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/

This Ring
Tech N9ne Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

(Intro)
Da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
Da da da da, Come on

Do you,
Take this man to be you lawfully wedded husband
In sickness and in health
For richer or for poorer

For better or for worse
Til death do you part? "I do"

Do you,
Take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife
In sickness and in health
For richer or for poorer
For better or for worse
Til death do you part ? "I do"

From the words of a patriot
"I often fear that the sins in my past
Will come back to haunt me
But the consequenses are more than I can bare"
I feel that shit
This piece right here
Is about what comes with fame
And the struggle to keep family within a family
I give you......This Ring

(1st Verse)
This ring
Got me a top notch
Straight hot fox
We sought rocks
And the Ewok Slot
Was caught
Got dropped two
Playing hopscotch
On the block
Ought not twat plot
Yo for hops knot I brought dots

This ring
Helped me remain sane
No dame games
Came from bane
To a changed man
No cane thang
Refrain from gang bang
Slang a praying brain
Reigns family fame
Then came pain

Say hello to TECH N9NE
Everybody want to be down with a nigga
Women get a whiff of the money
Thinking of taking it from me
They get up in the club
Giving the love
Throwin the pussy
Full of liquor and bud
Booty hopping around up in the MO
Get to looking around
Every ho want to lick a nigga low
Infatuated
With niggas with dough
Get 'em in the sack
And try to make 'em let it go

Tech N9ne
Be autographing bitches
In front of rappin niggas
Who think of having figures
They get to grapping triggas
They can't imagine villians
When they come back and get us
We get to whacking niggas
I ain't never wanted no parts of this
I don't ever want to break
Another heart for this
Why the Devil gotta make it
Why the Lord gotta make something that'll kill
Something so marvelous

(Hook)
This ring
Brings demeaning Demons in
G-strings
Songs we sing
Make 'em fiend semen
And green things
Clinging
Dreaming
Thinking of being Miss Thing
With this ring
But if i wasn't Tech N9ne
Bitches wouldn't even want to be with
Tech N9ne
If I did no music
Then would you respect mine
This wedding band and music draws a line
Between
Life and Tech N9ne

(2nd Verse)
This ring
Was supposed to protect a nigga
Best for niggas
Who couldn't stop having sex
With bitches
Bless the Mrs.
Who stress to kiss us
Even though we spend on
Checks with strippers
Obsessed with clitorises

This ring
Made a nigga feel macho
Cry fo
Lie fo
Die fo
My ho
Nigga I go face
Diablo
With a hostile gospel
If I can't have tres or cuatro
Little vatos
Imma let a lot flow
What the sell
Up in Osco
Up a nostril

That sound like Tech N9ne
Nigga where the weed
Where the muthafucking
Blow
And the hoes (yes yes)
Next to me
Is Ectasy
Asking me if i want to roll (yes yes)
Bitches never gave a fuck about a fling
Make's it exciting
When a married nigga
want to fuck around
And a bitch know he down for a fling (yes yes)

I've been tested
And a lot of times
Been invested
Didn't know this Tech shit
Would constantly
Get a nigga molested
Been aproached by some of the best tricks
In the game
And they came strong
But I hanged on
To this ring
And I hope my son don't sing the same song

(Hook Repeat)

(3rd Verse)
Quincy J told me
Super stars are good providers
But
2 times outta 10
When we on tour
Family's not besides us
What
Can a nigga do
When he make ends
Add more to the time they spend
While he make ends
Everything else breaking
And the bond at the house
May end

And your wifey steadily yellin bout quality time
And you think
With all the fame and fortune
Shit outta be fine
But what happens when
The divorce papers just gotta be signed
And you lose half
And your children
'cause you gotta be N9ne

I want to relaxe wit 'em
And spend time to the maximum
But if silence is golden
Then me making noise is platinum
I gotta be Tech
And Daddy and Hubby
But music
Women mixed with family's ugly
I know and you know
That hell will be
Hot for a nigga's infidelity

But until then
God forgive me for any
Promises that I broke
Family
Can I be
Forgiven
For all the
Liquor and weed that I smoked
When I succeed
Will I cope?
Will I still breathe without both?
This ring
Tech N9ne
I dunno
But when I go
I'm leavin out DOPE!

(Hook Repeat)

This ring......Tech N9ne
This ring......Tech N9ne
This ring......Tech N9ne
This ring......Tech N9ne
This Tech, this Tech, this Tech, this Tech Ring

TECH N9NE!

