Talilo (left) and Tech N9ne on the "My Shoes" single art. (Jawan Blevins, Jon Meyer and Cruz Media, courtesy of Talilo Marfil.) Musicians collaborating with their idols always marks a significant ...

ATLANTA (AP) — On a phone call from jail last year, Lil Wayne told a radio show about one of the first rappers he wanted to collaborate with once he got free. It wasn't a reigning chart-topper like ...

Kansas City-based rapper Tech N9ne plans to write a song commemorating the Kansas City Chiefs’ first trip to the Super Bowl in 50 years. “Because we’re gonna win it,” he said Sunday while standing ...

Your Guide to KC: Star culture and identity writer J.M. Banks is acting as a tour guide of sorts to some well-known and hidden gems, with a focus on Kansas City’s communities of color. Send your ideas ...

“It is kind of weird in a way,” said Stephen Johnson, a 44-year-old Tech N9ne fan who attended Boulevardia for the first time to see the Kansas City artist. “I can remember going to a Tech N9ne ...

Your Guide to KC: Star culture and identity writer J.M. Banks is acting as a tour guide of sorts to some well-known and hidden gems, with a focus on Kansas City’s communities of color. Send your ideas ...

Rapper Tech N9ne performs on the Main Stage during Boulevardia on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com “It is kind of weird in a way,” said Stephen Johnson, a ...

Back in early 2017, indie rap artist Tech N9ne had what sounded like a pretty far-out idea for his next album, to be called Planet. In an interview at that time with this writer, he said he wanted the ...

Kansas City, Mo., rapper Tech N9ne takes no prisoners. The spoken word introduction on ”Absolute Power,” an album on which the rapid-fire rapper bares his soul, could alone earn the ”Parental Advisory ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The holiday season is ...

From Virginia, with love, newcomer D.R.A.M. is one part a blast from the past and equal parts a foreshadowing of music’s future. Today he releases his debut album Big Baby D.R.A.M. A year of touring ...