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/

Suicide Letters
Tech N9ne Lyrics

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This is a piece that I wrote
When I was on some ole, low down down low feelin, depressed shit
why'know what I'm sizzlin?
It contains, heh, three suicide letters to my peeps
Well actually uh two suicide letters
why'know what I'm sizzlin?
I wrote it in rhyme form
But I'm gonna try to read it to the best of my ability

why'know what I'm sizzlin?
So bear with me
Listen to the lyrics, check it out..

[Tech N9ne]
Picture me in that casket, blasted
Never nobody knew how long the pain lasted
Keep my eyes tight I'm frightened
But I fights like Tyson
When playin this game of life I'm loosin long to be enlightened
Absorb my mind state
Reduce the crime rate and take me out
When runnin toward the Lord I see em fake me out
Shook me so from church I played hookie
Listen to the words of a brotha
The sick stutter
So ya better better get the get the bags ready
Comin killa killa like Schagnetti
My brains contaminated, hella rotten
It wasn't me who killed you (Who was it, what was it)
The affects of the mildew, my brains wilted
In my eyes the world is a bit tilted
Lord take me away before somebody else get killed
Bloods spills seriously
This is the letter to my homies I'll be missin
God told me to behold a pale horse but I didn't listen
It's hard mane
My life is scarred mane
I'm loosin my mind
So now it's time
Sincerely signed N9ne

[Chorus] - 2x
(I just want to die)
I don't want to wake up
I don't want to cause that's the way
That I feel I'm barely hangin on
(I just want to die)
I don't want to wake up
I don't want to wake up cause that's the way
It has to be

(Man, this is to my wife, check it out)

[Tech N9ne]
I made your life a livin hell with my infidelity
Remember you tell me
All I gave a damn about was weed, stems, and melodies
remember ya spent thirty minutes in the hospital parking lot crying
When the blood test read the baby of another woman was mine
99.99
Should of left long time ago like Mary J. say
Just let it go like Ray J
I know your momma heard you yelling May Day
Spent my life trying to are A to the P
You were sick of me always being be to the are O K to the E
There was nothing else left for me
I was a bum
But you still wanted some
Through the rain, snow, and thunder
Foul-ups, bleeps, and blunders
But no man shall tear us under is what you said
Shoulda put multi bullets in my head
When you found that Evil Instinct was a song
But the events actually went on
This is the letter
To my homie, my friend who put up with me for 8
So now to take me really quickly's my fate
I'm sorry
For makin it hard
I know your scarred
I'm loosin my mind
So now it's time
Sincerely signed N9ne

[Chorus] - 2x
(I just want to die)
I don't want to wake up
I don't want to cause that's the way
That I feel I'm barely hangin on
(I just want to die)
I don't want to wake up
I don't want to wake up cause that's the way
It has to be

[Tech N9ne]
I love y'all
The dynamic duo, my babies
It ain't your fault that your daddies crazy
Donny I miss you drummin
Like me, one day you'll be rulin
Lilly I miss you always in my face yellin "Daddy what ya dooyin?"
You two are the reason why I'm still standin today
But I'm sixteen-hundred miles away
And it gets my heart sinkin
When I start thinkin bout you babies
I heavily start drinkin on a daily
Puffin, I see in my heart I gots to toughin
Can't see me leavin my angels with nothin
So I keep bustin
Use my pain
For you two I gotta come up in the game
Fly planes to an island so one day you can do the same with yours
Love you galore and I ain't playin
Makin me put a end to the suicidal mindstate sayin

[Chorus] - 2x
(I just want to die)
I don't want to wake up
I don't want to cause that's the way
That I feel I'm barely hangin on
(I just want to die)
I don't want to wake up
I don't want to wake up cause that's the way
It has to be

(Tech N9ne says this during the chorus)
Ya, that's what a nigga was on why'know what I'm sizzlin? Sh..
But as you can tell
Like I said, I can't leave my angels with nothin
So I gotta keep bustin, why'know what I'm sayin?
Suicide ain't my thang
Never ever gonna be my thang when I know I got my love

So we just gon sit back
Write these rhymes, make these mills
And chill

Don Juan
Tech N9ne

Overall Meaning

Tech N9ne's Suicide Letters contains three suicide letters written in rhyme form. The lyrics describe Tech N9ne's emotional and mental state, where he battles suicidal thoughts while going through tough times in his life. The first verse is about his own death, where he envisions himself dead in a casket and wants to be enlightened before it happens. He feels like an outsider in the game of life and wants Lord to take him away before he causes any more damage. The second verse is a suicide letter addressed to his wife, where he apologizes for making her life a living hell due to his infidelity. He had put her through so much pain and had caused irreparable damage to their relationship. The third verse is a letter to his children, where he expresses his love for them and how he can never leave them with nothing. He plans to stay alive and make a successful career for them.

The song is highly emotional and showcases Tech N9ne's struggles and internal turmoil. It reveals his vulnerability and highlights the importance of seeking help when someone is going through a tough time. Suicide Letters provides people with an outlet to express their feelings and seek comfort in knowing that they are not alone.

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