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{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Redirect|DJ Hi-Tek|the member of Die Antwoord|Die Antwoord}}
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{{distinguish|text=the Technotronic spin-off/alias [[Hi-Tek 3]]}}
{{short description|American rapper and producer}}
{{Other uses|Hi-Tek (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Tony Louis Cottrell<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/881106130 |title=GOD'S PLAN |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>
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| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Tony Cottrell
| alias = Tekzilla
| alias = Tekzilla
| birth_place =[[Cincinnati, Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birth_place =[[Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|5|5}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|5|5}}
| death_date =
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| origin = Cincinnati, Ohio
| instrument = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], [[Drums]], [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation = [[Rapper]], [[Music producer|producer]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|producer}}
| years_active = 1996 - present
| years_active = 1996–present
| label = [[Rawkus Records|Rawkus]], [[Babygrande Records|Babygrande]], [[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]],
| label = {{hlist|Hi-Tek Productions, Inc.|[[Rawkus Records|Rawkus]]|[[Babygrande Records|Babygrande]]|[[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]]}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
*[[Reflection Eternal]]
*[[Mood (band)|Mood]]}}
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'''Tony Cottrell''', better known as '''Hi-Tek''' (born May 5, 1976),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=April L. |title=Cover Story: Teknology Eternal |url=https://www.citybeat.com/home/article/13021227/cover-story-teknology-eternal |website=citybeat.com |publisher=City Beat |date=October 23, 2003|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[Rapping|rapper]] and [[record producer]] from [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. He is best known for his work with [[Talib Kweli]]. His father is singer Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band, whom Hi-Tek featured on his second album, ''[[Hi-Teknology 2]]''.


'''Tony Louis Cottrell''' (born May 5, 1976),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=April L. |title=Cover Story: Teknology Eternal |url=https://www.citybeat.com/home/article/13021227/cover-story-teknology-eternal |website=citybeat.com |publisher=City Beat |date=October 23, 2003|access-date=November 4, 2018}}</ref> better known as '''Hi-Tek''', is an American rapper and music producer from [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. He is best known for his work with [[Talib Kweli]]. His father is singer Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band, whom Hi-Tek featured on his second album, ''[[Hi-Teknology 2]]''.
==Career==

== Career ==


===1996-2000===
=== 1996–2000 ===
Hi-Tek started his career with hip hop group [[Mood (band)|Mood]] and had a regional hit with "Hustle on the Side". That song was made for Mood's album ''Doom'', which featured amongst others [[Brooklyn]] MC [[Talib Kweli]]. Hi-Tek went on to produce most of Talib Kweli and [[Mos Def]]'s ''[[Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star|Black Star]]'' (1998). In 2000, Tek and Kweli (under the name Reflection Eternal) released ''[[Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)|Train of Thought]]'' (2000) on [[Rawkus Records]], with raps by Kweli and beats by Hi-Tek. It enjoyed moderate crossover radio success with the singles "The Blast" and "Move Somethin'". Reflection Eternal released a follow-up album titled ''Revolutions Per Minute'' on May 18, 2010.
Hi-Tek grew up in the [[West End, Cincinnati]]. He started his career with hip hop group [[Mood (band)|Mood]] and had a regional hit with "Hustle on the Side". That song was made for Mood's album ''Doom'', which featured amongst others [[Brooklyn]] MC [[Talib Kweli]]. Hi-Tek went on to produce most of Talib Kweli and [[Mos Def]]'s ''[[Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star|Black Star]]'' (1998). In 2000, Tek and Kweli (under the name Reflection Eternal) released ''[[Train of Thought (Reflection Eternal album)|Train of Thought]]'' (2000) on [[Rawkus Records]], with raps by Kweli and beats by Hi-Tek. It enjoyed moderate crossover radio success with the singles "The Blast" and "Move Somethin'". Reflection Eternal released a follow-up album titled ''Revolutions Per Minute'' on May 18, 2010.


