Aaron Dontez Yates (amezaliwa Novemba 8, 1971), anayejulikana zaidi kwa jina lake la kisanii kama Tech N9ne (inatamkwa "tech nine"), ni rapa, mwandishi wa nyimbo, na mwimbaji kutoka nchini Marekani. Mnamo mwaka 1999, yeye na mshirika wake wa kibiashara Travis O'Guin walianzisha studio ya muziki ya Strange Music. Ameuza zaidi ya albamu milioni mbili na muziki wake umekuwa ukitumika kwenye filamu, televisheni, na michezo ya video. Mnamo mwaka 2009, alishinda tuzo ya Left Field Woodie inayotangazwa na mtvU.
Jina lake la kisanii lilitokana na bunduki ya nusu-otomatiki ya TEC-9, jina alilopewa na rapa Black Walt kutokana na mtindo wake wa kurap kwa kasi sana wa chopper. Yates baadaye alitoa maana ya ndani zaidi kwa jina hilo, akisema kuwa linasimama kwa mbinu kamili ya vina, ambapo "tech" inamaanisha mbinu (technique) na "nine" ikiwakilisha namba ya ukamilifu.
Maisha ya awali
Yates alizaliwa na kulelewa huko Kansas City, Missouri. Alianza kurap tangu akiwa mdogo sana, na alikuwa akirap herufi za jina lake ili kukumbuka jinsi ya kuliandika. Baba yake, Carlton Cook, hakuwa akiishi na familia na mama yake alikuwa akisumbuliwa na ugonjwa wa kifafa na ugonjwa wa lupus tangu Yates akiwa mtoto, jambo ambalo lilimwathiri kihisia na kumfanya "amtafute Mungu". Alikuwa akitembelea majengo yaliyotelekezwa na rafiki yake mkubwa, akitumaini kupiga picha ya mzimu. Alisoma katika shule ya upili ya Southwest High School huko Kansas City.
Diskografia
- Albamu za studio
- The Calm Before the Storm (1999)
- The Worst (2000)
- Anghellic (2001)
- Absolute Power (2002)
- Everready (The Religion) (2006)
- Killer (2008)
- K.O.D. (2009)
- All 6's and 7's (2011)
- Something Else (2013)
- Special Effects (2015)
- The Storm (2016)
- Planet (2018)
- N9na (2019)
- Enterfear (2020)
- Asin9ne (2021)
- Bliss (2023)
- 5816 Forest (2025)
- Mfululizo wa Collabos
- Misery Loves Kompany (2007)
- Sickology 101 (2009)
- The Gates Mixed Plate (2010)
- Welcome to Strangeland (2011)
- Strangeulation (2014)
- Strangeulation Vol. II (2015)
- Dominion (2017)
- Strange Reign (2017)
- COSM (2024)
Filmografia
Makala za filamu (Documentaries)
| Mwaka | Jina |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Beef |
| 2003 | Das Bus |
| 2004 | T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience |
| 2004 | United Ghettos of America Vol. 2 |
| 2005 | Hip Hop Nation Vol. 1 |
| 2005 | Letter to the President |
| 2008 | The Psychumentary |
| 2009 | Strictly Strange |
| 2010 | K.O.D. Tour (Live in Kansas City) |
| 2011 | EuroTech Tour |
Filamu
| Mwaka | Jina | Uhusika |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Life of Lucky Cucumber | Yeye mwenyewe |
| 2010 | Big Money Rustlas | Mhusika asiye na jina |
| 2014 | Vengeance | Choco |
| 2015 | Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D | Zombie |
| 2015 | Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival | The Librarian |
Televisheni
| Mwaka | Jina | Uhusika | Maelezo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Unsung | Yeye mwenyewe | Sehemu ya: "Zapp & Roger" |
| 2012 | Hip Hop Squares | Yeye mwenyewe | Sehemu 3 |
| 2013 | When I Was 17 | Yeye mwenyewe | Sehemu ya: "Tech N9ne, Bam Margera, Olivia Munn" |
| 2014 | Wild 'n Out | Yeye mwenyewe | Sehemu ya 609 |
