K.O.D.

K.O.D. is the ninth studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne, his sixth for Strange Music. Its title is an acronym representing "King of Darkness". It was released on October 26, 2009, Tech's mother's birthday. The album is dark and angry at times, its mood rooted in some of the problems going in Tech's life at that time, especially his mother's struggle with chronic illness. The album was dedicated to her, though Tech would later say he regretted letting his darkness steer him for an entire album, as he felt it was consuming him. The album sold 30,326 copies in its first week of release and has sold about 159,000 to date. The album spawned a "series" of sorts, with several EPs being released subsequently (The Lost Scripts of K.O.D., Seepage, Boiling Point) that continue the K.O.D. theme.
==Reception==
Allmusic gave the album a rating of 3.5/5 stars. Billboard rated it 84/100. HipHopDX rated it 4/5. RapReviews gave it a 9/10, breaking the rating down as 9/10 for music and 9/10 for lyrics.
==Track Listing==
Number	Title 	Writers 	Producer(s) 	Length
1 	Show Me a God 	Aaron Yates 	Matic Lee 	3:41
2 	The Warning (Skit) 	Samuel Watson 	Seven 	:31
3 	Demons [feat. Three 6 Mafia] 	Paul Beauregard, Jordan Houston, Yates 	Matic Lee, Seven 	5:23
4 	Blackened the Sun [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Yates 	Rubonyx 	4:26
5 	Strange Music Box [feat. Brotha Lynch Hung and Krizz Kaliko] 	Kevin Mann, Watson, Yates 	Youngfyre, Karbon 	4:11
6 	Sundae (Skit) 	 	Robert Rebeck 	:25
7 	Check Yo Temperature [feat. Sundae and T-Nutty] 	Sondai Austin, Todd Jones, Yates 	Youngfyre, Nardo 	4:32
8 	B. Boy [feat. Big Scoob, Bumpy Knuckles, Kutt Calhoun, and Skatterman]	Stewart Ashby, Melvin Calhoun, Stacy Landis, Yates	Youngyfre, Karbon 	5:29
9 	Hunterish [feat. Irv da Phenom and Krizz Kaliko] 	Mitchell Irving, Watson, Yates 	Youngfyre 	3:47
10 	The Pick Up (Skit) 	Yates 	Robert Rebeck 	1:15
11 	In the Trunk 	Yates 	Rubonyx 	4:25
12 	Pinocchiho 	Yates 	Matic Lee 	2:10
13 	Horns [feat. King Gordy and Prozak] 	Waverly Alford, Steven Shippy, Yates 	Robert Rebeck 	3:59
14 	Interview With Jason Whitlock (Skit) 	 	Robert Rebeck, Seven	2:21
15 	It Was an Accident [feat. Alan Wayne] 	Alan Williams, Yates 	Seven 	3:44
16 	Shadows On the Road [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Watson, Yates 	Seven 	3:28
17 	Low [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Watson, Yates 	Rubonyx 	3:33
18 	Messages (Skit) 	 	Robert Rebeck 	1:38
19 	Killing You 	Watson, Yates 	Matic Lee, Seven 	3:36
20 	Leave Me Alone [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Watson, Yates 	Youngfyre, Karbon 	3:52
21 	Prayer - By Brother K.T. (Skit) 	Kevin Taylor 	Robert Rebeck 	:42
22 	K.O.D. [feat. Mackenzie O'Guin] 	Brian Fraser, Watson, Yates 	Seven 	5:14
23 	The Martini [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Watson, Yates 	Youngfyre 	5:27
24 	F.U.N. (Fuck U Niggas) 	Yates 	Youngfyre, Karbon 	3:51
25 	Like I Died 	Yates 	Rubonyx 	3:54
==Samples==
*"K.O.D." features a sample of "Gogol" by Gonzales
==Notes==
*A remix of "Like I Died" appears on Tech N9ne's 2010 EP The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.
*Corey Taylor was originally slated to appear on "Killing You", but was unable to submit his vocals in time.
*"Demons" was used in the pilot episode of Ironside.
==Singles==
*Show Me a God
*Leave Me Alone
*Strange Music Box
*Low
==Peak Chart Positions==
US Billboard 200 (14)
US Independent (1)
US R&B (7)
US Rap (3)
==Personnel==
Alan Wayne: featured performer/writer, track 15
Big Scoob: featured performer/writer, track 8
Brotha Lynch Hung: featured performer/writer, track 5
Brother K.T.: additional vocals, track 21; writer, track 21
Bumpy Knuckles: featured performer, track 8
DJ Paul: featured performer/writer, track 3
Irv da Phenom: featured performer/writer, track 9
Jason Whitlock: additional vocals, track 14
Juicy J: featured performer/writer, track 3
Karbon: co-producer, tracks 5, 8, 20, 24
King Gordy: featured performer/writer, track 13
Krizz Kaliko: featured performer, tracks 4-5, 9, 16-17, 20, 23; writer, tracks 2, 5, 9, 16-17, 19-20, 22-23; additional vocals, track 14
Kutt Calhoun: featured performer/writer, track 8
Mackenzie O'Guin: featured performer, track 22
Matic Lee: producer, tracks 1, 3, 12, 19
Nardo: co-producer, track 7
Prozak: featured performer/writer, track 13
Robert Rebeck: producer, tracks 10, 13-14, 18, 21; additional vocals, track 11
Rubonyx: producer, tracks 4, 11, 17, 25
Scenario: writer, track 22; additional vocals, track 17
Seven: producer, tracks 2, 15-16, 22; co-producer, tracks 3, 14, 19
Skatterman: featured performer/writer, track 8
Sundae: featured performer/writer, track 7; additional vocals, track 6
Tech N9ne: album artist; writer, tracks 1, 3-20, 22-25
T-Nutty: featured performer/writer, track 7
Youngfyre: producer, tracks 5, 7-9, 20, 23-24