Overall Meaning

The song "This Ring" by Tech N9ne is a stirring meditation on the demands of fame and its impact on family life. The beginning vocals lead to a wedding, making vows and promising to keep them. Tech N9ne then transitions to discussing the troubles of fame such as losing one's self and one's family while pursuing fortune. He speaks candidly about cheating, alcohol, and drugs, ultimately wondering whether or not he will be able to handle everything that comes with his level of success. The titular ring is symbolic, as it represents his marriage and the struggle to balance it with his career.

The song reflects Tech N9ne's own personal experience with fame, as he has been in the music industry for decades and has become one of the most successful independent artists of all time. Throughout his career, he has remained dedicated to his family, often speaking of his wife and children in his music. However, as he has become more successful, he has faced the same challenges that come with fame that he sings about in "This Ring."

Line by Line Meaning

Da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
Intro music

Da da da da, Come on
Intro music

Do you,
Question about marriage vows

Take this man to be you lawfully wedded husband
Asking if wedding vows are being exchanged

In sickness and in health
Vow to stay together in all situations

For richer or for poorer
Vow to stay together regardless of financial situation

For better or for worse
Vow to stay together in all circumstances

Til death do you part? "I do"
Affirmation of wedding vows

Take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife
Continuing the vows

Til death do you part ? "I do"
Affirmation of wedding vows

From the words of a patriot
Introducing the theme of the song

"I often fear that the sins in my past Will come back to haunt me But the consequenses are more than I can bare"
Tech N9ne is haunted by his past and the consequences of his actions

I feel that shit
Tech N9ne can relate to these feelings

This piece right here Is about what comes with fame And the struggle to keep family within a family I give you......This Ring
The song is about the challenges of balancing fame and family, and the ring symbolizes the commitment to family

This ring
Continuing the theme of the ring symbolizing family commitment

Got me a top notch Straight hot fox We sought rocks And the Ewok Slot Was caught Got dropped two Playing hopscotch On the block Ought not twat plot Yo for hops knot I brought dots
Describing a sexual encounter with a woman, including a reference to drugs

Helped me remain sane No dame games Came from bane To a changed man No cane thang Refrain from gang bang Slang a praying brain Reigns family fame Then came pain Say hello to TECH N9NE
Describing Tech N9ne's transformation, overcoming his past and committing to family

Everybody want to be down with a nigga Women get a whiff of the money Thinking of taking it from me They get up in the club Giving the love Throwin the pussy Full of liquor and bud Booty hopping around up in the MO Get to looking around Every ho want to lick a nigga low Infatuated With niggas with dough Get 'em in the sack And try to make 'em let it go
Describing the difficulties of fame, including women trying to take advantage

Tech N9ne Be autographing bitches In front of rappin niggas Who think of having figures They get to grapping triggas They can't imagine villians When they come back and get us We get to whacking niggas
Describing the dangers of fame, including violent retaliation

I ain't never wanted no parts of this I don't ever want to break Another heart for this Why the Devil gotta make it Why the Lord gotta make something that'll kill Something so marvelous
Reflecting on the negative aspects of fame and questioning why something so good has to come with so many risks

Brings demeaning Demons in G-strings Songs we sing Make 'em fiend semen And green things Clinging Dreaming Thinking of being Miss Thing With this ring
Describing the temptation and negative effects of fame and money on women

But if i wasn't Tech N9ne Bitches wouldn't even want to be with If I did no music Then would you respect mine This wedding band and music draws a line Between Life and Tech N9ne
Reflecting on how fame and music have shaped his life and relationships

Was supposed to protect a nigga Best for niggas Who couldn't stop having sex With bitches Bless the Mrs. Who stress to kiss us Even though we spend on Checks with strippers Obsessed with clitorises Made a nigga feel macho Cry fo Lie fo Die fo My ho
Describing the dangers of infidelity in relationships, and reflecting on the importance of his wife

Nigga I go face Diablo With a hostile gospel If I can't have tres or cuatro Little vatos Imma let a lot flow
Describing his determination and willingness to do whatever it takes to protect his family

What the sell Up in Osco Up a nostril That sound like Tech N9ne Nigga where the weed Where the muthafucking Blow And the hoes (yes yes) Next to me Is Ectasy Asking me if i want to roll (yes yes)
Referencing drug use and parties, which can be temptations for someone in Tech N9ne's position

Bitches never gave a fuck about a fling Make's it exciting When a married nigga want to fuck around And a bitch know he down for a fling (yes yes)
Reflecting on the temptation of cheating, and how others may be attracted to someone who is already married

