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Strangeulation Vol. II
Strangeulation Vol. II
Studio album by Tech N9ne
Released	November 20, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop
Length	70:41
Label	Strange Music
Producer	Seven
Tech N9ne chronology
Tech N9ne Collabos chronology

Strangeulation Vol. II is the sixteenth studio album by American rapper Tech N9ne, the sixth in his "Collabos" series. The album was released on November 20, 2015, by Strange Music.^[1]^[2] It features the entire Strange Music roster, including their new signees JL B.Hood, Darrein Safron, and Mackenzie Nicole. The album serves as a sequel to Strangeulation, the previous Tech N9ne Collabos album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Commercial performance edit

On the chart dated December 12, 2015, Strangeulation Vol. II debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 25, powered by first week sales 23,969 equivalent album units; it sold 22,380 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales.^[4] It became Tech N9ne's second album to chart at number one on the Billboard Independent Albums in 2015.^[5] The album has sold 50,000 copies in the US as of November 2016.^[6]

Track listing edit

All tracks were produced solely by Seven except for "Torrid", which was co-produced by Tyler Lyon.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher I"	Aaron D. Yates Michael Summers	2:52
2.	"PBSA" (featuring CES Cru)	Yates Mike Viglione Donnie King Summers	4:25
3.	"Push Start" (featuring Big Scoob)	Yates Stewart D. Ashby Summers Manzilla Marquis Queen	3:05
4.	"Slow to Me" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and Rittz)	Yates Samuel Watson Jonathan McCollum Summers	4:40
5.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher II" (featuring Stevie Stone and CES Cru)	Yates Viglione King Summers Stephen Williams	4:03
6.	"MMM"	Yates Summers	3:54
7.	"Intruders" (skit)	Yates	1:04
8.	"Tell Me If I'm Trippin'" (featuring Brotha Lynch Hung, Prozak and Tyler Lyon)	Yates Steven T. Shippy Summers Kevin Mann Tyler Lyon	4:34
9.	"We Just Wanna Party" (featuring Rittz and Darrein Safron)	Yates McCollum Darrein Safron Adrian Ra'mon Smith	4:01
10.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher III" (featuring Big Scoob and JL B. Hood)	Yates Ashby Summers Jason Varnes	2:38
11.	"Fired" (featuring Stevie Stone and Darrein Safron)	Yates Safron Summer Williams	4:07
12.	"Real with Yourself" (Darrein Safron featuring Tech N9ne)	Safron Yates Summers	4:12
13.	"Chilly Rub" (featuring Stevie Stone and Godemis)	Yates King Summers Williams	4:18
14.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher IV" (featuring Krizz Kaliko, Rittz and Prozak)	Yates Watson McCollum Shippy Summers	3:15
15.	"Wake and Bake" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and ¡MAYDAY!)	Yates Watson Summers Benjamin Miller Bernardo Garcia Gianni Perocarpi	3:57
16.	"Message to Murs" (skit)		0:46
17.	"Blunt and a Ho" (featuring Murs and Ubiquitous)	Yates Nicholas Carter Viglione Summers	3:12
18.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher V" (featuring Murs, Wrekonize and Bernz)	Yates Carter Summers Miller Garcia	2:54
19.	"Actin' Like You Know" (Mackenzie O'Guin featuring Tech N9ne)	Mackenzie O'Guin Yates Summers	4:09
20.	"Torrid"	Yates Summers Lyon	4:35
Total length:			1:10:41

Deluxe edition^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Praise KOD" (featuring Ryan Bradley) (Bonus Track)	4:36
2.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher I"	2:52
3.	"PBSA" (featuring CES Cru)	4:25
4.	"Push Start" (featuring Big Scoob)	3:05
5.	"Slow to Me" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and Rittz)	4:40
6.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher II" (featuring CES Cru and Stevie Stone)	4:03
7.	"MMM (Michael Myers Mask)"	3:54
8.	"Intruders" (skit)	1:04
9.	"Tell Me If I’m Trippin" (featuring Prozak, Brotha Lynch Hung and Tyler Lyon)	4:34
10.	"We Just Wanna Party" (featuring Rittz, and Darrein Safron)	4:01
11.	"Muah" (featuring Krizz Kaliko) (Bonus Track)	3:29
12.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher III" (featuring Big Scoob and JL B.Hood)	2:38
13.	"Fired" (featuring Stevie Stone and Darrein Safron)	4:07
14.	"Real With Yourself" (Darrein Safron featuring Tech N9ne)	4:12
15.	"Chilly Rub" (featuring Stevie Stone and Godemis)	4:18
16.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher IV" (featuring Krizz Kaliko, Rittz and Prozak)	3:15
17.	"Wake and Bake" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and ¡MAYDAY!)	3:57
18.	"Message to Murs" (skit)	0:46
19.	"Blunt and a Ho" (featuring Murs and Ubiquitous)	3:12
20.	"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher V" (featuring Murs, Wrekonize and Bernz)	2:54
21.	"Actin Like You Know" (Mackenzie O'Guin featuring Tech N9ne)	4:09
22.	"Torrid" (featuring Tyler Lyon)	4:32
23.	"Strange" (Outro)	1:02
Total length:		1:19:45

