Name	Mystikal
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Michael Lawrence Tyler
Birth date	September 22, 1970
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre	Hip hop, rap, gangsta rap
Years active	1987-present
Label	Big Boy RecordsNo Limit Records Jive RecordsCash Money RecordsUniversal Republic Records
Associated acts	Master P, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Fiend, Busta Rhymes, Birdman, Lil Wayne
Website	www.mystikal.me}}

Michael Lawrence Tyler (born September 22, 1970), better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans. A Persian Gulf war veteran who rose to stardom as a protege of the rap impresario Master P, Tyler combined powerful, passionate vocals that would range from a conspiratorial whisper to vein-popping screams in the course of a few words, and was constantly accelerating and decelerating his delivery. The sound was new, but not unprecedented, as Tyler's vocals were reminiscent of R&B; screamers like Little Richard and James Brown, using piano and saxophone sounds to accentuate the delivery.

Music career[link]

1993-1994: Early career[link]

Mystikal's debut album, ''Mystikal'', was released on New Orleans-based independent record label Big Boy Records in 1994. He found himself in conflict with fellow New Orleans rappers signed to Cash Money Records including U.N.L.V., Lil Wayne and B.G.. They dissed him on tracks like "Drag 'Em in Tha River" by U.N.L.V. and "Fuck Big Boy" by The B.G.'z. He struck back with the diss "Beware" which was on his sophomore effort ''Mind of Mystikal''. Mystikal's sister, Michelle Tyler (whom he had close ties with), sang the chorus on "Not That Nigga" and her fate became a major influence on Mystikal's music after her untimely death. The songs "Dedicated To Michelle Tyler", "Murderer", "Murder 2", "Shine" and "Murder III" on the ''Mind of Mystikal'', ''Unpredictable'' and Let's Get Ready albums, respectively, refer to her murder.

1995-1998 ''Mind of Mystikal'', ''Unpredictable'' & ''Ghetto Fabulous''[link]

Mystikal signed to Jive Records and released ''Mind of Mystikal'' in 1995. He signed to Master P's No Limit Records in 1996 and released ''Unpredictable'' in 1997. He appeared on many of the No Limit albums in 1997-1998. In 1998 he released ''Ghetto Fabulous''. That was his last album with the label, and he left in early 1999 to go on his own.

1999-2004: ''Let's Get Ready'' & ''Tarantula''[link]

In 1999 he began recording his album after leaving no limit. ''Let's Get Ready'' was released in 2000 and contained "Danger (Been So Long)", which featured rising pop star Nivea, and was the Billboard Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single in June 2001. ''Let's Get Ready'' debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200, making it Mystikal's only chart-topping album to date. The album also featured the popular, Neptunes-produced hit "Shake Ya Ass". The song retained cult-like popularity and can be heard in the background of numerous movies.

Mystikal's most recent solo release was the 2001 album ''Tarantula'', which contained the hit single, "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall)". Though it presented Mystikal's typical and unique flow style, the song also saw a blending of jazz and swing elements with hip-hop. The well received album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2003, and Mystikal was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance that same year. Mystikal was also featured prominently in the single, "Move Bitch" by Ludacris as well as "I Don't Give a Fuck" by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz along with Krayzie Bone, both in 2002. In 2003 he starred in the film ''13 Dead Men''. In 2003, Mystikal was indicted on charges of sexual battery and extortion. On January 15, 2004, he was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to forcing his hairstylist to perform sex acts. He served the full six years and was released on January 14, 2010.

2010-present[link]

Mystikal headlined a concert at the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts on Mardi Gras, February 16, 2010. Mystikal's first song after being released from prison was an underground track with former No Limit labelmate Fiend entitled "I Don't Like You". A few weeks later, Atlanta-based, New Orleans-born R&B; artist Lloyd released "Set Me Free" featuring Mystikal. The music video for "Set Me Free" was released on May 18, 2010 and was shot in New Orleans, primarily from the Calliope Projects.

