Tech N9ne

  • Kansas City, MO
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  • 1990
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About Tech N9ne

Official Site: http://www.therealtechn9ne.com/ | @TechN9ne | facebook.com/therealTechN9ne


Like many underground rappers in the Midwest, Tech N9ne specialized in bizarre hardcore rap and stood as one of the few recognized rappers based in Kansas City when he debuted in the late '90s. He made the major-label jump with Anghellic (2001), which JCOR Entertainment released with the backing of Interscope Records. The album didn't find a large audience, though, and Tech N9ne returned to the underground and prepared his next album, Absolute Power (2002). A year later Tech N9ne's new label, Strange Music, re-released Anghellic, which had gone out of print in the wake of JCOR's fallout with Interscope. Everready (The Religion) would follow in 2006, then the collaboration-filled Misery Loves Kompany arrived in 2007. A year later his Killer album would pay a strange homage to Michael Jackson’s Thriller with its cover art, and then it was back to the collaboration album with the 2009 release Sickology 101. The ambitious concept album K.O.D. would also be released that year, while 2010 saw a handful of related sideline releases, including The Lost Scripts of K.O.D. EP and the video K.O.D. Tour: Live in Kansas City. A third collaborative effort, The Gates Mixed Plate, landed in 2010 along with an EP, Seepage, and then the Bad Season mixtape kicked off another productive year, with the glossy crossover effort All 6's and 7's and the collabos collection Welcome to Strangeland also arriving in 2011. In 2012 he released the Klusterfuk EP along with the compilation E.B.A.H. & Boiling Point: K.O.D. Collection, while 2013 saw him return with Something Else, an album featuring guest shots from System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Kendrick Lamar, and the remaining members of the Doors. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi

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Music

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  • Straight Out The Gate ft. Serj Tankian
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    Straight Out The Gate ft. Serj Tankian
  • Dreaming ft. Mayday & Tech N9ne
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    Dreaming ft. Mayday & Tech N9ne
  • Juice (Featuring Tech N9ne)
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    Juice (Featuring Tech N9ne)
  • 808 Bendin' featuring Tech N9ne
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    808 Bendin' featuring Tech N9ne
  • Badlands feat. Tech N9ne
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    Badlands feat. Tech N9ne
  • Am I A Psycho
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    Am I A Psycho
  • Who Do I Catch
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    Who Do I Catch
  • Midwest Meltdown
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    Midwest Meltdown
  • Mama Nem
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    Mama Nem
  • KC Tea
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    KC Tea

Interviews & Exclusives

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  • Tech N9ne And The Boy Illinois Drop A Monster Freestyle
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    Tech N9ne And The Boy Illinois Drop A Monster Freestyle
  • How Does Tech N9ne Balance Life As An Artist And CEO?
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    How Does Tech N9ne Balance Life As An Artist And CEO?
  • Tech N9ne Has 'Something Else' To Say
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    Tech N9ne Has 'Something Else' To Say
  • MTV News Interview: Tech N9ne
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    MTV News Interview: Tech N9ne
  • MTV News Interview: Tech N9ne
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    MTV News Interview: Tech N9ne
  • Sucker Free: Tech N9ne
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    Sucker Free: Tech N9ne
  • Subterranean | 4/25/10 | Tech N9ne
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    Subterranean | 4/25/10 | Tech N9ne
  • Tech N9ne is a musician, but also a businessman and an A&R guy.
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    Tech N9ne is a musician, but also a businessman and an A&R guy.
  • Tech N9ne gives tips for upcoming independent artists.
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    Tech N9ne gives tips for upcoming independent artists.
  • Tech N9ne's worldwide domination tour takes him to Australia.
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    Tech N9ne's worldwide domination tour takes him to Australia.

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  • Tech N9ne, on stage while accepting the Left Field Woodie at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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    Tech N9ne, on stage while accepting the Left Field Woodie at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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  • Tech N9ne, on stage while accepting the Left Field Woodie at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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    Tech N9ne, on stage while accepting the Left Field Woodie at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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  • Tech N9ne, on stage while accepting the Left Field Woodie at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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    Tech N9ne, on stage while accepting the Left Field Woodie at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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  • Tech N9ne, on stage while accepting the Left Field Woodie at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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    Tech N9ne, on stage while accepting the Left Field Woodie at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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  • Tech N9ne accepting award for Left Field Woodie at the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards.
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    Tech N9ne accepting award for Left Field Woodie at the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards.
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  • Tech N9ne accepting award for Left Field Woodie at the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards.
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    Tech N9ne accepting award for Left Field Woodie at the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards.
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News

