Aaron Dontez Yates is popularly known as Tech N9ne is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He and his business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music in 1999. He sold over two million albums and has had his music featured in the film, television, and video games. He won the Left Field Woodie award at the mtvU Woodie Awards in 2009.
Tech N9ne moniker is very similar to late rapper Tech 9 who died in March 2019. Rapper Tech 9's real name was Akeem Mickens. When news broke of his death, it sparked widespread confusion as to which of the two actually died. Tech N9ne quickly took to social media to clear up confusion and to pay his final respect to Tech 9.
Tech N9ne was born on November 8, 1971, in Kansas City, Missouri. He holds American nationality. His birth sign is Scorpio. He began rapping at a very early age. He attended Southwest High School in Kansas City.
Tech N9ne was born to a father named Carlton Cook and a mother named Maude Sue Yates-Khalifah. His father is a man of low morality where he worked in the Police Department. His mother is a proficient musician. When Aaron was young, his father abandoned the family. When Aaron was twelve years old, his mother married Abdul Hassan Khalifah. The family moved to a new house. He has two half-brothers named Hakim Khalifah and Kiraameen Khalifah, and one half-sister named Basimah Khalifah.
Tech N9ne height is 1.70 m and weight is 72 Kg. His hair color is black and eye color is dark brown.
Tech N9ne is a married man. He got married Lecoya LeJuene in 1995. They had two daughters Alyia and Reign Yates. They separated in 2005. In 2015, he filed for a divorce and it was finalized in November 2017. 12 years after they were initially separated. He had a son named Dontez Yates born out of his liaison with Agonee one of his co-musicians at Nnutthowze. He received his custody because Agonee was found to be schizophrenic.
Tech N9ne estimated net worth of $ 14 million but his salary has not been revealed yet. He earns a good amount of money from his career.
Tech N9ne won Leftfield Woodie Award for MTVU Music Award in 2009.