More than you needed to know... and then some....

THIS IS NOT MY BLOG ABOUT MUSIC

I know I already gave you a page of footnotes to help you understand a little more of my essay but I thought some more stuff would be helpful. Of course, you don't have to read this/comment on it, it was just something I wanted to do in case anyone was interested. I may go a bit over the top with all of this but I ultimately want to write a book about him. I believe wholeheartedly that he deserves a biography just as much as any other artist out there.

This is a picture of him at the actual show I talk about in the essay.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON TECH N9NE
It's easy to see, from these images, (which are actually fairly mild compared to some of his outfits/costumes) where he gets the awful reputations he's dealt with throughout his career. Some of the reputations hes had: Cult leader, devil worshiper, psychopath, sociopath, "freak", "scary", "evil". His originality and the way he's chosen to present himself is often mistaken for deviance and satanism.
Despite the awful and unjust reputations he has received, he's a pretty normal guy. He has a family, he's very religious, he probably even does his own laundry!
I will say, in the earlier years of his career (which began officially in the late 90s), he went for the "shock factor". Face paint and red spiked hair; Entering the stage wearing robes as if he were a priest while the rest of is appearance was devilish. "Killer Clown" was a nickname he used to use. His dark lyrics coupled with his style is what caused all the prejudices. He was ridiculed and a lot of people wouldn't listen to him because of his appearance.
As the years went on, he slowly changed his appearance for a number of reasons. (However, I must say, before I give some of the reasons, he never once lost any of his lyrical or stylistic originality. That is to say, every change he made was for himself, because it was what he wanted to do. He has never let the opinions of others dictate his style, which is one of the reasons I love him so much).  He stopped dying/spiking his hair and beard because it was ruining his hair. He changed the subject matter of his raps from things like drugs, sex, partying, and "haters", to darker and heavier lyrics. He's like the "emo" of rap music. The change became most apparent, in my opinion, when he released the album K.O.D... which stands for King of Darkness. If you look at an early song of his such as "Caribou Lou", it's about drinking and partying, now contrast that with a more recent song such as "The Noose" which is a song he wrote after visiting troops in Iraq about the war and how sad the world has become. The change is radical, but remains entirely his own style. Another reason for his change was family reasons. Although he has made some changes, he still performs every show with his face paint and a crazy set.


I also mentioned in my essay the
"Juggalo"

Here's two typical juggalos

The Juggalo logo

If anyone is interested in checking out Tech N9ne, I'm going to provide some suggestions for songs to listen to. I really suggest at least listening to one. He's one of the top 5 fastest rappers in the world so needless to say, he's pretty sick. Since he is so versatile, I'll categorize them and give you a few of each. The ones I HIGHLY recommend and think that anyone could appreciate, I'll underline.

Sad/Dark/Emo/Cult:
"Low"
"Alone"
"The Noose" (best appreciated when you watch the video and understand the story behind it)
"Cult Leader"
"K.O.D."
"Hope for a Higher Power"

Hip hop/Rap (basically if you like the genre, you'll like these songs. they're more "normal"):
"Planet Rock 2k"
"Caribou Lou"
"Dysfunctional"
"Who Do I Catch" (I highly recommend this video)

"Strange Music Box"
"Midwest Choppers 2"
"Like Yeah"
"Sickology 101"
"Einstein"
"Everybody Move"
"Drill Team"
"Earregular"
"Sorry N Shit"
"Now Its On"

Featuring famous people:
"Fuck Food" (t-pain and lil wayne)
"Pornographic" (snoop dogg and e-40)
"Am I A Psycho?" (Hopsin and B.O.B)
"Jellysickle" (e-40)
"Demons" (Three6Mafia)

Messed up/Funny/Wicked: (these songs are not serious, they're jokes basically. all for the shock factor)
"In the Trunk"
"Pinocchio"
"T9X" (this song isn't really in the category. it's just a ridiculous song about a crazy night of ingesting an unfathomable amount of various drugs and partying)

I apologize if this incredibly extensive and seemingly pointless blog post wasted your time. As I said before, I want to write a book on Tech N9ne and as you can see, I could write about him for days!