Within recent years, it’s become kind of cool to hate on Tech N9ne if you’re from Kansas City. Okay, so Absolute Power and Misery Loves Kompany weren’t great in comparison to his older stuff (Calm Before The Storm, The Worst, Anghellic…all three regarded as classic albums and not just in KC limits), the foundation he layed for putting Kansas City on the hip hop map is undisputable. You see people in the KC hip hop scene today who grew up on Tech, people like Ces Cru and the Phantom*, rapping fast over drum and bass/hip hop tempo changes on their albums…just like Tech did years ago. I know that a lot of people might mistake Tech as a local rap posterboy, but the fact is, he does 250+ shows a year, all over the world. Tech N9ne is a legend, in my eyes. Here’s a few reasons why, without being too wordy…
Tech N9ne was the first rap artist to make TV commercials telling viewers on MTV and BET to download his album for free …see the following video:
Tech collaborated with Jurassic 5 on the “Soul Searchin” remix (get outta town!).
Jurassic 5 & Tech N9ne – Soul Searchin’ (Remix)
RE-UPPED DOWNLOAD LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?nlxmyfp634r7bpo
He also collaborated with Tupac. (“Pac woulda banged this!” – Tech N9ne, “It’s Alive”)…see the following audio video for “Thugs Get Lonely Too”, Tupac feat. Tech N9ne:
If you would like to get hip to Tech N9ne already, go buy this DVD, which should be in stores at Best Buy and Sam Goody:
For more information on future Tech N9ne releases, please visit Tech’s official website
Chris Mills
Editor-in-Chief at Demencha Magazine LLC and Demencha.com. Send music and event submissions to chris@demencha.com.
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thePhantom* (3 years ago)
Preach. The sad part about it is, most people from KANSAS CITY, don’t even KNOW how HUGE this man is. I’m workin’ with this cat out and Spain who knows ALL about Tech. My girlfriend, from KC, has heard one song from him haha. KC is SO SO SO SO sleep. Even if you don’t like the mans music, you GOTTA give him propz for putting us on the map. A lot of KC rappers need to pay homage/build instead of hatin’. That’s a sickness. Nobody reps KC harder.
grassnasty (3 years ago)
good peice dude :) enjoyed the read