He saw glimpses of success in the group 57th Street Rogue Dog Villians with their single "Let's Get Fucked Up." As a member of the group Nnutthowze, Aaron Yates signed with Perspective Records in 1993.
History 1991–2001: Beginnings and founding Strange MusicĮarly in his career, Yates was a member of a group formed in 1991 called Black Mafia. He attended Southwest High School in Kansas City. He would explore abandoned buildings with his best friend, hoping to catch a ghost on film. His father Carlton Cook was estranged from the family and his mother suffered from epilepsy and lupus when he was a child, which emotionally affected him and inspired him to "search for God".
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He began rapping at a very early age, and would rap the letters of his name in order to remember how to spell it. Yates was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri.
He has sold over two million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper and singer.