Fragile

Fragile was released 17 July 2013 as a single from Tech N9ne’s thirteenth studio album Something Else. The song is a defensive attack from Tech N9ne in response to a negative review of his work from a writer for LA Weekly to whom Tech N9ne responds that, “I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about my s**t.” The track begins with a verse from Wrekonize and Bernz who introduce the theme of fragility that is backed up by Wreckonzie and Kendall Morgan in the following hook; “I never thought I’d be so fragile/(You’re not alone).” The second verse Tech N9ne spews his feelings and thoughts in his typical Chopper style, loud and angry that he could ever find himself so hurt by something that someone wrote. After another repetition of the hook, Kendrick Lamar joins Tech N9ne with his own rapid-fire, aggressive verse expressing the same sentiments as previously stated. Ending with another repetition of the hook, the artist’s make it hard to ignore their self-realizations that maybe they aren’t as thick-skinned as they had originally thought and disdain for criticisms of their music by people who generally do create music, or art in general, themselves.

The single is wholly powerful and moving, potent and dangerous lyrics laid over a clear-cut beat with an overwhelmingly annihilating impact. Aided by Kendall Morgan’s expressive and haunting vocals, the song transitions smoothly from a slow, quiet respite on how delicate human emotions and feeling can be a to vicious attack on the people who threaten the messages individuals pour their hearts and souls into.