen Major-Deal will (FTI).

Immer noch experimentell, aber eingängiger. Immer noch mit Bombenbeats, aber wesentlich abwechslungsreicher als je zuvor.
So kommt es auch, dass die Platte, bis sie sich selbst zum vollen Genuss destilliert, bei mir zwei Durchläufe brauchte - hernach gab es aber kein Halten mehr. Die Tracks beliben natürlich Geschmacksache, weshalb ich als Anspieltipp meinerseits nur "Speedom" hervorheben kann, welches nämlich technisch, vom beat, von den Lyrics und der Vorgeschichte sechs Sterne verdient hätte.

Das Artwork der CD ist klasse und visualisiert das Intro der CD.
Die Bonus-DVD lässt manche Intentionen und Songstrukturen besser verstehen.
Die Strange-Music-Tech-N9ne-Special-Effects-Silbermünze im Etuis ist die Kirsche auf der Sahnehaube.

Das Ding steht in einer Reihe mit Everready - Killer - KOD - All 6's and 7's - und ist der übernächste logische Schritt.

Vier Sterne wäre No K

Dwamn... Technician I am!!!
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denny delaat
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on May 29, 2015
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Dvd was a excellent look into making what is an incredible cd.
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