Interview with Tech N9ne, with Krizz Kaliko and Mad Child

thanks to his rhymes and his flow he’s

thanks to his rhymes and his flow he’s the most successful independent rapper

the most successful independent rapper

the most successful independent rapper in the game hi i’m rebecca britain and

in the game hi i’m rebecca britain and

in the game hi i’m rebecca britain and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with tech 9 with special guest

speaking with tech 9 with special guest

speaking with tech 9 with special guest appearances from Chris calico and

appearances from Chris calico and

appearances from Chris calico and swollen member mannchild so we always

swollen member mannchild so we always

swollen member mannchild so we always like to start with what we call the

like to start with what we call the

like to start with what we call the origin stories of people that we

origin stories of people that we

origin stories of people that we interview so why don’t you give us an

interview so why don’t you give us an

interview so why don’t you give us an idea how you first kind of came to

idea how you first kind of came to

idea how you first kind of came to follow music as your path I was a dancer

follow music as your path I was a dancer

follow music as your path I was a dancer not a stripper I was more of a b-boy

not a stripper I was more of a b-boy

not a stripper I was more of a b-boy like pop what rhythm came Ryan that’s

like pop what rhythm came Ryan that’s

like pop what rhythm came Ryan that’s how I became to run you know this is

how I became to run you know this is

how I became to run you know this is Linda and that’s why it sounds like it

Linda and that’s why it sounds like it

Linda and that’s why it sounds like it does it’s like a percussionist a

does it’s like a percussionist a

does it’s like a percussionist a pistol-packing a moneymaker repping up

pistol-packing a moneymaker repping up

pistol-packing a moneymaker repping up at the significance right bongos we got

at the significance right bongos we got

at the significance right bongos we got I just see we can no privacy why will

I just see we can no privacy why will

I just see we can no privacy why will she meet we try actually before I wanted

she meet we try actually before I wanted

she meet we try actually before I wanted to rhyme all to be a psychiatrist when I

