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HERE'S AN ARTICLE I DID ON TECH N9NE FOR A PAPER IN MY AREA
WATCH A MESSAGE ABOUT THE MUSICK INDUSTRY FROM TECH N9NE BY CLICKIN ON THIS SENTENCE
READ (and listen to the audio of) MY TECH N9NE INTERVIEW BELOW
This here, would be my contribution to Tech N9ne's FTI campaign and not only that but also to promote his shit and to hook fans up with cool shit. As a musician and a fan of Tech's music, I think artist's like Tech shouldn't be overlooked. [Same goes for Slayer and I will make a similar page for them aswell. These artists gimme something that I can listen to when i'm pissed off and shit and this is at least an attempt to try to sort of thank them. ] Respect these mutherfuckers and what they do.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Strange Music and Tech N9ne have put every song on ABSOLUTE POWER on TheRealTechN9ne.Com to be downloaded. Be sure to check those tracks out if you haven't already bought the album, which comes with a free 70 minute DVD with, live material, an interview, as well as 7 extra songs. You'll find the link to the official RealTechN9ne site below.
Here are some songs I would recommend:
Industry is punks (hard hittin, aggressive, hard core shit)
Slacker (something that an average hip hop fan would like)
Keep on Keepin On (very nice track, especially the third verse)
Imma Tell (cool track, with 'question/answer' type vocals)
Visit the Real Tech N9ne homepage [by clickin here.] to listen to ABSOLUTE POWER and sign up to be a street team member.
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Tech N9ne interview 11/13/2002
M131X: Ok, let's start with the FTI, what's this all about?
Tech N9ne: Big shit, big shit, and of course you know it stands for 'fuck the industry.' Really not fuck everybody in the industry because we do have people who take chances like Def Jam, like Loud, like J Records. We got people who take chances with new artists and new things but the majority of the motherfuckers are all punks, afraid to take chances with new artists and new things. And, you almost gotta feel for them because a lot of the record companies wanna go with what's hot right now so they can get their quick buck, but at the same time don't be a punk man.
There's a lot of people out there that wanna hear the new shit and don't wanna hear that everyday run of the mill bullshit that they have on TV. So, we dedicate that song ("industry is punks") and this campaign to those people, the motherfuckers that hate file sharing because their artists are fucking wack. They don't want the consumer to listen it before they buy it, cause their shit is bunk. If people listen to it ahead of time and don't buy it, they won't make their money. But motherfuckers like us, we know our music is hardcore and we know our music is beautiful. We don't give a fuck about file sharing and we give them fans extra with a 70-minute DVD with seven extra songs on it.
We can put our whole fuckin' CD on the net and say "listen to this and if you like it, go support this shit." Because we're real artists out here giving you exactly what you need and extra but the motherfuckers in power are like "We don't like file sharing, it's fucking up shit for our artists" Well, yeah cause your artists are bunk! They don't have nothing behind it. FTI is like, fuck the machine that runs the industry. Fuck the motherfucker's that's making it hard for us to get on radio because you have to pay a certain amount of motherfuckin' payola to be in the game. You know, to fit into their "boys club." That's what it's all about bro.
M131X: I heard you were in LA shooting a commercial or something for this.
Tech N9ne: Yeah, oh my God. We did three commercials with my boy Chris Horvath He's the guy who did the DVD for me, he did it beautifully. We gave him complete autonomy on the DVD and on this one too, cause he's a talented cat. We shot a couple of commercials with me saying: "What's up, this is Tech N9ne and right about now you could be watching one of my videos or you could be listening to one of my songs on the radio, except people pretending to be your friends in the music industry won't play you what you wanna hear." It's beautiful man, we did three commercials with "industry is punks" as the theme.
M131X: Is that gonna be on the TV nation wide?
Tech N9ne: Yes it is. NBC nation wide, Cable Access, everywhere. Man, I didn't know how much it costs to fucking get a 30-second commercial on NBC, man, it's like 18 G's and we got like five spots. Beautiful!
M131X: What are your plans for the near future? Tours?
Tech N9ne: Oh yeah, we just got off the Sprite Liquid Mix-tour with Jay-Z, Hoobastank, 311, Nappy Roots, Blackalicious and so forth. We did fifteen cities and a lot of people loved us.
We got a college tour coming up. I'm not exactly sure when that starts, but Travis can give you all the information on that. I got back from LA on Thursday and my birthday was Friday November 8th...
M131X: Oh yeah, happy birthday man!
