All 6's and 7's

All 6's and 7's is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne, his eighth for Strange Music. In many ways this album marked Tech N9ne's leap out of the underground, as it was his first album after Lil Wayne, at that time one of the most commercially successful hip hop artists in the world, stated his desire for a collaboration with Tech. The label pulled out all the stops for this project, featuring a wide variety of big-name artists ranging from Busta Rhymes to Deftones lead vocalist Chino Moreno to Wayne himself. The album was released on June 7, 2011, and sold 56,000 copies its first week. Its #4 debut on the Billboard Hot 200 remains Tech's highest position on the charts, tied by his 2013 album, Something Else. It has sold about 230,000 copies to date.
==Reception==
411mania gave the album a 9/10. Allmusic rated it a 4/5. ARTISTdirect gave it a perfect 5 out of 5 stars. DJBooth rated it 4/5. HipHopDX rated it 4/5. Spin rated it a 7/10. RapReviews rated it an 8/10, breaking the rating down as an 8/10 for music and an 8/10 for lyrics. XXL rated it an XL, the equivalent of a 4/5.
==Track Listing==
Number	Title 	Writers 	Producer(s) 	Length
1 	The Pledge (Intro) 	Aaron Yates 	Ben Cybulsky 	:42
2 	Technicians [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	Christopher McGill, Yates 	Soleternity 	3:52
3 	Military (Skit) 	Yates 	Ben Cybulsky 	:21
4 	Am I a Psycho? [feat. B.o.B. and Hopsin] 	Marcus Hopson, Bobby Simmons, Yates 	B.o.B. 	4:04
5 	He's a Mental Giant 	Michael Summers, Samuel Watson, Yates 	Seven 	3:54
6 	Worldwide Choppers [feat. Busta Rhymes, Ceza, D-Loc the Gill God, JL, Twista, Twisted Insane, Uso, and Yelawolf]	Michael Atha, DeMario Epps, Michael Johnson, Carl Mitchell, Bilgin Özçalkan, Ausamah Saed, Trevor Smith, Summers, Jason Varnes, Yates	Seven 	5:26
7 	We Miss You Man Man (Skit) 	Yates 	Ben Cybulsky 	:46
8 	I Love Music [feat. Crystal Watson, Kendrick Lamar, Krizz Kaliko, and Oobergeek] 	Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Dupree, Watson, Marcus Yates, Yates 	EM80 	3:46
9 	Strangeland [feat. Jerita Streater] 	Kevin Crowe, Erik Ortiz, Yates 	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	3:35
10 	Call From Richie (Skit) 	Richie Abbott 	Ben Cybulsky 	:34
11 	The Boogieman [feat. First Degree the D.E. and Stokley Williams] 	Michael Colen, Crowe, Ortiz, Manzilla Queen, Stokley Williams, Yates 	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	3:51
12 	Cult Leader [feat. Liz Suwandi] 	Elizabeth Arnold, Summers, Yates 	Seven 	4:46
13 	Call From KC Poet Camile (Skit) [performed by KC Poet Camile] 	Camile Venable 	Ben Cybulsky 	:59
14 	Fuck Food [feat. Krizz Kaliko, Lil Wayne, and T-Pain] 	Dwayne Carter, Faheem Najm, Summers, Yates 	Seven 	4:55
15 	Overtime [feat. Krizz Kaliko and Stevie Stone] 	Jayson Bridges, Watson, Steven Williams, Yates 	Koko 	3:00
16 	Pornographic [feat. E-40, Kortney Leveringston, Krizz Kaliko, and Snoop Lion] 	Calvin Broadus, Summers, Earl Stevens, Watson, Yates 	Seven 	3:52
17 	You Owe Like Pookie [feat. Jay Rock and Kutt Calhoun] 	Melvin Calhoun, Johnnie McKenzie, Summers, Yates 	Seven 	3:28
18 	Delusional [feat. Nikkiya] 	Watson, William Washington, Yates 	WillPower 	4:12
19 	So Lonely [feat. Blind Fury and Mackenzie O'Guin] 	Adam Cherrington, Stephen Norris, Mackenzie O'Guin, Yates 	Wyshmaster 	3:54
20 	If I Could [feat. Chino Moreno] 	Summers, Watson, Yates 	Seven 	3:27
