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 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.
AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Biography Early life Coronel is African-Peruvian and was born in in a military hospital in Lima. His family emigrated in to Harlem to escape the ongoing internal conflict in Peru. During his teenage years he was arrested multiple times due in part to what he has said was "selfish and childish" behavior.
Shortly after enrolling in Pennsylvania State University, he was arrested and charged with assault-related offenses due to his involvement in an altercation between fellow students, the charges stemming from this incident led to him being incarcerated for a year. After being paroled, he took political science classes at Baruch College in New York City for two semesters at the behest of his father, who allowed Coronel to live with him on the condition that he go to school.
Honing his rapping skills in jail, and unable to find decent wage-paying employment after his release, Coronel began working on the restaurants of New York while bad mouthing MCs whenever the opportunity arose. 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.
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Some dare call it Conspiracy. What THEY don't want you to know! Sheeple wakers. Time to put on some Music. Technique released his debut album, Revolutionary Vol. It was followed by Revolutionary Vol. His latest studio album, The 3rd World , was released in as the final album in the series.
Immortal Technique visits prisons to speak to youth and work with immigrant rights activists. In , he teamed up with non-profit human rights organisation Omeid International to help build an orphanage to Kabul, Afghanistan using the profits made from his album The 3rd World.
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