===2001-current===
=== 2001–present ===
After signing to Rawkus Records, Hi-Tek produced for a number of the labels projects, including the popular ''[[Soundbombing]]'' series; a three-record compilation of mostly Rawkus-based artists. In 2001, he released his solo album ''[[Hi-Teknology]]'' on Rawkus. The album featured appearances by [[Mos Def]], [[Talib Kweli]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Vinia Mojica]], [[Buckshot (rapper)|Buckshot]], and others, with all production handled by Hi-Tek. It received critical acclaim and spawned a minor hit, "Round and Round" with Cincinnati singer [[Jonell]].
After signing to Rawkus Records, Hi-Tek produced for a number of the labels projects, including the popular ''[[Soundbombing]]'' series; a three-record compilation of mostly Rawkus-based artists. In 2001, he released his solo album ''[[Hi-Teknology]]'' on Rawkus. The album featured appearances by [[Mos Def]], [[Talib Kweli]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Vinia Mojica]], [[Buckshot (rapper)|Buckshot]], and others, with all production handled by Hi-Tek. It received critical acclaim and spawned a minor hit, "Round and Round" with Cincinnati singer [[Jonell]].


Hi-Tek is a staff producer for [[Aftermath Entertainment]] and its affiliates, as well as past associates such as Kweli and Mos Def. He has also recorded songs for [[Dion Jenkins]], an R&B singer signed to Aftermath. ''Hi-Teknology 2'' was released October 17, 2006 on [[Babygrande Records|Babygrande]], and distributed by [[Koch Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=hitek |title=Exclusive Hip Hop News, Audio, Lyrics, Videos, Honeys, Wear, Sneakers, Download Mixtapes |publisher=Hiphopgame.com |date=2006-07-19 |accessdate=2012-03-30}}</ref> The producer released the third installment, ''[[Hi-Teknology 3: Underground]]'' on December 11, 2007.
Hi-Tek is a staff producer for [[Aftermath Entertainment]] and its affiliates, as well as past associates such as Kweli and Mos Def. He has also recorded songs for [[Dion Jenkins]], an R&B singer signed to Aftermath. ''Hi-Teknology 2'' was released October 17, 2006, on [[Babygrande Records|Babygrande]], and distributed by [[Koch Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=hitek |title=Exclusive Hip Hop News, Audio, Lyrics, Videos, Honeys, Wear, Sneakers, Download Mixtapes |publisher=Hiphopgame.com |date=July 19, 2006 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-date=April 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412231117/http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=hitek |url-status=dead }}</ref> The producer released the third installment, ''[[Hi-Teknology 3: Underground]]'' on December 11, 2007.


In November 2015, producer 9th Wonder announced Hi-Tek as the newest member of The Soul Council - the production staff of his record label [[It's A Wonderful World Music Group]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hernandez|first1=Victoria|title=Hi-Tek Joins The Soul Council|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36213/title.hi-tek-joins-the-soul-council|website=hiphopdx.com|publisher=Cheri Media|accessdate=2015-11-15}}</ref>
In November 2015, producer 9th Wonder announced Hi-Tek as the newest member of The Soul Council – the production staff of his record label [[It's a Wonderful World Music Group]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hernandez|first1=Victoria|title=Hi-Tek Joins The Soul Council|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36213/title.hi-tek-joins-the-soul-council|website=hiphopdx.com|date=November 10, 2015|publisher=Cheri Media|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>


