![]() ![]() This song would’ve been perfect for the Black Panther Soundtrack. I love the overall approach of the track, and can appreciate its “Shithole Country” roots (SMH). Tech definitely does his thing on the track, rhyming some of the most interesting words together on his verses. I feel like Tech N9ne has dropped some of the most interesting songs of his career this year, with this foot stomping/African fight song proving my theory to be true. That bad Juju occurs when you pick up money from the ground in Nigeria. I freakin’ love how Tech dissects this songs beat! For majority of the song, it comes across as an anthem to the real ones out there, and in others, it sounds like a song that was made by a stubborn kid that doesn’t want to be put in timeout. There is nothing simple about Tech N9ne when he raps, which probably made you think that you were going to get a complicated track by him here, right? Not exactly… On ‘Drink Up,’ Tech N9ne takes a more simpleminded approach to rap, uncomplicatedly (can’t believe that’s a word) spitting about the many things that go on in his head when he’s around liquor and women. On “Drink Up,” Tech N9ne is an advocate for alcoholism, and I wouldn’t mind being his running partner. “Red Byers” has so much motivational energy, and I love every second of it! Not only does the instrumental have this conquering feel to it, but Tech’s determination to galvanize the people with these rallying lyrics stand out quite a bit.ĭoesn’t this track remind you of some Kanye “College Dropout” s–t? “Red Byers” is Tech N9ne’s Django moment. In his newest album “Planet,” Tech looks to continue his reign as the boss of strange music, delivering a body of work that is sure to be the most unique thing you heard this month. ![]() He is still able to break down beats as easy as ever, giving us his signature tongue twisting style on whatever type of production you give him. “Not to stereotype, but there were lots of jock-looking dudes whose only interest was to go in there and hip check and shoulder check as many people as they could as hard as they could.At the tender age of 46, Tech N9ne has not lost a single step yet. “In the mid-to-late-’80s I saw lots of people going into the pit specifically to wreak havoc and perpetrate violence against others,” Ian says. Suddenly, a cultural element that had defined solidarity turned into a divisive contest of physical strength. This dynamic changed, though, when the big metal bands outgrew the club scene and started getting booked at mid-size venues, outdoor sheds and eventually arenas and festival grounds. “And then you learned, oh, I shouldn’t act like an a-.” “In 19, if you went into the pit and you were a jerk, you were going to get yanked out and maybe knocked out,” Ian says. The crowd at the Lamb of God concert on Feb. Bands didn’t want to watch their fans get hurt and when bad apples entered the pit and threw their weight around, either the artists onstage or concerned crowd members often tried to remedy the situation. Pits became more violent, but the core values of metal fans were similar to those from the hardcore scene. ![]() In the mid ’80s, popular thrash metal bands, including Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth adopted the rapid-fire rhythms and chugging, surging riffs of hardcore metal. ![]()
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