Though, in the grand scheme of things, social media is a new trend, it’s forever altered the way fans get music and connect with the artists. Tech N9ne has made a career out of doing it his own way, never catering to industry norms, but even he realized early on how important social media was, adopting twitter in 2008.

Though those early tweets have been buried under billions of tweets, the best (and sometimes worst) thing about the internet is that nothing is ever gone, just forgotten. So, to bring back some of those memories and get a fascinating look at Tech’s career in the early stages of the social media era, we went back and dug up some of Tech’s best tweets and pictures.

It feels like his very first tweet is a good place to start no?

In Grand Junction, CO tonight for kick off of Strictly Strange Tour 2008!

— Tech N9ne (@TechN9ne) October 3, 2008

Two months later, almost to the day, the tour ended and Tech returned home to get back in the studio to work on what would eventually become Sickology 101

Back in KC! Thank you to everyone that made it out to the shows this year. For now, it’s back to the studio! See you in 2009

— Tech N9ne (@TechN9ne) December 2, 2008

Two months after that, Tech put the finishing touches on the album and…

Sickology 101 Preorder now available!

— Tech N9ne (@TechN9ne) February 27, 2009

Though 2009 wasn’t that long ago, times have changed quickly. Premiering a song from Sickology, Tech didn’t go to Youtube, Soundcloud, and defintily didn’t use Spotify….

posted new track on therealtechn9ne.com music player thats gonna be on Sickology 101.. http://tiny.cc/uyEAR

— Tech N9ne (@TechN9ne) March 20, 2009

Need another tweet to put these early tweets in perspective? Nothing says 2009 like Johnny Knoxville.

Then I wake up again then BAM I’m on the red carpet with johnny knoxville and preston lacy at manns chinese theater talking to hella press

— Tech N9ne (@TechN9ne) April 6, 2009

Oh, and Sickoloigy wasn’t the only thing that happened in ’09.

So my week has been super crazy! At the top of the wk,travis informed me that sickology exceeded all expectations that all the buyers had,

— Tech N9ne (@TechN9ne) May 9, 2009

Then that morning travis called me and said BROTHA LYNCH IS OFFICIALLY SIGNED TO STRANGE MUSIC! Shit just keeps gettin better and better …

— Tech N9ne (@TechN9ne) May 9, 2009

It’s pretty surreal what is now Strange Music history happen in real time from the artist who made it happen.  I highly suggest going back through and taking a look for yourself. As amazing as it is to read Tech’s old tweets, it’s the pictures he shared that make his old Twitter feed such a gem.

Take a look for a stroll down memory lane.

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