K.O.D. (Tech N9ne album)

K.O.D.
Studio album by
Tech N9ne
ReleasedOctober 27, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre
Length77:52
LabelStrange Music
ProducerKarbon, Matic Lee, Rob Rebeck, Ruben Armstrong, Seven, Travis O'Guin, Young Fyre
Tech N9ne chronology
Tech N9ne: The Box Set
(2009) 		K.O.D.
(2009) 		The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.
(2010)
Singles from K.O.D.
  1. "Leave Me Alone"
    Released: October 20, 2009
  2. "Show Me a God"
    Released: October 20, 2009
  3. "Strange Music Box"
    Released: October 27, 2009
  4. "Low"
    Released: December 3, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(84/100)[2]
HipHopDX[3]
RapReviews(9/10)[4]
The Country Gazette(Favorable)[5]

K.O.D. (initialism for King of Darkness) is the ninth studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne; it was released on October 27, 2009, by Strange Music. The album features guest appearances from Three 6 Mafia, Brotha Lynch Hung, King Gordy, Kutt Calhoun, Krizz Kaliko and Big Scoob, among others.[6] The album is broken up into sections: "Anger", "Madness" and "The Hole," which would also be used on three EP's released after it.[7] On October 22, 2009, the album appeared as a featured "Album Premiere" on Myspace.

The album entered at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 30,326 copies in its first week.[8]

  1. ^ Jeffries, David (November 2009). "Review: K.O.D.". Allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Gail. "Review: K.O.D.". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  3. ^ Gibson, Luke (October 31, 2009). "Review: K.O.D.". HipHopDX.com. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  4. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 10, 2009). "Review: K.O.D.". RapReviews.com. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  5. ^ Varine, Patrick (October 26, 2009). "Album review: 'K.O.D.,' by Tech N9ne'". The Country Gazette. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  6. ^ "Fontana Distribution - New Release Book (October 20th/October 27th)" (PDF). Fontana Distribution. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference dogandpony was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Album Sales Charts - Week Ending 11/01 | Sales Charts". Rap Basement. November 4, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2012.