to rhyme all to be a psychiatrist when I

to rhyme all to be a psychiatrist when I was in school we didn’t have psychiatry

was in school we didn’t have psychiatry

was in school we didn’t have psychiatry books we had psychology books lost

books we had psychology books lost

books we had psychology books lost stolen so they wouldn’t give me they

stolen so they wouldn’t give me they

stolen so they wouldn’t give me they wouldn’t give me the books or the

wouldn’t give me the books or the

wouldn’t give me the books or the knowledge try to steal it but it turns

knowledge try to steal it but it turns

knowledge try to steal it but it turns out that I am an MC that turned out to

out that I am an MC that turned out to

out that I am an MC that turned out to be his fans psychiatrist they say text

be his fans psychiatrist they say text

be his fans psychiatrist they say text you got me through all kind of stuff you

you got me through all kind of stuff you

you got me through all kind of stuff you made me you got me through the war when

made me you got me through the war when

made me you got me through the war when I was in Afghanistan which is music and

I was in Afghanistan which is music and

I was in Afghanistan which is music and I was like wow I’m psychiatrist to my

I was like wow I’m psychiatrist to my

I was like wow I’m psychiatrist to my friends what is now gone unless they got

friends what is now gone unless they got

friends what is now gone unless they got money like for sending

money like for sending

money like for sending the war if you want a dam they have no

the war if you want a dam they have no

the war if you want a dam they have no remorse at any minute BAM it’s like my

remorse at any minute BAM it’s like my

remorse at any minute BAM it’s like my pain lessens there because they already

pain lessens there because they already

pain lessens there because they already look at me like on a pedestal because

look at me like on a pedestal because

look at me like on a pedestal because I’m going to stage but my problems bring

I’m going to stage but my problems bring

I’m going to stage but my problems bring me down on a level playing field is

me down on a level playing field is

me down on a level playing field is going through Annie got the room maybe I

going through Annie got the room maybe I

going through Annie got the room maybe I can’t do exactly what kind of music did

can’t do exactly what kind of music did

can’t do exactly what kind of music did you grow up listening to me do you

you grow up listening to me do you

you grow up listening to me do you consider idols and icons my family was a

consider idols and icons my family was a

consider idols and icons my family was a diverse they played Christian music

diverse they played Christian music

diverse they played Christian music every day and my uncle played rap music

every day and my uncle played rap music

every day and my uncle played rap music and rock music you know I’m saying and I

and rock music you know I’m saying and I

and rock music you know I’m saying and I took it all in jazz blues all that you

took it all in jazz blues all that you

took it all in jazz blues all that you don’t have to love blues of you know I

don’t have to love blues of you know I

don’t have to love blues of you know I love the doors I named my label strange

love the doors I named my label strange

love the doors I named my label strange music after the doors you know that

music after the doors you know that

music after the doors you know that means so you know blues in there blues

means so you know blues in there blues

means so you know blues in there blues in there this is big Chris calico right

in there this is big Chris calico right

in there this is big Chris calico right here yes man I’m big Chris guy okay that

here yes man I’m big Chris guy okay that

here yes man I’m big Chris guy okay that mean is it’s good how many times can we

mean is it’s good how many times can we

mean is it’s good how many times can we say we’re gonna get like 13 years and

say we’re gonna get like 13 years and

say we’re gonna get like 13 years and when he decides to retire which is

when he decides to retire which is

when he decides to retire which is Friday next week I’m taking Oh

so if you could pick like a number one

so if you could pick like a number one Idol for someone you may be crafting

tell us a bit more about the scene where

tell us a bit more about the scene where you were growing up

you were growing up

you were growing up Kansas City Missouri it’s in the middle

Kansas City Missouri it’s in the middle

Kansas City Missouri it’s in the middle of everything is a heartland you know

of everything is a heartland you know

of everything is a heartland you know I’m sizzling so that’s why I feel like

I’m sizzling so that’s why I feel like

I’m sizzling so that’s why I feel like that my music is everywhere because I’m

that my music is everywhere because I’m

that my music is everywhere because I’m right in the middle and we get it from

right in the middle and we get it from

right in the middle and we get it from the south we get it from the west we get

the south we get it from the west we get

the south we get it from the west we get from the east Northwest wherever that

from the east Northwest wherever that

from the east Northwest wherever that music was coming from getting it at

music was coming from getting it at

music was coming from getting it at youngsters

youngsters

youngsters we’re just cluster music there’s like an

we’re just cluster music there’s like an

we’re just cluster music there’s like an explosion of different types of genres I

explosion of different types of genres I

explosion of different types of genres I mean I actually do it so I would have to

mean I actually do it so I would have to

mean I actually do it so I would have to be able to describe it you know people

be able to describe it you know people

be able to describe it you know people like what describe the music looks like

like what describe the music looks like

like what describe the music looks like cool you know they own artists subscribe

cool you know they own artists subscribe

cool you know they own artists subscribe but I know I know this ambidextrous is

but I know I know this ambidextrous is

but I know I know this ambidextrous is leftist rightist up and down it’s

leftist rightist up and down it’s

leftist rightist up and down it’s everything it’s that’s why I’m the

everything it’s that’s why I’m the

everything it’s that’s why I’m the complete technique of Ron technique

complete technique of Ron technique

complete technique of Ron technique number nine nine is the number of

number nine nine is the number of

number nine nine is the number of completion nine months completes a

completion nine months completes a

completion nine months completes a pregnancy pregnancy they say a cat had

pregnancy pregnancy they say a cat had

pregnancy pregnancy they say a cat had an I live the whole nine yards is

an I live the whole nine yards is

an I live the whole nine yards is everything after dying as double and

everything after dying as double and

everything after dying as double and triple is the highest single digit it’s

triple is the highest single digit it’s

triple is the highest single digit it’s special from the complete technique of

special from the complete technique of

special from the complete technique of rhyme so I have to be everything so

rhyme so I have to be everything so

rhyme so I have to be everything so cluster