Philadelphia-based battle rapper Tech 9’s death has been ruled a suicide.
First deputy coroner Alexander Balacki of the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office made the official determination, according to Philadelphia magazine. The cause of death was an overdose of diphenhydramine, the common antihistamine known as Benadryl.
Tech 9 — not to be confused with Strange Music co-founder Tech N9ne — passed away on March 24. The late battle rapper, whose real name was Akhiym Mickens, was scheduled to appear to be in court for an arraignment hearing on March 25.
The 32-year-old artist was facing charges of child pornography, indecent assault, indecent exposure and corruption of minors.
Cowanis L. Duckett, Tech 9’s court-appointed lawyer, said he believed the accusations were “some kind of retaliation” against his client.
“Circumstances surrounding the timing of the actual accusation seem to me to be an act of retaliation rather than … an actual incident that happened,” Duckett told PhillyVoice.
Tech 9 was arrested in January on multiple charges, including unlawful sexual contact with a minor, indecent assault, corruption of minors, harassment and possession of child pornography.
In March, a judge dropped two indecent assault charges at a preliminary hearing.
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All child molesters should die
Pretty sure we all will die, dumb phuck
He means right now.. genius. It’s obvious everyone dies you moron. Anyone who would molest a child doesn’t deserve life. Why are you showing sympathy for pedophiles?? Suspect as hell.
How is someone that is using correct logic a pedo sympathizer lol you and the 10 or so people who upvoted are all shades of dumb lol. If someone dies today, tomorrow, or 70 years from now – it doesnt matter. Dead is still dead. You should probably die now. At least for your future generations sake lol
You obviously don’t get it. We all get the logic you idiot. Everyone understands the stupid point you are trying to prove that everyone dies. Lmfao! Of coarse we all die dummy!! You are jut being literal to argue. He’s saying pedos do not deserve to live. I don’t get how hard that is to understand.
The guy above said he hopes pedos die, the guy responding said of course thats going to happen to all of us, the next guy then calls the 2nd guy a pedo sympathizer for stating the obvious lol i dont think logic is being applied here at all by certain individuals. The 2nd guy made sense in what he said. Death isnt a real punishment since we all gotta go one day.
You are the 2nd guy
Pedo sympathizer detected
Good riddance! While in hell, I hope he gets fucked with a cactus every 10 minutes!
Hell yeah.This doucebag deserves his divk cut and blended and all the rest drink his sick mind
Before you judge this man stop and think. There are thousands of innocence men locked up behind fraudulent claims of sexual assaults while thousands of guilty men roam free. As soon as an individual is accused, we immediately judge them and find them guilty without any evidence backing the claims. I myself am guilty of this as well. All it takes is one salty ass trifling female to make some bogus statement and you’re fucked. Especially in the court of public perception. Also take note that the press is quick to publicize the accusations, but very rarely do they come back and let the public know if you’re found guilty. If this man was indeed guilty then the fires of hell shall burn at their highest temperatures. Just think before you rush to judge.
I doubt if he was innocent he would’nt have killed himself. I’m not quick to judge but I find no sympathy for pedophiles or the people that try to defend them.
Not defending dude at all in any way whatsoever. If he was guilty let him burn in Hell. The fact that he killed himself speaks volumes within itself. I was simply pointing out the fact that in general once an individual is accused they are found guilty immediately in the court of public perception.
Child molesters are sick disgusting pieces of shit. No amount of prison time or meds or whatever can fix them, they deserve to die.
Stop. Don’t ever defend a pedo bruh
Idk why everyone is missing the “minor” part in this article. That’s anything under 18 ! I’m almost certain a kid isn’t going to just make up something like this, especially since there’s videos to prove it. You guys are so quick to defend these men but never think about the child involved smh
No shock here. I figured it would either be suicide or heart attack with not knowing what the next day had in store.
I guess he won’t be at The Gathering of the Jugaloos this year
Wrong Tech dickhead
He put his body bag in a body bag.
The pope, alot of policeman, politicians, the nations that had and still have the so called negros Hispanics and native Americans in slavery deserve to be put to death but they are still living. No I’m not defending him just treat the other sickos the same.
Man some 20 year old girl could of sent him nude videos and he could of hit that one or two times without know she sas underage..she gets mad at him for smashing another girl, presses charges abd there you go, dude looks like a pedophile because of charges laid against him. Not saying this is the case, but I am sure that can happen.
Why are all of you soo eager to try and defend this man?? Bunch of closet pedos trying to look out for one another. He killed him self because he was about to get caught up.
But 20 isn’t under age. The article said “minor” that’s anything below 18. So if you justify that, then you’re probably a pedophile yourself.
I hate he took his own life, but better to commit suicide than to have to compete in rap battles with child porn & child molestation charges hanging over your head! Noway he would or could have won another battle..They would have roasted him in those battles with those charges!
Man I really like his Battle Raps It’s a shame he was involved in tese type of actions I never would have suspected him on the radar