I had a song called “Fuck Your Religion.” And all it was saying was, don’t condemn me to hell because I don’t believe what you believe. I didn’t like having people that really didn’t know shit about music telling me what to write when I write my life. I can’t have nobody looking over my shoulder saying I can’t say this or that. What I found out is, I need complete autonomy. What was the lesson you learned from those days? You’re successful as an independent artist, but you had a number of major label deals in the ‘90s. Interview by Insanul Ahmed ( abridged version of this feature appears in Complex's June/July 2011 issue. That’s why we figured it was the perfect time to chop it up with the mental giant and have him tell us about how he makes the independent hustle work, signing vaginas, and the night he almost overdosed on Ecstasy. Boasting features like Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, and B.o.B, the album is the Kansas City native’s most mainstream look to date.ĭespite all the big name features, the album is still being released independently through his Strange Music label. Next Tuesday, he will drop his newest album All 6’s and 7’s. Whether it comes to releasing albums, creating merchandise, or getting clean and sober, Tech likes to do it on his own terms. Few rappers embody the independent spirit of hip-hop quite like Tech N9ne.

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