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/
It's Alive
Tech N9ne Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
What's sizzlin
Demons, angels, and civilians
Welcome to my purgatory party baby
They say it ain't nothing but farms where we from
They think we can't do no one harm where we from
Gorillas and killers and thugs from abyss
Tech N9ne making 'em breathe like what like this
[Tech N9ne]
One, and then comes the two to the three and four
Two-thousand Techa N9na is hardcore with a K
See me step up on the track like a thug
Make it pound at West end then make a dub
To the homies in jail
When you making bail
Time to act an idiot
A lot not just a little bit
Watch when Kansas City hit
Tech N9ne's gonna spit it
You want this record cool go get it
Hot when the flames lit
Gloc where the bane sits
Shock when the pain quits
Pac would've banged this
Instantaneous when I aim at the miscellaneous
Ask me ask ask why why I'm the strangest
Because
Nobody ever wanted me rapping
But I knew within me I could make it happen
Flipping hella different to get it cracking
Never biting nothing I was never jacking
Millimeter spitting ripping up a show
Got the people trippin' everywhere we go
And now we getting you to know that misery is coming
We were summoned now the haters running when we gunning
Yo you don't know
That I'm 'bout to blow K see M O
Better bang this
People make their jokes and say we're off to see the wizard
Well me and Dorothy and Toto's on your ass when you visit
(Hook - [Tech N9ne])
It's alive aw hell
It's alive dod gwamn
It's alive odd male
It's alive I am
Been in the dark a minute but now I made it through it
This Kansas City Imma show you how we do it
We say walla
Milli dollar
Then break a lot a jaw (2x)
Watch this rock
[Tech N9ne]
Who would bust like my style it's ruffcut and it's
True hood stuff bright hot wild mystic plus mannish
Alien nation invasion
Black white and even asian
Is gazing at the raised in misery faze ravin'
For the crazed heaven
Six six triple eight forty-six ninety-nine three
We back
Sick with nickel plates whorey chicks mighty mine be
We pack
Just when you're knowing where I'm gonna be I vanish
Step into my brain got it so dark that you can't see Godd dammit
Your flows come in your flows go out
My flows eternally coming out your mouth
Your makers in some haters doubt
And yes it's pitiful
Not even my pinnacle
Better know when I bust
I can do it everyday with a mind full of lust
If you really must
Get with a N9ne millimeter gun then trust
You'll get left the in the dust
Everybody better move when I groove Imma hit 'em with a bus
Anybody with a bigger mouth up in here better hush
(Hook repeat)
Kansas City City City
That's where I really want to be grime and gritty gritty gritty
Back up when I throw that V up in the air air air
That's five seven are D V
And you know nare nare nare
That'll represent like me
Yo we did it in Kansas City yo we did it
Like Biggie say
Much love my left mind said Tech N9ne is iggy J
You can find me off in Kansas City on Saturday at Maniax
Or at the Motel 6 laying up with two chicks the Lenny and Squiggy way
Or jack
Tripper I'm Tech the rap
Ripper on Cognac
Liquor I'm Tech the gat
Clicker I'm up on that
Thicker than water track a whipper snap
Who's trying to bring Tony Kannedy Del Shawn and Chipper back
Signing off rhyming off the wall constantly
Timing off never that clever raps the comp can't be
Creeping seeping through crevices hella beefing
Thinking they can stop the heart of Kansas City
but the heart of Kansas City is beating
(Hook repeat)
We say walla
Milli dollar
Then break a lot of jaw (4x)
The song "It's Alive" by Tech N9ne is a fast-paced rap with a heavy beat that describes the rapper's roots and his rise to stardom. In the first verse, he talks about the different kinds of people that make up his audience, including demons, angels, and regular civilians. He then goes on to talk about his hometown of Kansas City, which is often underestimated by outsiders who think it is just a place with farms and no danger. Tech N9ne says that the city is actually full of gorillas, killers, and thugs from the abyss, and that his music has the power to make people breathe like it's alive.
In the second verse, Tech N9ne boasts about his rapping skills and his ability to make people's hearts pound with his music. He encourages people to act crazy when they hear his music and to embrace their inner thugs. He also talks about the challenges he faced when he first started rapping, as nobody believed in him, but he persevered, and now he's a successful artist. The chorus repeats the phrase "It's alive," which can be interpreted in different ways, such as referring to the energy and power of Tech N9ne's music or his ability to defy everyone's expectations.
