10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tech N9ne

He has sold over two million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games. He is known for his dynamic rhyme schemes and speed rap abilities known as the Chopper style. The American rapper, entrepreneur and actor, Tech N9ne was born Aaron Dontez Yates on 8 November 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri. He began rapping at a very early age, and would rap the letters of his name in order to remember how to spell it. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the MTV U Woodie Awards. There is no doubt that the 44-years-old American entrepreneur, actor and rapper is definitely a name to be reckon with in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American entrepreneur, actor and rapper, Tech N9ne:

1. Tech N9ne was born Aaron Dontez Yates on 8 November 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri.

2. He began rapping at a very early age, and would rap the letters of his name in order to remember how to spell it.

3. He attended Southwest High School in Kansas City.

4. His stage name originated from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun, a name given to him by rapper Black Walt due to his fast-rhyming Chopper style.

5. Early in his career, he was a member of a group formed in 1991 called Black Mafia.

6. In 1999, Yates and business partner Travis O’Guin founded the record label Strange Music.

7. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the MTV U Woodie Awards.

8. In 2009, Yates and label mate Krizz Kaliko appeared in a promotional video for the Fight Night Round 4 video game.

9. He listed Slick Rick, Public Enemy, Natas, OutKast and Biggie Smalls as his biggest music influences.

10. In May 2015, “Give It All” from the album Special Effects was used during Inside the NBA’s “Tip-Off” for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.