Kickin' and Screamin' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Krizz Kaliko, released on May 15, 2012. It debuted at #43 on the Billboard 200, making it his most successful album.
Background[]
Krizz Kaliko first announced the title of his album in early 2011.[1] After the release of Tech N9ne's EP Klusterfuk, Strange Music began to reveal information on the upcoming album by Krizz Kaliko.[citation needed] On March 15, 2012, Krizz Kaliko contacted rapper Hopsin through Twitter for a collaboration for the album.[2] Several days later, Hopsin responded and agreed to collaborate for the album.[3]
On April 3, 2012, a pre-order for the album was released. The pre-order includes the free download of the album's bonus track, "Bad Man" featuring Oobergeek. Revealed features for the album include Tech N9ne, Wrekonize and Bernz of ¡Mayday!, Twiztid, Chamillionaire, Twista, T-Pain and Rittz. It had been revealed through Twitter that Hopsin was intended to be on the album, however the track was not completed in time to make the album.[4][5]