Strange Music discography

Strange Music is an American independent record label founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999, specializing in hip hop music.[1] It is currently distributed through Fontana Distribution

Contents

Strange Music releases

Past Album releases

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
Billboard 200
[2]		 Top Heatseekers
[3]		 Top Independent
[4]		 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
[5]		 Top Rap
[6]
2001 Tech N9ne – Anghellic [note]
  • Released: August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28)
  • Label: Strange Music/JCOR Entertainment
  • Format: CD
 59 — 46 50 * 278,000[7]
2002 Tech N9ne – Absolute Power
  • Released: September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)
  • Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment (MSC10012)
  • Format: CD & Bonus DVD
 79 — 3 28 * 313,000[7]
2004 Skatterman & Snug Brim – Urban Legendz
  • Released: March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23)
  • Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment (MSC-1007 2)
  • Format: CD
 — — — — *
Project Deadman – Self Inflicted
  • Released: July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13)
  • Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment (MSC1011)
  • Format: CD
 — — — — *
Kutt Calhoun – B.L.E.V.E.
  • Released: August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10)
  • Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment (MSC-1008 2)
  • Format: CD
 — — — — *
2006 Tech N9ne – Everready (The Religion)
  • Released: November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 02 1N02)
  • Format: CD & Bonus CD
 50 — 2 23 11 180,000[7]
2007 Tech N9ne – Misery Loves Kompany
  • Released: July 17, 2007 (2007-07-17)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 04)
  • Format: CD
 49 — 3 23 7 82,000[7]
2008 Krizz Kaliko – Vitiligo
  • Released: May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 45)
  • Format: CD
 167 — 19 50 20 15,634[8]
Grave Plott – The Plott Thickens
  • Released: May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 46)
  • Format: CD
 — — — 95 — 1,189[9]
Prozak – Tales From The Sick
  • Released: June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 47)
  • Format: CD & Bonus DVD
 — 8 25 52 20 12,560[10]
Tech N9ne – Killer
  • Released: July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 48)
  • Format: 2CD
 12 — 1 8 6 124,000[7]
Skatterman & Snug Brim – Word on tha Streets
  • Released: August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 49)
  • Format: CD
 — 48 — — — 1,158[11]
Kutt Calhoun – Feature Presentation
  • Released: October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 50)
  • Format: CD
 — 19 — 60 — 2,658[12]
2009 Tech N9ne – Sickology 101
  • Released: April 28, 2009 (2009-04-28)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 54)
  • Format: CD
 19 — 2 12 6 85,527[13]
Krizz Kaliko – Genius
  • Released: July 14, 2009 (2009-07-14)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 57)
  • Format: CD
 85 — 12 14 3 5,300[14]
Big Scoob – Monsterifik
  • Released: September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 60)
  • Format: CD
 — — — — —
Tech N9ne – K.O.D.
  • Released: October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 64)
  • Format: CD
 14 — 1 7 3 119,000[15]
2010 Brotha Lynch Hung – Dinner and a Movie
  • Released: March 23, 2010 (2010-03-23)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 68)
  • Format: CD
 69 — 7 18 6 34,100[15]
Cognito – Automatic
  • Released: April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 73)
  • Format: CD
 — 36 — 57 — 1,290[16]
Kutt Calhoun – Raw and Un-Kutt
  • Released: June 8, 2010 (2010-06-08)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 76)
  • Format: CD
 162 4 27 27 15 3,500[17]
Tech N9ne – The Gates Mixed Plate
  • Released: July 27, 2010 (2010-07-27)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 79)
  • Format: CD
 13 — 1 5 4 50,000[18]
Krizz Kaliko – Shock Treatment
  • Released: September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 80)
  • Format: CD
 97 — 20 17 7 4,806
2011 Brotha Lynch Hung – Coathanga Strangla
  • Released: April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 86)
  • Format: CD
 68 — 15 18 9 9,179[19]
Big Scoob – Damn Fool
  • Released: May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 199 6 — 49 24 2,050[20]
Tech N9ne – All 6's And 7's
  • Released: June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 4 — 1 1 1 161,692[21]
Jay Rock – Follow Me Home
  • Released: July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)
  • Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 83 — 14 18 10 5,300[22]
Young Bleed – Preserved
  • Released: October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
  • Label: Strange Lane
  • Format: CD
 — — — — 37 1,018
Tech N9ne – Welcome to Strangeland
  • Released: November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 To Be Determined
"—" indicates albums that did not chart.
"—" with a light gray background indicates albums not eligible for chart.
"*" with a light gray background indicates albums released prior to charts existence.
Past Album releases notes
1. ^ This listing combines the numbers of both the original 2001 release, Anghellic, as well as the 2003 re-release, Anghellic: Reparation. The peak position on the Independent Chart comes from the re-release, while the other positions are those of the original. As of July 29, 2009, the original release has sold 82,700[23] or more copies, while the re-release has sold 180,520[23] or more copies. The number in the table is a collective total between the two releases.