==Discography==
== Discography ==


===Albums===
=== Albums ===
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*Billboard 200 chart position: #38
*Billboard 200 chart position: #38
*R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #8
*R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #8
*U.S. Sales: 51,782<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiehq.com/2007/01/31/independent-sales-chart-1-31-07/#more-363|title=indiehq.com|website=indiehq.com|access-date=2007-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322145855/http://indiehq.com/2007/01/31/independent-sales-chart-1-31-07/#more-363|archive-date=2007-03-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*U.S. Sales: 51,782<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiehq.com/2007/01/31/independent-sales-chart-1-31-07/#more-363|title=indiehq.com|website=indiehq.com|access-date=December 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322145855/http://indiehq.com/2007/01/31/independent-sales-chart-1-31-07/#more-363|archive-date=March 22, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Singles: "Where It Started At (NY)"/"Can We Go Back"
*Singles: "Where It Started At (NY)"/"Can We Go Back"
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===Production===
=== Production ===
*[[213 (group)|213]] - "Twist Yo Body" (Album: The Hard Way) (2004)
*[[213 (group)|213]] – "Twist Yo Body" ([[The Hard Way (213 album)|The Hard Way]]) <2004>
*[[50 Cent]] - "Best Friend" (Album: Get Rich Or Die Tryin' soundtrack) (2005)
*[[50 Cent]] – "Best Friend" ([[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)|Get Rich Or Die Tryin' soundtrack]]) <2005>
*[[50 Cent]] - "Get In My Car" (Album: The Massacre) (2005)
*<nowiki>~~~ – "Get in My Car"; "Ryder Music" (</nowiki>[[The Massacre]]) <2005>
*[[Anderson .Paak]] – "Come Down" ([[Malibu (album)|Malibu]]) <2016><ref name="NPRTinyDesk2016">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ferZnZ0_rSM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142706/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ferZnZ0_rSM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web
*[[50 Cent]] - "Ryder Music" (Album: The Massacre) (2005)
*[[Anderson .Paak]] - "Come Down" (2016) <ref name="NPRTinyDesk2016">
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*[[Beanie Sigel]] – "Get That Dough" ([[Lyricist Lounge 2]]) <2000>
|quote=Anderson .Paak: "DJ Hi-Tek did that bit"}}</ref>
*[[Beanie Sigel]] - "Get That Dough" (2000)
*[[Big L]] - "Still Here" ([[Lyricist Lounge 2]]) <2000>
*[[Bishop Lamont]] – "Friends" <2009>
*[[Big L]] featuring C-Town - "Still Here" (2000)
*[[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] [featuring [[Obie Trice]]] – "Doctor Doctor" (''[[Hannicap Circus]]'') <2005>
*[[Bishop Lamont]] - "Friends" (2009)
*[[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] featuring [[Obie Trice]] - "Doctor Doctor" (Album: ''[[Hannicap Circus]]'') (2005)
*[[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] [featuring [[Eminem]]] – "Hip Hop" (Hannicap Circus) <2005>
*[[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] featuring [[Eminem]] - "Hip Hop" (Album: Hannicap Circus) (2005)
*[[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] – "I'm in Luv Witchu" (HanniCap Circus) <2005>
*[[Blackalicious]] – "It's Going Down" ([[Blazing Arrow]]) <2002>
*[[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] - "I'm In Luv Witchu" (Album: Hanni Cap Circus) (2005)
