A biography for Tech N9nehasn’t been written yet.
“Nnutthowze was a group I was in back when I wa,s like, 18, 19 maybe. It was DJ Icy Rock, my deceased friend Brian Dennis, the mastermind behind it, and a host of other cats.”
“Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's like my Christmas.”
“I've always been strange; I've always been slightly to the left, like 'weirdo' to other people, I guess.”
“My uncles listened to rock and roll like Led Zeppelin. We had MTV, so I saw Adam Ant and Boy George and Def Leppard.”
“When I first spit my first rhyme in public on my school bus, I had an audience.”
“I have a certain comfort with the darkness now because it's been so relevant in my life for so long, with my mom being sick and finally passing and the people changing as you get bigger and bigger. So 'A Certain Comfort' is about that. You can bring all the evil you want - I'ma make it disappear.”
“Everybody's darkness is different. My darkness came from my mom having pancreatitis and almost dyin'. And what I noticed was that the darkness ain't goin' nowhere.”
“The master race, for real, is money. Money can buy you anything.”
“What I found out is, I need complete autonomy. I can't have nobody looking over my shoulder saying I can't say this or that.”
“I don't really put cars in my videos because I'm always flying or on a tour bus.”
“When MC Hammer came out, I was wearing parachute pants and patent leather shoes and a high top fade with a blonde streak in it like Kwame.”
“I take pride in lyrics. I take pride in music and staying on beat and being on key.”
“When dubstep came out, I loved it.”
“I'm the Wi-Fi, so I get everybody connected. I'm trying to let the whole world know that I can keep it connected if you get with me, you know what I'm saying?”
“The beautiful thing about being independent and having my own label is I can say whatever the hell I want.”
“I'm the complete technique of rhyme. I don't have no boundaries.”
“It's difficult to stay relevant for many years, but I've somehow managed to do so. I'm honest and provocative.”
“My quest has always been to get my story to the rest o' the people.”
“I always sacrifice myself for the love of all my people.”
“Got so much to say, such little time.”