Aaron dontez yates

When you do music, you have no control who comes to your shows.

My wife loves me but she don't like me. I'm still in the trenches every day. I'm still buildin' my name, and it's growin' rapidly, but not fast enough to where I can relax at home with my kids and my wife. I'm always on the road, 3 months at a time, 6 months at a time.

Cause I bring the heater. Love me cause I'm your leader.

I will never slide, never fall, never fail.

The object is to make beautiful music for people to have forever. Music that stays - not just becomes a ringtone. Longevity.

Tech N9ne is worldwide, man, it's the biggest thing ever to me and if it happens to blow as big as I expect, I won't be able to go anywhere. That's what I'm prepared to do, because my goal is to get my music to the world.

I'm a worldly angel, meaning I've adjusted to the ways of the world, even though I am a child of God. I wouldn't consider myself a Christian rapper, but if we were Christian rappers, we would kill.

When it came to music growing up, it wasn't just gospel and R&B. My uncle brought rock 'n' roll to me when I was younger, and I loved it. I was open to all music.

It's not that I'm afraid of death, but afraid of the thought of my people laid to rest; They saying there is 6 million ways of death but not even one way to fade the stress.

I'm independent. I use my own money. For everything.

I'm the ruler in my kingdom and my dark seat is hot. Step into my world and your heartbeat stop!

If Heaven is up, I'm going. I know I'm right in my heart. This world is not my home. This life will soon be gone, and, one day, I'll spread my wings, as an angel, and fly away.

I just want to thank Wayne for even mentioning me. I've been following his career since he started, just watching him evolve. He was always clever with the rhymes. My own quest was always to get my music out to everybody in the world and working with Wayne is truly a way to get it out there.

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Tech N9ne: Biography and Life Work

Tech N9ne was a notable Rapper. The story of Tech N9ne began on November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S..

Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper, songwriter, and singer. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music . He has sold over two million albums and his music has been featured in film, television, and interactive media. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie Award broadcast on mtv U .

Philosophical Views and Reflections

On November 20, 2015, Tech N9ne released Strangeulation Vol. II , the sixth album in his Collabos series and 16th album overall. The album features the entire roster of Strange Music at the time along with JL, Ryan Bradley, and Tyler Lyon. On January 11, 2016, Tech released a remix of Marilyn Manson 's song " The Beautiful People " for Dr. Dre 's The Pharmacy on Beats 1 radio. In spring 2016, Tech N9ne went on tour with fellow Strange members for another Independent Powerhouse Tour.

Yates was married in 1995, but separated in 2005. Yates filed for a divorce in 2015 and it was finalized in November 2017, 12 years after they were initially separated. On October 23, 2024, he married his longtime girlfriend Kristen, with whom he has two daughters, as seen from their social media accounts. Yates is an avid supporter of Kansas City culture and the metro area's pro sports teams, including the Kansas City Chiefs , Kansas City Royals , and Sporting Kansas City . Before the Chiefs played in the 2019 AFC Championship game, he released a song titled " Red Kingdom ". In 2025, Yates was announced as one of the remixers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup theme, representing Kansas City .

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