KC spitter Tech N9ne recently sat down with MTV's Buzzworthy to reflect back on what influenced him musically as a kid. Tech listed Chuck D and Ice Cube as having a huge effect, but said he was also reared on gospel and rock music thanks to his family.

"Growing up in KC, my family was really diverse when it came to music. I was really diverse deep in the church. My family had me in the choir and everything. So I had the gospel there. Next door was Blowfly, 'Rapp Dirty,'" he said. "My uncles were into rock and roll, stuff like Lyndard Skynard, stuff like that. I had rap. I had everything. I think my music is a reflection of all of that. Public Enemy and the N.W.A. era, that's what made me want to write my music and learn more. To put more into my lyrics. Of course, you start off, and you want to be like somebody. So I wanted to be like Ice Cube."