In an interview in May 2010, he stated that he was still obligated to Jive Records for one more album and alluded to the fact that he would be taking the necessary time to ensure the album would be his best to date. He also stated that he had not come up with a name for the album, but stated that he was considering ''The Big Shake Back''. He made a promo song called "Papercuts" featuring once again Fiend and the unexpected Lil Wayne. In 2011, He performed at the Gathering of the Juggalos. Mystikal and Busta Rhymes were signed to Cash Money Records by Birdman on November 16 the same year. His first single for the label, "Original", was released shortly thereafter and featured new label-mates Birdman and Lil Wayne.

Legal issues[link]

On June 26, 2003, Michael "Mystikal" Tyler pleaded guilty to sexual battery and extortion. On January 15, 2004, Tyler was sentenced to 6 years in state prison after pleading guilty to forcing his hairstylist to perform sex acts. He also admitted to extortion. The rapper and two bodyguards forced the woman to perform oral sex, and accused her of stealing $80,000 in checks. Tyler initially held firm that the incident was consensual. A videotape of the incident was found at his home shortly after the charges were initially made. Negotiations during the trial held the videotape from being entered as evidence and Tyler agreed to the plea bargain offered by the prosecution, avoiding the mandatory life sentence for sexual battery in Louisiana and expecting to receive probation. The case took a twist when the judge viewed the videotape at the sentencing, took into account Tyler's two prior arrests (for drug and gun possession) and had him remanded into custody to begin serving a six-year sentence immediately. Bodyguards Leland "Pokie" Ellis and Vercy "V" Carter also pleaded guilty to sexual battery.

In August 2005, while incarcerated on the state sexual battery and extortion charges, Mystikal was charged federally with two misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns for 1998 and 1999. On January 12, 2006, he was convicted in federal court of the tax offenses, but was allowed to serve the one-year federal sentence concurrent with his six-year state sentence. Mystikal was incarcerated at Louisiana's Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. On January 19, 2006, Mystikal was denied parole at a parole board hearing. On January 11, 2007, Mystikal was released from custody on the federal misdemeanor tax convictions (as his one-year sentence had expired), but he remained in custody on the six-year sentence for the Louisiana state felony convictions. The news of his release caused confusion among fans who heard the news and mistakenly thought he had been released on parole. He was released January 14, 2010. After his release, Mystikal was registered as a sex offender. He currently resides in Prarieville, Louisiana.

After his release Mystikal stated:

On February 22, 2012, Mystikal was arrested again following a dispute with his domestic partner and was later given a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse battery. He was detained for nine days and then released on bail. On April 16, he was given a three-month jail sentence for violating the terms of his probation that he was given following his release from prison in January 2010. He was given credit for the nine days already served reducing his confinement from 90 days to 81 days. His began serving his sentence on May 14 at the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail. During his incarceration, he will appear in court to be heard on the actual domestic abuse battery charges as well as a hearing to determine child support payments for his two youngest children.

Discography[link]

;Studio albums

''Mind of Mystikal'' (1995)

''Unpredictable'' (1997)

''Ghetto Fabulous'' (1998)

''Let's Get Ready'' (2000)

''Tarantula'' (2001)

References[link]

External links[link]

[ allmusic biography - Mystikal]

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name	DJ Green Lantern
background	non_performing_personnel
birth name	James D'Agostino
alias	The Evil Genius, James 1 The Green Lantern
origin	Rochester, New York, U.S.
instrument	Sampler, Keyboards, Turntable
genre	Hip Hop, R&B;
occupation	DJ/Producer/On-Air Personality/Rapper/Singer
associated acts	Royce da 5'9", Immortal Technique, Styles P, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Uncle Murda, DJ Head, Nas, Crime Mob, Lil' Mo, Cashis, 50 Cent, Fort Minor, Mike Shinoda, Styles Of Beyond, Ryu, Tak, Celph Titled, Apathy, Holly Brook, Juelz Santana, Ghostface Killah, Emilio Rojas
website	djgreenlantern.tv
notable instruments	The 1's and 2's }}

James D'Agostino (born 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Green Lantern, is an Italian-American DJ and hip hop music producer from Rochester, New York. In 2002, D'Agostino was signed by Eminem to become the official DJ for Shady Records after DJ Head stepped down for undisclosed reasons. D'Agostino left the label in 2005 due to a dispute with Shady Records rapper 50 Cent.

