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Felipe Coronel, better known as Immortal Technique, is a rap artist and political activist. He is of Afro-Peruvian and Indigenous Peruvian descent [ publisher =/www.mundoandino.com ] 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 politics, poverty, religion, social class and racism. He also focuses on the harsh resulting realities of crime in the housing projects of New York City's slums.
Although he has been offered a deal with at least one major record label, he has never signed to any. Immortal Technique has voiced a desire to keep control over his production, and has stated in his music that record companies, not artists themselves, profit the most from mass production and marketing of music.
BiographyEarly lifeFelipe Coronel was born February 19, 1978 in a Lima military hospital.His family emigrated in 1980 to Harlem, New York to escape the ongoing internal conflict in Peru.[ title = More Articulate, Politically Charged Flame-Throwing from Immortal Technique ]During his teenage years he was arrested multiple times and eventually incarcerated for aggravated assault.[ publisher =Viper Records ]
"Revolutionary", Volume 1 and 2In 2001, Immortal Technique released his first album Revolutionary Vol. 1 without the help of a record label or distribution, instead using money he had made from winning various rap battles
Point of No Return from Revolutionary Vol 2 was used as the entrance theme for Rashad Evans during the UFC 88
"Bin Laden" and "Impeach the President" Before the presidential race in November 2004, the Immortal Technique song "Bin Laden", (also known as 'Tell The Truth'[Immortal Technique at the Coronet, London 4 June 2008 | The Socialist 11 June 2008]) featuring Mos Def (and later featuring 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 lyrics imply that George W. Bush and previous Republican administrations were largely responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks. Bush's said responsibility was not specifically a direct one. In fact, 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 he and his [4] definitely benefited from the end result of all those people dying."[ first =Collins ]
Social and political viewsImmortal Technique has described himself as a "socialist guerrilla". 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.[Immortal Technique – Essence of Revolution. Latin Rapper. Accessed July 28 2007.]
Immortal Technique is also a co-founder of the Grassroots Artists MovEment (G.A.ME), which provides health care for the underground artists with whom it works.
Discography- 2001: Revolutionary Vol. 1
- 2003: Revolutionary Vol. 2
- 2008: The 3rd World
- TBA: Revolutionary Vol. 3
- TBA: The Middle Passage
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