Tec (album)

On May 3, 2023, Lil Tecca shared the title of the album and announced that it would be released in the summer before later pushing it back to the fall.{{cite web |title=Lil Tecca's New Album 'Tec': Everything To Know Including The Release Date, Tracklist & More|url=https://uproxx.com/music/lil-tecca-new-album-tec-release-info/|publisher=Uproxx|last=Pointer|first=Flisadam|date=September 18, 2023|accessdate=September 21, 2023}} He shared its cover art and release date on September 7 and shared its tracklist five days later.

The lead single of the album, "Need Me", was released on May 11, 2023.{{cite web |title=Lil Tecca Samples Brandy And Monica In New Track "Need Me"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/675438-lil-tecca-samples-brandy-and-monica-in-new-track-need-me|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Fisher|first=Caroline|date=May 11, 2023|accessdate=September 21, 2023}} The second single, "500lbs", was released on July 21.{{cite web |title=Lil Tecca Finally Releases "500lbs" After Numerous Teasers|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/697166-lil-tecca-500lbs-song-stream|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Cole|first=Alexander|date=July 21, 2023|accessdate=September 21, 2023}} The third single, "Hvn on Earth", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Kodak Black, was released on August 18.{{cite web |title=Lil Tecca Teams Up With Kodak Black On "Hvn on Earth"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/703925-lil-tecca-hnv-on-earth-song|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Cole|first=Alexander|date=August 18, 2023|accessdate=September 21, 2023}} The fourth single, "Dead or Alive", was released on September 20, two days before the album was released.{{cite web |title=Lil Tecca Readies New Album With Fresh Single "Dead Or Alive"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/715461-lil-tecca-dead-or-alive|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Cole|first=Alexander|date=September 20, 2023|accessdate=September 21, 2023}} On January 4, 2024, the fifth and final single, "Down with Me", was released as a bonus track.

TEC debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 with 41,000 sales in its first week. This is Lil Tecca's fourth Top 15 album with 3 top ten albums.

{{Track listing

| headline = Tec track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Yves

| writer1 = {{hlist|Tyler-Justin Sharpe|Benjamin Saint-Fort}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Bnyx|Riggy}}

| length1 = 2:17

| title2 = Hvn on Earth

| note2 = with Kodak Black

| writer2 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Bill Kapri|Saint-Fort}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Lil Tecca|Bnyx}}

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = Gist

| writer3 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Danny Snodgrass Jr.|Rio Leyva|William Lambert|Nathan Lamarche}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|Leyva|ThankYouWill|Nash Beats}}

| length3 = 2:10

| title4 = 500lbs

| writer4 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Snodgrass|Leyva|John Darden IV}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|Leyva|4our}}

| length4 = 2:24

| title5 = Fell in Love

| note5 = with Ken Carson

| writer5 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Kenyatta Frazier Jr.|Clif Shayne|Arman Andican}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Shayne|AM}}

| length5 = 2:53

| title6 = TEC

| writer6 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Snodgrass|Kim Candilora II|Eli Kahler}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|KC Supreme|Eli.yf|Dreamz}}

| length6 = 2:11

| title7 = Salty

| writer7 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Snodgrass|Nicholas Mira|Brody Fallon|Leyva}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|Nick Mira|Dynox|Scizzie|Leyva}}

| length7 = 2:15

| title8 = Real Discussions

| writer8 = {{hlist|Sharpe|John O'Callaghan V|Kennedy Brock|Jared Monaco|Garrett Nickelsen|Pat Kirch|Snodgrass|Leyva|Derek Anderson|Matthew Spatola}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|Leyva|206Derek|Matty Spats|The Maine}}

| length8 = 1:58

| title9 = Dead or Alive

| writer9 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Snodgrass|Leyva|Darden}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|Leyva|4our}}

| length9 = 2:02

| title10 = Want It Bad

| writer10 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Tomislav Ratešić}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Dystinkt Beats}}

| length10 = 2:10

| title11 = U Don't Know Tec

| writer11 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Snodgrass|Leyva|Lambert|Lamarche}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Leyva|Taz Taylor|ThankYouWill|Nash Beats}}

| length11 = 1:50

| title12 = Used2This

| writer12 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Snodgrass|Leyva|Dorien Theus}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|DT|Biinx}}

| length12 = 2:25

| title13 = Trippin on U

| writer13 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Snodgrass|Mira|Leyva}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|Mira|Leyva}}

| length13 = 2:00

| title14 = Either Way

| writer14 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Mike Hector|Gray Toomey|Nathan Chen|Michael Oatman}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Hector|Toomey|Ninetyniiine|Falcons}}

| length14 = 3:10

| title15 = Need Me

| writer15 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Brandy Norwood|Rodney Jerkins|Fred Jerkins III|LaShawn Daniels|Japhe Tejeda|Luri Dias}}

| extra15 = Ronio

| length15 = 2:20

| title16 = Monday to Sunday

| writer16 = {{hlist|Sharpe|Snodgrass|Dilip Venkatesh|Othello Houston|Campbell Rolston-Clemmer|Noah Mejia}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|Dilip|Otxhello|Spaceman|Mejia}}

| length16 = 2:50

| total_length = 38:00

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus edition track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title17 = Down with Me

| writer17 = {{hlist|Sharpe|jk8}}

| extra17 = jk8

| length17 = 2:00

| total_length = 40:00

}}

• Lil Tecca – lead vocals (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1, 2, 9, 14–16)
• Tom Norris – mixing (all tracks), mastering (all tracks)
• Patrick "MixedByTheBeast" Rosario – mixing (15), engineering (10)
• Edgard "Young Era" Herrera – engineering (3, 4, 7, 8, 11–13)
• Derek "Dyryk" Garcia – engineering (2)
• DJ Moon – engineering (5)
• Ben Lidsky – engineering (6)
• Victor "Prod" Agbugba – engineering (14, 16)
• Michael Deano – engineering assistance (6)

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