Biography[link]

Rise to fame[link]

DJ Green Lantern came to prominence with his "Invasion" mixtape series, the first set of officially sponsored mixtapes from Eminem's Shady Records. On the series, spanning three mixtapes (later to be spun off into the ''Armageddon'' series), the DJ broke several diss records, furthering the issues between Eminem and Benzino/''The Source'' as well as the entire Shady camp and Ja Rule/Murder Inc.

He is also recognized as a producer, featuring on his own mixtapes several "Green Remixes," including, most notably, a remix of the Nas and Tupac Shakur collaboration, "Thugz Mansion." He also produced D-Block's "2 Guns Up", an acclaimed street single, which originated as a freestyle rap on his Hot 97 radio show, "In the Lab" (the most memorable of which has also appeared as a mixtape, "The Best of In the Lab"). "In the Lab" is formatted as a one-hour (with commercials) mix show, in which DJ Green Lantern blends a cappella and instrumental tracks from various artists, as well as breaking new and underground music (such as the Ghostface Killah and El-Producto collaboration "HideYaFace").

"Bin Laden"[link]

D'Agostino also produced Ludacris' "Number One Spot," the second single off of his album ''The Red Light District'', and Immortal Technique's "Bin Laden" single, which blames the Reagan Doctrine (under which the U.S. aided the mujahideen in Afghanistan) and U.S. President George W. Bush for the September 11, 2001 attacks.

With the Shady Records family[link]

As a member of the Shady Records family, D'Agostino also hosted a show on Eminem's Sirius Satellite Radio channel, Shade 45, along with an accompanying mixtape released in the fall of 2004. As Eminem's DJ, D'Agostino was responsible for touring with him and spinning at shows such as the Shady National Convention and The Game's album release party. D'Agostino's much anticipated album ''Armageddon'' was set to be released under Shady Records, but controversy and an eventual parting would put the release in limbo.

Hip-Hop Nation[link]

In summer 2007, D'Agostino returned to Sirius Satellite Radio on the ''Hip-Hop Nation'' channel. He hosts a show called ''The Invasion''.

Bar Exam 2[link]

D'Agostino recently put together and mixed the highly anticipated ''Bar Exam 2'' mixtape by acclaimed underground MC Royce Da 5'9". Green took over for DJ Premier and Statik Selektah who hosted and mixed Royce's first Bar Exam Mixtape. The Bar Exam 2 was pushed back several times because of Green Lantern's inability to mix the tape due to his touring. After several stated released dates, Bar Exam 2 was finally released on September 15 as a free download on HipHipDX.com. Due to the high anticipation of the mixtape, Royce gave the mixtape the slogan "Happy Bar Exam 2, It's a Holiday" prior to its release.

Pulse of the People[link]

D'Agostino collaborated with Dead Prez on their latest album, ''Pulse of the People: Turn Off The Radio, Vol. 3'', released in June 2009

Discography[link]

2005 ''Invasion Part II: Conspiracy Theory''

2005 ''New World Order''

2006 ''New York State of Mind''

2006 ''Throwback Classics, Vol. 1''

2006 ''You'll See''

2006 ''Team Invasion: Best of DJ Green Lantern and Dipset''

2006 ''Pre-Release Therapy: The Truth Shall Set U Free'' (with Ludacris)

2007 ''Alive On Arrival''

2007 ''Hood Rules Apply''

2007 ''R.O.C. Stars Street Leak: American Gangster''

2007 ''Shady Times: Invasion Part I''

2007 ''Invasion Part Three: Countdown to Armageddon''

2007 ''The MySpace Invasion''

2007 ''I Produced That''

2008 ''Grand Theft Auto IV: Liberty City Invasion [Soundtrack]''

Other releases[link]

''DJ Green Lantern, Russell Simmons & Barack Obama: Yes We Can (The Mixtape)''

''Grafh and DJ Green Lantern: The Oracle 2''

''Royce da 5'9" and DJ Green Lantern: Bar Exam 2''

''07-07-08'' (with Cassidy and Team Invasion)

''Dj Green Lantern and Immortal Technique: The 3rd World''

''Charles Hamilton & DJ Green Lantern: Outside Looking''

''Nas & DJ Green Lantern: The Nigger Mixtape''

''Monster Mash Part 2''

''Grow Season'' (with Wiz Khalifa)

''07-07-07'' (with Cassidy and DJ Thoro)

''The MySpace Invasion Vol. 3''

''Cocaine on Steroids'' (with N.O.R.E.)

