Tech N9ne
Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971),[2] better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games.[3] In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the mtvU Woodie Awards.[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] Yates later applied a deeper meaning to the name, stating that it stands for the complete technique of rhyme, with "tech" meaning technique and "nine" representing the number of completion.[5][6] Despite minimal mainstream success himself, he has featured many mainstream artists on his albums including E-40, Ice Cube, Three 6 Mafia, B.o.B., Twista, Busta Rhymes, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Wiz Khalifa, CeeLo Green, T.I., 2 Chainz, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Eminem, Logic, and Boyz II Men. From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia.
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- 2017 · Word is Bond as Self
- 2016 · Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival as The Librarian
- 2015 · Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn as Zombie (voice) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay as Self - Interviewee
- 2011 · Tech N9ne: EuroTech Tour as
- 2008 · Tech N9ne: The Psychumentary as
- 2006 · Jack's Law as Choco
- 2004 · T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience as Self
- 2025 · Tech N9ne: The Making of Special Effects as Himself
- 2025 · Tech N9ne's Hostile Takeover: The Story Behind The Tour as