Anghellic
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| Studio album by Tech N9ne | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2001 | |||
| Genre | Midwest hip hop, indie hip hop, G-funk, horrorcore, gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 75:55 | |||
| Label | JCOR Records, Interscope, Strange Music, Universal Music Group, Universal Records | |||
| Producer | Don Juan, Icy Roc | |||
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| Singles from Anghellic | ||||
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Anghellic is the third studio album released by Kansas City based rapper Tech N9ne on August 28, 2001. In 2001, the song "Tormented," appeared in a scene of the TV series Dark Angel, playing for nearly two minutes in the background of a bar scene contained in the season two episode "Two."[1] The album was re-released in 2003 with additional songs and remastered sound as Anghellic: Reparation. This version was released through Strange Music after conflicts with JCOR Entertainment during its original release.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| RealRap | link |
| ugrap | 9/10 link |
| WorldWideConnected | link |
In 2009, Fangoria named it as an iconic horrorcore album.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hellevator" | A. Yates | Richie | 0:17 |
| 2. | "Tormented" (featuring Grant Rice) | A. Yates, G. Rice | Don Juan | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Stamina" | A. Yates | Don Juan, Tech N9ne | 0:14 |
| 4. | "Sinister Tech" | A. Yates | IcyRoc Kravyn, Will The Weirdo | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Psycho Messages" | A. Yates, D. Cayson, D. Sheilds, W. Simonet | Don Juan | 1:03 |
| 6. | "Psycho Bitch" | A. Yates | Don Juan, John Carpenter | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Real Killer" | A. Yates | King Tech | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Cursed" | A. Yates | Don Juan | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Suicide Letters" | A. Yates | Don Juan | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Purgatory" | S. Watson | Grant Rice | 0:18 |
| 11. | "It's Alive" | A. Yates | IcyRoc Kravyn | 5:02 |
| 12. | "Einstein" | B. Orlando, A. Yates | Don Juan | 3:58 |
| 13. | "P.R. 2K1" | A. Yates | Don Juan, Tech N9ne | 3:51 |
| 14. | "Here I Come" | A. Yates | Don Juan | 4:59 |
| 15. | "Who You Came to See" | A. Yates | RonnZfromBerlin | 4:19 |
| 16. | "Wake Up Call" | A. Yates, G. Rice, T. O'Guin | Richie | 0:43 |
| 17. | "This Ring" | A. Yates, G. Rice, M. Calhoun Jr. | IcyRoc Kravyn | 5:56 |
| 18. | "God Complex" | A. Yates | Don Juan | 4:57 |
| 19. | "This Life (Anghellic)" (featuring Bakarii & Short Nitty) | A. Yates, G. Rice, M. Whitebear, T. Kendal | RonnZfromBerlin | 4:00 |
| 20. | "Going Bad" | A. Yates | IcyRoc Kravyn | 5:45 |
| 21. | "Heaven" | A. Yates | Richie | 0:36 |
| 22. | "Twisted" (featuring Roger Troutman) | A. Yates | Don Juan | 6:14 |
| Total length: | 75:55 | |||
Reissue
Anghellic: Reparation is a re-release of Kansas City based rapper Tech N9ne's third album, Anghellic. The album, released in 2002, includes three new tracks not included on the original release from 2001 ("Devil Boy","Breathe", and "F.T.I." replacing "Here I Come","P.R. 2K1",and "This Life Anghellic") as well as a slightly altered play order.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Devil Boy" | A. Yates | 5150 Mental Productions | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Hellevator" | A. Yates | Richie | 0:16 |
| 3. | "Tormented" (featuring Grant Rice) | A. Yates, G. Rice | Don Juan | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Stamina" | A. Yates | Don Juan, Tech N9ne | 0:14 |
| 5. | "Sinister Tech" | A. Yates | IcyRoc Kraven, Will The Weirdo | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Psycho Messages" | A. Yates, D. Cayson, D. Sheilds, W. Simonet | Don Juan | 1:03 |
| 7. | "Psycho Bitch" | A. Yates | Don Juan, John Carpenter | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Real Killer" | A. Yates | King Tech | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Cursed" | A. Yates | Don Juan | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Suicide Letters" | A. Yates | Don Juan | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Purgatory" | S. Watson | Grant Rice | 0:21 |
| 12. | "It's Alive" | A. Yates | IcyRoc Kraven | 5:01 |
| 13. | "Einstein Tech N9ne" | B. Orlando, A. Yates | Don Juan | 3:57 |
| 14. | "Breathe" | A. Yates, W. Jefferson | RonnZfromBerlin | 4:22 |
| 15. | "Who You Came to See" | A. Yates | RonnZfromBerlin | 4:19 |
| 16. | "Wake Up Call" | A. Yates, G. Rice, T. O'Guin | Richie | 0:43 |
| 17. | "This Ring" | A. Yates, G. Rice, M. Calhoun Jr. | IcyRoc Kraven | 5:56 |
| 18. | "God Complex" | A. Yates | Don Juan | 4:55 |
| 19. | "F.T.I." (featuring Greed, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Skatterman & Snug Brim) | A. Yates, A. Henderson, M. Calhoun Jr., S. Watson, S. Landis, W. LeJeune | RUBONYX | 5:24 |
| 20. | "Going Bad" | A. Yates | IcyRoc Kraven | 5:46 |
| 21. | "Heaven" | A. Yates | Richie | 0:36 |
| 22. | "Twisted" (featuring Roger Troutman) | A. Yates | Don Juan | 6:14 |
| Total length: | 77:18 | |||
Samples
Hellevator
- Clips from Hellraiser
Sinister Tech
- Uses the roar of Gabara in the film Godzilla's Revenge
Psycho Messages / Psycho Bitch
Here I Come
Twisted
Einstein
- "Einstein" by Bobby Orlando released as The Beat Box Boys (1984) features the voice and music of Bobby Orlando.
References
- ↑ "Two". Dark Angel. Season 02. Episode 06. 13:16 minutes in.
- ↑ Molgaard, Matt (August 12, 2009). "Rapped and Tagged: Horrorcore's Iconic Albums". Fangoria. Retrieved 2009-08-19.