However, Tech is a pretty gangster dude, and it seems like the gangster natures of his stuff could potentially be holding him back. It's odd that the gangster scene has had so much influence that some of us came to the conclusion that one needs to be seen as 'black' in not only appearance, but by having some sort of gangster-esque aura about them in order to ascend to stardom, which is why it's difficult for many white rappers to break into the game. I kind of started to see the paradox of Tech being a gangster rapper in a post-gangster rap world. However, I still feel like there's gotta be something else. I feel like Tech being late to the internet aspect of things and sticking to traditional methods of branding himself (really identifying with his smaller label, and making a big deal out of buying physical copies of CDs, etc.) really holds him back from being as popular as he could possibly be. And of those 8, none of them are from his older songs. He has a Twitter and stuff, but he only has 8 music videos out. This brought me to one point, social media. The guy has obviously made the connections required to transcend what may be seen as a lackluster market. The guy even got a feature on Tha Carter IV and has seen more and more high-profile guys hopping on his tracks. I guess one argument that could be made is that he doesn't have the market for it being based out of Kansas City, but the guy has booked 100+ shows across the country ever since Absolute Power dropped in 2002 and has made no signs of slowing down. And even though he's sold that many albums, I feel like Tech is someone who is still pretty underground. But I guess those numbers just don't really feel big enough considering he's put out 12 albums. He also is able to throw down a catchy hook or two, a key element that can really help churn out a hit.Īnd I realize that the guy has sold over a million albums, and that's a huge achievement. Rapping ability? Dude spits like his namesake weapon of choice and makes it interesting most of the time.

After reading through all the comments here, I just started to think about rappers who fit into this and that category, and I started really wondering why Tech N9ne isn't more famous.

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