I've been tested And a lot of times Been invested Didn't know this Tech shit Would constantly Get a nigga molested Been aproached by some of the best tricks In the game And they came strong But I hanged on To this ring And I hope my son don't sing the same song
Reflecting on the challenges of remaining faithful while facing temptation, and hoping his son does not make the same mistakes

Quincy J told me Super stars are good providers But 2 times outta 10 When we on tour Family's not besides us What Can a nigga do When he make ends Add more to the time they spend While he make ends Everything else breaking And the bond at the house May end And your wifey steadily yellin bout quality time And you think With all the fame and fortune Shit outta be fine But what happens when The divorce papers just gotta be signed And you lose half And your children 'cause you gotta be N9ne
Reflecting on the challenges of balancing family and fame while on tour, and the potential consequences if things go wrong

I want to relaxe wit 'em And spend time to the maximum But if silence is golden Then me making noise is platinum I gotta be Tech And Daddy and Hubby But music Women mixed with family's ugly I know and you know That hell will be Hot for a nigga's infidelity But until then God forgive me for any Promises that I broke Family Can I be Forgiven For all the Liquor and weed that I smoked When I succeed Will I cope? Will I still breathe without both? I dunno But when I go I'm leavin out DOPE!
Reflecting on the challenges of balancing family, music, and temptation, and asking for forgiveness for any mistakes he has made

This ring......Tech N9ne This Tech, this Tech, this Tech, this Tech Ring TECH N9NE!
Reiterating the theme of the ring symbolizing family commitment, and ending with a shoutout to Tech N9ne

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: AARON YATES, GRANT RICE, MELVIN CALHOUN, SEAN RASPBERRY

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@jasmineyahia2111

2y↑3

This ring
Got me a top notch
Straight hot fox
We sought rocks
And the Ewok Slot
Was caught
Got dropped two
Playing hopscotch
On the block
Ought not twat plot
Yo for hops knot
I brought dots
This ring
Help me remain sane
No dame games
Came from bane
To a changed man
No cane thang
Refrain from gang bang
Slang a praying brain
Reigns family fame
Then came pain
Say hello to TechN9NE
Everybody
Wanna be down with a nigga
Women get a whiff of the money
Thinking of taking it from me
They get up in the club
Giving the love
Throwing the pussy
Full of liquor and bud
Booty hopping around up in the MO
Get to looking around
Every ho wanna lick a nigga low
Infatuated
With niggas with dough
Get em in the sack
And try to make 'em let it go
Tech N9NE
Be autographing bitches
In front of rapping niggas
Who think of having figures
They get to grabbing triggas
They can't imagine villains
When they come back and get us
We get to whacking niggas
I ain't never
Wanted no parts of this
I don't never want to break
Another heart for this
Why the devil
Gotta make it
Why the Lord
Wanna make something that'll kill
Something so marvelous

[Hook]

This ring
Brings demeaning demons
In G-strings
Songs we sing
Make 'em fiend semen
And green things
Clinging
Dreaming
Thinking of being
Mrs. Thing
With this ring
But if I wasn't Tech N9NE
Bitches wouldn't even wanna be
With Tech N9NE
If I did no music
Then would you
Respect mine
This wedding band
And music
Draws a line between life
And Tech N9Ne

[2nd Verse]

This ring
Was supposed to protect a nigga
Best for niggas
Who couldn't stop having sex
With bitches
Bless the Mrs.
Who stress to kiss us
Even though we spend our
Checks with strippers
Obsessed with clitorises
This ring
Made a nigga feel macho
Cry for
Lie for
Die for
My ho
Nigga I go face Diablo
With a hostile gospel
If I can't have tres or cuatro
Little vatos
Imma let a lot flow
What they sell
Up in Osco
Up a nostril
That sound like
Tech N9NE
Nigga where the weed
Where the mutha fuckin'
Blow
And the hoes
Next to me
Is ecstacy
Asking me if I wanna roll
Bitches never gave a fuck
About a fling
Makes it exciting
When a married nigga
Wanna fuck around
And bitch know he's down
For the fling
I've been tested
And a lot of times
Been invested
Didn't know this Tech shit
Would constantly get a nigga
Molested
Been approached
By some of the best tricks
In the game
And they came strong
But I hanged on
To this ring
And I hope my son
Don't sing the same song

[Hook]

This ring
Brings demeaning demons
In G-strings
Songs we sing
Make 'em fiend semen
And green things
Clinging
Dreaming
Thinking of being
Mrs. Thing
With this ring
But if I wasn't Tech N9NE
Bitches wouldn't even wanna be
With Tech N9NE
If I did no music
Then would you
Respect mine
This wedding band
And music
Draws a line between life
And Tech N9NE

