Who is immortal technique

Register Don't have an account? Immortal Technique. Edit source History Talk 0. Discography [ ] Studio albums [ ] Revolutionary Vol. Cancel Save. This, coupled with his victories in numerous freestyle rap competitions of the New York underground hip hop scene such as Rocksteady Anniversary, Braggin Rites and others, led to his reputation as a ferocious Battle MC. Revolutionary Vol. He released his second album Revolutionary Vol. He invested his money not in items that are usually associated with fame but rather in large pieces of farmland in Latin America.

He created a writing grant program for high school students as well. In some capacity yes, but the soul has to develop in some form. I like writing books, stories and essays — I may do that. I use to teach ancient history in prison for children. I found a lot of gratification in that because I saw people's lives turn around. Your lyrics contain a lot of religious messages. What does religion mean to you and do you follow a faith? If I told people I was a Muslim, people wouldn't say: "Wow, that's wonderful you've found inner peace in your life by embracing Islam.

Are you one of them fucking Wahabbi, Sunnite, Salafi psycho-niggas? Are you down with Hezbollah and them? I have always been hounded by people about it; people try and pry it out of me. I believe in God and have a faith that's very personal to me. That faith is between me and God. We have polarised religion, rather than it being a personal reflection of your relationship with God and how you communicate with God. I'd rather be friends with a good atheist than a bad religious person.

Your religion is suppose to ennoble you, but if all it makes you do is become contemptuous of other people, or make you say other people are going to hell, your religion has failed you, or rather, you have failed your religion. What struggles do you face with being a "reality rap" artist and people trying to pinpoint any sort of hypocrisy in your life?

I don't shy away from anything. As human beings, we're all works in progress. If I can get some constructive criticism, you're helping me grow as a human being. Sometimes I realise I need to grow. It happened with me trying to take the word bitch more out of my music.

I'm not a "gay-rights champion", but if I'm going to talk about people being oppressed in my music, then aren't some people oppressed if they don't have the right to marry the person they want in a society that's supposed to be free? They shouldn't be punished by a government because of the way they are born.

I wouldn't call it conspiracy. I would suggest people research — for example when I said Bin Laden was part of the CIA and people said "that's not true". When people say it's a conspiracy I welcome the criticism, because the music I make is backed by historical facts.

I'm not afraid to be wrong or debate it. I won't allow people to marginalise my music. I would say I use it less frequently than I have before. I have made a conscious decision to replace it in the music I make. I understand a lot of people have used that word to express camaraderie. In the States we remade the word to be something that reflected unity among ourselves. I think it was a confidence-builder and a way of showing that hip-hop could supersede any of the stereotypes thrown on top of them.

It was there that he began to study the lives and teachings of Black and Latino revolutionaries like Che Guevara and Malcolm X , as well as to devote himself to writing songs. Out in and on parole, he moved back to New York, where he spent his days working various jobs and his nights battling other rappers, a forum that allowed him the opportunity to show off his aggressive, vituperative style.

Concerned that he was being pigeonholed as a one-trick pony, Tech set about writing complete tracks, finding beats to accompany them, and eventually releasing his debut, Revolutionary, Vol.

The record, plus his indefatigable work ethic, earned him local recognition and a spot as The Source's "unsigned hype" in November ; the following year he issued his second album, Revolutionary, Vol. Although he promised his third release would see the light of day in , it wasn't until the summer of that -- besides a few singles and mixtapes -- fans got any new material from Immortal Technique , coming in the form of the full-length The Middle Passage.

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