new immortal technique occupy this album

1, manifested the spark of social awareness and consciousness that had always been inside of me.Īfter finishing the first album, I made it my duty to buy his next two albums ( Revolutionary Vol. He opened my eyes to many things and in a lot of ways helped me understand how government operates, how Latin America has fallen victim to many things African Americans have, religion, and the true meaning of “Viva La Revolucion”. As a person obsessed with gaining knowledge as much as possible, I deeply appreciated having to frequently grab a dictionary or googling references that he made in his music. Although I had already been listening to emcees like Mos Def, Talib Kweli, NaS, Lupe and Dead Prez, it was something different about how Tech conveyed his messages. After stumbling across that song, I downloaded Tech’s first album, Revolutionary Vol.

That voice, which belonged to Harlem, New York native Felipe Coronel a.k.a Immortal Technique, shook what I would, then on, accept as Hip Hop and the messages that came with it. I’m baptized by America, and covered in leeches.” “I pledge no allegiance, nigga fuck the president’s speeches. Soon after, a deep, angry but wise voice came into the track: I felt something deep within telling me that this was about to be one of the craziest songs I’d ever heard. BUSH KNOCKED DOWN THE TOWERS!” At this point, even though it was only about fifteen seconds into the track, I was in complete awe.

Mos proceeded to go into the hook that featured Jadakiss, “Bin Laden didn’t blow up the projects. It’s like these motherfuckers is just like professional liars. “Man, you hear this bullshit they be talkin’? About an hour into the playlist, I heard Mos Def’s voice but didn’t recognize the song at all. Being a big Mos fan, I got back to my dorm room and made a playlist for all of his songs and sat back to zone out to some good Hip Hop. Viva La Revolucion: An interview with Immortal Technique (2011)Ī couple years ago in Brooklyn, while taking some Mos Def songs from my friend Dennis’ computer for my iPod, something special happened.

New immortal technique occupy this album