Tech N9ne is a famous rapper from America. His real name is Aaron Dontez Yatez. He is the founder of strange label record label. Known for his intricate flow, Tech N9ne has sold more than 2 million albums worldwide. He has appeared in films, TV serials and video games as well. He opted this name inspired by the semi-automatic handgun Tec-9. He has a fast rhyming style.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER

Tech N9ne was born on 8 November 1971, in Kansas city, Missouri. He began rapping at a very young age. He never met his father and his mother suffered from epilepsy. It emotionally affected him and he began searching for god at a small age. In 2003, his best friend was shot and killed. This tragedy affected him deeply and he began taking his anger out in music.

In 1991, he joined a rap group named Black Mafia. He met with some moderate success in the group song ‘Let’s get fucked up’. He signed with the Perspective records in 1993. He then joined the group named ‘The regime’ by rapper Yukmouth. He then appeared in the song track of a movie, Gang Related. He appeared in the song ‘The anthem’ along side Busta rhymes, Eminem, Xzibit, Kool G rap and KRS-One. Later that year, he founded strange music record label.

In 2001, he released an album named ‘Angehellic’. The album received rave reviews from the critics and was an underground success. Absolute power came out the next year. It reached number 79 on the billboard 200 charts. The album has sold more than 2,50,000 copies. Everready  (the religion) came out in 2006. The album was certified gold by RIIA. It received rave reviews from the critics. He then released the album Misery Loves Kompany. The album received good critical reviews and was a moderate success. Later that year, he released Killer. It’s album was a homage to Michael Jackson. The album had 32 tracks though it was not marketed as a double disc album. The album did a good business and was a moderate mainstream success.

Sickology was released in 2009. The album was quite a success with rave reviews from the critics. He later released the album named ‘Kink of Darkness’. The album received rave reviews from the critics and was a mainstream success. He released various other albums after that. Many of them were EPs, Many of them were mixtapes. They were critically well received and were a moderate mainstream success. In 2011, he released an album named Welcome to Strangeland. The album did a very good business and was well received by the critics. Teck N9ne released an EP named Boiling point in 2012. It was followed by a studio album, Something else. The album was met with a critical acclaim with an average score of 85 on Metacritic. The album has sold 92,000 copies which implies a moderate mainstream hit. The album featured guest appearances by many esteemed artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Game, The Doors and Wiz Khalifa and BoB. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard charts.

RICHNESS

Tech N9ne’s Car!

Tech N9ne has a net worth of 8 Million Dollars. He has accumulated this net worth as a result of his music albums, TV and Video games. His albums have sold more than 2 Million copies world wide. He is the co-founder of Strange music recordings. He has appeared in many films such as Born to race, Gang Related, Alpha Dog. His song ‘Let’s go’ was used as a commercial for Axe. He also appeared in the movies Vengeance and the night of the living dead. He songs have been used for many video games such as 25 To life, EA sports MMA, Madden NFL 2006. He has been active since 1991 and has garnered this fame as a result of his music efforts. He is known for his intense and dense flow. He has a bizarre style of rapping and is appreciated for that.

FAMOUS QUOTES BY TECH N9NE

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Born Christopher Henry Gayle on 21^st September 1979 and popularly known as Chris Gayle, he is a Jamaican cricketer and plays professional cricket for the West Indies team. Chris Gayle made his ODI debut against India in 1999 and a year later his test debut against Zimbabwe. Chris Gayle and just the mere mention of his name sends shivers down the spine of some of the best known bowlers in the International arena, known for his destructive ability with the bat, smart footwork and unique batting prowess he is regarded as a T-20 specialist who can single handedly change the course of a match on any given day.

Cricket Career:

Chris Gayle played 99 test matches, 255 ODI’s and 40 T-20I matches averaging 42.02, 37.36 and 34.19 respectively, he is also a handy bowler in crunch times and bowls off-spin.  Even though he had a very slow start to his international career he soon made his presence felt with a match saving 317 against a formidable South African bowling line-up in 2005 and five years later he again scored a career best 333 against Sri Lanka to be part of only 4 players in Test cricket history to do so.

