# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tech-n9ne
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:47:01.314Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tech-n9ne"
name: "Tech N9ne"
slug: "tech-n9ne"
description: "Aaron Dontez Yates, better known by his stage name Tech N9ne, is an American rapper, songwriter, and singer. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two million albums and his music has been featured in film, television, and interactive media. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie Award broadcast on mtvU."
tagline: "American rapper, songwriter (born 1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tech_N9ne_Interview_2025.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1971-11-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 1520000
platforms:
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    handle:    "TechN9ne"
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    handle:    "therealtechn9ne"
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    handle:    "therealTechN9ne"
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    handle:    "@therealtechn9ne"
    followers: 1520000
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tech N9ne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tech N9ne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tech N9ne"
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    title: "Tech N9ne"
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    title: "Tech N9ne"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump