Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri), better… Read Full Bio ↴Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne or Tecca Nina is an American rapper, co-owner of Strange Music Records and actor. His career has spanned over 24 years, during which he has released eleven albums. According to the He's a Mental Giant Songfacts, his stage name originated from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun, given to him by rapper Black Walt due to his fast rhyming style. (Tech is short for technique and 9 is the number of completion. That's why he says the technique's complete so often.)
His tenth studio album, K.O.D., was released October 27, 2009. He has spent his illustrious career making sure he’s been grinding harder than the average rapper, and is the best selling artist out of his hometown. With nine solo albums and two powerhouse collaboration projects under his belt, the Kansas City MC’s flow is sharper and slicker than it’s ever been.
“This is another roller coaster ride,” explains TECH N9NE about the release. “When it came time for Sickology 101, I knew I wanted to do a collabo album based on the study of being sick. It’s a beginner’s course for people who don’t know how to be sick lyrically or how to choose sick beats. It all starts with beats because they tell me exactly what to do.” Epic beats from YoungFyre, Wyshmaster, Seven and Matic Lee set the stage for TECH N9NE to weave his introspective and sometimes roguish lyrics around.
Sickology 101 brims with stellar appearances from lyrical heavyweights. On the opening title track, TECH N9NE slays alongside Chino XL and Crooked I, pulling listeners into the Hip-Hop classroom for a lesson in murdering a beat. It’s a twisted vision forged on undeniable grooves and quixotic wordplay.
The single, “Nothin,’” is an inspiring, honest anthem that features Messy Marv and Big Scoob. Meanwhile, on “Midwest Choppers 2,” TECH N9NE and Krayzie Bone cruise to the depths of darkness. “Krayzie Bone came through and murdered it,” says TECH N9NE. “I modeled the song after movies. When you do a sequel, there has to be a bigger body count and more people have to die. ‘Midwest Choppers 2’ is Autobahn-style. It makes you want to speed.”
TECH N9NE’s inimitable flow and rhyming take center stage on solo tracks, including the haunting, hypnotic “Red Nose.” He doesn’t pull any punches on the vitriolic, YoungFyre-produced “Blown Away,” either. It’s an open letter to several prominent urban artists who refused to play before him at radio festivals despite his massive concert draw.
With hits like “I’m A Playa,” “Caribou Lou” (which boasts 7.2 million MySpace plays), “Riotmaker,” “Like Yeah” and “Everybody Move,” it’s no wonder TECH N9NE counts a total of over 4.5 million YouTube video plays and an average of 40,000 MySpace visitors each day. His success knows no limits. The July 2008 release, Killer, debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and Number 12 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. He did it all on his own. There was no major label — just TECH N9NE’s own record company, Strange Music. TECH N9NE’s tracks have appeared in films like Gang Related and Alpha Dog as well as various TV shows, and he recently made his motion picture debut in The Life of Lucky Cucumber alongside members of MTV’s “Jackass” crew.
It hasn’t been an easy road, but TECH N9NE soldiers on and he’ll never stop. “They call me devil worshipper because I’m different. I give you music for my core. They’re the people that put me over the million mark. I raise my middle finger to everybody who judges me because my core audience is there for me. They will always love me, but I’m trying to reach others, too. It’s not over. My music is supposed to be for everybody, but some people just don’t get it. This album is the result; swallow it. It’s middle finger music, all-day and all-night.”
TECH N9NE never stops bringing that music directly to his fans, constantly reinforcing his status as one of the hardest-touring rap acts in the business. In 2008, TECH N9NE performed over 200 shows and he doesn’t show any signs of slowing down in 2009. In April, TECH will head out in support of Sickology 101 and spend two months on the road, performing live for his rabid fans.
Sickology 101 is prepping the world for TECH N9NE’s next masterpiece, K.O.D. “I want people to know that I’m getting better and better and I’m a machine. I do these collabo albums to give the fans more. This is a bridge record to K.O.D. It’s the farewell to the TECH N9NE you’ve known lately. It’s getting darker. A lot of people might not be able to go to the place I’m going, but this place is my specialty.”