Overall, "It's Alive" is a song about overcoming adversity and proving people wrong. Tech N9ne's fast-paced rapping style and powerful lyrics make for an intense listening experience.
Line by Line Meaning
What's sizzlin
Tech N9ne asks what's happening.
Demons, angels, and civilians
People of all kinds are welcome to Tech N9ne's purgatory party.
Welcome to my purgatory party baby
Tech N9ne invites people to his party.
They say it ain't nothing but farms where we from
People underestimate Tech N9ne's city.
They think we can't do no one harm where we from
People don't think Tech N9ne's city is dangerous.
Gorillas and killers and thugs from abyss
Tech N9ne's city has a lot of violent people.
Tech N9ne making 'em breathe like what like this
Tech N9ne impresses people with his talent.
Kansas City (fade) wake up yo like this
Tech N9ne is proud of his city.
One, and then comes the two to the three and four
Tech N9ne begins to rap.
Two-thousand Techa N9na is hardcore with a K
Tech N9ne has a unique style and is true to himself.
See me step up on the track like a thug
Tech N9ne raps with confidence.
Make it pound at West end then make a dub
Tech N9ne's music is heard all over the city.
To the homies in jail
Tech N9ne thinks of his friends that are locked up.
When you making bail
Tech N9ne encourages his friends to get out of jail.
Time to act an idiot
Tech N9ne thinks his friends should live life to the fullest.
A lot not just a little bit
Tech N9ne wants his friends to go all out.
Watch when Kansas City hit
Tech N9ne knows his city will make a big impact.
Tech N9ne's gonna spit it
Tech N9ne will make great music.
You want this record cool go get it
Tech N9ne encourages people to listen to his music.
Hot when the flames lit
Tech N9ne's music is fire.
Gloc where the bane sits
There are guns where Tech N9ne is from.
Shock when the pain quits
People will be surprised when the pain stops.
Pac would've banged this
Tech N9ne thinks Tupac would like this music.
Instantaneous when I aim at the miscellaneous
Tech N9ne is quick to attack anyone he doesn't like.
Ask me ask ask why why I'm the strangest
Tech N9ne is often asked why he is different.
Because
Tech N9ne is unique because of his talent and personality.
Nobody ever wanted me rapping
People didn't believe Tech N9ne should be a rapper.
But I knew within me I could make it happen
Tech N9ne believed in himself.
Flipping hella different to get it cracking
Tech N9ne tried various techniques to become successful.
Never biting nothing I was never jacking
Tech N9ne never copied anyone else's style.
Millimeter spitting ripping up a show
Tech N9ne raps with precision and skill.
Got the people trippin' everywhere we go
Tech N9ne's music is popular.
And now we getting you to know that misery is coming
Tech N9ne's music talks about difficult experiences and emotions.
We were summoned now the haters running when we gunning
Tech N9ne's haters are running away from him.
Yo you don't know
Tech N9ne thinks people underestimate him.
That I'm 'bout to blow K see M O
Tech N9ne is about to become famous.
Better bang this
Tech N9ne thinks his music is worth listening to.
People make their jokes and say we're off to see the wizard
People make fun of Tech N9ne's city.
Well me and Dorothy and Toto's on your ass when you visit
Tech N9ne is threatening to attack anyone who disrespects his city.
Been in the dark a minute but now I made it through it
Tech N9ne has overcome difficulties.
This Kansas City Imma show you how we do it
Tech N9ne will showcase his city.
We say walla
Tech N9ne uses this word in his music.
Milli dollar
Tech N9ne has made a lot of money.
Then break a lot a jaw (2x)
Tech N9ne is ready to fight and defeat his enemies.
Watch this rock
Tech N9ne thinks his music will impress people.
Who would bust like my style it's ruffcut and it's
Tech N9ne is proud of his unique style.
True hood stuff bright hot wild mystic plus mannish
Tech N9ne's music has various elements.
Alien nation invasion
Tech N9ne is different and unique.
Black white and even asian
Tech N9ne's fans are of different races.
Is gazing at the raised in misery faze ravin'
People are interested in Tech N9ne's music about struggles.
For the crazed heaven
Tech N9ne's fans like his energetic music.