21 	Angry Caller (Skit) 	 	Ben Cybulsky 	:20
22 	Love Me Tomorrow [feat. Big Scoob and Krizz Kaliko] 	Stewart Ashby, Queen, Summers, Yates 	Seven 	3:44
23 	Mama Nem [feat. Krizz Kaliko] 	David Sanders, Watson, Yates 	David Sanders II 	4:22
24 	Promiseland [feat. Nikkiya] 	Nikkiya Brooks, Adam Cherrington, Yates 	Wyshmaster 	4:41
===Strange Music Online Pre-Order Bonus Track===
25	F.A.N.S. (Forever Accepting N9ne's Soul)		Seven	5:09
===Best Buy Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks===
25	Face Paint 			3:21
26	Give It Up [feat. Ces Cru and Lebowski]			5:08
27	Rock & Roll Nigga 			
4:08
===iTunes Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks===
25	Eenie Meanie Miny Ho [feat. Krizz Kaliko and Wide Frame]		Wyshmaster 	3:38
26	This Is Hip Hop [feat. Brotha Lynch Hung] 		Nonstop 	3:41
27	Ya Killin' Me [feat. Krizz Kaliko and Pill] 		Youngfyre, Karbon	3:21
==Samples==
*"He's a Mental Giant" features a sample of "Boy Meets Dog" by Walter Lantz
*"Worldwide Choppers" features a sample of "Midwest Choppers 2" by Tech N9ne
*"Strangeland" features a sample of "Ten Et Tiwa Dorment" by Alain Goraguer
*"Fuck Food" features samples of "Feed Me (Git It)" by Levi Stubbs and Rick Moranis, "Karaoke" by T-Pain, "Throb" by Janet Jackson, and "Hunterish" by Tech N9ne
*"Promiseland" features a sample of "Mixin' Up the Medicine" by Yelawolf
==Notes==
*"Worldwide Choppers" is a sequel to "Midwest Choppers" from Tech N9ne's 2007 album Collabos: Misery Loves Kompany and "Midwest Choppers 2" from his 2009 album Collabos: Sickology 101. It contains samples of the latter.
*"Ya Killin' Me" also appears on Pill's 2011 mixtape The Diagnosis.
*An official remix of "Fuck Food" was made by Miami hip hop band ¡Mayday! It features the same vocals with a new beat provided by ¡Mayday!'s Plex Luthor and Gianni Cash.
*In an early tweet, Tech stated he wanted Daddy Yankee to appear on Worldwide Choppers.
*Talib Kweli was considered for a feature on "I Love Music".
*R. Kelly was the first choice for the hook on "Fuck Food", but Tech ultimately decided on T-Pain. The original hook he wanted Kelly to sing can be heard in the bridge Krizz Kaliko sings toward the end.
*Ludacris was a candidate for the feature on "Overtime".
*Nicki Minaj was a candidate to feature on "Pornographic".
*Eminem was the first choice for the feature on "So Lonely", but Blind Fury took the verse after Eminem was unable to contribute in time.
*Gavin Rossdale was originally considered for the "If I Could" feature, but Tech decided to work with Deftones members Chino Moreno and Stephen Carpenter instead.
*Marsha Ambrosius was originally considered for "Promiseland".
*Tech reached out Tyler the Creator to contribute to the album, but Tyler declined, stating he was not really a Tech N9ne fan but respected him as an artist.
*Originally, Tech stated Mac Lethal and Nas would contribute to the album in some fashion, but neither ultimately appeared.
*Tech expressed a desire for Janelle Monáe to contribute as well, but this didn't pan out either.
*Pharoahe Monch was considered for the verse on "This Is Hip Hop" before Brotha Lynch Hung contributed.
*Cee-Lo Green was originally supposed to do the hook for "Love Me Tomorrow", ultimately, Krizz Kaliko performed it instead.
==Singles==
*He's a Mental Giant
*Mama Nem
*Worldwide Choppers
*Love Me Tomorrow
*Am I a Psycho?
