Tech N9ne discusses new album Special Effects

Tech N9ne released his 15th studio album Special Effects last week on Strange Music, the independent label he co-founded back in 1999. Here's a portion of the interview. Find the whole thing here.

NUVO: One week since the release of Special Effects, what’s the overall reaction from the hip-hop community and fans?

Tech N9ne: It’s such a wonderful feeling to know that almost every fan feels the same exact way that I knew they would. I said “this will be my best work to date” and everybody agrees — the majority agrees. You can think you’re dope all you want to but when (agreement) happens that means it’s a reality.

For Eminem to agree to do a song with me said, Tech you’re dope. For Corey Taylor of Slipknot to agree to do a song with me said, Tech you’re fucking dope. For Hopsin to do “Psycho Bitch III” with me says, Tech, you’re dope. For Excision to do “Roadkill” with me, Tech, you’re dope. It goes on and on and on. For T.I to do it, for 2 Chainz, Wayne, Yo Gotti and Audio Push. It’s like, WOW, man. All these people agreed and now the fans are agreeing, not because of the features only but the sound of the music, and the content, and the structure, and the artwork, and the coin, and the DVD — everything that comes with it. It’s so wonderful to feel that the majority is saying YES.

NUVO: This album is all over the place, all the features, the different beats, the genres of music, is this your most complete work yet?

Tech: I think so man. I’ve always done it but sometimes to make people get it you have to get the people they listen to. I’ve always done the metal thing in my music, since the beginning. On Anghellic, the first song is called “Tormented," “Riot Maker” in 2006 is rock and metal. It goes on forever. Sometimes for people to get it they have to say “Woah, Corey Taylor’s in a song with Tech N9ne, let me listen to this, maybe he’s the real thing.” DUDE I’VE BEEN THE REAL THING. It just took Corey Taylor for you to even want to listen — that’s beautiful. This body of work is validation from all my peers like “fuck yes Tech”.