You’re about to embark on your third tour this year. You made Forbes hip-hop list two years in a row.
TSS: Your ninth studio album Something Else scored your second highest Billboard debut to date. TSS: All good business models have goals and lately you’ve been crossing off quite a few. To understand how someone can single-handedly fulfill their own destiny and turn a penchant for creation into Forbes-level success with only an independent rap career, soak up some game as we proudly present Smoking Sessions with Tech N9ne. Then, after interacting in character all afternoon and performing throughout the night, his day ends half-way through the AM, driving off to another city to start it all over again. It’s dictated by interviews with people he doesn’t know, coming into his living space and fans at meet & greets, lurking outside his bus. His schedule isn’t dictated by an alarm clock. As a traveling one man show, he lives and breaths touring, letting the music lead his direction. Used to be The State Theater.”Īs I confirmed, said my peace and walked away, I realized that was the first time he had been outside that day. Before I could react, he looked up at the brick-encrusted side of the Fillmore – which has no indication of anything other than sturdy craftsmanship and said, “The Fillmore. However, what struck me was what he said upon opening the door to the drizzling Detroit streets.Īs he thought, I paused, wondering if he was joking or legitimately didn’t know which venue he was rocking later that night. Considering he double-checked to ensure there weren’t any fans lurking within 50 feet, his rationale was obvious. However, it wasn’t until being led to Tech’s personal quarters by the man himself that I realized how much work goes into his tenured success.Īfter a half-hour long conversation about everything from major label success and becoming an independent billionaire to the settled opinion on his latest album Something Else and what he considers his best project to date, the typically boisterous mental giant made sure to personally see me out of his tour bus – which doubles as his traveling home, bedroom and living room. Last week, I had the humbling opportunity of sorting through Tech N9ne’s numerous tour buses to find Strange Music’s CEO for an intimate one-on-one interview.
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