This morning some news came across our desk and it was very confusing when we saw Tech 9 was dead. We questioned it and wanted to make sure it wasn’t Tech N9ne and we were correct.
We are sad to announce that Tech 9, born Akeem Mickens, has reportedly passed away, but the mainstream Tech N9ne everyone knows of is NOT dead. Read and we have proof…
Just a few hours ago after the news surfaced via battle rapper Buttah From The Block, who was friends with Tech 9, announcing Tech’s death on Facebook.
Buttah From The Block released this statement on Facebook, but we noticed his real name was NOT that of Tech N9ne whose real name is Aaron Dontez Yates.
The Tech 9 that battle rapper Buttah From The Block was speaking of is Akeem Mickens who also goes by Tech 9, just spelled differently.
Buttah released this statement:
Sadly it’s true. We lost a Philadelphia and battle rap legend and pioneer. Unfortunately, we haven’t fully figured the cause of death. We are praying that it was natural causes. He had no signs of harm done to his body.
XXL reports:
Tech 9, not be confused with Strange Music’s Tech N9ne, had been throwing down defensive bars in the ring for well over a decade. In that time, he’d battled artists like Arsenal, T-Rex and plenty more. Although he wasn’t a key player in mainstream hip-hop, elite lyricists and like Lupe Fiasco, Kendrick Lamar, Denzel Curry, Lloyd Banks and more have already hopped on Twitter to express their condolences and offer prayers to the battle rapper’s family and friends.
Here is Tech 9 battling:
Recently, Tech N9ne weighed in on the loss of Prodigy frontman Keith Flint talking about suicide after he took his own life in February.
Tech N9ne had this to say:
This music game throughout the years from time to time would have me thinking, Maybe all this pain from my mistakes would be gone, if I took myself away! Somehow, I always found a reason or reasons to live! For Love! Alot of us might not be as fortunate to have people that care in their corner so the will to live is weakened! You never know when someone is at their wit’s end so we have to try harder to pay attention to the people we care about cause it could be too late! This is a DISASTER! I love your art bruh bruh! I’m sorry Love couldn’t catch you before you gave up! Rest well King! Rip #KeithFlint Aka #THEPRODIGY #FIRESTARTER
The Hip Hop community has been sending their condolences…