“I don’t need people to kiss my hand,” assures TECH N9NE. “I’m not trippin’ on status, and I’m not a narcissist when it comes to rap. It’s my heart and soul pouring onto the paper. I write my life and I can’t hold back. This is what I know.”
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri
Year Formed: 1991
Official Site: http://www.therealtechn9ne.com/
His tenth studio album, K.O.D., was released October 27, 2009. He has spent his illustrious career making sure he’s been grinding harder than the average rapper, and is the best selling artist out of his hometown. With nine solo albums and two powerhouse collaboration projects under his belt, the Kansas City MC’s flow is sharper and slicker than it’s ever been.
“This is another roller coaster ride,” explains TECH N9NE about the release. “When it came time for Sickology 101, I knew I wanted to do a collabo album based on the study of being sick. It’s a beginner’s course for people who don’t know how to be sick lyrically or how to choose sick beats. It all starts with beats because they tell me exactly what to do.” Epic beats from YoungFyre, Wyshmaster, Seven and Matic Lee set the stage for TECH N9NE to weave his introspective and sometimes roguish lyrics around.
Sickology 101 brims with stellar appearances from lyrical heavyweights. On the opening title track, TECH N9NE slays alongside Chino XL and Crooked I, pulling listeners into the Hip-Hop classroom for a lesson in murdering a beat. It’s a twisted vision forged on undeniable grooves and quixotic wordplay.
The single, “Nothin,’” is an inspiring, honest anthem that features Messy Marv and Big Scoob. Meanwhile, on “Midwest Choppers 2,” TECH N9NE and Krayzie Bone cruise to the depths of darkness. “Krayzie Bone came through and murdered it,” says TECH N9NE. “I modeled the song after movies. When you do a sequel, there has to be a bigger body count and more people have to die. ‘Midwest Choppers 2’ is Autobahn-style. It makes you want to speed.”
TECH N9NE’s inimitable flow and rhyming take center stage on solo tracks, including the haunting, hypnotic “Red Nose.” He doesn’t pull any punches on the vitriolic, YoungFyre-produced “Blown Away,” either. It’s an open letter to several prominent urban artists who refused to play before him at radio festivals despite his massive concert draw.
With hits like “I’m A Playa,” “Caribou Lou” (which boasts 7.2 million MySpace plays), “Riotmaker,” “Like Yeah” and “Everybody Move,” it’s no wonder TECH N9NE counts a total of over 4.5 million YouTube video plays and an average of 40,000 MySpace visitors each day. His success knows no limits. The July 2008 release, Killer, debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and Number 12 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. He did it all on his own. There was no major label — just TECH N9NE’s own record company, Strange Music. TECH N9NE’s tracks have appeared in films like Gang Related and Alpha Dog as well as various TV shows, and he recently made his motion picture debut in The Life of Lucky Cucumber alongside members of MTV’s “Jackass” crew.
It hasn’t been an easy road, but TECH N9NE soldiers on and he’ll never stop. “They call me devil worshipper because I’m different. I give you music for my core. They’re the people that put me over the million mark. I raise my middle finger to everybody who judges me because my core audience is there for me. They will always love me, but I’m trying to reach others, too. It’s not over. My music is supposed to be for everybody, but some people just don’t get it. This album is the result; swallow it. It’s middle finger music, all-day and all-night.”
TECH N9NE never stops bringing that music directly to his fans, constantly reinforcing his status as one of the hardest-touring rap acts in the business. In 2008, TECH N9NE performed over 200 shows and he doesn’t show any signs of slowing down in 2009. In April, TECH will head out in support of Sickology 101 and spend two months on the road, performing live for his rabid fans.
Sickology 101 is prepping the world for TECH N9NE’s next masterpiece, K.O.D. “I want people to know that I’m getting better and better and I’m a machine. I do these collabo albums to give the fans more. This is a bridge record to K.O.D. It’s the farewell to the TECH N9NE you’ve known lately. It’s getting darker. A lot of people might not be able to go to the place I’m going, but this place is my specialty.”
