TechN9ne

Another day, another school shooting. While the story at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas -- where a gunman reportedly opened fire today -- is developing, we're moving forward at AOL with our Guns in America initiative, attempting to dig deep into the firearm issue that is plaguing the country...

The organizers of Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival have announced the first performers for 2013. Rapper Murs and fellow promoters Guerilla Union have revealed that the partial lineup will include Kendrick Lamar's crew Black Hippy, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Dom Kennedy, Tech N9ne, Immortal Technique, De La Soul, Hopsin, Joey Bada$$ and Grouch & Eligh. "Pai...

Despite refusing to drop a new album, Dr. Dre has scored the No. 1 spot on Forbes' annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list. The revered producer brought in $110 million thanks to his Beats by Dre headphone line, dwarfing Diddy's paltry $45 million Ciroc earnings...

The 13th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos is finally upon us, and this year's lineup boasts many classic hip-hop favorites, from Biz Markie and Kool Keith to the Geto Boys. Spearheaded by the Insane Clown Posse, thrown by their label Psychopathic Records, and lampooned by everyone from Vice to SNL, the Gathering was founded in 2000, and has featured a variety of respected hip-hop acts, from Ice-T,

Tech N9ne has much to celebrate this week since his new EP, 'Klusterf-k,' has landed at No. 1 on the Independent Albums chart according to Soundscan and Billboard. The project, which debuted on March 13, was released independently through the Missouri rapper's Strange Music imprint...

Tech N9ne has announced that he will be embarking on the "longest rap tour of all time," the Hostile Takeover 2012 tour, with supporting acts Machine Gun Kelly, Krizz Kaliko and several other artists from his Strange Music roster. Kicking off the tour in March, the hardest working man in hip-hop will be performing a grueling 90 shows in 99 days, making stops in virtually every city -- an

In a banner year, which saw Tech N9ne's star soar, thanks to a career-making co-sign by Lil Wayne and collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Yelawolf, T-Pain and Andre 3000, you would think that the father of three might take a break...

He laughs at the irony of it all. The fact that Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne stands as one of the most successful independent artists of the past four years is a sobering realization that he is still trying to adjust to. But Tech's wonderment has nothing to do with a lack of confidence...

An opening performer on acclaimed indie hip-hop artist Tech N9ne's All 6's and 7's tour was shot early Monday morning (June 27). The incident occurred hours after a performance in downtown Reno, Nevada's Knitting Factory, in an alley outside of the venue...

Indie powerhouse Strange Music has reportedly signed former No Limit rapper Young Bleed. According to KevinNottingham.com, the upstart label, which was founded by revered independent rapper Tech N9ne, and is home to artists like Jay Rock and Brotha Lynch Hung, has added Baton Rough, La...