After doing a live UStream broadcast with Tech inside the XXL headquarters in New York, Krizz was able to sit down with the magazine to give an interview. Krizz breaks down his history with Tech N9ne and Strange Music, reveals the secret to their success, and discusses what it takes to put on a Strange Music-caliber performance. Kali explains:

“Unless you’re Jay-Z or Gucci or 50 or Drake or someone like that, nobody just wants to see you rap. Just standing there. You have to entertain. For some people it takes a few hours of work to produce what these tickets go for. I don’t wanna waste anybody’s money. I’ve been on stage with double pneumonia before and still giving it to ‘em. Eventually, I missed four shows in a row from pneumonia—but I only missed then, the day my son was born, and the day I got married. I was back the next day.”

Click here to read the entire interview.