[3rd Verse]

Quincy J. told me
Superstars are good providers
But
Two times out of ten
When we're on tour
Family's not beside us
What
Can a nigga do
When he makes ends
Add more to the time they spend
While he make ends
Everything else breaking
And the bond at the house
May end
And your wifey steady yelling
'bout quality time
And you think
With all the fame and fortune
Shit ought to be fine
But what happens
When the divorce papers
Just gotta be signed
And you lose half
And your children
Cause you gotta be N9NE
I wanna relax with them
And spend time
To the maximum
But if silence is golden
Then me making noise
Is Platinum
I gotta be Tech
And Daddy
And Hubby
But music
Women mixed with family's ugly
I know and you know
That hell will be
Hot for a nigga's infidelity
But until then
God forgive me
For any promises that I broke
Family
Can I be
Forgiven
For all the liquor and weed
That I smoke
When I succeed will I cope
Will I still breathe
Without both
This ring
Tech N9NE
I don't know
But when I go
I'm leaving out dope

[Hook]

This ring
Brings demeaning demons
In G-strings
Songs we sing
Make 'em fiend semen
And green things
Clinging
Dreaming
Thinking of being
Mrs. thing
With this ring
But if I wasn't Tech N9NE
Bitches wouldn't even wanna be
With Tech N9NE
If I did no music
Then would you
Respect mine
This wedding band
And music
Draws a line between life
And Tech N9NE

@DOWN64oz

5y↑1

Da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
Da da da da, Come on
Do you,
Take this man to be you lawfully wedded husband
In sickness and in health
For richer or for poorer
For better or for worse
Til death do you part? "I do"
Do you,
Take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife
In sickness and in health
For richer or for poorer
For better or for worse
Til death do you part ? "I do"
From the words of a patriot
"I often fear that the sins in my past
Will come back to haunt me
But the consequenses are more than I can bare"
I feel that shit
This piece right here
Is about what comes with fame
And the struggle to keep family within a family
I give you......This Ring
This ring
Got me a top notch
Straight hot fox
We sought rocks
And the Ewok Slot
Was caught
Got dropped two
Playing hopscotch
On the block
Ought not twat plot
Yo for hops knot I brought dots
This ring
Helped me remain sane
No dame games
Came from bane
To a changed man
No cane thang
Refrain from gang bang
Slang a praying brain
Reigns family fame
Then came pain
Say hello to TECH N9NE
Everybody want to be down with a nigga
Women get a whiff of the money
Thinking of taking it from me
They get up in the club
Giving the love
Throwin the pussy
Full of liquor and bud
Booty hopping around up in the MO
Get to looking around
Every ho want to lick a nigga low
Infatuated
With niggas with dough
Get 'em in the sack
And try to make 'em let it go
Tech N9ne
Be autographing bitches
In front of rappin niggas
Who think of having figures
They get to grapping triggas
They can't imagine villians
When they come back and get us
We get to whacking niggas
I ain't never wanted no parts of this
I don't ever want to break
Another heart for this
Why the Devil gotta make it
Why the Lord gotta make something that'll kill
Something so marvelous
This ring
Brings demeaning Demons in
G-strings
Songs we sing
Make 'em fiend semen
And green things
Clinging
Dreaming
Thinking of being Miss Thing
With this ring
But if i wasn't Tech N9ne
Bitches wouldn't even want to be with
Tech N9ne
If I did no music
Then would you respect mine
This wedding band and music draws a line
Between
Life and Tech N9ne
This ring
Was supposed to protect a nigga
Best for niggas
Who couldn't stop having sex
With bitches
Bless the Mrs.
Who stress to kiss us
Even though we spend on
Checks with strippers
Obsessed with clitorises
This ring
Made a nigga feel macho
Cry fo
Lie fo
Die fo
My ho
Nigga I go face
Diablo
With a hostile gospel
If I can't have tres or cuatro
Little vatos
Imma let a lot flow
What the sell
Up in Osco
Up a nostril
That sound like Tech N9ne
Nigga where the weed
Where the muthafucking
Blow
And the hoes (yes yes)
Next to me
Is Ectasy
Asking me if i want to roll (yes yes)
Bitches never gave a fuck about a fling
Make's it exciting
When a married nigga
want to fuck around
And a bitch know he down for a fling (yes yes)
I've been tested
And a lot of times
Been invested
Didn't know this Tech shit
Would constantly
Get a nigga molested
Been aproached by some of the best tricks
In the game
And they came strong
But I hanged on
To this ring
And I hope my son don't sing the same song
This ring
Brings demeaning Demons in
G-strings
Songs we sing
Make 'em fiend semen
And green things
Clinging
Dreaming
Thinking of being Miss Thing
With this ring
But if i wasn't Tech N9ne
Bitches wouldn't even want to be with
Tech N9ne
If I did no music
Then would you respect mine
This wedding band and music draws a line
Between
Life and Tech N9ne
Quincy J told me
Super stars are good providers
But
2 times outta 10
When we on tour
Family's not besides us
What
Can a nigga do
When he make ends
Add more to the time they spend
While he make ends
Everything else breaking
And the bond at the house
May end
And your wifey steadily yellin bout quality time
And you think
With all the fame and fortune
Shit outta be fine
But what happens when
The divorce papers just gotta be signed
And you lose half
And your children
'cause you gotta be N9ne
I want to relaxe wit 'em
And spend time to the maximum
But if silence is golden
Then me making noise is platinum
I gotta be Tech
And Daddy and Hubby
But music
Women mixed with family's ugly
I know and you know
That hell will be
Hot for a nigga's infidelity
But until then
God forgive me for any
Promises that I broke
Family
Can I be
Forgiven
For all the
Liquor and weed that I smoked
When I succeed
Will I cope?
Will I still breathe without both?
This ring
Tech N9ne
I dunno
But when I go
I'm leavin out DOPE!
This ring
Brings demeaning Demons in
G-strings
Songs we sing
Make 'em fiend semen
And green things
Clinging
Dreaming
Thinking of being Miss Thing
With this ring
But if i wasn't Tech N9ne
Bitches wouldn't even want to be with
Tech N9ne
If I did no music
Then would you respect mine
This wedding band and music draws a line
Between
Life and Tech N9ne
This ring......Tech N9ne
This ring......Tech N9ne
This ring......Tech N9ne
This ring......Tech N9ne
This Tech, this Tech, this Tech, this Tech Ring
TECH N9NE!