''The MySpace Invasion Vol. 2''

''Respect The Shooter'' (with Uncle Murda)

''Monster Mash''

''The Sirius Invasion''

''MySpace Takeover'' (with Team Invasion)

''Say Uncle'' (with Uncle Murda)

''AND 1 Streetball - The Official Video Game Mixtape''

''In The Kitchen'' (with DJ Khaled and Team Invasion)

''On My New York Shit'' (with DJ Kay Slay)

''This Ain't No Greezy Talk'' (with Team Invasion)

''The Internet Invasion'' (with Ghostface Killah)

''DJ Green Lantern presents Fort Minor: We Major'' (with Mike Shinoda) 2005

''Razor Tag'' (with Styles of Beyond)

''Ain't No Greezy Talk: Team Invasion Edition'' (with DVD / with Team Invasion)

''The Green Lantern Instrumentals'' (Hosted by Team Invasion)

''Team Invasion Presents: Keyshia Cole''

''The Best of Green Lantern and D-Block'' (Hosted by Team Invasion)

''The Best of Green Lantern and Shady Records'' (Hosted by Team Invasion)

''5 Star General''

''Shade 45: Sirius Bizness'' (Hosted by Eminem)

''Public Enemy Number One'' (with Beanie Sigel)

''The Oracle'' (with Grafh)

''The Champ Is Here'' (with Jadakiss/ Hosted by Big Mike)

''Countdown To Armageddon 2: Back To The Lab'' (hosted by Dame Dash)

''The Best Of In Da Lab Vol. 1''

''Rap Phenomenon II: 2Pac'' (with Dirty Harry and DJ Vlad)

''Invasion Part 1''

''Get in Where U Fit in'' (with the Young Gunz)

''New World Order Pt.2''

''The Chosen One''

''Takin' it to The Streets''

''Inherited Beef Vol.1 (With Ronald)

''Just Us and The Gunz''

''In Too Deep''

''Rookie of the Year''

''Coming of Age''

''Millennium All-Stars'' (with DJs Tony Touch, Mister Cee, Ron G, Funkmaster Flex, Doo Wop, DJ Enuff, Spinbad, and DJ Dale)

''The Green Ghost Project'' (with Styles P)

''Man vs Many'' (with ''Nefew'')

''Back To School EP'' (With Ronald) ''Cak-ill-ack Muzik'' (with Ben G)

References[link]

External links [link]

Official website

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DrJays.com’s "Boss Lady", Simone Amelia, is an international journalist who's currently the host of ''DrJays.com Live''.

Published in magazines from the age of 17 in her home country of Australia and abroad, she has interviewed stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Afeni Shakur, Diddy, Usher and Aaliyah.

Boss Lady is currently the Content Manager of DJ Networks, a multifaceted company composed of leading online street fashion retailer DrJays.com, upscale style destination DJPremium.com, online service provider to lifestyle brands Akademiks and CAVI and social networking site StreetStyle.com.

Born and raised in Sydney's Inner West and of Lebanese and Greek Cypriot heritage, Boss Lady graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a journalism degree in 2002. In late 2003, she became the Founder/Editor of ''Urban Hitz'', Australia and New Zealand’s longest-running, highest-selling and much loved on-sale urban music and culture magazine.

In 2003 she starred in the SBS documentary Under One Roof, a series focusing on the varying lives of Australian families. Her family was chosen as the "multicultural single parent family", and in addition to Boss Lady, her mother and younger sister were featured.

Boss Lady has previously appeared on MTV Australia reporting urban music news, and is now based in New York City as not only DJ Networks' Content Manager where she manages the blogs, forums and major contests, but is also the creator and host of the entertainment channel of the company's flagship website, DrJays.com Live.

Boss Lady is a featured speaker at Pharrell Williams's inaugural Kidult Leadership Conference, held in New York City in June 2010. She is currently the Co-Host of DJ Green Lantern's Invasion Radio show on Sirius/XM's Hip-Hop Nation channel every Monday night at 10pm ET.

