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Immortal Technique
Background information
Birth name	Felipe Coronel
Origin	Harlem, NYC, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop Political hip hop Hardcore hip hop Underground hip hop East Coast hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapping Activism
Years active	2001 – present
Label(s)	Viper Records
Website	http://www.myspace.com/immortaltechnique

Felipe Coronel, better known as Immortal Technique, is a Hip hop MC and political activist. He is of Afro-Peruvian and Indigenous descent and was raised in Harlem, New York. Most of his lyrics focus on political issues. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely a mixture of commentary on issues such as poverty, religion, and racism. He also focuses on the harsh resulting realities of crime in the housing projects of New York City's slums. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Public Enemy’s, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, is one of the defining albums of the political hip hop genre Political hip hop is a subgenre of alternative hip hop. ... Hardcore hip hop is a form of hip hop music characterized by confrontation and aggression in its subject matter, heavy beats, raw sampling and production, or any combination thereof. ... Underground hip hop, underground rap, or undie (to draw comparison to indie or independent rock) is an umbrella term for hip-hop and rap music outside the general commercial canon. ... East Coast hip hop is a style of hip hop music that originated in New York City during the early-1970s. ... Rap redirects here. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action or inaction to bring about social or political change. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Jonathan Stuart is an American actor, writer and record producer, best known as the Vice President of Viper Records. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... A Master of Ceremonies or MC (sometimes spelled emcee), sometimes called a compere or an MJ for microphone jockey, is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The word indigenous is an adjective derived from the Latin word indigena, meaning native, belonging to, aboriginal; and has several applications: Indigenous peoples, communities and cultures native or indigenous to a territory; Indigenous (band), a Native American blues-rock band; In biology, indigenous means native to a place or biota... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... This article is about the state. ... A boy from Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Ethnocracy Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial quota... A local authority tower block in Cwmbrân, South Wales Public housing or project homes are forms of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Slums in Delhi, India. ...

Although he has been offered a deal with at least one major record label,^[1][2] he has never signed to any. Immortal Technique has voiced a desire to keep control over his production, and has made statements in his music that he is very aware that it is record companies, not the artists themselves, who profit the most from mass production and marketing of music.

Biography

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"Revolutionary", Volume 1 and 2

In 2001, Immortal Technique released his first album CD, Revolutionary Vol. 1, without the help of a record label or distribution. He self-financed, manufactured, and sold copies of the record on the streets. In November 2002, he was listed by The Source as the month's featured "Unsigned Hype", which highlights artists that are not signed to a record label. The following year, in September 2003, he received the coveted "Hip Hop Quotable" in The Source for a song entitled "Industrial Revolution" from his second album. Consequently, since he did not have a record deal or distribution at the time, Immortal Technique is the only rapper in history to have a "Hip Hop Quotable" while being unsigned. He finally released his second album Revolutionary Vol. 2 in 2003 under Viper Records/Nature Sounds distribution on CD and double LP. In 2004, Viper Records and, in 2005, Babygrande Records have re-released Immortal Technique's debut, Revolutionary Vol. 1, to make it available to a wider audience. Back cover Revolutionary Vol. ... The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. ... Unsigned Hype is a column in the hip-hop magazine The Source devoted to identifying promising new rappers who do not have record deals. ... Extended artwork Back artwork Revolutionary Vol. ... Nature Sounds is a record label from Brooklyn, New York, specializing in hip hop and reggae music . ... A double album is an audio album of sufficient length that two units of the medium in which it is sold (especially records and compact discs) are necessary to contain the entirety of it. ...

"Bin Laden" and "Impeach the President"

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Immortal Technique (left) at the Roskilde Festival, 2006.

Before the presidential race in November 2004, the Immortal Technique song "Bin Laden", featuring Mos Def, later the song was with, Eminem using backmasking and produced by DJ Green Lantern, emerged on Shade 45: Sirius Bizness. However, it took almost half a year until it was officially released on a 12" vinyl single in the summer of 2005. The single also contained a remix of the song featuring hip-hop legends Chuck D of Public Enemy and KRS-One. The song accuses the Bush administration of destroying the twin towers on 9/11, not Osama bin Laden. This was not meant in a literal sense, Immortal wrote on his website (9/7/05 news post), "I wrote in "The Cause of Death" that Bush was not responsible directly, that he didn't plan 9/11, but him and his definitely benefited from the end result of all those people dying." Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bin Laden is a hiphop song by MC Immortal Technique and DJ Green Lantern. ... Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973), better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American rapper and actor. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... Backmasking (also known incorrectly as backward masking)[1] is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backwards onto a track that is meant to be played forwards. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer. ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... KRS-One (born Lawrence Krisna Parker on August 20, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. ... For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation). ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ...

Earlier the same year, Immortal Technique appeared (as himself) in the independent movie This Revolution, which is set during the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, and chronicles the protests surrounding the convention in a pseudo-documentary style. The movie also featured Viper Records affiliates Akir and producer/engineer Southpaw in smaller speaking roles. This Revolution is a 2004 Political film starring Rosario Dawson. ... 2004 Republican National Convention Logo President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney accepted their partys nomination to run for second terms. ... Akir is an American rapper who is signed to Immortal Techniques Viper Records. ...

Since then Immortal Technique has been promoted to president and A&R of Viper Records, made Southpaw the head A&R of Viper Records and executive produced Akir's Legacy album. In the music industry, Artists and Repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label company that is responsible for scouting and artist development. ... Legacy is the sophomore album from underground hip hop artist Akir, released through Viper Recordsand executive produced by: Immortal Technique. ...

