Although he performs almost every track with this level of passion so the crowd support him throughout, running between the stage and the audience, the energy levels stay high throughout. He has a huge amount of work to choose from when creating set lists, the rapper has released fourteen album and a whole host of EPs since the debut 'The Calm Before The Storm' in 1999.įinding commerciality with singles such as 'Show Me A God' and 'Worldwide Choppers', these of course make the list and cause the audience to jump and dance enthusiastically as Yates encourages them to give more and more energy. The Missouri born rapper is known for performing huge live shows and great interaction with audiences. Very good show, definitely worth it.Īaron Dontez Yates is best known by his stage persona of Tech N9ne. Show didn't come to San Francisco (?) so had to drive 2.5 hours each way in rush hour traffic, get a hotel room, and be at work at 8 the next morning. Saw the Dizzy Wright who was very good, then a 20 minute wait for Tech. Krizz Kaliko adds to Tech’s sets and mixes his hits in to give Tech a break. He’s at ease with his craft and you can feel that he genuinely loves the crowd. And his Collabos songs have several other artists, but you’d never know anything was missing.ģ. Tech finds a way to not only play his collaboration songs, but the songs feel complete. Or when they do play them, they feel really truncated. What makes #1 above even more impressive is that most rappers can’t play many of their hits because they are collaborations with other artists. I’m often shocked at the songs that are NOT played by certain artists, so when a guy plays his whole catalog of hits, its refreshing. Tech N9ne has gained the status as a prominent rapper due to his diverse influences of music as well as his rhythmic abilities that display a compelling sense of speed and flow.ġ. He has also played diverse festivals such as the Rock the Bells festival and the Gathering of the Juggalos festival. Tech N9ne is persistent with his touring schedule and has shared the bill with artists like Freddie Gibbs, Krizz Kaliko, and Jarren Benton. His music has also appeared in numerous television shows and films such as “Alpha Dog”, and he has made appearances on late night television shows like “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. Some of the artists he has collaborated with in the past include Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Mint Condition, Deftones, Cee Lo Green, Kendrick Lamar, The Doors, and Serj Tankian.
Tech N9ne has also started a series of albums called Collabos, which features collaborations with unique artists. 1 spot on the Billboard Rap Albums chart. Tech N9ne increasingly became more popular with each album release and when he released the 2011 album “All 6’s and 7’s” the album gained the No. The album also featured many notable guest appearances such as Scarface, Ice Cube, Kottonmouth Kings, and Shawnna. The album was a great commercial and critical success, and reached No. With Tech N9ne’s seventh album “Killer”, he was able to achieve his 1 millionth album sale.
The song “Caribou Lou” was one of the hits from the album and was certified Gold in 2012. His fifth studio album “Everready (The Religion)” showed Tech N9ne starting to climb the charts making it to No. Tech N9ne’s fourth studio album “Absolute Power” released in 2002 showed him starting to break into the mainstream with it being his first studio album to make it on the Billboard charts. The album wasn’t necessarily a commercial success, but it received positive reviews and is looked at as an iconic representation of the horrorcore genre. In 2001 Tech N9ne released his third studio album “Anghellic”, which featured the single “It’s Alive”. The soundtrack was a success due to rappers like 2Pac and Ice Cube contributing to the album, and the soundtrack ended up reaching the No.
One of the songs on the album “Questions” was included in the soundtrack for the film “Gang Related” and was the first song to be released by Tech N9ne as a solo artist.
In 1999 Tech N9ne released his debut solo album “The Calm Before the Storm”. Later that year Tech N9ne formed his own record label Strange Music. After Black Mafia disbanded he joined the group Nnutthowze, but soon moved onto the group The Regime in 1997, which was created by the rapper Yukmouth.
He started his professional career in 1991 as a rapper in the group Black Mafia, which experienced some success with the single “Let’s Get Fucked Up”. After some troubling events occurred in Yates’ life he started to use music and rapping as a way to vent his frustration.
Tech N9ne turned to music at an early age and first began to rap as a young child as a way to remember how to spell his name.