*[[Black Star (hip hop group)|Black Star]] – 6 tracks from ''[[Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star|Black Star]]''
*[[Blackalicious]] - "It's Going Down" (Album: Blazing Arrow) (2002)
*[[Boot Camp Clik]] – "Ice Skate" ([[The Chosen Few (Boot Camp Clik album)|The Chosen Few]]) <2002>
*[[Black Star (hip hop group)|Black Star]] - 6 tracks from ''[[Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star|Black Star]]''
*Brixx [featuring Talib Kweli] - "Halfway" (Everything Happens for a Reason) <1999>
*[[Black Star (hip hop group)|Black Star]] featuring [[Common (rapper)|Common]] - "Respiration"
*[[Busta Rhymes]] [featuring Rick Ross] - "Master Fard Muhammad" ([[Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God]]) <2020>
*[[Boot Camp Clik]] - "Ice Skate" (2002)
*[[Canibus]] - "Last Laugh" <2001>
*[[Busta Rhymes]] featuring [[Nas]] - "Rough Around The Edges"
*[[Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy]] featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Eve - "Cash Rulez" (2007)
*[[Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy]] [featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Eve] – "Cash Rulez" <2007>
*[[Cocoa Brovaz]] – "Get Up" ([[Lyricist Lounge 2]]) <2000>
*[[King Chip]] - ''Sprinkle Me'' (2009) (The Cleveland Show)
*[[Common (rapper)|Common]] [featuring [[Sadat X]]] – "1-9-9-9" (''[[Soundbombing II]]'') <1999>
*[[Cocoa Brovaz]] - "Get Up" (2001)
*[[Cormega]] – "Take These Jewels" ([[The True Meaning]]) <2002>
*[[Cocoa Brovaz]] featuring [[Dawn Penn]] - "Spit Again"
*[[D12]] – "Just Like You" (''[[D12 World]]'') <2004>
*[[Common (rapper)|Common]] featuring [[Sadat X]] - "1-9-9-9" (Album: Rawkus presents ''[[Soundbombing II]]'') (1999)
*[[Dead Prez]] [featuring [[Talib Kweli]]] – ([[Lyricist Lounge 2]]) "Sharp Shooters" <2000>
*[[Common (rapper)|Common]] - "Tekzilla"
*[[Dizzee Rascal]] - "Good" ([[The Fifth (Dizzee Rascal album)|The Fifth]]) <2013>
*[[Cormega]] - "Take These Jewels" (2002)
*[[Donte]] – "Heat 4 the Streets" <2003>
*[[D12]] - "Just Like You" (Album: ''[[D12 World]]'') (2004)
*[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] – "Runnin'" ([[The Documentary]]) <2005>
*[[Dead Prez]] featuring [[Talib Kweli]] - "Sharp Shooters"
*<nowiki>~~~ - "Ol English" (</nowiki>[[Doctor's Advocate]]) <2006>
*[[Donte]] - "Heat 4 The Streets"
*<nowiki>~~~ - "Letter to the King" (</nowiki>''[[L.A.X. (album)|L.A.X]]) <2008>''
*[[G-Unit]] - "G Unit", "Eye For An Eye" (Album: Beg For Mercy)
*[[G-Unit]] – "G Unit"; "Eye for an Eye" ([[Beg for Mercy]]) <2003>
*[[Ghostface Killah]] - "Josephine" (Album: More Fish)
*[[Ghostface Killah]] – "Josephine" ([[More Fish]]) <2006>
*[[Gym Class Heroes]] - "New Friend Request (Hi-Tek Remix)" (Album: ''[[Snakes On A Plane: The Album]]'')
*Grand Agent - "It's Only Right {Rap Niggaz 2}" (By Design) <2001>
*[[Hodgy]] - "Glory" (Album: ''[[Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide]]'') (2016)
*[[J Dilla]] - "The Creep (The O)"; "Gangsta Boogie" (Album: ''[[The Diary (J Dilla album)|The Diary]]'') (2016)
*[[Gym Class Heroes]] – "New Friend Request {Hi-Tek Remix}" (''[[Snakes On A Plane: The Album]]'') <2006>
*[[Hodgy]] – "Glory" (''[[Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide]]'') <2016>
*J. Sands - "In Jail"
*[[J Dilla]] – "The Creep (The O)"; "Gangsta Boogie" (''[[The Diary (J Dilla album)|The Diary]]'') <2016>
*[[Jonell]] - "Don't Stop"; "Round & Round (remix)"
*[[Jonell]] – "Round & Round {Remix}" ([[How High (soundtrack)]]) <2001>