External links [link]

BossLady.tv (Official Site)

DrJays.com Live

Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Australian journalists

Name	Tech N9ne
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Aaron Dontez Yates
Birth date	November 08, 1971
Origin	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, Vice President at Strange Music
Years active	1985–present
Associated acts	The Regime, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Yukmouth, Big Scoob, 816 Boyz
Label	Strange Music
Website	TheRealTechN9ne.com }}

Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "Tech Nine"), is an American rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. In 1999, Yates and Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. Throughout his career, Yates has sold over one million albums and has had his music featured in film, television, and video games. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the mtvU Woodie Awards.

His stage name originated from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun, given to him by rapper Black Walt due to his fast rhyming style. Yates later applied a deeper meaning to the name, claiming that it stands for the complete technique of rhyme, with 'tech' meaning technique and 'nine' representing the number of completion.

Early life[link]

Aaron Dontez Yates was born on November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri. He began rapping at a very early age, and would rap the letters of his name in order to remember how to spell it. He never met his father, and his mother suffered from epilepsy and lupus when he was a child, which emotionally affected him and inspired him to "search for God." He would wander around abandoned buildings with his best friend, Brian Dennis, hoping to catch a ghost on film. In 2003, Dennis was shot and killed by his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, which further inspired Yates' search for a higher power, as well as giving him the drive to vent his frustrations in his music.

Career[link]

Early in his career, Yates was a member of a group formed in 1991 called Black Mafia. He saw glimpses of success in the group 57th Street Rogue Dog with their single "Let's Get Fucked Up." As a member of the group Nnutthowze, Aaron Yates signed with Perspective Records in 1993. However, the group disbanded soon after being released from the label. Yates signed with Qwest Records briefly before moving to JCOR Records.

In 1997, Yates joined the group The Regime formed by rapper Yukmouth. The following year, he was featured on the soundtrack for the film Gang Related. Yates appeared on the song "The Anthem" by Sway & King Tech in 1999, which also featured artists RZA, Eminem, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Jayo Felony, Chino XL, KRS-One, and Kool G. Rap. Later that year, he and Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music.

In 2001, Yates released the studio album ''Anghellic'' on JCOR Records. After disputes arose about the promotion of the album, Yates and his label severed ties with the JCOR with a deal that allowed them to retain the rights to the album. The next year, he released ''Absolute Power'', under a 50–50 joint venture between Strange Music and M.S.C. Music & Entertainment (which was founded by former Priority Records head Mark Cerami). The album debuted number 79 on the Billboard 200. The albums sales are said to have tripled following a campaign, going by the name of "F.T.I." was started by the rapper and his label. The campaign, which asked music listeners to legally download the album for free through the artist's own website was in response to the anti-downloading campaign by the RIAA. In 2006, Yates released the album ''Everready (The Religion)''. The following year, he released ''Misery Loves Kompany''. Yates announced that the album was the first in a series of "Tech N9ne Collabos" albums that feature a wide range of guest appearances.

The following year, Yates released the album ''Killer''. That September, he exceeded one million album sales over his entire catalog. Yates remarked of the accomplishment that, "It just reminded me of all the work we'd done in the past, up until now [...] I don't think it's sunken in yet. I've been celebrating for the last two days because that's a hell of an accomplishment. I've been planning success all my life. I'm not even a bit surprised, I'm happy about it. That just means I was right." Yates released his second Collabos album, ''Sickology 101'', in April 2009.

Yates later performed at the Rock The Bells 2009 Festival and the tenth annual Gathering of the Juggalos. That October, he released ''K.O.D.'', an acronym for King of Darkness. The album featured a dark overtone, as Yates was dealing with the illness of his mother. An EP of new songs over unused beats from the ''K.O.D.'' album was released in 2010 as ''The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.''. Later that year, Yates released his third Collabos album, ''The Gates Mixed Plate''. In October, he released his second EP ''Seepage''. On December 23, he released his first mixtape ''Bad Season''.which was later released in retail CD form with a modified track list and without DJ Scream. On June 7, 2011 Yates released ''All 6's And 7's''. The album features several hip-hop artists as well as rock artists including B.o.B, E-40, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Mint Condition, Busta Rhymes, Twista, Lil Wayne, Yelawolf and Deftones.