“I don’t need people to kiss my hand,” assures TECH N9NE. “I’m not trippin’ on status, and I’m not a narcissist when it comes to rap. It’s my heart and soul pouring onto the paper. I write my life and I can’t hold back. This is what I know.”
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri
Year Formed: 1991
Official Site: http://www.therealtechn9ne.com/
Hes A Mental Giant
Tech N9ne Lyrics
He's a mental giant, they said I was narcissist
He's a mental giant well narc' assist this
Trick (trick)
Yeah (yeah)
Strange Music baby
He's a mental giant, that's what they say
He's a mental giant to those whom nay say
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hey! hey!
Hey! I'm lookin' down on you niggas
Even though I'm 5'8
And one ninety five pound on you niggas
So tall I can't even hear any of the sound you deliver
Me and my partners never see any of the hateful frowning you give us
'cause' we smile at the bitty braggin' wack rapper's
Who happen to be the best at the gat master
But down to the simple fact
Here's a strap past ya ta blast at ya
That after, the gap put him in the casket,
Last chapta, that's laughter
Half past move fast just imagine a black Dracula
Smashin' 'em with a gat to bust atcha
It went to my head as my first time
To be cocky, I'm just a giant when I burst rhyme
My leg is humongous, is y'all's verse mine?
Step on the mic I can't stop my leg like Robert Cline
Giant robot make you feel very low shame
I am so hot in my skills there be propane
Why I'm gonna squash 'em and kill every poor thang?
'cause I'm a huge Pillsbury dough man
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant, that's what they say
He's a mental giant to those whom nay say
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hey! hey!
Narcissistic, hard to grip it,
Dark and wicked, arts prolific,
Mars with the stars, this is far lifted
Lyrics quit the bar with it, bar scriptures are terrific
Getta spitta witta bit of bitter marketing'
With skrilla then a fifth of henny liquor, start to twist it
Critics sit and shiver
In the slit of zillas
Pit of killas grittas hittas
Click of silly niggas are fictitious
On top of the game, I'm droppin' the rain
Godly gifted, hop in your lane and stoppin' your fame
Bark is viscous, you got bars to witness
Y'all submissive, when I get your brain your thoughts is shifted
I'm incredible, highly technical nympho triumph, raw intricate
I need medical then more science, scar's 'n' stitches
Alphabetical gems blow by him, pause it a bit
Tech N9ne a mental giant
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
Yeah! (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant, that's what they say
He's a mental giant to those whom nay say
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hey! hey!
Mentally I'm like Shaq on stilts
Strange music inc is white 'n' black 'n' build
For keeping' rap on tilt
Like drinkin' pathrone and jack prone then yack on silk quilts
Gotta fat dome that'll last long if that's where I'm skill't
Giant, huge, humongous, gigantic, expanded
Been floatin' for years and I ain't landed
Haters can't stand it the way that my noggin as big as Kansas
But the women that listnin' wanna know if I be talkin' bout my damn dick
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
Hahaha (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant, that's what they say
He's a mental giant to those whom nay say
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hey! hey!
Yadda they think my head
Ask her, if my head big
Hahaha yeah Tech N9ne
He's a mental giant well narc' assist this
Trick (trick)
Yeah (yeah)
Strange Music baby
He's a mental giant, that's what they say
He's a mental giant to those whom nay say
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hey! hey!
Hey! I'm lookin' down on you niggas
Even though I'm 5'8
And one ninety five pound on you niggas
So tall I can't even hear any of the sound you deliver
Me and my partners never see any of the hateful frowning you give us
'cause' we smile at the bitty braggin' wack rapper's
Who happen to be the best at the gat master
But down to the simple fact
Here's a strap past ya ta blast at ya
That after, the gap put him in the casket,
Last chapta, that's laughter
Half past move fast just imagine a black Dracula
Smashin' 'em with a gat to bust atcha
It went to my head as my first time
To be cocky, I'm just a giant when I burst rhyme
My leg is humongous, is y'all's verse mine?
