Tech N9ne has done what many independent rappers dream of doing: have a single certified gold by the RIAA. And this year, the Strange Music leader didn’t have one, but two singles certified with 500,000 units sold. Those records are “Fragile” and “Hood Go Crazy.”
“This is a beautiful testament to the loyalty of my fans,” Tech N9ne says in a press release. “Thanks to all the Technicians that made this possible and have made Strange Music the #1 independent record company in the universe, without them none of this is possible.”
“Fragile” is from the Kansas City-based rapper’s 2013 album, Something Else, and features Kendrick Lamar as well as Strange Music labelmates ¡Mayday! and singer Kendall Morgan.
“Hood Go Crazy” has guest appearances from Atlanta’s very own B.o.B and 2 Chainz and was part of last year’s output, Special Effects. It saw significant radio play and charted on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Tech N9ne first went gold in 2013 with “Caribou Lou,” a cut from 2006’s Everready (The Religion). The Strange Music boss was gifted with his plaque at a homecoming show in Kansas City with his labelmates, business partner Travis O’Guin and Wild ‘N Out host Nick Cannon.
“It’s a special night tonight and to get those plaques in front of everybody,” Tech N9ne told HipHopDX at the time. “I was blushing. It was humongous to get it where it started.”
That certification was the label’s first as well.
Big deal. Drizzaveli is loaded with platinum plaques at his crib, something every independent rapper like Tech N9ne wishes they had. Fuck every anti-Drake reply in advance. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
You Goat herding fudge packer – stay sucking Drakes farts you gassed up phony !
How the hell are going to fucking downplay the success another just because another has had a better one? Selling records is not a competition.
Drizzaveli lmao….Tech raps circles around him, been in the game longer and co owns his label. Without 5 different other labels in his pocket. Give him his respect and keep it moving lil homie
Drake also buys his lyrics from people collabs constantly and cant even take a shit without someone help push tech built strange from NOTHING with a great business partner a loyal devoted team and the mans grind has paid off without help from anyone other than distributers to get his music out there drakes like the little trust fund baby who got handed everything and dont know shit and always got his hand out or looking for help techs the guy who cut his teeth to hone his craft always growing his business and bettering himself on the mic always learning and getting slicker without riding anyones dick to the top drake and tech are on 2 completely different planets tech is what the music industry should be hard working consistent and INDEPENDANT rather than trying to jack everyones style all the time buy songs call them yours and constantly trying to be something your not (drake you were a fucking teenage actor in a god damn wheel chair!!!!! And went to sophisticated colleges and actting schools all paid by parents yep all the way from the bottom…)yet trys to sit and talk tough and street guys a fucking joke and a sales pitch a bad one at that techs real and ALWAYS been real and 100% for his fans
Salute.. Shows that the grind pays off
its crazy how much tech and strange have grown over the years.. nice to see some plaques going out.. on a side note i woulda thought am i psycho wouldve been gold or something by now..but with the Storm coming up im sure he’ll get another gold or so record..shit id like to see an album go gold or plat tbh