==Peak Chart Positions==
US Billboard 200 (4)
US Independent (1)
US R&B (1)
US Rap (1)
Canadian Billboard 200 (24)
==Personnel==
Adrienne Johnson: additional vocals, track 12
ALISTAIR Photography: photographer
AP: additional vocals, tracks 1, 6, 12, 23
Bengineer: producer, tracks 1, 3, 10, 13, 21; mixer, all tracks
Big Scoob: featured performer/writer, track 22; additional vocals, track 7
Blind Fury; featured performer/writer, track 19
B.o.B.: featured performer/writer/producer, track 4
Boogieman: additional vocals, track 7
Brotha Lynch Hung: featured performer, track 26 (iTunes Edition)
Brother Al: additional vocals, track 1
Busta Rhymes: featured performer/writer, track 6
Ceza: featured performer/writer, track 6
Chino Moreno: featured performer, track 20
Colione: producer/writer, tracks 9, 11
Crystal Watson: additional vocals, tracks 1, 8
Dave Weiner: associate producer
David Sanders II: producer/writer, track 23
Dawn O'Guin: production assistant
D-Loc the Gill God: featured performer/writer, track 6
E-40: featured performer/writer, track 16
Elizabeth Gallardo: assistant engineer, tracks 4-5, 14, 18-19
EM80: producer/writer, track 8
Fabian Marasciullo: mixer, tracks 4-5, 14, 18-19
First Degree the D.E.: featured performer/writer, track 11
Glenda Cowan: production assistant
Godemis: featured performer, track 26 (Best Buy Edition)
Hopsin: featured performer/writer, track 4
Irv da Phenom: additional vocals, tracks 2, 17
Isaiah Yates: additional vocals, track 12
Jay Rock: featured performer/writer, track 17
Jeff Nelson: additional vocals, track 12
Jerita Streater: additional vocals, track 9
JL: featured performer/writer, track 6
Johnny Richter: additional vocals, track 1
Karbon: co-producer, track 27 (iTunes Edition)
KC Poet Camile: featured performer/writer, track 13
Kendrick Lamar: featured performer/writer, track 8
Kevin Porter: recorder, track 16
Kinzie Bell: additional vocals, track 12
Koko: producer/writer, track 15
Korey Lloyd: production assistant
Kortney Leveringston: featured performer, track 16
Krizz Kaliko: featured performer, tracks 2, 8, 14-16, 22-23, 25 (iTunes Edition), 27 (iTunes Edition); writer, tracks 5, 8, 15-16, 18, 20, 23; additional vocals, tracks 1, 17, 24
Kutt Calhoun: featured performer/writer, track 17; additional vocals, track 2
Lebowski: featured performer, track 26 (Best Buy Edition)
Lil Wayne: featured performer/writer, track 14
Liquid 9: art production/design
Liz Suwandi: featured performer/writer, track 12
Mackenzie O'Guin: featured performer/writer, track 19
Makzilla: writer, tracks 11, 22; additional vocals, track 7
Nikkiya: featured performer, tracks 18, 24; writer, track 24
Nonstop: producer, track 26 (iTunes Edition)
Oobergeek: featured performer/writer, track 8
Pill: featured performer, track 27 (iTunes Edition)
Richie: additional vocals, track 10
Ron Spaulding: associate producer
Rook: producer/writer, tracks 9, 11
Seven: producer/writer, tracks 5-6, 12, 14, 16-17, 20, 22, 25 (pre-order download)
Sharon Bussinger: additional vocals, track 1
Sherri Bell: additional vocals, track 12
Snoop Lion: featured performer/writer, track 16
Soleternity: producer/writer, track 2
Stacy Bell: additional vocals, track 12
Stephen Carpenter: guitar, track 20
Stevie Stone: featured performer/writer, track 15; additional vocals, tracks 1-2
Stokley Williams: featured performer/writer, track 11
Tech N9ne: album artist; writer, tracks 1-9, 11-12, 14-20, 21-24
T-Pain: featured performer/writer, track 14
Travis O'Guin: executive producer
Twista: featured performer/writer, track 6
Twisted Insane: featured performer/writer, track 6
Tyga: additional vocals, track 9
Ubiquitous: featured performer, track 26 (Best Buy Edition)
Uso: featured performer/writer, track 6
Valdora Case: production assistant
Wide Frame: featured performer, track 25 (iTunes Edition)
WillPower: producer/writer, track 18
Wyshmaster: producer, tracks 19, 24, 25 (iTunes Edition); writer, tracks 19, 24
Yelawolf: featured performer/writer, track 6
Youngfyre: producer, track 27 (iTunes Edition)