Everready (The Religion)

For other uses, see Eveready.

Everready (The Religion) is the fifth studio album by rapper Tech N9ne. The album was released in 2006 as a "Collector's Edition" CD that contains a second CD featuring 14 songs from Tech N9ne as well as other Strange Music artists. "Jellysickle" & "My Wife, My Bitch, My Girl" also appeared on the 25 To Life video game soundtrack,^[3][4] while a censored version of "The Beast" was featured on the soundtrack to Madden NFL 06, released in 2005.^[5] In 2010, the song "Riot Maker" was used by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as the official theme for their Hard Justice pay-per-view. The album debuted at #50 on the Billboard 200 with 22,000 copies sold in its first week.^[6] The song "Caribou Lou" was later certified Gold in 2012,^[7][8] and certified platinum later in 2017.^[9][10]

Everready (The Religion)
Studio album by Tech N9ne
Released	November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
Recorded	2002–06
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:15:56 (Disc 1) 69:54 (Disc 2) 145:40 (Total)
Label	Strange Music
Producer	Rick Rock The Legendary Traxster Robert Rebeck Seven Rune Rask & Troo.L.S. Tha Bizness Polyhedron Da Riffs TyJilla Tech N9ne
Tech N9ne chronology
Vintage Tech (2005) Everready (The Religion) (2006) Misery Loves Kompany (2007)
Singles from Everready (The Religion)
"Bout Ta' Bubble" Released: October 20, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews	8.0/10[2]

Eminem was originally set to appear on the track "My World" with Tech N9ne and Brotha Lynch but complications with his best friend Proof being killed led him to not being able to record his verse, so Dalima took over his spot on the album. Twista was originally supposed to appear on "Welcome To The Midwest," but his recorded verse wasn't sent to Tech in time to be fully mastered without delaying the album. Tech says he still plans to use the verse in the future.^[11]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Enter Everready"			1:56
2.	"Riot Maker" (featuring Skatterman & Snug Brim)	Aaron Yates Samuel Watson Aaron Henderson Stacy Landis	Tech N9ne Rob Rebeck Tyler Lyon	5:32
3.	"No Can Do" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	Yates Watson	Rick Rock	3:56
4.	"Welcome to the Midwest" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	Yates Watson	Tha Bizness	3:15
5.	"Bout Ta' Bubble" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)	Yates	Seven	3:30
6.	"It's What You Thinkin'" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)	Yates	Seven	3:47
7.	"Night and Day" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)	Yates	Seven	4:15
8.	"Jellysickle" (featuring E-40, backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)	Yates	Rick Rock	3:37
9.	"Caribou Lou" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	Yates Watson	Rune Rask Troo.L.S.	4:31
10.	"Hood Connection (Strange Commercial)"			1:51
11.	"My Wife, My Bitch, My Girl"	Yates	Rick Rock	3:40
12.	"Flash" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	Yates Watson Melvin Calhoun	Rune Rask Troo.L.S.	3:53
13.	"Come Gangsta"	Yates Watson	Seven	5:35
14.	"The Melancholy Maze & My World Intro"	Yates		1:25
15.	"My World" (featuring Brotha Lynch Hung & Dalima)	Yates Kevin Mann Reginald Easterwood	The Legendary Traxster	4:37
16.	"Running Out of Time (R.O.O.T.)"	Yates Watson	Seven	3:43
17.	"The Rain" (featuring Alyia Yates & Reign Yates)	Yates Watson Queen	Polyhedron	4:20
18.	"Fuck'em Girl" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Kutt Calhoun)	Yates Watson Calhoun	Seven	4:10
19.	"The Beast" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	Yates	Da Riffs	3:40
20.	"This Is Me" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)	Yates Watson	TyJilla for Official Productions	4:44
Total length:				75:58

Disc two: Strange Music Library

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Yates		1:14
2.	"That Owl" (backup vocals by Krizz Kaliko)	Yates Watson	Seven	5:38
3.	"In My Head" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	Yates	Mista Royce	4:56
4.	"Groupie" (featuring Krizz Kaliko & Kutt Calhoun)	Yates Watson Calhoun	Big Tank	6:22
5.	"Rock Like That" (performed by Critical Bill)	Davis Scott Causley Thacker Sawyer	Critical Bill Rob Rebeck	3:57
6.	"The Shouting" (performed by Critical Bill)	Davis Scott Causley Thacker Sawyer	Critical Bill Rob Rebeck	4:15
7.	"Don't Blame Me" (performed by Skatterman & Snug Brim featuring Boy Big)	Landis Henderson	Walter Canady Raw Beats	3:42
8.	"Run" (performed by Skatterman & Snug Brim)	Landis Henderson	Preston Middleton	5:40
9.	"Whip It" (performed by Kutt Calhoun featuring Tech N9ne)	Calhoun Yates	Seven	4:40
10.	"Playa Like Me" (performed by Kutt Calhoun featuring Krizz Kaliko)	Calhoun	Seven	4:49
11.	"Trapped" (performed by Project: Deadman {Prozak & Mike E. Clark})	Shippy	Mike E. Clark	4:40
12.	"Holy War" (performed by Project: Deadman)	Shippy Clark	Mike E. Clark	4:53
13.	"Let It Go" (performed by Krizz Kaliko)	Watson	Seven	4:58
14.	"The Need" (performed by Krizz Kaliko)	Watson	Seven	6:18
15.	"Little Pills" (performed by K.A.B.O.S.H. {Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko & Dirty Wormz})	Yates Watson	Rob Rebeck	4:03
Total length:				70:05

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sleeping Beauty1" (featuring Krizz Kaliko)	A. Yates	5:09

• ^1 Copies purchased from Trans World Entertainment-owned stores contained a promotional code allowing the download of this track for free.

Samples

No Can Do

• "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates

Welcome to the Midwest

• "Sway" by Dean Martin

Bout Ta' Bubble

• "Beat Box II" by Art Of Noise

The Rain

• "Rain" (from the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack) by Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[12]	50
US Independent Albums	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	23
US Top Rap Albums	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Everready (The Religion)

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
Various	November 7, 2006[14]	Digital download streaming	Strange Music