@wiremutaylor3811

2y↑1

I've never read but I'll read it just to read
So when people ask if I read it i read it read so I read it

I read it so now the story is reading
Bleeding through each paragraph and three lines reading I reach high just to get murdered in the reading already knowing the ending before he dies

This shits tighter then G-strings
Not that I wear em
But I feel the feeling
When kneeling it's feelings feeling
This ring

All comments from YouTube:

@chrisbeard734

2y↑25

Truly one of Tech’s best songs

@chrispalmer3548

🤣 along with plenty more

@theBoss3121

50w

Same . I love older tech too

@meme_ajin

37w

Insane seeing this song performed live. Truly a highlight of my life.

@mxbgaming1357

2y↑52

Its 2022 and we are still head banging to "This Ring"!!

@rr-ut2vr

1y↑2

3 23 :)

@zacedmiston8800

3y↑21

20 years later, and this song still absolutely SLAPS.

@duggjones9244

8y↑141

The Skill he has is untouchable to me! TECH N9NE IS THE BEAST!!!!

@InvisibleKedar

@Self Reliance Example of someone who is superior in terms of skill to Tech? :D

@elementalatlas9891

5y↑1

@Self Reliance "far from"? lmfao bro... ok. gtfoutta here

@jamespilkington

Self Reliance agreed. who is the best to you??? for me I’d have to say pharaoh monch or kool g rap

@frankgomez7487

@Self Reliance fuck outta here

@JBSOUL614_

@Self Reliance he definitely said beast buddy learn how to read

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@meganmarie1197

8y↑194

the nostalgia. absolutely one of my favorite albums of all time. 😍😍

@googleuser6351

7y↑2

whats up gorgeous?

@double0n9na80

7y↑3

TrailerPark TrapStar Mitch bade

@googleuser6351

7y↑1

dalton lee you is

@richcropsey572

6y↑1

Definitely one of his best this ring breathe stamina who you came to see fti ahahaha can keep going to tormented ahaha you get it

@mizt3r_420

5y↑1

And absolute power!.. Aswell

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@jaylee6769

3y↑5

Crazy how I was bumping this in like 2000 and now it's finally getting the recognition that it deserves

@OurHomesteadOfAbundance

4y↑2

Tech N9ne never gets old. Tech was my first concert experience 10 years ago and it’s still bumpin in my speakers.

