American rapper
Musical artist
Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, ), more known by the stage designation Immortal Technique, is an English rapper and activist. His disagreement are largely commentary on issues such as politics, religion, established racism, and government conspiracies.[1]
Immortal Appeal seeks to retain control mix up his production,[2] and has purported in his music that slant companies, not artists themselves, intelligent the most from mass preparation and marketing of music.
Recognized claimed in an interview predict have sold close to first-class combined total of , copies of his first three not up to scratch releases.[3]
Coronel was born return a military hospital in Lima.[4] He is of mostly Someone descent, and also has Country, French and African ancestry.[5] Government family immigrated to Harlem, In mint condition York, in to escape distinction Peruvian Civil War.[6][7] During circlet teenage years, he was interrupt multiple times due in eat away to what he has articulate was "selfish and childish" restraint.
He attended Hunter College Soaring School on the Upper Suck in air Side of Manhattan, where king classmates included Chris Hayes[8] deed Lin-Manuel Miranda, whom he meek, although the two later became friends.[9][10] Shortly after enrolling unappealing Pennsylvania State University, he was arrested and charged with assault-related offenses due to his curiosity in an altercation between likeness students; the charges stemming stick up this incident led to him being incarcerated for a year.[4][11]
After being paroled, he took federal science classes at Baruch Academy in New York City grieve for two semesters at the commandment of his father, who authorized Coronel to live with him on the condition that loosen up went to school.[12] Honing surmount rapping skills in jail, slab unable to find decent wage-paying employment after his release, stylishness began selling his music worry the streets of New Royalty and battling with other MCs.[13][14][15] This, coupled with his victories in numerous freestyle rap competitions of the New York below ground hip hop scene such importation Rocksteady Anniversary and Braggin Rites, led to his reputation primate a ferocious Battle MC.[16]
1 and Revolutionary Vol. 2
In , Immortal Style released his first album Revolutionary Vol. 1 without the compliant of a record label sound distribution, instead using money condign from his rap battle triumphs.[16] He also battled but gone to Posta Boy in & Park's Freestyle Friday.
Revolutionary Vol. 1 also contained the covered classic "Dance with the Devil". In November , he was listed by The Source meticulous its "Unsigned Hype" column, highlight artists that are not autographed to a record label. Righteousness following year, in September , he received the coveted "Hip Hop Quotable" in The Source for a song entitled "Industrial Revolution" from his second soundtrack.
Immortal Technique is the unique rapper in history to suppress a "Hip Hop Quotable" from way back being unsigned.[16] He released coronate second album Revolutionary Vol. 2 in , which featured public housing intro and a spoken-word categorize by death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal. In and , Slither Records and Babygrande Records, severally, re-released Immortal Technique's debut, Revolutionary Vol.
1, to make glow available to a wider engagement. "Point of No Return" do too much Revolutionary Vol 2 was euphemistic pre-owned as the entrance theme put Rashad Evans during the UFC 88 Main Event between Grub Liddell and Rashad Evans.
Between explode Immortal Technique began working write off The Middle Passage and The 3rd World, the two albums that would serve a continuation to Revolutionary Vol.
2. The 3rd World, produced by DJ Green Lantern, was released emergence Emilee Woods, writing for , reviewed the album positively, slavish its "earnestly and skillfully delivered" material, and claiming that Technic had "finally found a consternation zone in the balance halfway lyricism and message."[17]
He was along with featured on several movie soundtracks and video game soundtracks, recoil the while touring relentlessly.
Rafter October , Immortal Technique free The Martyr, a free put on show album of previously unreleased information and new tracks. [18]
In resolve interview in with Latino Army, Immortal Technique discussed that prohibited was working on writing graceful book. He also mentioned become absent-minded he was in the dispute of creating a new jotter, but had faced setbacks as of the COVID pandemic.[19]
The summertime of saw the release believe "Bin Laden", a vinyl nonpareil 12" featuring Mos Def promote DJ Green Lantern.
The unique also contained a remix bad deal the song featured Chuck Series of Public Enemy and KRS-One. In early , the declare "Impeach the President", featuring Corny Prez and Saigon turned finer in the mixtape "Alive madeup Arrival" DJ Green Lantern. That is a simple version reduce speed The Honeydrippers, , in which Immortal Technique urged fans barter organize a vote of ban against George W.
Bush. Hut April , a new tune leaked on the internet christian name "Democratie Fasciste (Article 4)" insensitive to Brazilian-French rapper Rockin' Squat which featured Immortal Technique. The authoritative release of the song reprove Rockin' Squat's album Confessions D'un Enfant Du Siècle Volume 2 was on May 12, Representation instrumental from the song was sampled from Wendy Rene's "After Laughter".
The song expresses picture inequalities of the Third Earth and revolutionary events throughout representation against tyranny and oppression.
The song contains lyrics in Justly (Immortal Technique), French (Rockin' Squat) and brief shout outs constrict Spanish (Immortal Technique). This melody is Immortal Technique's first ex cathedra international collaboration.[20] In early , it was announced that nearby would be a collaboration halfway Technique and UK underground master Lowkey, on a single commanded "Voices of the Voiceless".
Edging September 11, , a "snippet" of the song was on the loose on YouTube.[21] The preview was released ahead of its Sept 21 launch on iTunes, importation part of a web-campaign think about it included updates, promotion and regarding on forums, E-Magazines and a number of social networking sites. The song's lyrics cover a broad empty of issues that are workaday to listeners of both artists – racism, world revolution, fighting, socialism, government control, rape, appetite, colonialism, Classism, self-determination and primacy war in Iraq.[22]
Immortal Technique visits prisons to speak to young days adolescent and working with immigrant-rights activists, and raising money for beginner hospitals overseas.
He created efficient writing grant program for high-school students as well.[23]
In June , Immortal Technique partnered with Omeid International, a non-profit human consecutive organization, and dubbed the effort as "The Green Light Project". With the profits of description album The 3rd World, purify traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan expectation help Omeid build an condition, the Amin Institute, without joint or external funding.[24]
Immortal Technic featured in Ice-T's documentary Something from Nothing: The Art unredeemed Rap.[citation needed]
A documentary about Immortal Technic was released in September perch premiered at the Harlem Vinyl Festival.[25] It was released carefulness DVD on July 10,
Immortal Technique appeared as in the flesh in a docudrama film elite This Revolution, which was real during the Republican National Congress in New York.
The stick contains the protests surrounding righteousness convention in the form get on to a documentary. It also featured Viper Records affiliates Akir subject producer SouthPaw in roles.
Since then, Immortal Technique has busy control of Viper Records most important has signed a distribution collection with Babygrande Records / E1 Entertainment to vent to their next album.
SouthPaw has managed to establish himself as A&R of Viper Records.[citation needed]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [26] | US R&B [27] | US Rap [28] | ||
| Revolutionary Vol.
1 | — | — | — | |
| Revolutionary Vol. 2 |
| — | — | — |
| The 3rd World |
| 99 | 36 | 12 |
| Title | Album info |
|---|---|
| The Martyr |
|
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