Hi-Teknology

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{{Infobox album

| name = Hi-Teknology

| type = Album

| artist = Hi-Tek

| cover = Hiteknology.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 8, 2001

| recorded = 2000–2001

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length =

| label = Rawkus/Priority/EMI Records

| producer = Hi-Tek

| prev_title = Train Of Thought

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip

| next_year = 2006

| misc =

{{Singles

| type = studio

| single1 = Round & Round

| single1date = 2001

| single2 = The Sun God

| single2date = 2001

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|last=Conaway|first=Matt|class=album|id=r530902}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = A−{{cite magazine|last=Baker|first=Soren|author-link=Soren Baker|date=May 11, 2001|title=Music: Hi-Tek – Hi-Teknology|issue=595|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|page=80|location=New York}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|last1=Lester|first1=Paul|author-link=Paul Lester|title=Rave to the rhythm|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/jun/01/shopping.artsfeatures2|access-date=June 1, 2024|work=The Guardian|date=June 1, 2001|page=16}}

| rev4 = HipHopDX

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|title=Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.46/title.hi-tek-hi-teknology|website=HipHopDX|date=May 5, 2001|access-date=June 1, 2024}}

| rev5 = RapReviews

| rev5Score = 7.5/10{{cite web|last1=Juon|first1=Steve 'Flash'|title=Hi-Tek's "Hi-Teknology"|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2001_05F_tekno.html|website=RapReviews|date=May 8, 2001|access-date=June 1, 2024}}

| rev6 = Vibe

| rev6Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Solomon|first=Asali|author-link=Asali Solomon|date=July 2001|title=Revolutions: Hi-Tek – Hi-Teknology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1CUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA132|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702103630/https://books.google.com/books/content?id=1CUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA132&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U0EwlNAt0c6hBS10gD_KUocvz95_A&w=1280|archive-date=July 2, 2022|via=Google Books|magazine=Vibe|page=132|location=New York|access-date=June 2, 2024}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Hi-Teknology is the debut album from producer Hi-Tek, released on Rawkus Records. Most songs feature rapping or singing by other artists, and all are produced by Hi-Tek. A sequel, Hi-Teknology 2, was made for MCA Records but never released; a second Hi-Teknology 2 was recorded and released on Babygrande Records.

Track listing

All songs produced by Hi-Tek.

{{Track listing

| headline =

| all_writing =

| title1 = Scratch Rappin'

| length1 = 2:04

| title2 = The Sun God

| length2 = 4:34

| note2 = featuring Common & Vinia Mojica

| title3 = Get Back, Pt. II

| length3 = 3:46

| note3 = featuring DCQ, Talib Kweli

| title4 = Breakin' Bread

| length4 = 3:53

| note4 = featuring Brian Digby Jr., Crunch, Donte, Main Flow

| title5 = All I Need Is You

| length5 = 3:39

| note5 = featuring Cormega & Jonell

| title6 = Where I'm From

| length6 = 3:11

| note6 = featuring Jinx Da Juvy

| title7 = Tony Guitar Watson

| length7 = 1:00

| title8 = Round & Round

| length8 = 3:30

| note8 = featuring Jonell

| title9 = Get Ta Steppin'

| length9 = 4:37

| note9 = featuring Mos Def & Vinia Mojica

| title10 = Theme From Hi-Tek

| length10 = 1:48

| note10 = featuring Talib Kweli.

| title11 = L.T.A.H.

| length11 = 3:52

| note11 = Featuring Slum Village

| title12 = Suddenly

| length12 = 3:25

| note12 = featuring - Donte, Main Flow

| title13 = The Illest It Gets

| length13 = 4:24

| note13 = featuring Buckshot

| title14 = Hi-Teknology

| length14 = 1:38

| note14 = featuring Jonell

}}

;Samples{{Cite AV media notes|title=Hi-Teknology|author=Hi-Tek|year=2001|type=liner notes|publisher=Rawkus Records|id=P2 50171}}

Breakin' Bread

All I Need Is You

Round & Round

  • "Burlesque in Barcelona" by Jakob Magnússon{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Preezy|title=The Produce Section {{!}} 11 of Hi-Tek's most classic beats|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2019-05-08/99433/the-produce-section-11-of-hi-teks-most-classic-beats|website=Revolt|date=May 8, 2019|access-date=June 1, 2024}}

Theme From Hi-Tek

  • "Mas Que Nada (Pow, Pow, Pow)" by Warren Kime

Suddenly

Chart positions

=Album=

class="wikitable"

! Chart (2001)

! Peak
position

US Billboard 200

| align="center"|66

US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums

| align="center"|12

=Singles=

class="wikitable"

!rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Song

!colspan="3"| Chart positions

Hot 100

! R&B/Hip-Hop

! Rap

2001

| "The Sun God"

| align="center"|—

| align="center"|77

| align="center"|5

2002

| "Round & Round"

| align="center"|62

| align="center"|13

| align="center"|1

References

{{Reflist}}