Tec (album)

Tec
Studio album by Lil Tecca
Released	September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)
Genre	Trap
Length	38:00
Label	Galactic Republic
Producer	206Derek 4our AM Biinx Bnyx Clif Shayne Dilip Dreamz DT Dynox Dystinkt Beats Eli.yf Falcons Gray Toomey KC Supreme Lil Tecca Maine Matty Spats Mike Hector Nash Beats Nick Mira Ninetyniiine Noah Mejia Otxhello Riggy Rio Leyva Ronio Scizzie Spaceman Taz Taylor ThankYouWill
Lil Tecca chronology
We Love You Tecca 2 (2021) Tec (2023) Plan A (2024)
Singles from Tec
"Need Me" Released: May 11, 2023 "500lbs" Released: July 21, 2023 "Hvn on Earth" Released: August 18, 2023 "Dead or Alive" Released: September 20, 2023 "Down with Me" Released: January 4, 2024

Tec (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American rapper Lil Tecca. It was released through Galactic and Republic Records on September 22, 2023. The album contains guest appearances from Kodak Black and Ken Carson. It serves as the follow-up to his previous album, We Love You Tecca 2 (2021).

Release and promotion

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.^[1] He shared its cover art and release date on September 7 and shared its tracklist five days later.

Singles

The lead single of the album, "Need Me", was released on May 11, 2023.^[2] The second single, "500lbs", was released on July 21.^[3] The third single, "Hvn on Earth", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Kodak Black, was released on August 18.^[4] The fourth single, "Dead or Alive", was released on September 20, two days before the album was released.^[5] On January 4, 2024, the fifth and final single, "Down with Me", was released as a bonus track.

Commercial performance

Tec debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 with 41,000 units in its first week.

Track listing

Tec track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Yves"	Tyler-Justin Sharpe Benjamin Saint-Fort Ryan Rigaud	Bnyx Riggy	2:17
2.	"Hvn on Earth" (with Kodak Black)	Sharpe Bill Kapri Saint-Fort	Lil Tecca Bnyx	3:08
3.	"Gist"	Sharpe Danny Snodgrass Jr. Rio Leyva William Lambert Nathan Lamarche	Taz Taylor Leyva ThankYouWill Nash Beats	2:10
4.	"500lbs"	Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva John Darden IV	Taz Taylor Leyva 4our	2:24
5.	"Fell in Love" (with Ken Carson)	Sharpe Kenyatta Frazier Jr. Clif Shayne Arman Andican	Shayne AM	2:53
6.	"TEC"	Sharpe Snodgrass Kim Candilora II Eli Kahler Beck Unruh	Taz Taylor KC Supreme Eli.yf Dreamz	2:11
7.	"Salty"	Sharpe Snodgrass Nicholas Mira Brody Fallon Leyva Jake Mercier	Taz Taylor Nick Mira Dynox Scizzie Leyva	2:15
8.	"Real Discussions"	Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva Derek Anderson Matthew Spatola Jermaine Bell	Taz Taylor Leyva 206Derek Matty Spats Maine	1:58
9.	"Dead or Alive"	Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva Darden	Taz Taylor Leyva 4our	2:02
10.	"Want It Bad"	Sharpe Tomislav Ratešić	Dystinkt Beats	2:10
11.	"U Don't Know Tec"	Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva Lambert Lamarche	Leyva Taz Taylor ThankYouWill Nash Beats	1:50
12.	"Used2This"	Sharpe Snodgrass Leyva Dorien Theus	Taz Taylor DT Biinx	2:25
13.	"Trippin on U"	Sharpe Snodgrass Mira Leyva	Taz Taylor Mira Leyva	2:00
14.	"Either Way"	Sharpe Mike Hector Gray Toomey Nathan Chen Michael Oatman	Hector Toomey Ninetyniiine Falcons	3:10
15.	"Need Me"	Sharpe Brandy Norwood Rodney Jerkins Fred Jerkins III LaShawn Daniels Japhe Tejeda Luri Dias	Ronio	2:20
16.	"Monday to Sunday"	Sharpe Snodgrass Dilip Venkatesh Othello Houston Campbell Rolston-Clemmer Noah Mejia	Taz Taylor Dilip Otxhello Spaceman Mejia	2:50
Total length:				38:00

Bonus edition track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Down with Me"	Sharpe Saul Lopez	jk8	2:00
Total length:				40:00

Personnel

Vocals

• Lil Tecca – lead vocals
• Kodak Black – vocals (2)
• Ken Carson – vocals (5)
• Bnyx – additional vocals (2)^[a]

Technical

• Lil Tecca – 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)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for each Tec Chart (2023) Peak position Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[7] 22 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 45 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 68 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 160 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 13 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 69 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 106 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 64 Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 84 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[16] 35 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 19 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] 95 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 20 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 51 US Billboard 200[21] 11 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 5

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Tec Chart (2023) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 91 Chart (2024) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] 73

References

1. Although he is not officially credited, Bnyx confirmed on Twitter that he contributed vocals for "Hvn on Earth".^[6]

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24. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2025.