| Everready (The Religion) | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Tech N9ne |
| Cover: | Tech N9ne - Everready.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2002–06 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 75:16 (Disc 1) 69:54 (Disc 2) 145:40 (Total) |
| Label: | Strange Music |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Vintage Tech |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Misery Loves Kompany |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
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,[1] [2] while a censored version of "The Beast" was featured on the soundtrack to Madden NFL 06, released in 2005.[3] 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.[4] The song "Caribou Lou" was later certified Gold in 2012, and certified platinum later in 2017.[5]
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.[6]
No Can Do
Welcome to the Midwest
Bout Ta' Bubble
The Rain
| Chart (2006) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 50 | |
| US Independent Albums | 2 | |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 23 | |
| US Top Rap Albums | 11 |