Earning’s in Cricket:

Chris Gayle is one of the highly paid international T-20I players and represents many clubs and teams other than his country West Indies which include Worcestershire, Western Warriors, Sydney Thunder, Barisal Thunder, Stanford Superstars, Matabeleland Tuskers, Dhaka Gladiators and not to forget the lucrative IPL in which he plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) owned by liquor king Vijay Mallya.  RCB bought Gayle for $ 550,000 his ability with the bat earned him a salary hike and a permanent place in the team and he was retained the next year with a pay of $ 650,000. In auction for the upcoming IPL-7 in 2014 Chris Gayle was part of the only 3 players to be retained by the RCB and he has a take home salary of $ 1.57 million this year. As if this is not enough he also earns around $ 250,000 while playing in the big bash T-20I.  With estimated annual earnings of $ 8.5 million which also includes endorsements he is surely one of the top paid cricketers in the world.

Living in the Million dollar mansion

Chris Gayle is surely one of the busiest cricketers in the world and his professional commitments rarely allow him to take time and live at a particular place but this destructive batsman do sometimes visit his hometown in the Kingston Ghetto’s where he was born and brought up and when he does he goes straight to his mansion House no. 8, on Victory Avenue located right on the top of the hill. This 3 storey luxury mansion gives a panoramic view of the place below which is a sight to behold.

You don’t mess with the big daddy of T-20!

Chris Gayle scored the 1^st international century in the T-20I format when he scored 117 against South Africa in the inaugural match of the 2007 world twenty20. In 2008 he was brought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for $ 800,000 making him one of the richest for KKR but he failed to make his presence felt in that and the next edition that followed in 2009. In 2011 the 4^th edition of IPL this big Jamaican was left unsold and was also dropped from the West Indies team thus hurting his ego, but later in the middle of the IPL-4 Royal Challengers Bangalore brought Chris Gayle as a replacement for the injured Dirk Nannes and what followed next is history as he showed the entire world how to bat in a T-20 match, when it comes annihilating the opposite bowlers Chris Gayle does it in style. Before his entry RCB were at the bottom of the table and his entry powered RCB to top of the table in that edition. Chris Gayle is undoubtedly the best and the most destructive batsman the world has ever witnessed his 175* in just 65 balls that included 13 fours and 17 sixes and his IPL stats that shows 58 matches 2512 runs at an average of 52.33 and an eye-popping strike rate of 160.31 along with 4 centuries he scored which are the highest by any batsman speaks volumes about his batting. After having played 3 editions of IPL Chris Gayle can be considered as a class apart from the rest of the batsman as none have entertained the crowd like Chris Gayle did.

Chris Gayle-Controversy

Known for his calm composing nature and characteristic hitting Chris Gayle is regarded as one of the coolest cricketer but even this cool cricketer was involved in a dispute with the WICB over sponsorship issues and was dropped from the test side against South Africa. In the year 2006 during the champions trophy match against Australia he was fined 30% of his match fee due to his heated arguments and verbal duel with Michael Clarke. Chris Gayle received severe criticism during the 2009 tour of England when he publicly commented that he didn’t want to captain the West Indies side any longer due to the pressure associated with it and also said that he “wouldn’t be so sad” if Twenty20 wipes out Test cricket in the coming future.

Fun and lesser known facts about Chris Gayle

• When he is off the field Chris Gayle loves playing video games and also watches Tom and Jerry.
• His destructive batting earned him the nicknames “GayleForce” and “GayleStorm”.
• He scored the 1^st century to T20 thus became the 1^st batsman to score a century in all the three formats.
• Chris Gayle started celebrating victories in a unique fashion by shaking the legs on the lines on GANGNAM STYLE.

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PROFESSION: Skateboarder and Actor

Anthony Frank “Tony” Hawk, nicknamed “The Birdman”, is an American former professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, distributed by Activision. He is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential poineers of modern vertical skateboarding. In 2002, he created the “Boom Boom HuckJam”, an extreme sports exhibition and tour that was launched in Las Vegas. Throughout his career, Hawk has made numerous appearances in films, other media, and his own series of video games. He has also been an active member in various philanthropic activities, including his own foundation called Tony Hawk Foundation, that helps to build skate parks in underprivileged areas.