*[[Kurious]] - "Brand New Day" (featuring Dave Dar & Co Campbell)(2009)
*[[Kurious]] [featuring Dave Dar & Co Campbell] – "Brand New Day" (II) <2009>
*[[Little Brother (band)|Little Brother]] - "Step it Up" (featuring Dion) (Album: ''[[Getback]]'')
*Lady Laistee - "Authentique"; "For the Ladies" (Black Mama) <1999>
*[[Lloyd Banks]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]], [[50 Cent]] - "I Get High" (Album: ''[[The Hunger for More]]'')
*[[Little Brother (band)|Little Brother]] [featuring Dion] – "Step it Up" (''[[Getback]]'') <2007>
*[[M-Dot]] - "Days Are All The Same" (Album: Ego And The Enemy) (2017)
*[[Lloyd Banks]] [featuring [[Snoop Dogg]], [[50 Cent]]] – "I Get High" (''[[The Hunger for More]]'') <2004>
*[[Mood (hip hop crew)|Mood]] - ''[[Doom (Mood album)|Doom]]''
*[[M-Dot]] – "Days Are All the Same" (Ego and the Enemy) <2017>
*[[Mood (hip hop crew)|Mood]] - "Illuminated Sunz" (Album: ''Concealed Revelations'') (2016)
*[[Mary J. Blige]] - "Beautiful {Black Star Remix}" <1999>
*[[Morcheeba]] featuring [[Talib Kweli]] - "Let Me See (remix)"
*[[Mood (hip hop crew)|Mood]] – half of ''[[Doom (Mood album)|Doom]] <1997>; "''Snakebacks (Karma Pt. 2)" <1997>
*[[Mos Def]] - "Next Universe" (Album: Rawkus presents ''Soundbombing II'')
*[[Outlawz]] featuring [[Young Buck]] & Dion - "Drivin' Down the Freeway" (Album: Godz Plan)
*[[Morcheeba]] [featuring Reflection Eternal] – "Let Me See {Remix}" <1998>
*[[Mos Def]] – "Next Universe" (''[[Soundbombing II]]'') <1999>
*[[Papoose (rapper)|Papoose]] - "What Makes Me, Me" (Album: Internationally Known)
*[[Phife Dawg]] - 4 tracks from ''[[Ventilation: Da LP]]''
*[[Phife Dawg]] – "Flawless"; "Alphabet Soup"; "D.R.U.G.S."; "Beats, Rhymes & Phife" ([[Ventilation: Da LP]]) <2000>
*Piakhan - "Spheres" <2000>
*[[Phife Dawg]] - "Miscellaneous (remix)"
*[[Reflection Eternal]] - "On Mission" ([[Soundbombing II]]) <1999>
*[[Planet Asia]] & Grand Agent - "It's Only Right"
*<nowiki>~~~ - "The Manifesto" (</nowiki>[[Lyricist Lounge, Volume One]]) <1998>
*Rick Dolo - Pan Am
*<nowiki>~~~ [featuring Mr. Man & Mos Def] - "Fortified Live" (</nowiki>[[Soundbombing]]) <1997>
*[[Slum Village]] - "The Set Up" (Album: Villa Manifesto)
*<nowiki>~~~ [featuring </nowiki>[[Bahamadia]]] - "Chaos" ([[Soundbombing II]]) <1999>
*[[Snoop Dogg]] - "I Believe In You", "I Miss That Bitch" (Album: ''[[Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss]]'')
*[[Reks]] - "The Wonder Years" (Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme) <2011>
*[[Snoop Dogg]] - "No Thang On Me" {Album: ''[[R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece]]''
*<nowiki>~~~ [featuring Freeway] - "U Know" (Rheumatic Eternal King Supreme) <2011></nowiki>
*[[Soopafly]] - "Are You Ready"
*[[Royal Flush (rapper)|Royal Flush]] - "Shines" ([[Ghetto Millionaire]]) <1997>
*[[Soulive]] featuring [[Talib Kweli]] - "Bridge to Bama (remix)"
*[[Styles P]] featuring [[Ray J]] - "Let's Go" (Album: ''[[Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman]]'')
*[[Russ (rapper)|Russ]] [featuring The Game] - "Nothin' New" (Chomp 2) <2021>
*[[Shabaam Sahdeeq]] - "Eat This Year" <2001>
*[[Styles P]] featuring [[Talib Kweli]] - "Testify" (Album: Time Is Money)
*Shaunta - "Good Lovin'" ([[The Wash (soundtrack)]]) <2001>
*[[Syleena Johnson]] - "Hit On Me (remix)" (Album: ''Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness''), "The Voice/Intro", "Outro" (Album: ''[[Chapter 2: The Voice]]'')
*Slum Village - "Slumber" ([[Trinity (Past, Present and Future)]]) <2002>