In 2006, the song "Impeach the President", featuring dead prez and Saigon, emerged on the DJ Green Lantern mixtape Alive on Arrival. The song is basically a cover version of the 1973 single by The Honeydrippers as it uses the original chorus, but adds new verses in which the rappers express their wish that president George W. Bush be impeached. Dead Prez is a critically acclaimed underground hip-hop duo of alternative rappers stic. ... Brian Daniel Carenard (born June 1, 1977), better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

"The 3rd World"

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Immortal Technique will be releasing the mixtape/album "The 3rd World" on June 24 on his own Viper Records imprint, which will be distributed by Koch Records. It will be his first full-length in 4 years. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Featured guests on the album are Chino XL, Ras Kass, Crooked I, Pharoahe Monch and others with production and mix by DJ Green Lantern, Scram Jones and Buckwild as well as longtime collaborator Southpaw. Chino XL (born Derek Keith Barbosa, April 8, 1971, in The Bronx, New York) is a New Jersey rapper well respected among hip-hop enthusiasts for his technically accomplished style and battling abilities. ... Ras Kass (born John Austin, on September 26, 1975 in Watts, California) is an American rapper. ... Dominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. ... Pharoahe Monch (born Troy Donald Jamerson on October 31, 1972 in Queens, New York) is an American hip hop artist. ...

Upcoming projects

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Since releasing Revolutionary Volume 2, Immortal Technique has been touring extensively, as well as becoming a speaker on panels for Hip Hop and political issues.

besides of course working on several new projects: the long delayed album The Middle Passage, and a documentary DVD entitled Urban Warfare and a third volume in the "Revolutionary" series. Immortal Technique also appears on Ill Bill long delayed second studio album The Hour of Reprisal We dont have an article called The Middle Passage Start this article Search for The Middle Passage in. ... Ill Bill (right) and Sabac Red William Braunstein (born 1972), better known as Ill Bill is a politically minded MC from Brooklyn, New York. ... The Hour of Reprisal is the second studio album by American hip hop musician Ill Bill, to be released in early 2008 by Uncle Howie Records. ...

Social and political views

Immortal Technique provides listeners of his music with his views on politics, sociology, and religion. Many of his views align closely with socialism, as can be seen in multiple songs, including "The Poverty of Philosophy" from Revolutionary Vol. 1, a reference to the book of the same name by Karl Marx. He tackles many modern political and social issues in his songs, addressing events such as the killing of the prominent Black Panthers member Fred Hampton by the FBI, 9/11, the shooting of Amadou Diallo by the NYPD, Palestinian rights in Israel, and the CIA backed killing of revolutionary leader Che Guevara – to name but a few. He has described himself as a "socialist guerrilla", but he refuses any party affiliation. Immortal Technique's music is inspired by historical and often political figures such as Malcolm X, Che Guevara, César Chávez, Augusto César Sandino, Marcus Garvey, and Túpac Amaru II.^[3] Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883) was a 19th century philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. ... The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African-American organization established to promote civil rights and self-defense. ... Fred Hampton Fred Hampton (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). ... F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ... Amadou Diallo Amadou Bailo Diallo (September 2, 1975 – February 4, 1999) was a 23-year-old immigrant to the United States from Guinea, who was shot and killed on February 4, 1999, by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers; Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth... NYPD redirects here. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... CIA redirects here. ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Lynch (May 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, el Che, or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, political figure, author, military theorist, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ... Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as Detroit Red and Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Omaha, Nebraska, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 in New York City) was a Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Lynch (May 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, el Che, or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, political figure, author, military theorist, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ... César Estrada Chávez (March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993), born in Yuma, Arizona, was an American farm worker of Mexican descent, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. ... Augusto César Sandino Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino (May 18, 1895 – February 21, 1934) was a Nicaraguan revolutionary and leader of a rebellion against the U.S. military presence in Nicaragua between 1927 and 1933. ... Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. ... For other uses, see Tupac Amaru (disambiguation). ...

Immortal Technique talks about South America and US politics on Aljazeera News

Often questioning the policies of the US government, especially under conservative and moderate administrations, Immortal Technique points out social inequalities, and promotes a high level of activism and revolution. Major themes include U.S. nationalism and jingoism, alleged right-wing politics bias and censorship in the mass media, the death of senator Paul Wellstone, the CIA's mind control Project MKULTRA, and the use of depleted uranium by United States troops. Recently he also has worked with youth offenders in juvenile detention centers and has been linked to several gangs in the Mid-Atlantic and the West Coast, where he delivers messages about the history of foreign intervention in their nations and personal responsibility.^{[citation needed]} United States Government redirects here. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action or inaction to bring about social or political change. ... -1... Eugène Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People, symbolizing French nationalism during the July Revolution 1830. ... Ten Thousand Miles From Tip to Tip, an 1898 political cartoon depicting the extension of the United States dominion Jingoism is chauvinistic patriotism, usually associated with a War Hawk political stance. ... Right wing redirects here. ... For other uses, see Censor. ... Popular press redirects here; note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint The Popular Press. Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American politician and two-term U.S. Senator from Minnesota. ... MKULTRA redirects here. ... Depleted uranium storage yard. ...

Immortal Technique is also a co-founder of the Grassroots Artists MovEment (G.A.ME), which provides healthcare for the underground artists with which it works.^[4]

References

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