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    Tech N9ne Is Pulling Out The Stops To Get Eminem On A Track | Prefix
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    Tweet Common sense would dictate that every rapper would want to work with Eminem, right? Well, Tech N9ne has gone out of his way to make sure that th...
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    Tech N9ne Recruits Serj Tankian, Cee Lo for New Album
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    Related ContentView Photo Tech N9ne Recruits Serj Tankian, Cee Lo for New Album "I'm the rock & roll nigger," Tech N9ne tells Rolling Stone. After wor...
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    Tech N9ne Recruits Serj Tankian, Cee Lo for New Album
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    "I'm the rock & roll nigger," Tech N9ne tells Rolling Stone. After working with the Deftones for the song "If I Could" on 2011's All 6s and 7s, the Ka...
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    Birdman, Mack Maine And Tech N9ne To Boss Up On 'RapFix Live'
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    non-YMCMB stars like Chris Brown, Rick Ross, R. Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, Meek Mill and Flo Rida for his new July 23 Rich Gang compilation.The #1 Stunna ...
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    Tech N9ne @ SOB's (Pics) | Prefix
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    Tweet Photo Gallery of Tech N9ne New CD Release "Something Else" @ SOB's in NYC (July 22, 2013) Previous · Sponsored Content Tech N9ne @ SOB's (Pics)...
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    Tech N9ne Laments Missed Drake Collaboration, Remembers Affair With Teacher
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    Midwest legend Tech N9ne released his 13th studio album this week with Something Else. While we're still working our way through the intricate album, ...
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    Robin Thicke, Tech N9ne Top This Week's Album Sales (8/6/2013)
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    with Blurred Lines. After the large success of his sophomore album, The Evolution Of Robin Thicke, back in 2006, Thicke had everyone sold that he woul...
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    Video Premiere: Tech N9ne "Party The Pain Away"
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    Tech N9ne's Something Else is arguably one of his best efforts. For fans that bought the retail version, Tech also left a couple of gems on various de...
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    Tech N9ne Says Kendrick Lamar Woke The Rap Game Up With "Control"
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    Tech N9ne stopped to speak with Montreality during a recent tour stop in Canada, and--as many of his peers have been in the past ten days since it dro...
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    Watch Tech N9ne Freestyle On BET's 'The Backroom'
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    Earlier today Tech N9ne dropped a heavy-metal inspired video for the Something Else track "Love 2 Dislike Me," but if you're looking for something a l...
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Tour Dates

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  • Oct 2 Wednesday
    Missoula, MT, US Wilma Theatre
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  • Oct 3 Thursday
    Boise, ID, US Knitting Factory
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  • Oct 4 Friday
    East Rutherford, NJ, US Meadowlands Racetrack
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  • Oct 4 Friday
    Magna, UT, US The Great Saltair
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  • Oct 6 Sunday
    Billings, MT, US Babcock Theatre
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  • Oct 8 Tuesday
    Rapid City, SD, US Central State Fair Ground
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  • Oct 9 Wednesday
    Sioux Falls, SD, US Ramkota Exhibit Hall
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  • Oct 10 Thursday
    Fargo, ND, US Best Western Doublewood Inn
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  • Oct 11 Friday
    St. Paul, MN, US Myth
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  • Oct 12 Saturday
    West Des Moines, IA, US Val Air Ballroom
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  • Oct 13 Sunday
    Bloomington, IN, US Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music Chris Barrick Auer Hall
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  • Oct 14 Monday
    Milwaukee, WI, US The Rave/Eagles Club
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  • Oct 15 Tuesday
    Joliet, IL, US Mojoe's
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  • Oct 16 Wednesday
    Columbus, OH, US Alrosa Villa
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  • Oct 17 Thursday
    Detroit, MI, US The Fillmore Detroit
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  • Oct 18 Friday
    Cleveland, OH, US Agora Theatre & Ballroom
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  • Oct 19 Saturday
    Buffalo, NY, US Town Ballroom
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  • Oct 21 Monday
    Worcester, MA, US Palladium
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  • Oct 22 Tuesday
    Providence, RI, US Fête Ballroom
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  • Oct 23 Wednesday
    Lancaster, PA, US Chameleon Club
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  • Oct 24 Thursday
    Norfolk, VA, US The NorVa
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  • Oct 25 Friday
    Charleston, SC, US Music Farm
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  • Oct 26 Saturday
    Atlanta, GA, US Center Stage Theater
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  • Oct 26 Saturday
    Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade
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  • Oct 27 Sunday
    Cincinnati, OH, US Bogart's Cincinnati
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  • Oct 28 Monday
    Sauget, IL, US Pop's Concert Venue
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  • Oct 29 Tuesday
    Sauget, IL, US Pop's Concert Venue
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  • Oct 29 Tuesday
    Indianapolis, IN, US Egyptian Room, Old National Centre
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  • Oct 30 Wednesday
    Kansas City, MO, US Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
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  • Oct 31 Thursday
    Omaha, NE, US Sokol Auditorium
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  • Nov 1 Friday
    Lincoln, NE, US Bourbon Theatre
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  • Nov 2 Saturday
    Cedar Rapids, IA, US Hawkeye Downs
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  • Dec 13 Friday
    Columbia, MO, US The Blue Note
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Discography

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  • Something Else (2013)
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    Something Else (2013)
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  • Welcome to Strangeland (2011)
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    Welcome to Strangeland (2011)
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  • All 6's and 7's (2011)
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    All 6's and 7's (2011)
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  • XXL Presents: Bad Season (2011)
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    XXL Presents: Bad Season (2011)
  • The Gates Mixed Plate (2010)
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    The Gates Mixed Plate (2010)
    Strange Music
  • K.O.D. (2009)
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    K.O.D. (2009)
    Strange Music
  • Sickology 101 (2009)
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    Sickology 101 (2009)
    Strange, Inc.
  • Killer (2008)
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    Killer (2008)
    Strange Music
  • Misery Loves Kompany (2007)
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    Misery Loves Kompany (2007)
    Strange, Inc.
  • Everready (2006)
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    Everready (2006)
    Strange Music
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