FULL-LENGTH STUDIO ALBUM ON ITS WAY FOR SUMMER 2025!
April 11, 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) Channeling the heyday of rap, chart-topping multiplatinum hip-hop legend and the most successful independent rapper of all time, Tech N9ne, laces up on his new single and music video “J6’s,” out now via Strange Music. Listen HERE. Watch the music video HERE.
On the track, an orchestral string sample wraps around skittering cymbals, nodding to the golden age of hip-hop. Tech sets the scene out of the gate in a moment of introspection “A lot of times, life can deal you a bad hand, but to stay out of the trashcan, you’ve got to have a plan.” He masterfully switches up his flow, bouncing back-and-forth between a nostalgic hook and rapid-fire bars. At one point, he pays homage to his kicks of choice, “I thought I’d never make riches, got the system against me and it’s way vicious. Sometimes don’t wanna stay with this, until I came across my pair of lucky J6’s.” In the accompanying visual, he raps on a rooftop and in an elite and exclusive sneaker shop. It evokes his love for shoes and sneaker culture on-screen and firmly embeds audiences in a space of reflection with him.
It comes in hot behind his latest single “RDV.” In just a couple of weeks, the latter has amassed 1.6 million YouTube views on the music video.
In 2025, Tech is telling his story more intimately than ever before. More will be revealed in the coming weeks about a new full-length studio album due out this summer. For now, grab your “J6’s” and get ready for more.
After recently touring across Australia and New Zealand on a headline tour with support from Joey Cool, Tech N9ne has set off on a brand-new North American tour. He teams up once again with Hollywood Undead to re-up their popular co-headline jaunt from 2023, visiting markets they missed the first time around. Finally, he headlines festivals such as Boulevardia in Kansas City on June 13 and Summer Daze in Elko, NV, on July 18.
Check out the remaining tour itinerary below.
Tech N9ne changed everything the world knew about hip-hop. He didn’t follow the rules. He didn’t need a major label. He didn’t wear the uniform. He didn’t even call one of the coasts home. Instead, he turned Kansas City, MO into ground zero for the evolution of the culture, sending aftershocks through not just music, but also sports, video games, television, film, and fashion. With billions of streams, dozens of RIAA gold and platinum plaques, and hundreds of sold out shows under his belt, he’s easily the hardest working artist and entrepreneur in the game. He has notched four Top 5 debuts on the Billboard 200 and clinched the record for “most Top 10 albums on the Billboard Rap Chart.” He has delivered hits in three decades—whether it be the platinum-certified “Caribou Lou” in the 00’s, the gold-certified “Fragile” [feat. Kendrick Lamar, ¡Mayday!, Kendall Morgan] in the 10’s, or his biggest smash yet in the 20’s with “Face Off” featuring Joey Cool, King Iso, and Dwayne Johnson. In 2024, he shook the Billboard Rock charts by linking up with Falling In Reverse and Alex Terrible of Slaughter To Prevail on “Ronald” and sold out a show with the Kansas City Orchestra. If you trace the origins of Kendrick, Jelly Roll, and more, you’ll find Tech as an early champion and collaborator on pivotal tracks. Beyond sold-out headline tours, he has performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! Plus, he has graced the cover of XXL and caught the attention of Variety, People, TMZ, NY Post, Today, and Entertainment Weekly. He co-founded Strange Music as a home for his output. Now, the company’s Kansas City headquarters stretches across six buildings: Strange Music (label offices), Strangeland (recording studios, soundstage), Strange World (merchandise manufacturing plant), Strange Box (vehicles), Strange Carwash, and Strange Works(construction company). It’s no wonder the Forbes “Cash Kings” list boasts Tech’s inclusion year-after-year. Not to mention, he teamed up with KC’s own Boulevard Brewery for his craft beer Bou Lou. 35 years into an unprecedented journey, he’s picking up the pace in 2025 with more to come.
CO-HEADLINING WITH HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
4/11 Penticton, BC South Okanagan Events Centre
4/12 Calgary, AB McEwan Hall Concerts
4/13 Edmonton, AB Midway
4/15 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Event Center
4/16 Fargo, ND Butler Arena
4/18 Milwaukee, WI The Rave / Eagles Club
4/19 Maplewood, MN Myth Live
4/20 Green Bay, WI EPIC Event Center
4/22 Brookings, SD Dacotah Bank Center
4/23 Omaha, NE The Astro
4/28 Wichita, KS WAVE
4/29 Clive, IA Horizon Events Center
4/30 Grand Rapids, MI GLC Live At 20 Monroe
5/1 Gary, IN Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
5/3 Kitchener, ON Elements
5/4 Toronto, ON REBEL
5/5 Montréal, QC L’Olympia
5/7 Providence, RI The Strand Ballroom & Theatre
5/8 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
5/9 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
6/13 Kansas City, MO Boulevardia*
7/18 Elko, NV Summer Daze*
TECH N9NE WEB AND SOCIAL LINKS
