Tech N9ne Net Worth, Age, Height

Aaron Dontez Yates best known as Tech N9ne is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is also the co-owner of a record level named Strange Music. He got fame at the beginning of his career when he was a member of the group Black Mafia with the single titled “Let’s Get Fucked Up.” Tech N9ne net worth is estimated at $18 million dollars.

Tech N9ne Early Life

Aaron Dontez Yates was born on 8 November 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri. His birth name is Aaron Dontez Yates. He comes from a Christian family. His father’s name is Carlton Cook. His mother’s name is Maude Sue Yates Kalifah. He has a beautiful sister. Her name is Basimah Kalifah. They shared a very unique bonding with each other.

Aaron had a tragic childhood. His father left their family when he was a kid. When he was twelve years old, his mother remarried a Muslim guy name Abdul Khalifah. From him, he has two stepbrothers named Kiraameen Khalifah and Hakeem Khalifah. His mother was very sick. She was suffering from epilepsy and lupus.

Name	Tech N9ne.
Real Name	Aaron Dontez Yates.
Birth Date / Age	November 8, 1971/ 50 Years Old.
Birth Place	Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Source of Income	Music.
Height	5 feet 7 inches/1.7 m.
Net Worth	$18 million dollars.

It became such a vulnerable thing for him that he started to “search for God”. He used to explore abandoned buildings with his best friend in search of catching a ghost on film.

Aaron went to Southwest High School in Kansas City. At a very early age, he started rapping and enjoyed it. He struggled to spell his own name. That’s when he started rapping. He would rap the letters of his name in order to remember how to spell it.

Tech N9ne Career

Tech N9ne is one of the oldest artists in the USA. He is 50 years old but still working. He began his career as a rapper. But eventually, he started working in the acting sector. He has one of the most successful careers in the Hollywood industry.

Yates started by forming the group Black Mafia and released “Let’s Get Fucked Up” in 1991. He has released 23 studio albums titled The Calm Before the Storm (1999), Absolute Power (2002), All 6’s and 7’s (2011), Special Effects (2015), and N9na (2019). His last studio album was released in 2017 titled Strange Reign.

Yates has released many singles like “Mitch Bade”, “Big Bad Wolf”, “Here Comes Tecca Nina”, “Everybody Move”, “Red Nose”, “Show Me a God”, and “He’s a Mental Giant”, “Face Off” etc. He has worked in many documentaries and many Television shows. Like his music career, he was also successful in his acting career.

Tech N9ne was nominated for MTVU Music Awards in 2009 and he won that year. At present, he is more into the investment business than music and Television.

Tech N9ne Net Worth

As of 2022, Tech N9ne’s net worth is approximately $18 million dollars. His major source of income is music album sales. He also earns a decent amount from live performances, streams, brand endorsements, and acting. This way, he makes around 6 to 8 million dollars a year. His total net worth includes many luxury houses, expensive cars, etc.

Yates’ main income source is studio album sales commission. So far, he has sold more than 2 million albums. N9ne has released 23 studio albums, 11 EPs, and 57 singles. He is one of the richest rappers in America. Tech N9ne is one of the highest-paid rappers on the planet. He was paid 30 million dollars in 2016.

Brand endorsement is another major source of his income. He has teamed with Boulevard Brewing Company which is a beer company. It got him a lot of money. He also promotes many brands and earns from them.

Tech N9ne Instgram And Twitter

Though Tech N9ne is one of the oldest rappers in America surprisingly he is very much up to date. He has footsteps on every single social media platform. Thousands and even millions of people follow him on social media. He acts just like a young rapper on social media.

Yates is very popular on Facebook. He has a verified Facebook page where he has got more than 3.5 million people following him. He is also very active on his verified Instagram account. More than 1.6 million people follow him. He regularly posts on Instagram and Facebook.

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Yates has got a TikTok account as well. It is verified. It has more than 210k followers with more than 560k likes. He also has a Twitter account. On his verified Twitter account, he has got 571k and more followers. He also owns a YouTube channel. On his YouTube channel, he has got almost 1.2 million subscribers.

Tech N9ne Personal Life

Tech N9ne was in a long marital relationship. But it became very complicated a few years after the marriage. He married Lecoya LeJeune in 1995. But they started living separately in 2005. After ten years of living separately, he finally filed for divorce in 2015 and got officially divorced in 2017.

Yates has three children with his ex-wife. He has two daughters and a son. His daughters are Alyia Yates and Reign Yates. His son’s name is Dontez Yates. At present, he is not dating anyone and is completely single.