Absolute Power

Absolute Power is the fourth album by American rapper Tech N9ne and officially his Strange Music debut. It was released on September 24, 2002. It has sold about 500,000 copies to date, despite being made available for free download by the label, making it Tech N9ne's highest selling album. It was recently certified Gold in the RIAA by the year 2022, 20 years after it's release. 
==Reception==
RapReviews gave the album an 8/10, breaking the ratings down as an 8/10 for lyrics and an 8/10 for beats. Allmusic gave it 4/5 stars.
==Track Listing==
===Disc 1: Absolute Power===
Number	Title 	Writers 	Producer(s) 	Length
1 	Intro 	 	 	1:00
2 	The Industry Is Punks 	Aaron Yates 	Rubonyx 	5:30
3 	Here Comes Tecca Nina 	Yates 	Carl Breeding, Flash Technology	3:54
4 	Imma Tell 	Yates 	Rubonyx 	4:46
5 	Slacker 	Yates 	Femi Ojetunde 	4:16
6 	Keep On Keepin' On [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Samuel Watson, Yates 	Rubonyx 	5:01
7 	Gunz Will Bust [feat. Money Hungry, Mr. Stinky, and Skatterman & Snug Brim]	Aaron Henderson, Stacy Landis, T. Morris, Yates 	Big Los 	4:45
8 	Bianca's and Beatrice's [feat. Kutt Calhoun] 	Melvin Calhoun, Yates 	Rubonyx 	4:16
9 	Diamond Joe's (Interlude) 	 	 	:21
10 	Slither 	Yates 	RonnZfromBerlin 	3:55
11 	Disturbance (Interlude) 	 	 	:07
12 	Trapped In a Psycho's Body 	Yates 	RonnZfromBerlin 	5:08
13 	T9X 	Yates 	IcyRoc Kravyn 	6:28
14 	She Devil [feat. D12] 	Von Carlisle, DeShaun Holton, Rufus Johnson, Ondre Moore, Denaun Porter, Yates	RonnZfromBerlin 	4:42
15 	Worst Enemy 	Yates 	Rubonyx 	2:39
16 	Signing Off (Interlude) 	 	 	:05
17 	Absolute Power 	Watson, Yates 	RonnZfromBerlin 	4:25
18 	Yada, Yada, Yada 	Yates 	5150 Mental Productions 	6:10
19 	Constantly Dirty [feat. Rogue Dog Villians] 	Stewart Ashby, M. Whitebear, William Oats, Yates 	5150 Mental Productions 	6:00
20 	I'm a Playa [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Watson, Yates 	Robert Rebeck 	
4:59
===Disc 2: More Power===
Number	Title 	Writers 	Producer(s) 	Length
1 	Victory [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Yates 	RonnZfromBerlin 	4:40
2 	Freaky Lil' Things [feat. Grant Rice, Krizz Kaliko, and Kutt Calhoun]	Calhoun, Grant Rice, Watson, Yates	RonnZfromBerlin 	5:27
3 	Hydro [feat. Greed, Krizz Kaliko, and Kutt Calhoun] 	Calhoun, W. LeJeune, Watson, Yates	5150 Mental Productions	4:49
4 	Runaway [feat. Erica Hugunin and Krizz Kaliko] 	Erica Hugunin, Yates 	Rubonyx 	4:29
5 	Shocked [feat. Krizz Kaliko and Kutt Calhoun] 	Calhoun, Yates 	Rubonyx 	4:51
6 	The Grench [feat. Boy Big and Krizz Kaliko] 	L. Fletcher, Yates 	RonnZfromBerlin 	5:00
7 	Walk With a Limp [performed by Krizz Kaliko and Kutt Calhoun] 	 	 	4:48
==Samples==
*"Imma Tell" features a sample of "Mambo Italiano" by Rosemary Clooney
*"Slacker" features samples of "I Get Around" by 2Pac and "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G.
*"Trapped In a Psycho's Body" features a sample of "Love To Love You Baby" by Donna Summer
*"Yada, Yada, Yada" features a sample of "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" by Dr. Dre
*"I'm a Playa" features a sample of "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco
==Notes==
*"The Grench", "Victory", and "Shocked" all appear on Tech N9ne's 2005 compilation Vintage Tech
*A remix of "I'm a Playa" appears on Vintage Tech
*A slightly different version of "Trapped In a Psycho's Body" appears on Vintage Tech
*"Walk With a Limp" appears on Kutt Calhoun's 2004 album B.L.E.V.E.
*"Slither" appears on the Alpha Dog soundtrack
==Singles==
*Slacker
*Imma Tell
*Here Comes Tecca Nina
*I'm a Playa
==Peak Chart Positions==
US Billboard 200 (79)
US Independent (3)
US R&B (28)
==Personnel==
5150 Mental Productions: producer, tracks 18-19 (disc 1), 3 (disc 2)
Big Los: producer, track 7 (disc 1)
Big Scoob: featured performer/writer, track 19 (disc 1)
Bizarre: featured performer/writer, track 14 (disc 1)
Boy Big: featured performer/writer, track 6 (disc 2)
Carl Breeding: producer, track 3 (disc 1)
Erica Hugunin: featured performer/writer, track 4 (disc 2)
Femi Ojetunde: producer, track 5 (disc 1)
Flash Technology: producer, track 3 (disc 1)
Grant Rice: featured performer/writer, track 2 (disc 2)
Greed: featured performer/writer, track 3 (disc 2)
IcyRoc Kravyn: producer, track 13 (disc 1)
Krizz Kaliko: featured performer, tracks 6, 20 (disc 1), 1-7 (disc 2); writer, tracks 6, 17, 20 (disc 1), 3 (disc 2); additional vocals, tracks 4, 12, 15 (disc 1)
Kuniva: featured performer/writer, track 14 (disc 1)
Kutt Calhoun: featured performer, track 8 (disc 1), 2-3, 5, 7 (disc 2); writer, track 8 (disc 1), 2-3, 5 (disc 2); additional vocals, tracks 3, 6 (disc 1)
Money Hungry: featured performer/writer, track 7 (disc 1)
Mr. Porter: featured performer/writer, track 14 (disc 1)
Mr. Stinky: featured performer, track 7 (disc 1)
Mr. Whitebear: featured performer/writer, track 19 (disc 1)
Proof: featured performer/writer, track 14 (disc 1)
Robert Rebeck: producer/additional vocals, track 20
RonnZfromBerlin: producer, tracks 10, 12, 14, 17 (disc 1), 1-2, 6 (disc 2)
Rubonyx: producer, tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 15 (disc 1), 4-5 (disc 2)
Skatterman: featured performer/writer, track 7 (disc 1)
Snug Brim: featured performer/writer, track 7 (disc 1)
Swifty McVay: featured performer/writer, track 14 (disc 1)
Tech N9ne: album artist
Txx Will: featured performer/writer, track 19 (disc 1)