Krizz, Kutt, Yukmouth, and the gang of familiar guests returned for another round, adding new faces like Devin the Dude, Jay Rock, 816 Boyz, and more. After releasing a pair of darker solo efforts, Tech unveiled the third Collabos LP, The Gates Mixed Plate.
Sickology 101 followed in 2009, adding Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Krayzie Bone, Chino XL, and Big Scoob into the mix.
Kompany featured an extensive roster of guests, including frequent collaborators Krizz Kaliko, Yukmouth, and Kutt Calhoun, and debuted in the Top 50 of the Billboard 200. His sixth LP overall, Misery Loves Kompany would be the start of a successful series of collaborative albums that attracted both up-and-coming and high-profile guests from across genres. Between 20, he received three gold plaques and one platinum plaque for three different songs, “ Caribou Lou”, “ Fragile”, and “ Hood Go Crazy”.Prolific Kansas City rapper and head of the Strange Music label Tech N9ne released his first Tech N9ne Collabos effort in 2007.
He also held a four-consecutive-year streak atop the Forbes Cash Kings list, one of only five artists ever to maintain a standing for such a length of time. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the mtvU Woodie Awards. He has sold over 2.2 million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games. In 2010, it was confirmed that his record label, Strange Music, is worth about $68 million (album sales, tours, merchandise, etc.) He has sold over 2 million copies independently. Tech N9ne is the most successful independent rapper of all time. In 2006, he independently released his album Everready (The Religion), and though his album just prior– Absolute Power– is his highest selling album to date ( 358,000 copies sold), Everready is considered by many to still be his best work. Strange Music currently has 12 artists on its roster. In 2000, Tech N9ne, along with Travis O'Guin, founded Strange Music, Inc, the independent record label currently owned by Tech and co-owned by O'Guin. He has been rapping since 1985 and during the ’90s, he was in the hip-hop group Nnutthowze. Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne, is a chopper-style rapper from Kansas City, Missouri.
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