March 21, 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) Today, chart-topping multiplatinum hip-hop legend and the most successful independent rapper of all time, Tech N9ne, looks back and leaps forward with his nostalgic new single and music video “RDV,” out now via Strange Music. Listen HERE. Watch the music video HERE.
The song’s slick keyboard loop and bouncy throwback beat nod to classic hip-hop as the MC lyrically strolls down memory lane. A powerful chant, “We came to fight,” sets the tone for the track. Tech recalls his childhood in the Kansas City neighborhood he grew up in as he proclaims, “I didn’t know back then I’d be affiliated with the motherfucking dogs.” However, “RDV” climaxes with his signature staccato flow bearing down on a classic machine gun sample as he rattles off the names of his friends.
Fittingly, it culminates with a personal declaration, “Aaron Yates, Tech N9ne, I’m a motherfucking ‘Rogue Dog Villain’!”
In the visual, Tech performs surrounded by many of those neighborhood cohorts. He’s all smiles as he charismatically raps to the camera, embodying the single’s spirit in the process.
“RDV” only hints at a whole lot more on the horizon from Tech this year.
Stay tuned!
The last time we heard from him was 2024’s revelatory “The Punishment (Lockdown).” The latter has amassed over 1 million streams and counting.
Right now, he’s rolling across Australia and New Zealand on a headline tour with support from Joey Cool. Returning to North America, he teams up with Hollywood Undead to re-up their popular co-headline jaunt from 2023, visiting markets they missed the first time around. Finally, he headlines festivals such as Boulevardia in Kansas City on June 13 and Summer Daze in Elko, NV on July 18.
Check out the full confirmed itinerary below.
The next phase is underway now…
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR
3/22 Sydney, NSW AU Metro Theatre
3/26 Adelaide, SA AU The Gov
3/28 Melbourne, Victoria AU Northcote Theatre
3/30 Perth, WA AU Rosemount Hotel
CO-HEADLINING WITH HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
4/6 Reno, NV Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort
4/7 Garden City, ID Revolution Concert House
4/8 Tacoma, WA Temple Theatre
4/10 Vancouver, BC Harbour Event Centre
4/11 Penticton, BC South Okanagan Events Centre
4/12 Calgary, AB McEwan Hall Concerts
4/13 Edmonton, AB Midway
4/15 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Event Center
4/16 Fargo, ND Butler Arena
4/18 Milwaukee, WI The Rave / Eagles Club
4/19 Maplewood, MN Myth Live
4/20 Green Bay, WI EPIC Event Center
4/22 Brookings, SD Dacotah Bank Center
4/23 Omaha, NE The Astro
4/28 Wichita, KS WAVE
4/29 Clive, IA Horizon Events Center
4/30 Grand Rapids, MI GLC Live At 20 Monroe
5/1 Gary, IN Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
5/3 Kitchener, ON Elements
5/4 Toronto, ON REBEL
5/5 Montréal, QC L’Olympia
5/7 Providence, RI The Strand Ballroom & Theatre
5/8 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
5/9 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
6/13 Kansas City, MO Boulevardia*
7/18 Elko, NV Summer Daze*
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