u dont need tech n9ne to answer this, this is a simple ass question...juggalooutkast pretty much covered it, "rap fans" r usually mainstream motherfuckers, and thats wut most goths and punkers and skaters hate, and i cant say i blame them, cuz most of that shit is gay as fuck (ie laffy taffy, and all that catchy one hit wonder type shit). all the no rap fans that i know love tech, and mainly because he's somethin different, with some real shit to say, and with a fucking kick ass way of saying it. plus his beats r so diverse, he can get on that gangster tip, like one of my favorites "so heavy remix", and then other times he can get on that rockish rap tip, like access denied, or fti 2...tech is musically the most complex and diverse cat ever