How Long Till Mainstream Gone Tech N9ne?

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Permalink Reply by Apokalypze on October 28, 2009 at 4:33pm

He will never go mainstream. That is part of the reason for F.T.I. mainstream is part of the industry and FUCK IT ALL

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Permalink Reply by LD on October 28, 2009 at 4:49pm

it's already happening.

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Permalink Reply by ₡₱♛ on October 28, 2009 at 4:55pm

That's ignorant as fuck. The goal for every artist is to be on every house. Mainstream is the goal.

Apokalypze said:

He will never go mainstream. That is part of the reason for F.T.I. mainstream is part of the industry and FUCK IT ALL

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Permalink Reply by LiberateMe on October 28, 2009 at 5:01pm

he says FTI its not a joke he will get asked but he will say no and thats right every artist wants to be in every house but he will do it on his own FTI

and if you think I am kidding well why did he just come out with a FTI shirt?


Cole Payan said:

That's ignorant as fuck. The goal for every artist is to be on every house. Mainstream is the goal.

Apokalypze said:

He will never go mainstream. That is part of the reason for F.T.I. mainstream is part of the industry and FUCK IT ALL

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Permalink Reply by RL98 on October 28, 2009 at 5:18pm

he's on that new 3 6 mafia record, its the lead single for their new album, with a video. It going to be everywhere, so umm....Tech not going mainstream? He's always wanted to.

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Permalink Reply by B-rent on October 28, 2009 at 5:23pm

why is it that everything you type is so fucking retarded? why are u even on this site dude?

Apokalypze said:

He will never go mainstream. That is part of the reason for F.T.I. mainstream is part of the industry and FUCK IT ALL

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Permalink Reply by Techn9cian4life on October 28, 2009 at 5:23pm

Yeah he's always wanted to, and obviously is capable of it, but he was refered to as "the weirdo" so his shit was never really played. I'm actually glad he's doin shit on his own, instead of letting the industry tweak it to what they think sounds good. I mean, look what happened to Guerilla Zoe. He had a song called Hood Nigga, now his most recent single was that song with the video of him riding around in a car at night singing to himself, in autotune. If that ever happened with Tech N9ne I'd be majorly pissed.

CHi Star said:

he's on that new 3 6 mafia record, its the lead single for their new album, with a video. It going to be everywhere, so umm....Tech not going mainstream? He's always wanted to.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Powell on October 28, 2009 at 5:30pm

One day.

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Permalink Reply by Halii on October 28, 2009 at 5:31pm

mainstream is going tech.

the other day, K.O.D. was #6 on all of itunes. that's pretty fuckin amazing for an underground rapper.

to apokalypze: you're right, he's not going mainstream, he's trying to get people to move their taste his direction instead of him doing shit just like everyone else.
it's kind of like he's trying to draw everyone in with his music and everyone else on strange. for example, tech attracts people like the ones on this site. kutt has a more mainstream sound, so he appeals to a slightly different crowd, and kali obviously has gospel and r&b influences. like any other artists, tech and strange are trying to get everyone to like them.
i also believe that's why tech does so many collabos; by featuring other artists in his songs, more people will find out about him through the artists he works with that they already like.

tech's just taking a different path to the mainstream. instead of signing with a major label and doing whatever they tell him to do with his music for the money rather than the expression {like all the artists that pop up on mtv out of nowhere that sound like t-pain}, he's doing what he's doing.
it takes a lot more patience to figure out how to draw the majority toward your music, but it's better than changing your shit for the current mainstream sound.

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Permalink Reply by Anghellic Techn9cian[; on October 28, 2009 at 5:31pm

Damn straight he'll go mainstream, but with his label, therefore not so mainstream-y.

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Permalink Reply by ScottyKCMO on October 28, 2009 at 5:50pm

I'll probably get flamed for this, but I don't give a sh*t.....I'm just being real...

What's Tech going to rap about if he ever blows up huge in the mainstream? Not that I don't dig K.O.D and his darker contect...because it's all dope as hell....but I hope I witness him someday evolve into an artist with more positive content, without losing his edge and the energy and passion that makes him so great. I think of Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day" as an example. Not that people don't connect with depressing songs, or dark content.....because we all do....but it seems like music with positive vibes has more longevity in the grand scheme of things, and is what people typically enjoy more (generally speaking). A large percentage of Tech's lyrical content over the years refers to his anger/frustration/mishaps with the industry, the haters and other artists who won't accept him, the pain and struggles in his life, and the forecasting of his eventual success (Be Jealous for example). Don't get me wrong....Tech has been my favorite artist since the first time I heard him in 1998, and I love all of his work.....but I just wonder what else he has in store down the road.....and what he might be able to do if he ever finds peace in his life, in his religion, and ultimate success in the industry.

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Permalink Reply by Halii on October 28, 2009 at 6:04pm

that's right, he says fuck the industry as in the corporate asswipes in the music biz that decide what the mainstream sound is.
mainstream going tech wouldn't contradict him saying fti, because the whole point is that he's rising to the top without the industry's help.

LiberateMe said:

he says FTI its not a joke he will get asked but he will say no and thats right every artist wants to be in every house but he will do it on his own FTI

and if you think I am kidding well why did he just come out with a FTI shirt?


Cole Payan said:

That's ignorant as fuck. The goal for every artist is to be on every house. Mainstream is the goal.

Apokalypze said:

He will never go mainstream. That is part of the reason for F.T.I. mainstream is part of the industry and FUCK IT ALL

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