Tech N9ne’s twentieth studio album, Planet was created directly as a result of three things: the criticisms and lacking reviews of fans after The Storm, the ICP beef created by his Hot 97 interview, and the traumatizing and increasingly more violent events that have plagued the media in 2017, namely school shootings and mass murders. An earthly planet that holds such atrocities and minds full of hate have inspired Tech to create his own planet from his love and tolerance. – “Planet Pyune” (Peaceful Youth Unit Neutralizing Earth), which he mentions on several song on this project. In an interview with Billboard Tech explained why he chose to create his own planet for this project: [My fans] didn’t embrace [2016’s] The Storm like I thought they would. It hurt my feelings and I was pissed. I said, ‘I’m gonna leave and construct my own planet. I don’t give a damn what nobody thinks.’ He invites his fans with an open heart and open mind, but guest artists seem to have limited access, with Y2, Machine Gun Kelly, and Snow Tha Product being the only non-Strange collaborators on the project.