*[[Talib Kweli]] - "2000 Seasons", "The Express", "Back Up Offa Me", "Work It Out", "Beautiful Struggle", "More or Less"
*<nowiki>~~~ – "The Set Up" (</nowiki>[[Villa Manifesto]]) <2010>
*[[Termanology]] - "In The Streets" (Album: Politics as Usual)
*[[Snoop Dogg]] – "I Believe in You"; "I Miss That Bitch" (''[[Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss]]'') <2002>
* [[Termanology]] - ""Where's The Love" (featuring [[Bun B]], [[Bodega Bamz]], and [[Masspike Miles]]) (Album: "[[More Politics]]")
*<nowiki>~~~ – "No Thang on Me" {</nowiki>''[[R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece]]) <2004>''
*[[Tha Eastsidaz]] "Cool", "Eastside Ridaz" (Album: ''[[Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way]]'')
*<nowiki>~~~ [featuring Soopafly, RBX, Mr. Kane] - "Doh Doh"; "Doin' It Bigg"; "Light That Shit Up" (Doggy Style Allstars: Welcome to tha House, Vol. 1) <2002></nowiki>
*[[Game (rapper)|The Game]] - "Runnin'" (Album: ''[[The Documentary]]''), "Ol English" (Album: [[Doctor's Advocate]]), "Letter To The King" (Album: ''[[L.A.X. (album)|L.A.X]])''
*<nowiki>~~~ - "Gun Smoke" (</nowiki>[[BODR]]) <2022>
*[[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]] - "Hollywood"
*[[Soulive]] [featuring Reflection Eternal] – "Bridge to Bama {Remix}" <2001>
*[[Xzibit]] - "Scent of a Woman" (Album: Weapons of Mass Destruction)
*[[Xzibit]] featuring [[Busta Rhymes]] - "Tough Guy" (Album: Weapons of Mass Destruction)
*[[Styles P]] [featuring [[Ray J]]] – "Let's Go" (''[[Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman]]'') <2007>
*[[Styles P]] [featuring Reflection Eternal] – "Testify" ([[Time Is Money (Styles P album)|Time Is Money]]) <2006>
*[[Young Buck]] - "Don't Need No Help" (Album: Get Rich Or Die Tryin' soundtrack)
*[[Young Buck]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Trick Daddy]] - "I Ain't Fuckin' Wit You" (Album: ''[[Buck the World]]'')
*[[Syleena Johnson]] [featuring Mos Def] – "Hit on Me {Remix}" <2001>
*<nowiki>~~~ - "The Voice/Intro"; "Outro" (</nowiki>''[[Chapter 2: The Voice]]'') <2002>
*[[9th Wonder]] and [[Talib Kweli]] featuring [[Rapsody]] - "Every Ghetto" (Album: ''[[Indie 500]]'')
*[[Talib Kweli]] – "Back Up Offa Me"; "Work It Out"; "Beautiful Struggle" ([[The Beautiful Struggle]]) <2004>
*<nowiki>~~~ - "More or Less"; "The Perfect Beat" (</nowiki>[[Eardrum (album)|Eardrum]]) <2007>
*Tara Thomas - "When You're in Love {Remix}" <1997>
*[[Termanology]] – "In the Streets" (Politics as Usual) <2008>
* <nowiki>~~~ [featuring </nowiki>[[Bun B]], [[Bodega Bamz]] and [[Masspike Miles]]] – ""Where's the Love?" ([[More Politics]]) <2016>
*[[Tha Eastsidaz]] - "Cool"; "Eastside Ridaz" (''[[Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way]]'') <2001>
*[[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]] [featuring Dr. Dre] – "Hollywood" ([[Truthfully Speaking]]) <2002>
*[[Xzibit]] – "Scent of a Woman" ([[Weapons of Mass Destruction (album)|Weapons of Mass Destruction]]) <2004>
*<nowiki>~~~ [featuring </nowiki>[[Busta Rhymes]]] – "Tough Guy" (Weapons of Mass Destruction) <2004>
*[[Young Buck]] – "Don't Need No Help" ([[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)|Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack]]) <2005>
*<nowiki>~~~ [featuring </nowiki>[[Snoop Dogg]], [[Trick Daddy]]] – "I Ain't Fuckin' wit You" (''[[Buck the World]]'') <2007>
*[[9th Wonder]] and [[Talib Kweli]] [featuring [[Rapsody]]] – "Every Ghetto" (''[[Indie 500]]'') <2015>


