

What do you say, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas? Are you all paying attention, members of the Kansas City Council? Let’s get rolling the process to this loooooong overdue proclamation. He was born and raised here, and should have a day named in his honor. And the self-made millionaire rapper proudly displays his allegiance to all things Kansas City. The Lee’s Summit-based Strange Music he runs with co-founder Travis O’Guin generates jobs and, more important, tax revenue. In 2021, the Kansas City native and co-founder of record label Strange Music earned $25 million, according to former Forbes contributor Zack O’Malley Greenburg, who independently tracked hip-hop’s top grossing performers that year.įrom a financial standpoint alone, the business of Tech N9ne has been beneficial to the region.

No other Kansas City rapper has consistently appeared on Forbes’ yearly list of the highest-earning hip-hop stars. Think about it: Tech N9ne is one of hip-hop’s brightest (and best paid) international stars. To celebrate, wouldn’t it be cool if Kansas City officially recognized rapper Tech N9ne for his contributions to the music scene here? This 'Shroud' carries all of that, and it's directed back at the evil for being evil.This summer, hip-hop turns 50. This blackened substance is all of that anger and madness. It was taking the evilness of everybody and throwing it back on the evil. Then, I was pulling all of the madness with the police and things on the East Coast, Ferguson, and all of the events I was talking about in 'Aw Yeah' going in Syria and Benghazi. "It was all the sadness and anger from that. "The song was taking all of the anger, sadness, and me feeling like mom was cheated throughout her life because she was sick for the entire duration-yet she still remained the spiritual being she is," he continued. Now, it's a full blackened shroud over me after my angel left." It was all over my head on the Boiling Point EP. It was the tarlike substance coming from my eye on the Seepage EP.

I would call it the tar coming from my hands on K.O.D. He told Artist Direct: "After mom passed, this darkened shroud hit me. Tech N9ne was in a dark place for a long time after the death of his mother, and this song reflects his sadness at his loss.