EARLY LIFE

Hawk was born in California, to the proud parents Nancy and Frank Peter Rupert Hawk, and was raised in San Diego, California. Tony Hawk has a tested I.Q. of 144 and when he was young, he was described as being hyperactive. Hawk’s parents supported his skateboarding as it served as an outlet for his excessive energy, and as Hawk’s skills developed, he became a professional skateboarder at age fourteen. Hawk was the National Skateboard Association world champion for twelve consecutive years.

SPONSORS

As of January 2012, Hawk is sponsored by Birdhouse, Independent, Quicksilver, Bones, and Nixon. Hawk was formerly sponsored by Theeve.

SKATEBOARDING

The 900: Hawk said “this is the best day of my life”, when he became the first skater to land a “900″. He was 43 when he did that trick for the first time.

INDIAN VERT DEMO

By the invitation from his sponsor, Quicksilver, Hawk assembled a group of vert skateboarders to perform, in 2012, in India. The team was welcomed by an excited audience that comprised of the Indian youth. This trip was even published on Hawk’s RIDE YouTube channel on February 4, 2013.

RETIREMENT

In 1999, Hawk took voluntary retirement from professional competitions, but he still tours North America to do personal skate shows.

Hawk was even invited to President Obama’s June 2009 Father’s Day celebration and skated in the hallways of the nearby Old Executive Office Building which is on the White House grounds. This became the first time ever for somebody to have skateboarded on the White House grounds with prior permission from the officials.

ENTREPRENEUR

BOOM BOOM HUCKJAM: In 1998, Hawk started a show tour, featuring skateboarding and BMX. It started in Las Vegas and slowly gained popularity and spread to 31 cities around the U.S. and eventually to Six Flags amusement parks.

VIDEO GAME SERIES: Video games based on this skateboarder were released by Hawk in 1999. The latest game of the series is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, a compilation of the first two Pro Skater titles. He remained a prominent character in these video games.

AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE: A series of rides in an amusement part called Six Flags was opened in 2007 and 2008. These park rides were called Tony Hawk’s Big Spin. It was designed to have the look and feel of a giant red-and-black skate park. It offered a full “extreme sports” experience. In 2012, these rides were renamed as Pandemonium.

FILM AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES

In 1986, Hawk was a featured skateboarder and skater-double for Josh Brolin in the movie Thrashin‘. He made appearances in several movies like Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol, Gleaming the Cube, xXx, Deck Dogz, Drake and Josh Go Hollywood, The New Guy, Jackass Series, Gumball Rally, 3000 Miles etc. Hawk can also be spotted in a lot of music videos. He was featured as an extra in the “Weird Al” Yankovic video “Smells like Nirvana”. He can also be seen in the music video for “I’m Just a Kid”. Hawk has been featured on television too! Series like Action, What I Like About You, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The Tom Green Show, The Naked Brothers Band, Zeke and Luther and All That. He also guest voiced on The Simpsons. Hawk has even appeared on cooking shows. In 2013, he and Eric Koston appeared as reporters in an episode of The Aquabats! Super Show!

PHILANTHROPY

Hawk launched the Tony Hawk Foundation, which has given away more than $3.4 million to help build over 400 skate parks around the US. The Foundation supports projects in low-income areas and helps underprivileged kids. In 2007, Hawk, Andre Agassi, Alonzo Mourning etc., founded the charity , “Athletes for Hope”, an organization that aims to inspire all people to volunteer and support their communities through the actions of professional athletes.

PERSONAL LIFE

Hawk’s personal life has not really been stable. He has gone through 3 divorces. He has four children- Riley Hawk, Spencer, Keegan and Kadence Clover Hawk. His most recent divorce was announced in February, 2011.

ASSETS

- Carlsbad Mansion

- Jeep Commander

- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

- Chevrolet Corvette

- Jeep STR8

TONY HAWK FUN FACTS

- Hawk was nicknamed The Birdman for his aerial stunts, and gained fame for becoming first skater to successfully land a 900 degree spin out of a half pipe.

- After striking out in a little league game, he hid out in a ravine until his father came to get him.

- He published his autobiography, Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder, in 2000.

- One of his sons, Riley Hawk, is also a professional skater.

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