In 2011, Yates told 411mania.com that after ''All 6's And 7's'' he planned on releasing his fourth album in the Collabos series titled ''Welcome to Strangeland'', featuring guest appearances from everyone on Strange Music, followed by the long awaited K.A.B.O.S.H. and 816 Boyz albums. Then, in July 2011, Yates said in a blog post that Rick Ross has agreed to do a song with him for the K.A.B.O.S.H. album and that he is also hoping to have a collaboration with Jay-Z on that album. In the same blog post, he said that the K.A.B.O.S.H. album will be a rock album. In another blog post several weeks later, he confirmed that he will begin work on the album after completing ''Welcome to Strangeland''. Following his tour, he announced that he was about to begin work on ''Welcome to Strangeland'' and ''KLUSTERFUK'', confirming producers for both projects. He said he will then begin work on the K.A.B.O.S.H. album.

Tech N9ne is featured on Lil Wayne's ninth studio album ''Tha Carter IV'' on the song Interlude. The track features a verse from Tech and Andre 3000. During a radio interview with Funkmaster Flex in August 2010, Wayne stated that he and Tech N9ne formed a "brotherhood" when Yates visited him in jail. In a later interview, Tech N9ne claimed that he thinks the song will "awaken a lot of other people that wouldn't usually look [his] way" and "teach all the new fans how to become technicians."

On January 27th 2012, in an interview with "Underground TV" posted on Tech N9ne's blog, Tech N9ne talked about his 2012 plans, confirming the release of Klusterfuk, the K.A.B.O.S.H. album and an untitled solo album to be released in 2012. As of March 19, 2012, Tech announced that he would be featured on New York rapper, DMX's upcoming album.

Style and influences[link]

Yates is known for his dynamic rhyme schemes and speed rap abilities. Soren Baker of VH1 states that Yates' techniques "showcase his wide-ranging, mind-blowing flows." Baker characterizes Yates' earlier work as "apocalyptic music, which discussed abortion and infidelity as much as his rapping prowess." Allmusic reviewer Jason Birchmeier calls his style "bizarre hardcore rap."

Yates says that he is influenced by Old school hip hop, and specifically cites Slick Rick, N.W.A, Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Schoolly D, and Just-Ice. He is also interested in other genres of music, and lists The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, AC/DC, Metallica, Floetry, Outkast, and Gnarls Barkley as influences. He's remarked generally that "I love beautiful music, beautiful music no matter what type".

In popular culture[link]

Films[link]

Yates' songs have appeared in the films ''Gang Related'', ''Alpha Dog'', ''Our Heroes: The 25 Best Black Sports Movies (Ever)'', and ''The Life of Lucky Cucumber''. Yates was originally set to score the entire film ''Alpha Dog'', but the studio decided to replace some of his music with more commercially known songs. In 2009, his song "Let's Go" was used in an online promotional short film for AXE body spray. Yates also appears as an actor in the films ''Vengeance'' and ''Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D''.

Video games[link]

Several of Yates' songs are featured in the video games ''Madden NFL 2006'', ''Midnight Club: Los Angeles'',''EA Sports MMA'', and ''25 To Life'', the latter of which Yates is also an unlockable character. In 2009, Yates and label mate Krizz Kaliko appeared in a promotional video for the ''Fight Night Round 4'' video game.

Television[link]

Yates' music has appeared on the television shows ''Dark Angel'', ''I'm From Rolling Stone'', ''My Super Sweet 16'', ''The Hills'', ''Spike Guys' Choice Awards'', and ''Warren The Ape''. In 2008, his song "Earthquake" was featured on an episode of MTV's ''America's Best Dance Crew'' in which the crew had to visually convey the title of the song in their performance. On the August 15, 2009 Strikeforce event, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, MMA fighter Gilbert Melendez entered the arena to Tech N9ne's 2006 song "The Beast" for his bout with Mitsuhiro Ishida. His song "Riot Maker" was used as the official theme song for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's 2010 ''Hardcore Justice'' pay-per-view. Yates also appeared on the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards in the BET Cypher with B.o.B, Machine Gun Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, and Big K.R.I.T..

