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Studio album by Tech N9ne
Released October 26, 2009
Recorded 2009
Genre
Hardcore hip hophorrorcorecrunkgangsta rap
Length 77:52
Label Strange Music
Producer Karbon, 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)

K.O.D. (initialism for King of Darkness) is the ninth studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne; it was released on October 26, 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]

Background
Corey Taylor, from Slipknot and Stone Sour was supposed to appear on the track `Killing You`,[9] but was unable to begin recording in time and, as a result, failed to submit his vocals for the track. The label had to move forward with mastering the track for the album without his involvement.[7]

Promotion
On September 9, 2009, Strange Music released a video on its YouTube account showing Yates regarding to his upcoming music video for `Show Me a God`, stating that it would be a very serious video dedicated to his mother.[10] The music video for `Show Me a God` was then released through Strange Music`s YouTube account on October 2, 2009.[11] On October 7, 2009, a second version of this video has also appeared on the label`s account, except this one is in high definition.[12]

On October 20, 2009, `Leave Me Alone` and `Show Me a God` was officially released as the first and second digital singles.[13][14] `Strange Music Box` was also designated as a single from the album.[15]

The music video was filmed for the single `Leave Me Alone` which it was exclusively premiered on mtvU.com on October 27, 2009, in which was the album`s original release date.[16] The music video for `Low` was released on December 3, 2009.

Track listing
Tracklist:[17][18][19]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Show Me a God` A. Yates Matic Lee 3:41
2. `The Warning (Skit)` S. Watson Seven 0:31
3. `Demons` (featuring Three 6 Mafia) A. Yates, J. Houston, P. Beauregard Matic Lee, Seven 5:23
4. `Blackened the Sun` A. Yates Reuben `Bonyx` Armstrong 4:26
5. `Strange Music Box` (featuring Brotha Lynch Hung & Krizz Kaliko) A. Yates, K. Mann, S. Watson Young Fyre, Karbon (add. prod.) 4:11
6. `Sundae (Skit)` Robert Rebeck 0:25
7. `Check Yo Temperature` (featuring Sundae & T-Nutty) A. Yates, S. Austin, T. Jones Jr. Young Fyre, Demolish Beatz (add. prod.) 4:32
8. `B. Boy` (featuring Big Scoob, Bumpy Knuckles, Kutt Calhoun & Skatterman) A. Yates, M. Calhoun Jr., S. Ashby Jr., S. Landis Young Fyre, Karbon (add. prod.) 5:29
9. `Hunterish` (featuring Irv Da Phenom & Krizz Kaliko) A. Yates, M. Irving Jr., S. Watson Young Fyre 3:47
10. `The Pick Up (Skit)` (featuring Fat Tone) A. Yates Robert Rebeck 1:15
11. `In the Trunk` A. Yates Reuben `Bonyx` Armstrong 4:25
12. `Pinocchiho` A. Yates Matic Lee 2:10
13. `Horns` (featuring King Gordy & Prozak) A. Yates, S. Shippy, W. Alford II Robert Rebeck 3:59
14. `Interview with Jason Whitlock (Skit)` Robert Rebeck, Seven 2:21
15. `It Was An Accident` (featuring Alan Wayne) A. Yates, Wayne Seven 3:44
16. `Shadows on the Road` A. Yates, S. Watson Seven 3:28
17. `Low` A. Yates, S. Watson Reuben `Bonyx` Armstrong 3:33
18. `Messages (Skit)` Robert Rebeck 1:38
19. `Killing You` A. Yates, S. Watson Matic Lee, Seven 3:36
20. `Leave Me Alone` A. Yates, S. Watson Young Fyre, Karbon (add. prod.) 3:52
21. `Prayer - By Brother K.T. (Skit)` K. Taylor Robert Rebeck 0:42
22. `K.O.D.` (featuring Mackenzie Nicole) A. Yates, B. Fraser, S. Watson Seven 5:14
23. `The Martini` (featuring Krizz Kaliko) A. Yates, S. Watson Young Fyre 5:27
Total length: 77:52
Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971),[2] better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced `tech nine`), is an American rapper and singer. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O`Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games.[3] In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the mtvU Woodie Awards.[4]