Notes

Track listing and credits from album booklet.
"Intruders" (skit) features additional vocals by Lauren Robson
"Tell Me If I'm Trippin'" features additional vocals by Flip, Mary Harris and Prozak
"Chilly Rub" features additional vocals by Kelsee Pietz
"Strangeulation Vol. II Cypher IV" features additional vocals by Kelsee Pietz and Skyler Brown
"Wake and Bake features additional vocals by Gianni Ca$h

Personnel edit

Credits for Strangeulation Vol. II adapted from the album liner notes.

Richie Abbott – publicity
Erich Azbill – street marketing & promotions
Tom Baker – mixing
Big Scoob – featured artist
Brent Bradley – internet marketing
Skyler Brown – additional vocals
Violet Brown – production assistant
Valdora Case – production assistant
Jared Coop – merchandising
Glenda Cowan – production assistant
Ben "Bengineer" Cybulsky – engineer, mixing
Dr. James "Strangelove" D'Angelo – Strange physician
Penny Ervin – merchandising
Braxton Flemming – merchandising
Flip – additional vocals
Godemis – featured artist
Mary Harris – additional vocals, merchandising
JL B. Hood – featured artist
Krizz Kaliko – featured artist
Samantha Levi – photographer
Robert Lieberman – legal
Liquid 9 – art direction & design
Korey Lloyd – production assistant, project management
Tyler Lyon – guitar, bass guitar, featured artist
Bob McDowell – merchandising
Murs – engineer, featured artist
Jeff Nelson – internet marketing
Cory Nielsen – production assistant
NonMS – percussion
Dawn O'Guin – production assistant
Mackenzie O'Guin – featured artist
Travis O'Guin – A&R, executive producer
Lucas Parker – guitar
David Pastorious – bass guitar
Kelsee Pietz – additional vocals
Eric Reid – engineer
Mark Reifsteck – booking
Rittz – featured artist
Lauren Robson – additional vocals
Kerry Rounds – additional vocals
Darrein Safron – featured artist
Victor Sandoval – internet marketing
Seven – musical producer, associate producer
Brian Shafton – project consultant, general management
Dale Smith – merchandising
Stevie Stone – featured artist
Tech N9ne – A&R, primary artist
Kaitlyn Toepperwein – street marketing & promotions
Sean Tyler – production assistant
Ubiquitous – featured artist
Taylor Via – street marketing & promotions
Jan Wainwright – production assistant
Alien Warr – drums
Lauren Watkins – internet marketing
Daniel Watson – engineer
Dave Weiner – associate producer

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	25
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[9]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	4

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2016)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	79

References edit

^ "Tech N9ne Collabos - Strangeulation Vol II - Pre Sale Ship Date 11/20/2015 Strange Music, Inc Store". Strangemusicinc.net. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
^ Hernandez, Victoria (2015-09-15). "Tech N9ne Collabos "Strangeulation Vol. II" Release Date & Cover Art". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
^ David Jeffries. "Strangeulation, Vol. 2 - Tech N9ne". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
^ Smith, Trevor. "Charts Don't Lie: December 2nd". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ Independent Albums (2015-12-05). "Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016.
^ "Strangeulation Vol. II (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]: Tech N9ne Collabos: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Tech N9ne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

[1] "Tech N9ne Collabos - Strangeulation Vol II - Pre Sale Ship Date 11/20/2015 Strange Music, Inc Store". Strangemusicinc.net. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

[2] Hernandez, Victoria (2015-09-15). "Tech N9ne Collabos "Strangeulation Vol. II" Release Date & Cover Art". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

[allmusic1-3] David Jeffries. "Strangeulation, Vol. 2 - Tech N9ne". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

[HipHopDX-4] Smith, Trevor. "Charts Don't Lie: December 2nd". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

[5] Independent Albums (2015-12-05). "Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-04-09.

[6] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016.

[7] "Strangeulation Vol. II (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]: Tech N9ne Collabos: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

[ac_Billboard200_Tech_N9ne-8] "Tech N9ne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Tech_N9ne-9] "Tech N9ne Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Tech_N9ne-10] "Tech N9ne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[11] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

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