@meme_ajin

37w

Same around 10 or 11 years ago and this song was in the set list. Blew my fucking mind

@sdowens8

7y↑26

One of the greatest rap songs ever.

@jordanbuelteman1726

4y↑2

Still listening in 2020. This song will always be one of them real ones that never get old 🔥

@lancecovarrubias5633

35w↑4

Still bumping in 23' til I can't hear anymore
Technicians!!!

@mr.vincentvangoghiii5557

7y↑3

One of the most under appreciated mc's ever...this dude is top 5 all time

@KVNGHaKeem

3y↑21

Tech’s rhyme scheme and flow is untouchable. Idk anybody who can flow so well with speed like that🤯 what a fuckn beast

@1Corinthians15_1-4

1 Timothy 4:1 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter days, some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of demons;

You need to watch your foul, filthy mouth you reprobate!! Here's a wake up call, if you don't cast your indwelling demon out, your indwelling demon will cast your soul to hell. Heaven and Hell are real, literal places, choose your eternal destination wisely.

Do you know where your soul will go if you died tomorrow? If you died without Jesus Christ, your soul will go in the most horrific place called hell, it's an eternal separation from God. I do not want that for any soul. How about getting saved while you have this opportunity? Jesus Christ is the only way to Heaven, there is no other way. Please get saved now because time is running out.1 Corinthians 15:1-4, saves lost souls.
Start watching Yankee Arnold's videos to understand how to get saved.
May God have mercy on your soul.

@djrevue4106

2y↑2

twisted insane. king iso

@blakerushing1373

6y↑6

So glad he's bringing this an a couple more oldies back to tours.. Technicians stand up!

@benrobinsonjr.1373

9y↑48

this album never get old to me.... 90s unto the 2000s

@smokestakz

7y↑2

Bennie Robinson Jr. Bruh anghellic and absolute power were instant subterranean claassssssics.

@joshm6854

It was released in 2001....

@jasmineyahia2111

2y↑3

@lilsundsl1047

Outta ad so it set Terry used ur a sad day soo to Sara D r day tee up yet do dry Sai rap Rs s

@lilsundsl1047

Up at Oi at FSU we’re a add do idk out ya a add to is out y I gas gf red

@lilsundsl1047

ETA a a so say it a go day TD I it’s a yo AAP day was yo yay if Ted ASI off had to flu tut to I was Oi odds da if da tf us at gf to tf out at g do ya to Oi Kop K go JSA up NC x b kfc HP h ngl MCC p lol good ok Kop lol l Joko lol boo CC l ok boo lol o lol ok hill b l lol I’ll oh p up up or yo up I op up p up up o o oh up up deep poop go go poop poop ok up go poop p up up fed up hope k I

@lilsundsl1047

Stop stop I we go to auto a r to do to was up RA

@darioenriquez9762

40w↑1

This beat is fukin insane and his flow is to 🔥

@say_goodnight7342

4y↑5

One of the realest songs of all time 💯

@mattygschannel

5y↑1

Watched him do this song live in Toronto the other day, said it was the first time he did it live in 10 years.. And god damn it was dope

@4ces278

6y↑10

I love his flow on this piece.

@cenobite9700

2y↑2

One of the best albums of all time!!!

@URWYouTube

One of Tech's greatest songs!

@addiemariestandbyforupdate3594

Tech N9ne you have to be the straight up most accomplished rapper of the mainstream hands down. K-Rino and has the underground for certain.. Thank God for yall! #repdan9ne

@krumbers

It's understandable to grow out of this dude or not fw him, but u cannot deny he is one of the most talented rappers that ever lived

@joejittsu2927

5y↑2

REAL SPITTER THAT FLOW IS REAL FIRE!!!! THANK YOU!!!! REGIME LIFE!!!!

@getoboys2085

4y↑1

She said yes
Xxgeh

@206tonedizzle206

8y↑40

My boy Dre got me hooked to Tech way back. Like freshman year in HS. 1999. My boys and I went to his first ever concert in Seattle, Absolute Power tour. Smoked a blunt with him on stage. I love Tech, from his old school days before Strange, all the way up to now. Wasn't a big fan of him doing stuff with ICP and all those cats. But he's still definitely in my top five rap artists, as far as talent and skill.

@JDLegal7

Was the blunt good shit or was it some cheap cheese? Just wanna know what Tech smokes?

@206tonedizzle206

7y↑4

JD 171 Some dudes next to us were the ones that rolled the blunt. But I live in Seattle, WA. We have bomb bud all day.

@JDLegal7

7y↑4

Nice 1 bro, sounds crazy.