Tech N9ne: Thanks a lot bro, thanks a lot. I lived another year, thank you Jesus, know what I mean. All my birthday I had to work. I had a fucking party at a haunted house called "the Edge of Hell" and that's so me, that's so "Anghellic." So we had to make that pop. KPRS Live was there interviewing me and everything. The day after we just did Maryville, Missouri, or some shit like that. It's a big college town and it was beautiful so, it doesn't stop. We got a college tour coming up that's gonna last a long time so, hey I'm ready dude!
M131X: Is there a chance we're gonna see any of your older material being released on strange music?
Tech N9ne: Beautiful! Travis (Tech's manager/co-owner of Strange Music) just told me yesterday that all the shit like "Calm Before the Storm," "The Worst," and "Celcius," and all that, belongs to us now. He asked me if I want to put out an album and I was like: "Shit, we can do whatever you wanna do travis. We can do an album called "Vintage Tech" and put all that shit on there, so it's in the works man.
M131X: What's the story behind Ronnz from Germany?
Tech N9ne: Oh my goodness, this is how it went: When I was on Midwest Side fucking with Don Juan (Tech's former producer.) WHEN I was fucking with Don Juan, not anymore! We got a letter in the mail from a guy in Berlin, Germany, and it said something to the effect of: "My name is Ronny, I'm a big fan of Tech N9ne and I wonder why Tech N9ne hasn't made it to the top. You're better than a lot of artists and dadadadah. And, not only am I a fan of rap music but I also produce it and enclosed I have CD of 17 tracks." We were like, ok it's probably whack, but it was the most beautiful shit I've ever heard in my life dude. So, we called him on his 00 number out there in Germany, and we're like: "Dude, this shit is hardcore!"
We used like 3 tracks on Anghellic and on Absolute Power we used like six or seven dude. We've been connected ever since and we will be cause I love talent. I get it from the deepest darkest parts of the world. The deep cracks and crevices of anywhere as long as it's dope, I don't care. That goes for MCs and producers.
M131X: It seems like you listen to a lot of different kinds of music. What are some of the bands/artists you listen to?
Tech N9ne: yes I do. I love Portishead, I love Slipknot... I love Hip Hop, I love Trip Hop, I love Rock n Roll and all that shit man. You know, I'm deep-rooted in music my family did that to me and I thank them for that.
Tech N9ne: You ever heard of Portishead man?
M131X: Yeah, They're from England right?
Tech N9ne: Yeah, Beth Gibbons man, I love her and I wish I could find her one day and do a song with her soon. I love Tricky and all that shit. I'm a rave cyber-cat man, my fuckin' hair's Red. Hip Hop is my love, it's what I grew up on but because my family was so eclectic when it came to shit, it blended over to me and I'm glad I'm not so one-sided when it comes to music.
M131X: What's the most positive thing you've encountered in the music world?
Tech N9ne:The fans dude. The way they take my messages and convey them back to me. It comes right back at me, how I sent it out. That's the most positive shit when they come up to me tell me exactly what I said to them. Like on "this ring" when I say: "Got me a top notch
straight hot fox we sought rocks and the ewok slot was caught..." That's a lot of wordplay but it means so much when you have fans come back and tell you exactly what you meant. That's a beautiful thing man, that's the most positive thing that's why I make it a point to be clever for them and do shit like "Worst Enemy" or "Cursed" because I want them to think and see if they can figure it out. Or I'll write some shit backwards just to fuck with them and they'll go run it backwards on their computers and hear what my message is.
M131X: yeah, I thought "worst enemy" was real clever and funny.
Yeah, it's the funniest shit. People are like: "He talkin about Don Juan? He talking 'bout Vell Bakardi?" Who knows it's about my [edited out, to not to spoil the song.] So, the most positive thing I've encountered are my fans cause there's a lot of darkness in my world. That's why I do the Extacy, that's why I try to do shit to make me happy, artificial love and shit like that, because a lot of it ain't here with me.
You know, motherfuckers don't understand and say: "He's fucked up in the head" but no, I'm fucking fucked up [because of] where I'm at! Being able to do this beautiful music and the fucking rest of the world not knowing [about it] is hella depressing dude. So yeah, I look for artificial love, yeah I do extacy and shrooms and shit like that but the most positive thing I can see around me besides my kids and my wife are the fans, cat.
That's why I do this. That's why when my production company tells me: "well, twelve songs is an album and anything after that you don't get paid for." I don't give a fuck, I'm doing this for the fans so if you're saying I'm losing money because of the fans, fuck it, my fans love my shit and it's gonna pay off in the long run so fuck what they're talking about.
M131X: Anything you wanna say to your fans around the world ?
Tech N9ne: FTI baby! That's what I wanna say. Fuck the industry, it's all about us dude.
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I wanna thank Tech N9ne for doing this interview with me. FTI!
[FTI graphic by C. Coleman]
[Interview by M.Majanen]
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