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Aaron Dontez Yates, better known as “Tech N9ne,” center, talks about his youth growing up alongside stepfather Hassan Khalifah, left as his stepbrother, Chef Guroux Khalifah, right, looks on; photo by Taylor Wilmore, Startland News