Tech N9ne [1489644] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.1138 Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA Birthday: 1971-11-08 Age: 53 years Movies: 10 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. Word is Bond2017-11-10 Alleluia! The De2016-03-29 Night of the Liv2015-10-05 Mac Dre: Legend 2015-06-14 Tech N9ne: EuroT2011-07-12 Tech N9ne: The P2008-04-08 Jack's Law2006-06-06 T9X: The Tech N92004-01-01 Tech N9ne: The M Tech N9ne's Host