All 6's and 7's

All 6's and 7's
Studio album by Tech N9ne
Released	June 7, 2011
Recorded	2009–11
Genre	Hip hop
Length	76:31
Label	Strange Music
Producer	Ben Cybulsky, David Sanders II, B.o.B, Mike Dupree, Jayson "Koko" Bridges, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Seven, Soleternity, Travis O'Guin (exec.), WLPWR, Wyshmaster
Tech N9ne chronology
Bad Season (2010) All 6's and 7's (2011) Welcome to Strangeland (2011)
Singles from All 6's and 7's
"He's a Mental Giant" Released: May 4, 2011[1] "Mama Nem" Released: May 8, 2011[2] "Worldwide Choppers" Released: May 31, 2011[3] "Love Me Tomorrow" Released: 2011[4] "Am I a Psycho?" Released: January 22, 2012[5]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
411mania	(9/10)[7]
Allmusic	[8]
Artistdirect	[9]
DJBooth	[10]
HipHopDX	[11]
One Thirty BPM	(74%)[12]
Spin	(7/10)[13]
The Kansas City Star / Ink	(Favorable)[14][15]
RapReviews	(8/10)[16]
XXL	(XL)[17]

All 6's and 7's is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne. It was released on June 7, 2011, by Strange Music. The album has sold 55,715 copies in its first week and it debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart.^[18]

Background

Tech stated that the album title All 6's and 7's means "in a state of confusion and disarray." He also said that this will be his "biggest" and "craziest" album of all.^[19] The album would feature guest appearances from B.o.B,^[20] Hopsin, Yelawolf, Snoop Dogg, Jay Rock, Twista, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, E-40, Busta Rhymes and Kendrick Lamar, among others.^[21] Tech had expressed an interest in collaborating with Nicki Minaj, Janelle Monáe and Tyler, the Creator. Eminem was initially set to be on the album, but he couldn't find time to record his verse, before the album's official release.^[22]

Singles

"I Love Music" featuring Kendrick Lamar and Oobergeek, was the first single to be released from All 6's and 7's. It was produced by Mike Dupree, and was released as a promo through the Fontana Music Distribution website. Produced by Seven, "Worldwide Choppers", was the second song to be released featuring Yelawolf, Busta Rhymes, Twista, Ceza, JL of B. Hood, U$O, D-Loc & Twisted Insane, the song was premiered over XXL's ustream. It debuted on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 4 and on the Top Heatseekers at number 15, and is Tech N9ne's first song to chart on those two. The first official single, "He's a Mental Giant" was the third released song and was premiered through Shade 45. It is also produced by Seven. "Mama Nem", featuring Krizz Kaliko, was the fourth song released. It was produced by David Sanders II and was premiered as a music video on MTV2 during Mother's Day. The music video for his first official single, "He's a Mental Giant," premiered on May 29, 2011 on MTV2.

A music video for "Am I A Psycho?" was said by Hopsin on Facebook that it was currently in the making with him, Tech N9ne, and B.o.B. Funk Volume head Damien 'Dame' Ritter confirmed on November 24 that filming would take place during the last week of November. The music video for "Am I a Psycho?" music video finished filming December 1, aired first on January 21 on mtv.com, and broadcast on MTV2 at 10:00am and 10:00pm.

Upon the album's release, "Fuck Food" featuring Krizz Kaliko, Lil Wayne and T-Pain debuted at number 47 on the Rap Digital Songs chart.^[23]