Step on the mic I can't stop my leg like Robert Cline
Giant robot make you feel very low shame
I am so hot in my skills there be propane
Why I'm gonna squash 'em and kill every poor thang?
'cause I'm a huge Pillsbury dough man
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant, that's what they say
He's a mental giant to those whom nay say
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hey! hey!
Narcissistic, hard to grip it,
Dark and wicked, arts prolific,
Mars with the stars, this is far lifted
Lyrics quit the bar with it, bar scriptures are terrific
Getta spitta witta bit of bitter marketing'
With skrilla then a fifth of henny liquor, start to twist it
Critics sit and shiver
In the slit of zillas
Pit of killas grittas hittas
Click of silly niggas are fictitious
On top of the game, I'm droppin' the rain
Godly gifted, hop in your lane and stoppin' your fame
Bark is viscous, you got bars to witness
Y'all submissive, when I get your brain your thoughts is shifted
I'm incredible, highly technical nympho triumph, raw intricate
I need medical then more science, scar's 'n' stitches
Alphabetical gems blow by him, pause it a bit
Tech N9ne a mental giant
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
Yeah! (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant, that's what they say
He's a mental giant to those whom nay say
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hey! hey!
Mentally I'm like Shaq on stilts
Strange music inc is white 'n' black 'n' build
For keeping' rap on tilt
Like drinkin' pathrone and jack prone then yack on silk quilts
Gotta fat dome that'll last long if that's where I'm skill't
Giant, huge, humongous, gigantic, expanded
Been floatin' for years and I ain't landed
Haters can't stand it the way that my noggin as big as Kansas
But the women that listnin' wanna know if I be talkin' bout my damn dick
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant (Tech N9ne)
Hahaha (Tech N9ne)
He's a mental giant, that's what they say
He's a mental giant to those whom nay say
Oh oh oh oh oh
Hey! hey!
Yadda they think my head
Ask her, if my head big
Hahaha yeah Tech N9ne
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Michael Summers, Samuel William Christopher Watson, Aaron Dontez Yates
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@bob3007
Check out ra rugged man and locksmith. Half of Locksmiths first verse rhymes with orange 😂
Its not just random lines either (not saying tech does this; just that it’s a common pitfall with more lyrical artists, putting the rhyme scheme above all else.)
It has a specific message that it doesn’t deviate from, contains very little filler, and reinforces its themes with eye opening and thought provoking bars.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M1v4_SDS5uI
Both are top-tier lyricists that are fucking CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED
RA has a song with tech too im pretty sure.
Lookup ‘locksmith teambackpack cypher’ and the first 3 are all murderous. He’s got a half dozen other radio freestyles that are real asf.
Illmaculate - raising the bar 13 OR 2
This dude too, he’s the only battle rapper to ever make good music I stg
Edit: forgot to give tech his flowers
tech is top 10, been listening to him since a knee high, been to five or six of his concerts.
I reread my comment and it felt like I was hating, wanted to make it clear I wasn’t lo😂
@GoSuMonSteR
Tech is always so underrated. He is literally one of the best rappers of all time and gets no credit. His flow is beast.
@F2PTwink
GoSu MonSteR thats why he has a song called "The Beast"
@marquisebrazil1187
Stranger for life and yes your right he's the best rapper right now but people still talk down on tech man all them haters can just shut down nbs
@gagesivils6438
G.O.A.T.
@jeremymonigold9554
Definitely one of the best of all time, and consistent too, he’s always dropped fire shit on EVERY album he’s touched.
@adamsamedi6392
Idk the video has 1.7 million views plus all his other videos are in the millions, I think he's reached ICON status TECH N9NE!
@MrDirector1010
He's a rap genius. He's flow is so good and how he rhymes his words are amazing.
@justinmccarthy9955
duh
@jdfj1041
+Hairy Slother Still not better than Pink Guy
@jdfj1041
jp pursley Well you're a cancer to humanity. Get the fuck out of here and come back when you learn to spell properly.