Six six triple eight forty-six ninety-nine three
A phone number is referenced, possibly as a way for fans to contact Tech N9ne.
We back
Tech N9ne is back on the scene.
Sick with nickel plates whorey chicks mighty mine be
Tech N9ne has attracted attention for his success with women.
We pack
Tech N9ne is part of a group.
Just when you're knowing where I'm gonna be I vanish
Tech N9ne is unpredictable.
Step into my brain got it so dark that you can't see Godd dammit
Tech N9ne's thoughts are intense and often negative.
Your flows come in your flows go out
Some rappers are temporary and less successful.
My flows eternally coming out your mouth
Tech N9ne's music will have lasting impact.
Your makers in some haters doubt
Tech N9ne's critics don't believe in him.
And yes it's pitiful
Tech N9ne thinks his critics are pathetic.
Not even my pinnacle
Tech N9ne is not at his greatest yet.
Better know when I bust
People should recognize Tech N9ne's talent.
I can do it everyday with a mind full of lust
Tech N9ne is driven and motivated.
If you really must
People who doubt Tech N9ne should listen to his music.
Get with a N9ne millimeter gun then trust
Tech N9ne will protect himself and his fans.
You'll get left the in the dust
People who don't believe in Tech N9ne will miss out.
Everybody better move when I groove Imma hit 'em with a bus
Tech N9ne is aggressive and confident.
Anybody with a bigger mouth up in here better hush
People who talk badly about Tech N9ne should be quiet.
Kansas City City City
Tech N9ne loves his city.
That's where I really want to be grime and gritty gritty gritty
Tech N9ne likes his city's urban, rough qualities.
Back up when I throw that V up in the air air air
Tech N9ne makes a hand gesture and people should move back.
That's five seven are D V
The hand gesture represents a gang sign from Tech N9ne's city.
And you know nare nare nare
Tech N9ne thinks people should recognize his sign.
That'll represent like me
Tech N9ne's sign represents him and his city.
Yo we did it in Kansas City yo we did it
Tech N9ne is proud of his city's success.
Like Biggie say
Tech N9ne references Notorious B.I.G.
Much love my left mind said Tech N9ne is iggy J
Tech N9ne's fans appreciate him.
You can find me off in Kansas City on Saturday at Maniax
Tech N9ne likes to hang out at a local spot.
Or at the Motel 6 laying up with two chicks the Lenny and Squiggy way
Tech N9ne enjoys having sex with multiple partners.
Or jack
Tech N9ne references masturbation.
Tripper I'm Tech the rap
Tech N9ne is a rapper and he's high.
Ripper on Cognac
Tech N9ne is drinking alcohol.
Liquor I'm Tech the gat
Tech N9ne carries a gun.
Clicker I'm up on that
Tech N9ne is good with technology.
Thicker than water track a whipper snap
Tech N9ne's music is powerful and confident.
Who's trying to bring Tony Kannedy Del Shawn and Chipper back
Tech N9ne remembers people from his past.
Signing off rhyming off the wall constantly
Tech N9ne is a talented rapper.
Timing off never that clever raps the comp can't be
Tech N9ne's music is unique and superior.
Creeping seeping through crevices hella beefing
Tech N9ne is determined to succeed.
Thinking they can stop the heart of Kansas City
People underestimate Tech N9ne's city.
but the heart of Kansas City is beating
Tech N9ne's city is still strong and resilient.
Then break a lot of jaw (4x)
Tech N9ne is ready to fight and defeat his enemies.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: AARON YATES, SEAN RASPBERRY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@doylepritchard1625
[Intro]
What's sizzlin'?
Demons, angels,and civilians
Welcome to my purgatory party, baby
They say it ain't nothin' but farms where we from
They think we can't do no one harm where we from
Gorillas and killers and thugs from abyss
Tech N9ne make 'em breathe
Like what? Like this
Kansas City, wake up
Yo, like this
[Verse 1]
One, and then comes the two to the three and four
Two-thousand Tecca N9na is hardcore with a K
See me step up on the track like a thug
Make it pound at Westend then make a dub
To the homies in jail, when you making bail
Time to act an idiot, a lot not just a little bit
Watch when Kansas City hit, Tech N9ne's gonna spit it
You want this record? Cool, go get it
Hot when the flame's lit, Glock where the bane sits
Shock when the pain quits, Pac would've banged this
Instantaneous when I aim at the miscellaneous
Ask me ask-ask why-why I'm the strangest
Because nobody ever wanted me rappin'
But I knew within me I could make it happen
Flippin' hella different to get it crackin'
Never bitin' nothin' I was never jackin'
Millimeter spittin' rippin' up a show and
Got the people trippin' everywhere we go and
Now we gettin' you to know that misery is comin'
We were summoned now the haters runnin' when we gunnin'
BOW! Yo, you don't know!
