page_title: Fragile (Tech N9ne song)
section_title: Writing and production
hierarchical_section_title: Fragile (Tech N9ne song) / Writing and production
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Kendrick Lamar.
context_page_description: "Fragile" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Tech N9ne, taken from his thirteenth studio album Something Else. "Fragile" was released on July 17, 2013 as the album's second single. It was produced by ¡Mayday!, Daniel "Keys" Perez and Ralfy "FAFA" Valencia. The song features vocals from Kendrick Lamar, ¡Mayday! and Kendall Morgan.
  "Fragile" details each rappers disdain for music journalists and their criticism of their music. Ironically, the song was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. The song peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A music video was released on February 9, 2014 featuring the artists rapping and singing in an abandoned warehouse.
context_section_description: The song's composition begun after Strange Music label-mate ¡Mayday! sent Tech N9ne the song with their and Kendall Morgan's vocals on it. He said the introspective chorus made him take a moment to reflect on his own rhymes. He detailed himself creating his verse saying, 
  "After I wrote my verse, it was my second show in Seattle. We did two shows, because I sold out both shows. There was like 2,000 the first night, and another 2,000 on the second night. So it was like, 'Whoa, we sold out both shows!' I was already tired from the night before, and we already had booked the studio time in Seattle. I went there, and I finished the last four bars of the verse I wrote. I wrote most of the verse—the first eight bars—on bus. It was getting closer to the show, and I wrote the last four bars at the studio because, our meet and greets aren’t an hour anymore. There’s like 300 people or 400 people, so you’re there until 6 pm now instead of 3 or 4. Now we got to go the studio, and I gotta be on stage at 9 pm, so it’s coming down to the wire I still have to eat and whatnot. But I did it, and after I did it, I’m like, 'Ooh, the verse is elite.'"
  Following him writing his own verse, Tech N9ne decided he wanted another major rapper on the song after him. He stated, "It was already elite, so I needed somebody who could come after me, and there aren’t too many who can do it." After contemplating over which rapper would be featured on the track, even sending it to Eminem with hopes he would get on board, Tech N9ne decided to feature American rapper Kendrick Lamar on the song. This track would be Tech N9ne and Lamar's second collaboration.
  The song's production was created by ¡Mayday!, Ralfy "FAFA" Valencia, and Danny "Keys" Perez. The instrumental is based around a brokenhearted guitar and piano-based beat, along with a simple drum pattern for the verses, before escalating with keys and guitar riffs for the hook.
caption: Due to the importance of the song in his mind, Tech N9ne wanted a strong feature on the song, for which he would choose rapper Kendrick Lamar.
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