Reception

The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 with approximately 56,000 copies sold in its first week.^[24][25] The album also reached number 24 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Pledge (Intro)"	Aaron Yates	Ben Cybulsky	0:43
2.	"Technicians"	Christopher McGill, Yates	Soleternity	3:52
3.	"Military (Skit)"	Yates	Ben Cybulsky	0:22
4.	"Am I A Psycho?" (featuring Hopsin & B.o.B)	Bobby Simmons, Jr., Marcus Hopson, Yates	B.o.B	4:04
5.	"He's A Mental Giant"	Michael Summers, Samuel Watson, Yates	Seven	3:54
6.	"Worldwide Choppers" (featuring Ceza, JL of B. Hood, U$O, Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes, D-Loc & Twisted Insane)	Ausamah Saed, Bilgin Özçalkan, Carl Mitchell, Demario Epps, Jason Varnes, Michael Johnson, Michael Atha, Summers, Trevor Smith, Yates	Seven	5:26
7.	"We Miss You Man Man (Skit)"	Yates	Ben Cybulsky	0:46
8.	"I Love Music" (featuring Kendrick Lamar & Oobergeek)	Kendrick Duckworth, Marcus "Oobergeek" Yates, Michael Dupree, Watson, Yates	Mike Dupree	3:47
9.	"Strangeland"	Erik Ortiz, Kevin Crowe, Yates	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	3:35
10.	"Call From Richie (Skit)"	Richie Abbott	Ben Cybulsky	0:34
11.	"The Boogieman" (featuring First Degree the D.E. & Stokley Williams of Mint Condition)	Crowe, Manzilla Queen, Michael Colen, Ortiz, Stokley Williams, Yates	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	3:51
12.	"Cult Leader" (featuring Liz Suwandi)	Elizabeth "Liz Suwandi" Arnold, Summers, Yates	Seven	4:47
13.	"Call From KC Poet Camile (Skit)"	Camile Venable	Ben Cybulsky	0:59
14.	"Fuck Food" (featuring Lil Wayne, T-Pain & Krizz Kaliko)	Dwayne Carter, Jr., Faheem Najm, Summers, Yates	Seven	4:55
15.	"Overtime" (featuring Stevie Stone & Krizz Kaliko)	Jayson "Koko" Bridges, Stephen "Stevie Stone" Williams, Watson, Yates	Bridges	3:01
16.	"Pornographic" (featuring E-40, Krizz Kaliko & Snoop Dogg)	Calvin Broadus, Jr., Earl Stevens, Summers, Watson, Yates	Seven	3:53
17.	"You Owe Like Pookie" (featuring Jay Rock & Kutt Calhoun)	Johnnie McKenzie, Melvin Calhoun, Jr., Summers, Yates	Seven	3:29
18.	"Delusional" (featuring Nikkiya Brooks)	Watson, William "WLPWR" Washington, Yates	WLPWR	4:13
19.	"So Lonely" (featuring Blind Fury & Mackenzie Nicole)	Adam Cherrington, Mackenzie O'Guin, Stephen Norris, Yates	Wyshmaster	3:54
20.	"If I Could" (featuring Chino Moreno & Stephen Carpenter of Deftones)	Summers, Watson, Yates	Seven	3:28
21.	"Angry Caller (Skit)"		Ben Cybulsky	0:20
22.	"Love Me Tomorrow" (featuring Big Scoob)	Queen, Stewart Ashby, Summers, Yates	Seven	3:44
23.	"Mama Nem" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	David Sanders II, Watson, Yates	Sanders II	4:23
24.	"Promiseland" (featuring Nikkiya Brooks)	Cherrington, Nikkiya Brooks, Yates	Wyshmaster	4:41
Total length:				76:31

Strange Music Store pre-order digital bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
25.	"F.A.N.S. (Forever Accepting N9ne's Soul)"	Seven	5:09

Best Buy exclusive deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[26]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
25.	"Face Paint"		3:21
26.	"Give It Up" (featuring Lebowski & Ces Cru)		5:08
27.	"Rock & Roll Nigga"	Mike Dupree	4:08

iTunes deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[27]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
25.	"Eenie Meanie Miny Ho" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Wide Frame)	Wyshmaster	3:38
26.	"This is Hip Hop" (featuring Brotha Lynch Hung)	NonStop	3:41
27.	"Ya Killin Me" (featuring Pill)	Young Fyre, Karbon	3:21

The Best Buy Edition also contains a Strange Music pendant.