Upcoming Album releases

Artist Album Scheduled Release Date
Prozak Paranormal April 2012[24]
Stevie Stone Rolling Stone Q2 2012[25]
Krizz Kaliko Kick'n And Scream'n June 2012[26]
¡Mayday! Take Me To Your Leader Q4 2012[27][28]
Brotha Lynch Hung Mannibalector 2012[29]
Kutt Calhoun TBD 2012[30]
K.A.B.O.S.H. Amafrican Psycho[31] TBD
Big Scoob Collabos Big Scoob & Nem[32] TBD

Past EP releases

Year EP details Peak chart positions Sales
Billboard 200
[2]		 Top Heatseekers
[3]		 Top Independent
[4]		 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
[5]		 Top Rap
[6]
2010 Tech N9ne – The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.
  • Released: March 30, 2010 (2010-03-30)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 74)
  • Format: CD
 117 — 9 31 13 5,599[33]
Tech N9ne – Seepage
  • Released: October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 82)
  • Format: CD
 57 — 5 10 6 13,000[34]
2011 Krizz Kaliko – S.I.C.
  • Released: May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 — — 42 42 22 1,080
Kutt Calhoun – Red-Headed Stepchild
  • Released: August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 TBA
Big Scoob – No Filter
  • Released: September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)[35]
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: CD
 TBA
"—" indicates EPs that did not chart.
"—" with a light gray background indicates EPs not eligible for chart.

Upcoming EP releases

Artist Album Scheduled Release Date
Brotha Lynch Hung Holloween October 31, 2012[36]
Tech N9ne Klusterfuk TBA[37]

Past Compilation/Soundtrack releases

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
Billboard 200
[2]		 Top Heatseekers
[3]		 Top Independent
[4]		 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
[5]		 Top Rap
[6]
2003 Beef (Soundtrack)
  • Released: October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
  • Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment (MSC1009)
  • Format: CD & Bonus DVD
 — — — — *
2005 Tech N9ne – Vintage Tech
  • Released: March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)
  • Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment (MSC-1012 2)
  • Format: CD
 — — 19 63 — 89,000[7]
2009 Tech N9ne – The Box Set
  • Released: October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: Digital album
 — — — — —
"—" indicates albums that did not chart.
"—" with a light gray background indicates albums not eligible for chart.
"*" with a light gray background indicates albums released prior to charts existence.

Past Mixtape releases

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
Billboard 200
[2]		 Top Heatseekers
[3]		 Top Independent
[4]		 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
[5]		 Top Rap
[6]
2011 Tech N9ne – Bad Season
  • Released: January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 84)
  • Format: CD & Digital
 118 — 13 28 15 4,400[38]
"—" indicates albums that did not chart.
"—" with a light gray background indicates albums not eligible for chart.
"*" with a light gray background indicates albums released prior to charts existence.

Past Video releases

Year Video details Peak chart positions Sales
Billboard Top Music Video
2004 Tech N9ne – T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience
  • Released: July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)
  • Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment (MSC1010)
  • Format: DVD
 — 13,148[23]
2008 Tech N9ne – The Psychumentary
  • Released: April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 44)
  • Format: DVD
 7 8,826[23]
2009 Tech N9ne – Strictly Strange
  • Released: September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 61)
  • Format: DVD
 —
2010 Tech N9ne – K.O.D. Tour (Live in Kansas City)
  • Released: May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 75)
  • Format: DVD & Blu-ray
 — 2,654[39]
2011 Tech N9ne – EuroTech Tour
  • Released: July 12, 2011 (2011-07-12)
  • Label: Strange Music
  • Format: DVD
 —
"—" indicates releases that did not chart.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Billboard 200 peak position citations:
  3. ^ a b c d Top Heatseekers Albums peak position citations:
  4. ^ a b c d Top Independent Albums peak position citaions:
  5. ^ a b c d Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums peak position citations:
  6. ^ a b c d Top Rap Albums peak position citations:
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