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

''The Calm Before the Storm'' (1999)

''The Worst'' (2000)

''Anghellic'' (2001)

''Absolute Power'' (2002)

''Everready (The Religion)'' (2006)

''Misery Loves Kompany'' (2007)

''Killer'' (2008)

''Sickology 101'' (2009)

''K.O.D.'' (2009)

''The Gates Mixed Plate'' (2010)

''All 6's And 7's'' (2011)

''Welcome to Strangeland'' (2011)

''TBA'' (2012)

;with K.A.B.O.S.H. Amafrican Psycho (TBA)

Extended plays[link]

''The Lost Scripts of K.O.D.'' (2010)

''Seepage'' (2010)

''Klusterfuk'' (2012)

Mixtapes[link]

''Bad Season'' (2010) (with DJ Whoo Kid and DJ Scream)

Selected filmography[link]

''Beef'' (2003)

''Das Bus'' (2003)

''T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience'' (2004)

''United Ghettos of America Vol. 2'' (2004)

''Hip Hop Nation Vol. 1'' (2005)

''Letter to the President'' (2005)

''Alpha Dog'' (2006)

''The Psychumentary'' (2008)

''The Life of Lucky Cucumber'' (2009)

''Strictly Strange'' (2009)

''K.O.D. Tour (Live in Kansas City)'' (2010)

''EuroTech Tour'' (2011)

''Hip Hop Squares'' (2012)

''Vengeance'' (TBA)

''Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D'' (TBA)

:''Selected filmography'' notes :1. Tech N9ne does not physically appear, but he did have a helping hand in scoring the movie, this includes the placement of several of his songs in the films score as well as the appearance of a song from fellow label mates Skatterman & Snug Brim.

Awards and nominations[link]

mtvU Woodie Awards[link]

!Year	!Nominated work	!Award	!Result
2009	Tech N9ne	Left Field Woodie

References[link]

External links[link]

Official website

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name	George Kelly Barnes
image name	MachineGunKelly.jpg
birth date	July 18, 1895
birth place	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
death date	July 18, 1954
death place	Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.
charge	Conspiracy to kidnap and bank robbing
occupation	Gangster, bootlegger and businessman
spouse	Kathryn Kelly
nickname	Machine Gun Kelly}}

George Celino Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. His most famous crime was the kidnapping of oil tycoon and businessman Charles Urschel in July 1933 for which he, and his gang, earned $200,000 ransom. Unfortunately, their victim had collected and left considerable evidence that assisted the subsequent FBI investigation that eventually led to Kelly's arrest in Memphis, Tennessee on September 26, 1933. His crimes also included bootlegging and armed robbery.

Career[link]

During the Prohibition era of the 1920s and 1930s Kelly worked as a bootlegger for himself as well as a colleague. After a short time, and several run-ins with the local Memphis police, he decided to leave town and head west with his girlfriend. To protect his family and escape law enforcement officers, he changed his name to George R. Kelly. He continued to commit smaller crimes and bootlegging. He was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for smuggling liquor onto an Indian Reservation in 1928 and sentenced for three years to Leavenworth Penitentiary, Kansas, beginning February 11, 1928. He was reportedly a model inmate and was released early. Shortly thereafter, Kelly married Kathryn Thorne, who purchased Kelly’s first machine gun and went to great lengths to familiarize his name in the underground crime circles. She was known to hand out the expended .45cal cartridge casings from his Tommy Gun as souvenirs. Some historians claim that Kathryn even went so far as to plot some small bank robberies.