The iTunes deluxe edition also contains an exclusive video of the making of All 6's and 7's.^[27]

FYE Exclusive Edition

The FYE edition contains a bonus DVD.^[28]

Clean version

The clean version of the album sold at Wal-Mart and the Strange Music online store contains $10 in "Strange Bucks" redeemable on the Strange Music online store.^[29]

Tour

A tour for the album, "All 6's and 7's: The Tour", began on May 26, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. The tour was scheduled to have 62 shows. Fellow Strange Music artists Big Scoob, Jay Rock, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, ¡Mayday! & Stevie Stone served as supporting acts for the tour.^[30] Irv Da Phenom was a surprise guest.

The scheduled tour dates were as follows:^[31]

Date City ST Venue 05-26-11 Seattle WA The Showbox SoDo 05-27-11 Seattle WA The Showbox SoDo 05-28-11 Yakima WA Yakima Valley SunDome 05-29-11 Eugene OR Cuthbert Amphitheatre 05-30-11 Spokane WA Knitting Factory - Spokane 05-31-11 Missoula MT The Wilma 06-01-11 Billings MT Babcock Theater 06-03-11 Kansas City MO The Midland Theatre 06-08-11 Wichita KS Cotillion Ballroom 06-09-11 Tulsa OK Cains Ballroom 06-10-11 Austin TX Emos 06-11-11 Albuquerque NM Sunshine Theater 06-12-11 Farmington NM The Top Deck 06-13-11 Tempe AZ Marquee Theatre 06-14-11 Tucson AZ The Rialto Theatre 06-15-11 San Diego CA 4th & B (21+) 06-16-11 Las Vegas NV House of Blues - Las Vegas 06-17-11 West Hollywood CA House of Blues - Sunset Strip (18+) 06-18-11 Santa Cruz CA The Catalyst (16+) 06-19-11 San Francisco CA The Regency Ballroom 06-20-11 Petaluma CA The Phoenix Theater 06-21-11 Redway CA The Mateel 06-22-11 Sacramento CA Ace of Spades 06-23-11 Bend OR Midtown Music Hall 06-24-11 Boise ID Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise 06-25-11 Magna UT Saltair 06-26-11 Reno NV Knitting Factory Concert House - Reno 06-28-11 Grand Junction CO The Western Colorado Botanical Gardens 06-29-11 Colorado Springs CO The Black Sheep 06-30-11 Colorado Springs CO The Black Sheep 07-01-11 Denver CO The Fillmore Auditorium (16+)

Date City ST Venue 07-02-11 Fort Collins CO Aggie Theatre 07-03-11 Helena MT Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds 07-04-11 Helena MT Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds 07-06-11 Bismarck ND Bismarck Civic Center Exhibit Hall 07-07-11 Aberdeen SD Ramkota Exhibit Hall 07-08-11 Omaha NE Sokol Auditorium 07-09-11 Omaha NE Sokol Auditorium 07-10-11 Minneapolis MN Epic Event Center 07-12-11 Cedar Rapids IA Hawkeye Downs Speedway 07-13-11 Green Bay WI Riverside Ballroom 07-14-11 Milwaukee WI The Rave/Eagles Club 07-15-11 Chicago IL House of Blues - Chicago 07-16-11 Mount Clemens MI Emerald Theatre 07-17-11 Cleveland OH The Agora 07-18-11 Columbus OH Alrosa Villa 07-19-11 Pittsburgh PA Diesel Night Club 07-20-11 Buffalo NY Town Ballroom 07-21-11 Worcester MA The Worcester Palladium 07-22-11 Hartford CT The Webster Theater 07-23-11 Manchester NH JFK Coliseum 07-24-11 Sayerville NJ Starland Ballroom 07-25-11 Norfolk VA The NorVa 07-26-11 Charlotte NC Tremont Music Hall 07-27-11 Atlanta GA The Loft 07-28-11 Orlando FL Club Firestone 07-29-11 Fort Lauderdale FL Culture Room 07-30-11 St Petersburg FL Jannus Live 07-31-11 Pensacola FL Vinyl Music Hall 08-03-11 Louisville KY Expo Five 08-04-11 Cincinnati OH Bogart's 08-05-11 Indianapolis IN The Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre 08-06-11 Sauget IL Pops

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External links

• Official Website