Tech N9ne

Finally Famous Words Sowmya Krishnamurthy Images Chris Shonting Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the December/January 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. Tech N9ne closes his eyes, meditating on the lyrics for his new rock EP, Therapy. Sunk...

2013 was an eventful year in hip-hop. In the past twelve months, we were treated to a ton of new releases from highly anticipated artists and underground mainstays. Over time, we’ve formulated an opinion on them and assessed if it’s been a good or bad year for hip-hop. Every year...

What truly lurks inside the ill mind of Hopsin? That is something the lyricist’s annual video series of the same name could never really answer, not with any real depth at least; those records are small pieces of a much grander, more vivid sonic puzzle. Ther...

Alas, Thanksgiving is upon us, and  with it comes three million ways to re-cook a turkey once the turkey has already been carved for the holiday. It’s amazing, really, how obsessed people become with turkey for the few days surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s almo...

Tech N9ne took a break from his relentless touring schedule and his constant horror movie watching to answer some fan questions on Reddit yesterday. Like similar sessions featuring Talib Kweli, the Weeknd and Waka Flocka Flame, the session was packed with bizarre questions and surprising revelations from the Strange Music head honcho...

Tech N9ne seems like a tough guy to scare: He's a big horror movie fan, he's got a gruff voice, and he's known for wearing face-paint and masks out in public. He's probably the person usually scaring people, not the other way around. But last night DJ Skee turned the tables by creeping out the Kansas City rapper with one of his favorite movie villains: Halloween's Michael Myers...

Hopin's third studio album, Knock Madness, will be released soon, and the white-eyed MC has liberated another track from it. The song, "Rip Your Heart Out," features Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne and features both MCs showing off their lyrical dexterity...

Today, Nov. 8, Tech N9ne celebrates his 46th birthday!

As many rappers happen to be Scorpios, there seems to be something about that time of the year that makes for a good MCs. With Drake, ScHoolboy Q, Future, and B.o.B all born in that time frame, one can't help but wonder if rapping simply comes easy to Scorpios...

Earlier today, Ice Cube dropped a Halloween-themed video for "Sasquatch" where Cube portrays the classic movie serial killer, Michael Myers, in the vid. While the video is sufficiently terrifying, it's hardly the first hip-hop video to leave the viewer feel chilled to the bone with terror. At ...

During a recent radio appearance on the Columbus, Ohio station Power 107.5, Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne was asked to pick his top nine rappers dead or alive. It's a tough question for anyone, but Tech was up to the task. While his list included many of the names you'd expect—Tupac, Nas, Jay Z—he also dropped a younger artist in there too: Kendrick Lamar. It app...

Tech-N9ne doesn't slow down. The Strange Music figurehead already released a full-length in 2013, the strong and defiant Something Else, and now he's looking to finish off the year with an EP. The twist this time? It's a more rock-influenced EP with production entirely handled by producer Ross Robinson (Korn, At the Drive-In, Slipknot), so expect some heavy, hard-hitting songs from Tech... Read M