One of the biggest success stories in the vast landscape of independent hip-hop, Tech N9ne has established an impressive empire and cultivated a hugely devoted fanbase, despite the dual obstacles of being from Kansas City and having no major-label backing. Welcome to Strangeland is his 13th release since 1999 (and the fourth in his ongoing Collabo series). It finds him linking with fellow Strange Music artists and frequent collaborators like Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Jay Rock, Mayday!, Brotha Lynch Hung, and Prozak, among others. Produced mostly by Seven, Jomeezius the Genius, and Plex Luthor, the tracks here are dominated by heavy, bugged-out beats and swift rhymes that are alternately funny, depraved, absurdly over the top, and surprisingly serious. Rocking his signature sound that owes no allegiance to either coast or to the South, Tech N9ne comes through with another batch of bangers. Standouts include "Unfair", "Won't You Come Dirty", "The Noose", and the spacy "Retrogression".