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. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Political hip hop is a form of Hip hop music that developed in the 1980s Hardcore hip hop is a form of Hip hop music that developed in the late 1980s Underground Hip-hop, Underground Rap, or Undie (to draw comparison to "indie" or independent rock is an Umbrella term for Hip-hop East Coast hip hop is the original style of Hip hop music that originated in New York City, USA, during the early-1970s Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action 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 Viper Records is an Independent record label that was originally launched to provide a home for Jonathan Stuart 's album New Prohibition Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with He is of Afro-Peruvian and Indigenous descent and was raised in Harlem, New York. Afro Peruvians are citizens of Peru, descended from Black African Slaves who were brought to the New World with the arrival of the Conquistadors Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous 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. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that He also focuses on the harsh resulting realities of crime in the housing projects of New York City's slums. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local The City of New York A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security

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. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing

Biography

"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. Revolutionary Vol 1 is the debut album by MC Immortal Technique, released in 2001 and re-pressed in 2004 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 Source is a United States -based monthly full-color Magazine covering Hip-hop music, Politics, and culture, founded in Unsigned Hype is a column in the Hip-hop magazine The Source devoted to identifying promising new rappers who do not have record deals 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. Revolutionary Vol 2 is the second album released by rapper Immortal Technique and is a follow-up to his debut album Revolutionary Vol Nature Sounds is a Record label based in Brooklyn New York, specializing in hip hop and Reggae music A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. 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.

"Bin Laden" and "Impeach the President"

Immortal Technique (left) at the Roskilde Festival, 2006. Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the four biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other three being Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Before the presidential race in November 2004, the Immortal Technique song "Bin Laden", (also known as 'Tell The Truth'^[3]) featuring Mos Def, later the song was with, Eminem using backmasking and produced by DJ Green Lantern, emerged on Shade 45: Sirius Bizness. " Bin Laden " is a hip hop song by MC Immortal Technique, Mos Def and DJ Green Lantern. Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and Actor. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Backmasking (also known as Backward masking) is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be James D'Agostino, better known as DJ Green Lantern, is an American DJ and Hip hop musician He was born in Rochester, New York 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. Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1 1960 in Roosevelt New York) better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper author and producer Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism Lawrence Krishna Parker (born August 20 1965) better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American Rapper. The song accuses the Bush administration of destroying the twin towers on 9/11, not Osama bin Laden. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March 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. "

With lyrics "Bin Laden didn't blow up the projects, it was you" and "Bush knocked down the towers" some believe Immortal Technique to be a 911 conspiracy theorist. Although, these lyrics are not the rantings of a conspiracy theorist who thinks George Bush was actually involved in the acts of 9/11, but is Immortal Technique recognising that the neo-con policies of the US administration are what led to the terrorist acts, and also the huge attacks they've inflicted on the working population of the US. ^[4]

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. This Revolution is a 2004 Political Film starring Rosario Dawson. The 2004 Republican National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States, took place from August The movie also featured Viper Records affiliates Akir and producer/engineer Southpaw in smaller speaking roles. Akir is an African-American rapper and Hip-Hop artist popular for his dense lyrics and politically aware content Toure Harris, better known as Southpaw (and as "Ray Dogz" earlier in his career is a hiphop music producer and engineer best known for his work for his brother rapper

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. Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development Legacy is the second album from Underground hip hop artist Akir, released through Viper Records and executive produced by Immortal

In 2006, the song "Impeach the President", featuring dead prez and Saigon, emerged on the DJ Green Lantern mixtape Alive on Arrival. Dead prez is an underground Political hip hop duo comprised of Stic Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper 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. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.

"The 3rd World"

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. The 3rd World is a mixtape/street album from rapper Immortal Technique, following a five-year absence since Revolutionary Vol Koch Records, the primary subsidiary of Koch Entertainment LP is the largest Independent record label in the United States. It will be his first full-length in 4 years.

Featured guests on the album are Chino XL, Ras Kass, Crooked I, Pharoahe Monch and others with production and mix by DJ Green Lantern, Bronze Nazareth, Scram Jones and Buckwild as well as longtime collaborator Southpaw. Derek Keith Barbosa (born April 8, 1974) known as Chino XL, is an American Hip Hop lyricist battle rapper, and actor John Austin IV (born September 26, 1973 in Carson California) better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American Dominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I is an American rapper. Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1972 in Queens, New York) better known as Pharoahe Monch, is an American hip hop Bronze Nazareth (born Justin Cross in Detroit Michigan) is a Hip-hop producer and Rapper associated with the Wu-Tang Clan

Upcoming projects

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

Social and political views

Immortal Technique provides listeners of his music with his views on politics, sociology, and religion. William Braunstein (born 1972 better known as Ill Bill, is an American Rapper and Record producer from Brooklyn, New York The Hour of Reprisal is the second Studio album by American hip hop musician Ill Bill. 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. The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a Marxist / Maoist African-American organization established This article is about Fred Hampton Sr For his son see Fred Hampton Jr Amadou Bailo Diallo ( September 2, 1975 – February 4, 1999) was a 23-year-old immigrant to the United States from Guinea Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed 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. Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19 1925 February 21 1965 also known as El-Hajj Malik El- Shabazz, was an African American Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed César Estrada Chávez ( March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) born in Yuma Arizona, was a Mexican-American farm worker Labor Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino ( May 18, 1895 &ndash February 21, 1934) was a Nicaraguan revolutionary and leader of a rebellion Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr, National Hero of Jamaica (17 August 1887 10 June 1940 was a Publisher, Journalist, Entrepreneur, Black nationalist Túpac Amaru II (José Gabriel Túpac Amaru b March 19, 1742 in Tinta Cusco, Peru &ndash executed in Cusco May 18, 1781 ^[5]

Immortal Technique talks about South America and US politics on Al Jazeera News ^[6]

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. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively 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, the existence of extra-terrestrials, and the use of depleted uranium by United States troops. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Jingoism is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "extreme Patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy" In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Paul David Wellstone ( July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was a two-term U Depleted uranium (DU is Uranium primarily composed of the Isotope Uranium-238 (U-238 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.

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. ^[7]

Discography

Main article: Immortal Technique discography

• 2001: Revolutionary Vol. 1
• 2003: Revolutionary Vol. 2
• 2008: The 3rd World^[8]
• TBD The Middle Passage

References

External links

• Immortal Technique at MySpace
• Viper Records official website
• Immortal-Technique.com
• Immortal Technique News & Discography Site