Immortal Technique

Born in Peru and raised in Harlem, this MC later spent time at Penn State, in a state pen and is ready to give corporate America a run for its money. This underground rapper is the real deal, spitting flow about an uprise, this rapper in a genius at throwing together stories and metaphors that inspire change in such a way that other rappers can only attempt to do.

Immortal Technique is a genius at street intellect and worldly politics and is using his music to change the system. He understands the system so well and knows how to challenge it and therefore refuses to play by the rules. Since releasing his debut album “Revolutionary Vol. 1“, he refuses to sign to a major record label and has no plans to do so, although he has received many big offers, it is apparent that to Immortal Technique(who’s real name remains anonymous by request of the artist) it isn’t about selling out, its about remaining in control of his music and therefore his message so that nobody can put a sensor it. He has since released his second album “Revolutionary Vol. 2” in 2003 with Viper Records, which he is the president of.

Immortal Technique has announced that he is working on a new album, although not much information has been released about it. “There is definitely something different about this album,” he said. “My flow is improved. I am not a 19-year-old-kid no more, screaming into the microphone. My voice changed. I am older. I am wiser.”

The hip-hop movement gives a voice to a group of people who may not otherwise have an opportunity to be revolutionary, people that have long been silenced by the system. However this doesn’t mean Technique can’t appreciate a good club mix.

“You’ve got to understand something: Hip-hop was invented by people who were going through some of the worst economic years in recent history in terms of urban environment. These people didn’t just make protest music, or music about struggle. At the end of the day they wanted to go home and forget some of their troubles, forget some of their misery,” he said. “I never apologize for being a single heterosexual male, and I won’t ever. I love to dance. I love going to the salsa and the meringue clubs, the hip-hop clubs, just to have a great time. But I just want to see the culture exemplified correctly, to see realness.”

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