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TECH N9NE
TECH N9NE has spent his illustrious career making sure he’s been grinding harder than the average rapper. With eight solo albums and one powerhouse collaboration project under his belt, the Kansas City MC’s flow is sharper and slicker than it’s ever been. And the world is about to get a whole lot sicker when he drops the hottest collaboration album of the year, Sickology 101.
“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.”
KRIZZ KALIKO HEADS TO TOP OF RAP CLASS
RELEASES GENIUS JULY 14, 2009
FEAT. TECH N9NE, E-40, KUTT CALHOUN, BIG SCOOB & MORE
(Los Angeles, CA. – June 2009) – It’s not every day a musical genius is born. On July 14, 2009, KRIZZ KALIKO will release his second solo CD, GENIUS,. Along for KRIZZ KALIKO’s aurally eclectic rollercoaster ride are E-40, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob and, Strange’s flagship artist, Tech N9ne. Powered by a fusion of funk, rap, rock, R&B and opera – a self-made style KRIZZ KALIKO calls “Funkra” – GENIUS covers the entire spectrum of genres, from the slow and seductive “Get Off” with Tech N9ne and the rock-flavored “The Chemical” to the street anthem “Back Pack” and the album’s crossover single, “Misunderstood.”
“There are only a few guys to come along in music every so often that I think are geniuses,” KRIZZ KALIKO declares. “You got Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Kanye, T-Pain, Tech N9ne. I think those dudes are geniuses. I want people to think that same thing about me.”
Ambitious? Yes. But after working with Tech N9ne and Strange Music for 10 years, performing over 200 shows a year, KRIZZ KALIKO has earned the right to claim that title. His solo debut, 2008’s Vitiligo, landed at No. 19 on the Billboard charts and he has been instrumental in Tech N9ne’s incredible success: In 2008, Tech N9ne SoundScanned over one million units, making him the most successful independent Hip Hop artist in history.
KRIZZ KALIKO is the sonic “glue” of Strange Music. “I’m Tech’s right hand man in writing,” he says. “It’s a weird, beautiful chemistry. The yin and the yang. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.”
When asked what inspires him, KRIZZ KALIKO explains: “The whole world doesn’t know who I am. I want to be respected for years past my life. I want to be remembered way after I’m gone. I want to be a legend. That’s a lot to live up to. That’s what this album does.”
Catch KRIZZ KALIKO with Tech N9ne and Kutt Kalhoun on the Rock the Bells 2009 Tour starting June 2. For more information, visit guerillaunion.com/rockthebells or krizzkaliko.com.
Headz will be ringing!!! Tech N9ne will join one of the best lineups in Hip Hop history on this years Rock The Bells Tour! Click here for ticketing and other information.
Check out what ROCK THE BELLS is saying about Tech N9ne!
Fucka Kiesha Cole!! Ah ha haha Tech you are so fuckin sick you have honestly passed the Tupac rung in the best rapper in the world ladder... I wanna see you Battle L.Wayne so you can rip him to shreds.... Im sure lots of people would pay to see that shit... Much Love C~WeeD
Tecca Nina u gota come back 2 bis. ND fo real man...gota throw down the melancholy maze...since brutha lynch has been signed u kno. other wise the show is off da wire u kno. hella grimm night LOL
and by the way, when i tried to go to your myspace page to post that last message, it said your myspace page contains elements from strangemusic which appear to contain malware? i proceeded anyway, but i never got that message before off any music artist i know before...any idea why id get that? does anyone else know why strangemusic.com would have malware? ive never had any problems goin to that site before
blown away is officially my favorite little ditty off sickology 101...that has got an awesome beat and tune to it..and i like how the vocals sound distorted like that. love ya tech
Whats going on Tech!? when r u comen back to SanAntonio Tx! haha anyways i had somethin iv been wanting to share with you i know youll like it cause when im gone working on music it means to me what the song means to you = )
Check out my nefue Morgan The Next TechNi9e fan Haha sing along to The Rain = )
Yo i got Sickology 101 and that shit is rough! I can rap Midwest Choppers 2, Sickology 101, and Red nose. You've been an inspiration for me to do what i do, and thats rapping 300-500 syllables a minute. Thank you.
good looks tech. that rednose video jus made my day. i happy to see your name in lights for rock the bells. seems like some1 finnally givin ur name the hype it deserves. keep it real.
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