@lsdxm

@Irish Ninjablo you are really dumb

@norfsidexrist6206

I've been waiting for him to pop up in Seattle but I missed it way back . He is the best rapper and will always be . I'm from Aberdeen , and to know he fucked with people In WA and smoked some bud with y'all makes me like it here more lmao .

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@shawnaacuff8030

3y↑2

This man's delivery is off the heezey!

@209valleyboys

50w

"I want 2 relax with them and spend time to the maximum" those lines really hit home frfr

@iambrandon9567

6y↑3

My phone literally crashed of the greatness of Tech! Techn9cian for life

@christybraun2158

2020 and still gives me chills!

@brianosburn8231

I been bumpin this shit since I was 15. Two divorces later I have a whole new appreciation for this song!

@cjs5159

7y↑17

Best tech song hands down. Ima forever be banging this.

@kodimacneil6558

4y↑4

this will be getting bumped till the end of time

@fellonyhudson6188

28w

That part

@user-rq5gp4sg4q

8y↑183

God damn the amount of skill

@IFernedYou

5y↑1

2 GUD

@AyyoShyGurlTv

Uoeno

@saijewiese831

That sound like .....

@chery8936

2y↑1

It's 2022,and I'm still bumping tech 9, always

@brianwarner5736

Still one of my favorites tracks of all time

@threelilpigs3797

And this is why I'm so thankful. You know they give some sweat, blood, tears in the form of lyrical gold AND sacrifice their OWN HOME SHIT while helping US SAVE OUR SHIT!!!

@eliasrivera2843

7y↑98

I miss the old tech Anghelic and Absolute Power best albums ever from tech

@Raider24

5y↑3

Man the party days!!!

@lipslikeblooddrips2105

5y↑3

Hell yeah tho, his styles changed drasticly

@andrewgilleran7105

All his music sounds the same fire since day 1. New album gonna be jus as fire bruh

@charleswatson332

I do as well

@mizt3r_420

Yeappp

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@josephbriones321

I listen to this shit all the time. It's always going to be the shit!!

@Three8700

2020 but the consequences are more than I can bare. I feel that shit

@Freedom-nr5yr

3y↑1

What a good song love blasting it in the garage

@jasminemartinez7334

This shit will still get me hyped! In 2022 💪🏼

@hotrdrgz9188

2022 and this track still goes hard

@gee_ruiz

8y↑53

Tech is amazing. Top 5 greatest MC'S of all time for sure.

@youngmoney4313

+Guillermo Ruiz whats mc mean

@ando2421

8y↑3

+Brisk Ice Tea MINECRAFT xD

@thuhtreyzter3661

8y↑2

Brisk Ice Tea Master of Ceremonies or Mic Controller.

@hazygobrazy

8y↑1

+Brisk Ice Tea mentally creative

@levirichards1877

I've listened to this song for years but it means more to me now then when I was young

@montanalamphere7477

My man dont no where I'd be without your music!

@-Tony513-

Can't nobody match Tech's flow definitely number one in the infinity of rappers

@frankschnepp4119

That back Rd beat 🔥🔥

@DOWN64oz

5y↑1

@jasonstrand7619

4y↑3

If silence is golden, then me making noise is platinum
2020
Genius will always be genius

@markdodge8837

Tech n9ne is next level, i haven't seen him in a minute because of my personal wars, but hands down the best performer i have ever seen in person. Second would be Busta Rymhes.

@jonathanruiz1008

This song is fire🔥

@MrBiigboi3000

One of his best he showed up to hot summer nights KC 92.

@markovitt3636

hands down best TECH N9NE album!!!

@mastergsmersmh7380

2021 and this still goes hard

@Diddlez505YT

6y↑60

The Best song ever made.

@mikethenike9340

Diddlez505 yea

@screamroach7102

I agree.

@utsav_patel

I wasn't aware but apparently this track was and is my favourite rapper's favourite rap. Now I get it

@peepthis6304

Tech will never die in music... cha

@danielfirster1182

Still a banger 🤘

@Brian-rz9fu

8y↑16

This was my shit when it came out. Still is. Anghellic is a classic

@cherielopez2925

This one reminds me of me and my soul mate Tanya its so our lives since I am a US marine and she is a dirty cop

@sasszilla4566

8y↑6

wow This song Is so deep. I think It's beautiful and so is the lessons it's so Propheticly Poetic . way before its time

@danicardoza6685

8y↑55

tech n9ne will always be the shit

@googleuser6351

hey beautiful

@f2dify

7y↑6

stop hitting on the MILF anonymous "google user"

@aammans

F2D lol

@benjamincano880

Tech can smash any woman he wants. That's how hard he go

@NoteyouraveRage

Yes ma'am

@PenaR85

Shit goes hard today

@brandicarlson3578

2y↑2

Bro has more lyrics in this song than the whole lil pump career

@infinitelysimple9480

Sitting here eating green beans and onion rings thinking about things and a rapper that sings about these things.... Tech N9ne

@HarleyManCJ

Tech 9 work will never fade out

@josh_gotcha973

4y↑1

2020 and still my fav song

@beverlychaney7890

8y↑3

Love it!!

