Tech N9ne Breaks Down Bad Season Track by Track

Tech shares with XXLMag.com the stories behind all of the songs on his inaugural mixtape…

“Livin’ Like I’m Dyin’”
Another one that sounded vintage. So I wanted Kaliko to sing something real soulful like Al Green was singing it. ’Cause usually how we come up with stuff, I was like, I wanna be like I’m living like I’m dying. We gon’ live today like dying tomorrow. That’s all I got to say to Kali and he’s like, “Living like I’m dying tomorrow, so I’m gonna do it like I’m dying today…” That’s like my whole persona. They gon’ blow this whole world up. I always quote Jim Morrison of The Doors, “I know one thing man, I’ma have my kicks before the whole shit house goes up in flames.” They gon’ blow this whole world up so I’m gonna party until then. It’s my whole persona. And Ces Cru and Kutt came on it. Ces Cru is a crew from here, Kansas City. This Italian guy and this Black guy, they just murderers. I’m trying to sign ‘em. That’s how dope they are. They’re dope live, they’re dope in the studio. And Kutt Calhoun, you know he’s an MC all day. So they spoke on it and it’s a beautiful thing.

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  1. Gunna  | December 23, 2010 6:26 pm

    See u just gotta think outside da box!!! Strange Music Inc./ Tech N9ne settin tha new standard for Hip- Hop…..

  2. deadbutcha  | December 23, 2010 6:45 pm

    a bout tech gets some credit mans been hard for years now!!!

  3. paul  | December 23, 2010 6:50 pm

    way to go dude, sucks that you released it at 128kbps wish it was 320. That song called “table and chest stress” would sound even better.

  4. Shokc frm KC2Indep  | December 23, 2010 6:50 pm

    Man this shit go dumb hard.I miss that old skool Tech like “calm b4 the storm” but this right here is cool!I can dig it.

  5. Shokc frm KC2Indep  | December 23, 2010 6:55 pm

    dopest shit on the mixtape.

  6. koo  | December 23, 2010 7:21 pm

    funky as hell xxl

  7. ViNCE  | December 23, 2010 7:22 pm

    PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAY BEHIND FOR YEARS!!! CATCH UP! TECH N9NNNNNEEEE!

  8. Mike Newman  | December 23, 2010 7:41 pm

    This is tight – TECH TECH N9NE N9NE!

  9. MLB CO  | December 23, 2010 7:59 pm

    First off this is my favorite pic of strange music right here, you got the kansas city king, the man behind the scenes who makes the strange music watch click, Kutt and Krizz my third favorite rappers, and Stewart “Big Scoob” Ashby goin to hard. Secondly Thanks for the shot out to Denver, CO on in my mind, and Finally i guess whoo kidd must be white trash too jumpin on that real music finally i know hes a tech fan too and now he paintin his face haha F.U.N from a technician to you whoo kidd Strange Music Baby Represent!

  10. Aaron Ross  | December 23, 2010 8:02 pm

    I already downloaded this mixtape. Its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Nick Wragg  | February 1, 2011 7:53 pm

      PLEASE HELP !!! how do you download the mixtape

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