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Nonetheless, Kelly’s last criminal activity proved disastrous when he kidnapped a wealthy Oklahoma City resident, Charles F. Urschel and his friend Walter R. Jarrett. Urschel, having been blindfolded, made sure to foil his kidnappers by noting all possible evidence of his experience such as background sounds, counting footsteps and leaving fingerprints on every surface in reach. This in turn proved invaluable for the FBI in their investigation, as they learned that Urschel had been held in Paradise, Texas. An investigation conducted at Memphis disclosed that after 56 days on the run, the Kellys were staying at the residence of J.C. Tichenor. Special Agents from Birmingham, Alabama, headed by Special Agent in Charge, William "ash" Rorer, were immediately dispatched to Memphis on the orders of J. Edgar Hoover, where, in the early morning hours of September 26, 1933 a raid was conducted, led by agent Rorer. George and Kathryn Kelly were taken into custody and Memphis police officers Sergeant William Raney and officer Thomas Waterson. Caught without a weapon, George Kelly supposedly cried, "''Don’t shoot, G-Men! Don’t shoot, G-Men!''" as he surrendered to FBI Agents. The term (which had applied to all federal investigators, meaning simply 'Government Men') became synonymous with FBI Agents. Reports of the raid, however, indicate that George Kelly came to the door, dropped his pistol and said, "''Okay, boys, I’ve been waiting for you all night''." Recent research revealed a 1933 newspaper interview with one of the federal agents at the arrest. He commented that, upon their arrest, Kathryn Kelly put her arms around George and said, "''These G-men will never leave us alone.''" The FBI press machine generated the G-Man story to build its own reputation. The arrest of the Kellys, however, was overshadowed by the escape of John Dillinger's gang from Michigan City, Indiana.

In October 1933, George and Kathryn Kelly were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial was held at the Post Office, Courthouse and Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City. Kathryn Kelly and her mother had all charges dropped and were released in 1958 from prison in Cincinnati.

The kidnapping of Urschel and the two trials that resulted were historic in several ways: 1) they were the only federal criminal trials in the United States in which moving cameras were allowed to film; 2) the first kidnapping trials after the passage of the so-called Lindbergh Law, which made kidnapping a federal crime; 3) the first major case solved by J. Edgar Hoover’s evolving and powerful FBI. For that, Kelly got sent into Alcatraz; 4) the first crime in which defendants were transported by airplane. At the time, it was the largest ransom ever paid in the United States.

Death[link]

Machine Gun Kelly spent his remaining 21 years in prison. During his time at Alcatraz he got the nickname "Pop Gun Kelly." This was in reference, according to a former prisoner, to the fact that Kelly was a model prisoner and was nowhere near the tough, brutal gangster his wife made him out to be. He spent 17 years on Alcatraz, working in the prison industries, and was quietly transferred back to Leavenworth in 1951. He died of a heart attack at Leavenworth Federal Prison, Kansas on July 18, 1954, his 59th birthday. He is buried at Cottondale Texas Cemetery with a small headstone marked "George B. Kelley 1954".

In popular culture[link]

Crime novelist Ace Atkins' 2010 book ''Infamous'' is based on the Urschel kidnapping and subsequent multi-state misadventures of George and Kathryn Kelly as they attempted to flee both the FBI and other gangsters eager to claim the Urschel ransom money.

Machine Gun Kelly and Kathryn Kelly were the inspiration for "Machine Gun Kelly" (1970), a song written by Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar and recorded by James Taylor on his 1971 Album ''Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon''.

Machine Gun Kelly and his crimes were (loosely) portrayed in the 1958 film ''Machine-Gun Kelly'' starring Charles Bronson.

Machine Gun Kelly is a central character in the 1974 TV film ''Melvin Purvis: G-Man''.

Kelly is (along with Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson) one of the main characters of the comic book series ''Pretty, Baby, Machine''.

Punk band the Angelic Upstarts released a single in 1984 titled Machine Gun Kelly.

Machine Gun Kelly is referenced in the film ''So I Married an Axe Murderer'' by Phil Hartman's character while touring Alcatraz.

In the song "MVP" by the late Harlem rapper Big L, he says: "I run up like Machine Gun Kelly, with a black skully, put one in your belly, leave you smelly, then take your Pelle Pelle."

In the song "Bluesman" by Harry Chapin, there's a line that goes "No! A fool plays the blues like Machine Gun Kelly, Five hundred notes to the bar...".

Female Rapper Foxy Brown refers to "Machine Gun Kelly" in her song "Massacre"

Mentioned in These Animal Men's ''I'm Not Your Babylon'': "Machine Gun Kelly was the first to crack".

Rapper of the same name from Cleveland, Ohio. See Machine Gun Kelly (rapper).

References[link]

Further reading[link]

External links[link]

FBI file on George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes

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