That I'm 'bout to blow, K. C. M. O.! Better bang this!
People make their jokes and say we off to see the wizard
Well, me and Dorothy and Toto's on yo ass when you visit!
[Chorus]
It's alive! (Aw hell!)
It's alive! (God Dwamn!)
It's alive! (Odd male!)
It's alive! (I am!)
Been in the dark a minute but now I made it through it
This Kansas City I'mma show you how we do it
[Interlude/Outro]
We say walla Milli dollar, then break a lot a jaw
[Verse 2]
Who would bust like my style is ruffcut and it's
True hood stuff, bright hot, wild, mystic, plus mannish
Alien nation invasion, black, white and even Asian
Is gazin' at the raised, in misery face ravin', for the crazed haven
Six six triple eight, forty-six, ninety-nine three, we back
Sick with nickel plates, whorey chicks mighty mine be, we pack
Just when you know where I'm gonna be, I vanish
Step into my brain, got it so dark that you can't see, Goddammit
Your flows come in, your flows go out
My flows eternally comin' out your mouth
Your makers in, some haters doubt, and yes it's pitiful, not even my pinnacle
Better know when I bust, I can do it everyday with a mind full of lust
If you really must, get with a N9ne millimeter gun then trust
You'll get left in the dust, everybody better move
When I groove I'mma hit 'em with a bus
Anybody with a bigger mouth up in here better hush
[Chorus: Tech N9ne]
It's alive! (Aw hell!)
It's alive! (God Dwamn!)
It's alive! (Odd male!)
It's alive! (I am!)
Been in the dark a minute but now I made it through it
This Kansas City I'mma show you how we do it
[Interlude/Outro]
We say walla Milli dollar then break a lot a jaw
[Bridge]
Stop that!
Kansas City, that's where I really wanna be
Grime and gritty, back up when I throw that V
Up in the air, that's five seven R D V
And you know nare, that'll represent like me
[Verse 3: Tech N9ne]
Yo we did it Kansas City, yo we did it, like Biggie say
Much love my left mind said that Tech N9ne is Iggy J
You can find me off in Kansas City on Saturday at Maniax
Or at the Motel 6 laying up with two chicks the Lenny and Squiggy way
Or jack, tripper I'm Tech the rap
Ripper on Cognac, liquor I'm Tech the gat
Clicker I'm up on that, thicker than water track a whipper snap
Who's tryin' to bring Tony Kennedy, Del Shawn and Chipper back
Signin' off, rhymin' off, the wall constantly
Timin' off, never that, clever raps the comp can't be
Creepin', seepin' through the crevices and hella beefin'
Thinkin' they can stop the heart of Kansas City
But the heart of Kansas City is beatin'
[Chorus]
It's alive! (Aw hell!)
It's alive! (God Dwamn!)
It's alive! (Odd male!)
It's alive! (I am!)
Been in the dark a minute but now I made it through it
This Kansas City I'mma show you how we do it
[Interlude/Outro]
We say walla Milli dollar then break a lot of jaw
@tristanturner972
I dont think people realize how good the production on this album was for the year it came out.
@djrevue4106
who made the beats
@Official360
Also an amazing feat for an underground budget
@Official360
@dj Revue IcyRoc & Don Juan out of KC
@ceceg5004
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
@tristanturner972
@Official3Sixty yessir I'm from KC myself. Well known names in these parts. Icy roc and Don juan
@doylepritchard1625
[Intro]
What's sizzlin'?
