Immortal Technique
Born Felipe Coronel in a military hospital in Lima, Peru in 1978, Immortal Technique moved to Harlem with his parents when he was two years old. At age nine he started rapping, though he didn't take it seriously until he was in high school. Despite the fact he was in and out of trouble throughout his teen years, Tech was accepted at Penn State University, but before he could get through much of college, he was arrested and eventually ended up spending a year in prison. 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 1999 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. 1, in 2001 (an album that was later re-released by his own company, Viper Records, in 2004 and Babygrande in 2005). The record, plus his indefatigable work ethic, earned him local recognition and a spot as The Source's "unsigned hype" in November 2002; the following year he issued his second album, Revolutionary, Vol. 2. Although he promised his third release would see the light of day in 2005, it wasn't until the summer of 2007 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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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Revolutionary Vol. 2
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Rebel Army Records on 18 nov. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The 3rd World
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Rebel Army Records on 24 jun. 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Revolutionary, Vol. 1 (Bonus Edition)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Rebel Army Records on 2 aug. 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Civil War
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Rebel Army Records on 9 sep. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Revolutionary, Vol. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Rebel Army Records on 14 sep. 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Take Hip Hop Back
NECRO, Vinnie Paz, Immortal Technique
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Psycho+Logical-Records on 23 okt. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Voices of the Voiceless
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by SO Empire on 1 jan. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The 3rd World
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Rebel Army Records on 24 jun. 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stronghold Warriors
Immortal Technique, Poison Pen
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by X-Ray on 1 apr. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo