Tech N9ne

    Tech N9ne has been one of my favorite artists for over a decade. He is a rap artist with a style unlike any other. Tech N9ne's real name is Aaron Dontez Yates, he is from Kansas City, MO. Yates has always been a fan of horror films and he is fascinated with serial killers. This has influenced his music greatly over the years. Tech N9ne calls himself and his crew the Killer clowns. This is very different from the type of clowning we are experimenting with, however there are just as particular of mannerisms in each type. This is part of an underground rap movement including the Insane Clown Posse group, Hed P.E. (Sad clowns), Twiztid (Wicked clowns). These are all artists that have taken their clowning to a weird level which I dont like. 

Tech N9ne's Killer clown style does not imply that he is evil. He just kills the style he choses! His movements are extremely particular and precise. I have always admired his articulate speech, however when I see him live I can not help but to respect his ability to be so articulate with his movements as well. He moves very low to the ground and uses his hands and fingers to move with the music. His type of clowning expresses his sinister and also sexual nature. He will use the microphone as a phallic symbol, he will also ask women to home on stage and he will practically give them a lap dance, among other things. Somtimes he is ridiculous, but he is very entertaining.

   Tech N9ne started painting his face when he was a backup dancer and realized that it changed him. The face paint gave Tech the ability to share much more on stage. He says he "stopped giving a f***." The paint gave him freedom of expression and let him bring the things he wanted to hold inside, out! He says in a recent interview that his vulgarity and craziness in his music comes from the freedom he gained from adopting a clown persona.

   Tech N9ne's stage presence have taken him very far. He puts on the most electrifying shows and has created a label to reflect his nature called Strange Music. He recently switched to a mask, probably to avoid harsh face paint every day.

Works cited

https://youtu.be/O7P72c36zvY

www.strange music.com