His stage name originated from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun, a name given to him by rapper Black Walt due to his fast-rhyming chopper style.[5] Yates later applied a deeper meaning to the name, stating that it stands for the complete technique of rhyme, with `tech` meaning technique and `nine` representing the number of completion.[5][6] A major influence of the chopper genre of rap music, he has featured many mainstream artists on his albums including E-40, Ice Cube, Three 6 Mafia, B.o.B., Twista, Busta Rhymes, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Wiz Khalifa, CeeLo Green, T.I., 2 Chainz, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Eminem, Logic, and Boyz II Men.

In popular culture
Films
Yates` songs have appeared in the films Born 2 Race, Gang Related, Alpha Dog, Our Heroes: The 25 Best Black Sports Movies (Ever), and The Life of Lucky Cucumber.[49][50][51] Yates was originally set to score the entire film Alpha Dog, but the studio decided to replace some of his music with more commercially known songs.[52] In 2009, his song `Let`s Go` was used in an online promotional short film for AXE body spray.[53] Yates also appears as an actor in the films Vengeance and Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D.[54][55][56][57] Yates starred in the musical `Alleluia: The Devil`s Carnival`, which had a limited theater release July 2015.[58] On November 25, 2015, Tech released `Shine`, a song for the Jaco Pastorius documentary, Jaco.[59]

Video games
Several of Yates` songs are featured in the video games Madden NFL 2006, The Crew, EA Sports MMA, 25 To Life, WWE 2K18, EA Sports UFC 3, and Midnight Club: Los Angeles, in the latter of which Yates is an unlockable character.[60] In 2009, Yates and label mate Krizz Kaliko appeared in a promotional video for the Fight Night Round 4 video game.[61]

Television
Yates` music has appeared on the television shows Dark Angel, I`m From Rolling Stone, My Super Sweet 16, The Hills, Spike Guys` Choice Awards, and Warren The Ape.[62][63] In 2008, his song `Earthquake` was featured on an episode of MTV`s America`s Best Dance Crew in which the crew had to visually convey the title of the song in their performance.[64] On the August 15, 2009 Strikeforce event, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, MMA fighter Gilbert Melendez entered the arena to Tech N9ne`s 2006 song `The Beast` for his bout with Mitsuhiro Ishida.[65] His song `Riot Maker` was used as the official theme song for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling`s 2010 Hardcore Justice pay-per-view. Yates also appeared on the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards in the BET Cypher with B.o.B, Machine Gun Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, and Big K.R.I.T. In 2012, Tech N9ne appeared on the MTV game show Hip Hop Squares for three episodes. In 2013, Tech N9ne`s song `Demons` appeared in the pilot episode of Ironside. On June 24, 2014, Tech N9ne appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform `Fragile`, `He`s A Mental Giant`, and `Stamina`.[66] In late 2014, Yates appeared on Wild n Out as captain of the Black Team.

In May 2015, `Give It All` from the album Special Effects was used during Inside the NBA`s `Tip-Off` for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.[67]

Endorsements
In May 2018, it was announced that Yates had teamed with Boulevard Brewing Company, a brewery based in his hometown of Kansas City, to create a new beer. The beer was released on June 18 in the Kansas City, Wichita, Denver, and Oklahoma City markets. The beer is named Bou Lou as reference to his song `Caribou Lou`, which is also a cocktail with overproof rum (The song specifically mentions Bacardi 151, which has been discontinued.), Malibu, and pineapple juice . The beer is a wheat beer with pineapple and coconut flavors.[68] On July 9, Bou Lou went on sale in the St. Louis market.

Personal life
Yates was married in 1995, but separated in 2005. Yates filed for a divorce in 2015 and it was finalized in November 2017, 12 years after they were initially separated.[69] Yates is an avid supporter of Kansas City culture and the metro area`s pro sports teams, including the Kansas City Chiefs,[70] Kansas City Royals,[71] and Sporting Kansas City.[72] Before the Chiefs played in the 2019 AFC Championship game, he released a song titled `Red Kingdom`.[73]