TECH N9NE
INDEPENDENT POWERHOUSE TOUR 2016

COMES TO MERCURY BALLROOM

Saturday, April 9

with Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, Mayday!, Stevie Stone and Ces Cru

** TICKETS ON SALE NOW! **

While he debuted in the underground realm of horrorcore and seemed destined to be a future footnote, rapper Tech N9ne grew to be an indie rap superstar. In the process, he built his Strange Music label into a Psychopathic Records-styled empire with an accompanying loyal fan base, but when it comes to influence, Tech arguably topped underground trailblazers Insane Clown Posse thanks to collaborations with mainstream artists and a style that evolved from horrorcore to hardcore and confessional.

Born Aaron Dontez Yates in Kansas City, Missouri, Tech learned to read and do math through educational raps. Later, music helped him deal with his mother's ongoing struggle with lupus, while an interest in horror and ghosts would offer an attractively dark form of escapism. He brought these qualities to his own work as he joined groups like Black Mafia, 57th Street Rogue Dog Villians, Nnutthowze, and the Yukmouth project the Regime. In 1996, he signed with Quincy Jones' label Qwest before moving to the indie Midwestside Records, where he released his debut, The Calm Before the Storm, in 1999.

Many more successful albums followed, with many cracking the Billboard 200. The year 2015 saw the release of the sixth collaborations album, Strangeulation, Vol. 2, with guest shots from Big Scoob, Ces Cru, and Murs, the last of whom had just signed with Strange Music.

WHERE: The Mercury Ballroom, 611 S 4th Street, Louisville, KY 40202

WHEN: Saturday, April 9 at 8:00 p.m.

TICKETS: General Admission: $28.00

MORE INFORMATION: mercuryballroom.com | blog.therealtechn9ne.com

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