"[1] However, before dabbling into the contemporary R&B space for her next independent project, Harrison made the conscious decision to release Smoove Jones first to satisfy longtime fans that connected with that particular sound, which is more eclectic, classic and old school.
Musically with T.K.O., since contemporary R&B is more current sonically, Harrison and Edwards just essentially incorporated and fused it with 90's R&B, SWV, Aaliyah, R.Kelly, Mint Condition along with Prince, Teddy Pendergrass and The Isley Brothers influences from the 70s.
[1] Commenting on the results, Harrison said, "It was all about creating a nice experience for R&B fans, R&B lovers, and have it apply to today's sound of music, sonically, and that's what we did.
"[3] As executive producer, Harrison was held responsible for drafting all of her contracts, handling publishing split sheets, and generating her own revenue for/funding each component of a project and to avoid early leakage of the project or any of her music, Harrison drafts and services a pre- and post-recording agreement to hold the producers, writers, artists, and engineers liable for leakage, sharing, placement, and playing of her music.
serves as continuation on Harrison's last studio effort except with Smoove Jones, she blended R&B/soul/hip hop genre with elements of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s[5] and geared towards traditional R&B, while T.K.O.
[3] In terms of sounds, Mya revealed early on that the album is very heavily leaning on R&B slow jams.
[7] Inspired by Mint Condition and Prince, "Damage" was recorded back in 2011 and serves as the album's sixth track.
[9] Track eight, "You Got Me" is a millennial slow jam that blends combination of steady drums and synths reminiscent of the 90's R&B.
[10][11] The spacey, "Knock You Out" is an Isley Brothers-indebted bedroom jam with guitar licks and spaced-out vocal harmonies and serves as the album's tenth track.
[7][8] The album's final track, the '80s/'90s big ballad "If Tomorrow Never Comes" was originally recorded back in 2011 and inspired by the vocal work of R&B group Jodeci.
(The Knock Out) was scheduled for a Valentine's Day release to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of her debut single, "It's All About Me," however the project was unable to make its deadline and pushed back.
[13] Through her official website store, physical copies was made available for purchase exclusively in standard, autographed or personalized editions.
[17][18] A music video for "Ready for Whatever" was produced and directed by Mya co-starring R&B singer Kevin McCall as her love interest.
"[23] In 2019, as tradition in honor her debut single, Harrison gifted her fans with a new music video to commemorate the anniversary.
[24] Approximately two months later, in honor of the one year anniversary of her thirteenth studio project, TKO (The Knock Out), Harrison gifted her fans with the music video for "Down" on April 20, 2019.