Back in September 2016, HipHopDX made a case for Tech N9ne being the greatest rapper of all time on an episode of The Breakdown. With 11 solo studio albums, seven collaborative records — including 2017’s Dominion — and the undeniable success of his Strange Music, Inc. imprint, his track record speaks for itself.
As of this week, the Kansas City, Missouri native is officially a platinum-selling artist. “Caribou Lou,” taken from 2006’s Everready (The Religion), has sold over 1 million copies, earning him his first Platinum certification from the RIAA.
“Caribou Lou” was certified Gold in 2012 and is a consistent fan favorite at Tech’s live shows. Judging by the over 15 million views the lyric video has racked up, that likely won’t change anytime soon.
The song serves as Tech’s fourth certification from the RIAA. His 2015 single “Hood Go Crazy” featuring B.o.B and 2 Chainz, and his 2013 track “Fragile” with Kendrick Lamar have both been certified Gold.
Revisit “Caribou Lou” above.
Congrats to Tech N9ne. He’s my favourite artist.
Tech is the underground rap scene. He laid most of the groundwork for independent artists. He’s among rap’s elite as far as contribution.
“Back in September 2016, HipHopDX made a case for Tech N9ne being the greatest rapper of all time on an episode of The Breakdown” LMAAOOOOOO
impressive for anybody let alone a independent artist. Tech is making them $$$$$
Flow wise and versatility the guys definetly up there but lyricaly eh not quite up there with the greats… if we are talking accomplishments overall and work ethic and dedication to the game the mans a giant compared to most he took all the risk doing what he did while all these other rappers sit and play it safe sign 360 deals so they can flash a few chains and drive a nice car then later cry fowl because there not getting what there worth alot of rappers in the game could learn alot from tech
I respect underground hip hop artists more than todays pop commercial bubblegum mainstream trash rappers.
Whoever says Tech is not one of the best lyricist with some of the best word play obviously just doesn’t listen to him much. Name one mainstream artist (alive) that would ever battle rap tech or any strange music artist???
His double cd album Killer, thats where he 1st sold over a million copies of all his previous albums combined. This was back in 2009 or sum like that. Tech is a genius