‘Great day until it wasn’t’: Tech N9ne reflects on deadly Chiefs rally shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The month of February will always hold a special place in Kansas Citians’ hearts.
One reason being the Chiefs' ability to return to the Super Bowl, year after year. But largely because of what happened during the Super Bowl LVIII victory rally at Union Station.
In an exclusive interview with KCTV5, rapper and Kansas City native Tech N9ne said, “It was a great day until it wasn’t.”
A day Chiefs Kingdom will never forget.
ing February 14, 2024
Like most Chiefs fans, Tech N9ne scrambled to adjust his plans Feb. 14., 2024.
“As you know, it is Valentine’s Day, so you don’t want anything to get in the way of that,” said Tech N9ne.
With the Chiefs set to host their championship rally, the rapper was tapped to perform.
“My wife was like, ‘Go do your thing. I will be here at the house,’” he went on, “I was trying to do my job and get back to my house.”
N9ne performed the unofficial theme song for the Kansas City Chiefs, “Red Kingdom.”
He also caught up with KCTV5 before leaving the rally.
Now one year later, he hopes fans never have to experience what happened at the 2024 rally again.
“We’ve had so many parades, and it has never ended like that,” the rapper said in disbelief.
A day Chiefs Kingdom will never forget
Just moments after N9ne rushed home to be with his wife, shots rang out at Union Station.
“There seems to be a ruckus going on the side of the stage,” KCTV5 news anchor Carolyn Long said during the broadcast.
She and co-anchor Brad Stephens were seconds away from ending the rally coverage in-studio.
The ruckus was caused by a shooting that left more than 20 people injured and killed beloved DJ and radio host, Lisa Lopez-Galvan.
“That parade was not a dangerous situation until it was,” N9ne said.
‘Traumatized by where I am from’
The trauma of gun violence is endless. The rapper said violence affects him in every way.
“Every way that’s not good,” he explained. “I respect human life and some of us do not care. When I say, ‘us,’ I mean human beings. You see it all over the world. I actually write my life, but I have not written about that yet though.”
When asked if he will put pen to paper and express his trauma, N9ne says, “If the beat tells me to, maybe I will. You know?”
He is not alone.
Nine out of 100 gun violence survivors report experiencing trauma, according to Everytown Research.
The future of Kansas City Chiefs rallies
The end of the parade was the beginning of a healing journey. Not just for Tech N9ne, but for the city as a whole.
“Music is the medicine to navigate through the darkness. That is why I do music— to bring people together,” he said.
He hopes his music will continue to bring Chiefs fans together one year after the deadly shooting.
“I would describe Kansas City as I always have—togetherness. Together we make a powerful blow,” the rapper said.
“If people realize we need each other instead of kill each other we will be even stronger.”
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