Demons, angels,and civilians
Welcome to my purgatory party, baby
They say it ain't nothin' but farms where we from
They think we can't do no one harm where we from
Gorillas and killers and thugs from abyss
Tech N9ne make 'em breathe
Like what? Like this
Kansas City, wake up
Yo, like this
[Verse 1]
One, and then comes the two to the three and four
Two-thousand Tecca N9na is hardcore with a K
See me step up on the track like a thug
Make it pound at Westend then make a dub
To the homies in jail, when you making bail
Time to act an idiot, a lot not just a little bit
Watch when Kansas City hit, Tech N9ne's gonna spit it
You want this record? Cool, go get it
Hot when the flame's lit, Glock where the bane sits
Shock when the pain quits, Pac would've banged this
Instantaneous when I aim at the miscellaneous
Ask me ask-ask why-why I'm the strangest
Because nobody ever wanted me rappin'
But I knew within me I could make it happen
Flippin' hella different to get it crackin'
Never bitin' nothin' I was never jackin'
Millimeter spittin' rippin' up a show and
Got the people trippin' everywhere we go and
Now we gettin' you to know that misery is comin'
We were summoned now the haters runnin' when we gunnin'
BOW! Yo, you don't know!
That I'm 'bout to blow, K. C. M. O.! Better bang this!
People make their jokes and say we off to see the wizard
Well, me and Dorothy and Toto's on yo ass when you visit!
[Chorus]
It's alive! (Aw hell!)
It's alive! (God Dwamn!)
It's alive! (Odd male!)
It's alive! (I am!)
Been in the dark a minute but now I made it through it
This Kansas City I'mma show you how we do it
[Interlude/Outro]
We say walla Milli dollar, then break a lot a jaw
[Verse 2]
Who would bust like my style is ruffcut and it's
True hood stuff, bright hot, wild, mystic, plus mannish
Alien nation invasion, black, white and even Asian
Is gazin' at the raised, in misery face ravin', for the crazed haven
Six six triple eight, forty-six, ninety-nine three, we back
Sick with nickel plates, whorey chicks mighty mine be, we pack
Just when you know where I'm gonna be, I vanish
Step into my brain, got it so dark that you can't see, Goddammit
Your flows come in, your flows go out
My flows eternally comin' out your mouth
Your makers in, some haters doubt, and yes it's pitiful, not even my pinnacle
Better know when I bust, I can do it everyday with a mind full of lust
If you really must, get with a N9ne millimeter gun then trust
You'll get left in the dust, everybody better move
When I groove I'mma hit 'em with a bus
Anybody with a bigger mouth up in here better hush
[Chorus: Tech N9ne]
It's alive! (Aw hell!)
It's alive! (God Dwamn!)
It's alive! (Odd male!)
It's alive! (I am!)
Been in the dark a minute but now I made it through it
This Kansas City I'mma show you how we do it
[Interlude/Outro]
We say walla Milli dollar then break a lot a jaw
[Bridge]
Stop that!
Kansas City, that's where I really wanna be
Grime and gritty, back up when I throw that V
Up in the air, that's five seven R D V
And you know nare, that'll represent like me
[Verse 3: Tech N9ne]
Yo we did it Kansas City, yo we did it, like Biggie say
Much love my left mind said that Tech N9ne is Iggy J
You can find me off in Kansas City on Saturday at Maniax
Or at the Motel 6 laying up with two chicks the Lenny and Squiggy way
Or jack, tripper I'm Tech the rap
Ripper on Cognac, liquor I'm Tech the gat
Clicker I'm up on that, thicker than water track a whipper snap
Who's tryin' to bring Tony Kennedy, Del Shawn and Chipper back
Signin' off, rhymin' off, the wall constantly
Timin' off, never that, clever raps the comp can't be
Creepin', seepin' through the crevices and hella beefin'
Thinkin' they can stop the heart of Kansas City
But the heart of Kansas City is beatin'
[Chorus]
It's alive! (Aw hell!)
It's alive! (God Dwamn!)
It's alive! (Odd male!)
It's alive! (I am!)
Been in the dark a minute but now I made it through it
This Kansas City I'mma show you how we do it
[Interlude/Outro]
We say walla Milli dollar then break a lot of jaw
@raymondperez7694
1:06 that part gives me chills
@matts4750
This is the song that got me listening to tech...the drum and bass break did it for me...big ups
@DemonViking6.6
Tech is one the best rappers of today, for a while I stopped listening to rap. But, now I'm listening to it again thanks to tech. Technician I am, in life and in death.