Everready (The Religion)

Everready (The Religion)
Studio album by
Tech N9ne
ReleasedNovember 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
Recorded2002–06
GenreHip hop
Length75:16 (Disc 1)
69:54 (Disc 2)
145:40 (Total)
LabelStrange Music
Producer
Tech N9ne chronology
Vintage Tech
(2005) 		Everready (The Religion)
(2006) 		Misery Loves Kompany
(2007)
Singles from Everready (The Religion)
  1. "Bout Ta' Bubble"
    Released: October 20, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
RapReviews8.0/10[2]

Everready (The Religion) is the fifth studio album by rapper Tech N9ne. The album was released in 2006 as a "Collector's Edition" CD that contains a second CD featuring 14 songs from Tech N9ne as well as other Strange Music artists. "Jellysickle" & "My Wife, My Bitch, My Girl" also appeared on the 25 To Life video game soundtrack,[3][4] while a censored version of "The Beast" was featured on the soundtrack to Madden NFL 06, released in 2005.[5] In 2010, the song "Riot Maker" was used by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as the official theme for their Hard Justice pay-per-view. The album debuted at #50 on the Billboard 200 with 22,000 copies sold in its first week.[6] The song "Caribou Lou" was later certified Gold in 2012, and certified platinum later in 2017.[7]

Eminem was originally set to appear on the track "My World" with Tech N9ne and Brotha Lynch but complications with his best friend Proof being killed led him to not being able to record his verse, so Dalima took over his spot on the album. Twista was originally supposed to appear on "Welcome To The Midwest," but his recorded verse wasn't sent to Tech in time to be fully mastered without delaying the album. Tech says he still plans to use the verse in the future.[8]

  1. ^ "Everready Review by AllMusic". allmusic.com. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2006.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (2006-11-14). "Everready (The Religion) Review". RapReviews.com. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  3. ^ Spence D. (2006-01-17). "25 To Life Soundtrack: Disc 01 Review". IGN. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Midwest underground legend Tech N9ne drops his lurching, electronically charged surge on "My Wife, My Bitch, My Girl."
  4. ^ Spence D. (2006-01-17). "25 To Life Soundtrack: Disc 02 Review". IGN. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Midwest hero Tech N9ne joins forces with verbalistic madman E-40 on the bugged out gurgle and splurge of "Jellysicle."
  5. ^ IGN Music (2005-08-01). "Madden NFL 06 Soundtrack". IGN. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  6. ^ Archive-Chris-Harris. "Justin, Christina, Fergie Take Now 23 To The Top". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "Tech N9ne Goes Gold With "Caribou Lou"". July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  8. ^ Nima (July 2007). "Interviews - Twista". DubCNN.com. Retrieved 2007-09-26.