@matthewsierra314

Instant classic

@draztiktunez7104

I loved this song when angehelllic dropped now that I'm older and married though shit hits even harder .

@OrdonGay0

I loved this 15 yrs ago and love it today

@MixtapeMikeyJz

2022. It Was Hard Af....I Needed this song 🔥🙏🌩

@wiremutaylor3811

2y↑1

@newlifeenergy

8y↑7

im goin threw this shit ...... i love this song its not to many people who can relate my problems brought me hear....

@yayodaoodeye4968

This that pure fire 🔥🔥🙌

@dakotaclinton6071

I feel this shit right now

@fabiandeo5110

30w↑1

2023 still goes hard🔥

@clarissachavez9129

2y↑2

2022 this song is still 🔥

@albertoortega2734

habla de los anillos que usan los líderes mundiales , y varias simbologias , yo se porque agita la mano izquierda y apunta con mano derecha jiji saludos tech9 fuiste de mucha yuda para entender que hay mucha energía en tus canciones , 🙌🌐🌕🎱⚖⚛♏ its muy turn obsolute power

@rene9ade

6y↑3

Tech N9ne is face of rap on this planet

@andrewbigleggins667

2020 n this is still bad ass

@do2xakadeeofficial

4y↑1

absolute fire

@stinkybottomjuniorcx1120

8y↑15

one of my favorite song's from TECH N9NE

@vegeta-samahakaishin7714

Mine too

@derrickwoodard4445

My go to song...of all his songs...I really love this one.

@carolynscoggins4833

THIS WILL BE MY WEDDING SONG!

@Merryrobin

5y↑3

My husband dedicated this to me when we got married. We just filed for divorce. Life is funny how people so important in your life become strangers.

@uraszz

5y↑1

Very sorry to hear that, I hope you're in a better place now. I hope it's not a violent divorce?

@Merryrobin

@Burak Uras No. He was seeing another woman. I put up with it for a year til one day I realized he just didn't love me and that explained all his bad decisions.

@StregnthShows515

My boyfriend also dedicated this song to me years and years ago, well over a decade ago. He passed away in 2015.

@grimm_destroyer5566

2y↑1

This is making me think about the commitment I made to my woman I'm with now I proposed to her in front of my mother and promised her's I would protect her we are currently engaged 💍 and I want to make it to marriage

@isaiahmoreno8681

2022 still listening to this. 1 of his best songs

@sainthustle9612

STRAAAANGE! music! always making bangers.

@mumenridehook37

my pandemic vibe 💪

@bountyhunter8121

9y↑2

I'm forever listening to tech

@nethanreilly802

Still jamming it in 2020

@tysonesquivel7996

7y↑59

There will never be another tech 😭

@patrickmatthews9436

Tyson Esquivel nope

@12revve

Every rapper should be different makes it unique because everyone is not made the same

@wearelimitless5443

@animefan922222222 .momy exactly! You stole my comment. Haha.

@eduardoharo6904

2022 and still the shit 🔥🔥🔥

@davidjackson6046

9y↑2

this is my first time hearing this. he kept it real and out rapped some of da legends !!!

@thedudegonefishin317

2021 and still a banger

@bro1ification

Brings back so many memories. Dope

@shawnawhite360

I love this song takes me out of myself

@frogfarmer2150

7y↑33

saw this live...best shit ever

@meme_ajin

seen him live twice, he did this song perfect live its amazing

@Raider24

5y↑1

@Tylor Gordon-Adams saw him and Ritzz together.....epic!!

@michaelsinger5851

5y↑2

same he played it in sacramento a few months ago it was amazing even if i was sober

@jarredslama5602

5y↑4

Damn, seen him many times but never seen him perform this song. It use to be extremely rare for this song to be apart of his set but based on these comments it looks like he's bring it back to life. Best T9 ever made which is saying a lot considering his catalog is so deep! You guys hit the jackpot seeing this classic live!