Artist Tech N9ne
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Tech N9ne
Kansas City’s Tech N9ne spent years bouncing around the underground and getting by with the help of better-known rappers like Tupac and RZA. His diligence has begun to pay off: 2008’s Killerwon fans for Tech’s mix of machine-gun delivery, orchestra-hit hip-hop, and silky R&B backups—not to mention guest work from Ice Cube, Scarface, and Paul Wall. True to his roots, one of the two albums he dropped in 2009 was a side-project disc that teamed him with labelmates and other KC talent, and last summer he released The Gates Mixed Plate, named for a beloved Kansas City barbecue restaurant. Now he’s touring behind his new studio album, All 6’s And 7’s.
Updated 06/22/2011

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