Tech N9ne has become the latest in a series of Hip Hop pioneers to be honored with a major hometown accolade.
On Saturday (December 2) the rapper (real name Aaron Dontez Yates) shared that he’s been awarded with a proclamation in Kansas City, Missouri by Mayor Quinton Lucas.
“Yesterday! 1. Mayor @quinton_lucas put on one of my @chiefs @strangemusicinc @prostandard and @nfl collaboration jackets and read my PROCLAMATION CERTIFICATE to me. [mind blown emoji],” he wrote on Instagram, alongside a video montage featuring snaps from the special ceremony.
“2. I went up to tell my story in speech style within 3 minutes. 3. The wonderful and respectful City council members gave me some really kind words of their own and shook every one of their hands with gratitude,” he added.
He continued: “4.I posed with my PROCLAMATION CERTIFICATE then with my partner @strangemusicceo then another with him my uncle Ike and my friend and colleague who hooked this whole thing up @seantylerkc and I had the pleasure of congratulating the @east_kcps boys soccer team on their WIN. WHAT AN HONOR KC! THANK YOU! [praying hands emoji].”
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On the music front, the Strange Music MC recently dropped “Fatha Fig Ya,” a nod to all patriarchs ahead of Father’s Day, last June.
The anthem, finds Tech dispensing priceless wisdom packed inside his dexterous and dynamic flow. “Their f-cking failures don’t apply to you/ Your life experiences are tried-and-true,” he assures listeners who might be questioning some of the decisions they’ve made.
The track bulldozed the way for the arrival of Tech’s latest full-length album, BLISS, released in July. The project was his first full-length LP since 2021’s ASIN9NE, which garnered nearly half-a-billion streams and touted his most ubiquitous hit yet, “Face Off” featuring Joey Cool, King Iso, and Dwayne “The…
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