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For other uses, see Hi-Tek (disambiguation).
Hi-Tek
Birth nameTony Louis Cottrell[1]
Also known asTekzilla
Born (1976-05-05) May 5, 1976 (age 48)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • producer
Years active1996–present
Labels

Tony Louis Cottrell (born May 5, 1976),[2] better known as Hi-Tek, is an American rapper and music producer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli. His father is singer Willie Cottrell of the Willie Cottrell Band, whom Hi-Tek featured on his second album, Hi-Teknology 2.

Career

1996–2000

Hi-Tek grew up in the West End, Cincinnati. He started his career with hip hop group Mood and had a regional hit with "Hustle on the Side". That song was made for Mood's album Doom, which featured amongst others Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli. Hi-Tek went on to produce most of Talib Kweli and Mos Def's Black Star (1998). In 2000, Tek and Kweli (under the name Reflection Eternal) released Train of Thought (2000) on Rawkus Records, with raps by Kweli and beats by Hi-Tek. It enjoyed moderate crossover radio success with the singles "The Blast" and "Move Somethin'". Reflection Eternal released a follow-up album titled Revolutions Per Minute on May 18, 2010.

2001–present

After signing to Rawkus Records, Hi-Tek produced for a number of the labels projects, including the popular Soundbombing series; a three-record compilation of mostly Rawkus-based artists. In 2001, he released his solo album Hi-Teknology on Rawkus. The album featured appearances by Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Vinia Mojica, Buckshot, and others, with all production handled by Hi-Tek. It received critical acclaim and spawned a minor hit, "Round and Round" with Cincinnati singer Jonell.

Hi-Tek is a staff producer for Aftermath Entertainment and its affiliates, as well as past associates such as Kweli and Mos Def. He has also recorded songs for Dion Jenkins, an R&B singer signed to Aftermath. Hi-Teknology 2 was released October 17, 2006, on Babygrande, and distributed by Koch Entertainment.[3] The producer released the third installment, Hi-Teknology 3: Underground on December 11, 2007.

In November 2015, producer 9th Wonder announced Hi-Tek as the newest member of The Soul Council – the production staff of his record label It's a Wonderful World Music Group.[4]

Discography

Albums

Album information
Train of Thought (by Reflection Eternal with Talib Kweli)
  • Released: October 17, 2000
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #17
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #5
  • Singles: "The Express"/"Some Kind of Wonderful", "Move Somethin'"/"Good Mourning" & "The Blast"/"Down for the Count"/"Train of Thought", "Down for the Count"
Hi-Teknology
  • Released: May 8, 2001
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #66
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #12
  • Singles: "Round & Round"/"All I Need Is You", "The Sun God"/"Get Back Pt. 2"
Hi-Teknology²: The Chip
  • Released: October 17, 2006
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #38
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #8
  • U.S. Sales: 51,782[5]
  • Singles: "Where It Started At (NY)"/"Can We Go Back"
Hi-Teknology 3
  • Released: December 11, 2007
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #48
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #
  • Singles: "My Piano"
Revolutions Per Minute (by Reflection Eternal with Talib Kweli)
  • Released: May 18, 2010
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #18
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: TBA
  • Singles: "Back Again", "In This World", "Strangers (Paranoid)"

Production

References

  1. ^ "GOD'S PLAN". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Martin, April L. (October 23, 2003). "Cover Story: Teknology Eternal". citybeat.com. City Beat. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Exclusive Hip Hop News, Audio, Lyrics, Videos, Honeys, Wear, Sneakers, Download Mixtapes". Hiphopgame.com. July 19, 2006. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (November 10, 2015). "Hi-Tek Joins The Soul Council". hiphopdx.com. Cheri Media. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "indiehq.com". indiehq.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert". YouTube. NPR Music. August 22, 2016. Anderson .Paak: "DJ Hi-Tek did that bit"
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