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
Sickology 101
(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.