Realizing his inevitable incarceration, Technique began to prolifically write down his ideas about what he had lived and seen in the struggle back at home in relation to his visits back to his native land. He faced several charges for Aggravated Assault in the tri-state area. Unfortunately the survivalist and aggressive attitude that was the norm in New York Citycaused him to be involved in more violent altercations at school, whether it was with other brothers, false flaggers or the relentlessly racist population of an uncultured Middle America.Ĭompiling multiple assault charges in New York State and in other states eventually caught up to the uncompromisingly hardheaded actions of one Immortal Technique.
Although he frequently cut school and ended up being arrested time and time again for his wild behavior, the kid still managed to finish high school and got accepted to a state university. Growing up on the streets of New York, the young man became enamored with Hip Hop culture, writing graffiti and starting to rhyme at an early age. Although he had escaped the belligerent poverty and social turmoil of life in the 3rd world, he was now residing in Harlemwhich had its own share of drama. The USsupported puppet democracy and Guerilla factions were locked in a bitter struggle which ended like most do in Latin America, with the military and economic aid of the State Dept. Babygrande and Viper are also discussing the release of a DVD documentary about Immortal Technique’s life and experiences as a hip-hop artist.Mmortal Technique (Felipe Coronel)was born Februin a military hospital in South America, Immortal Technique was brought to the United Statesin the early 80's while a civil war was breaking out in his native Peru. Immortal Technique’s Middle Passage LP will be released world-wide some time in 2005. In these trying times of war, terrorism, and world-wide instability, Immortal Technique is an important artist not only for hip-hop fans, but for the world,” said Babygrande CEO, Chuck Wilson. Moreover, he genuinely wants to touch the lives of the less privileged and does so with both his music and his life. I’m also an admirer of Tech’s entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic - he literally produced, manufactured and distributed his first two albums from the streets of Harlem which is a great achievement in and of itself. It was at that moment I knew that I had to work with this artist. Without exaggeration, it seemed like every person in the venue knew every word to every song he performed.
I was at the first show he ever performed in LA and it was sold out. His ability to marry his political, socio-economic and historical perspectives with his authentic, real-life street upbringing makes his art potent, unique and entertaining…and his live show is incredible. “After hearing Tech’s first album in 2002 I knew he was a special artist - you can’t help but think about the messages and lives of people like Che Guevara, Malcolm X, Bob Marley and many others of similar stature when listening to his music.
It is an album that will bring Technique back to the streets on which he started hustling and will have a wider variety of subject matter for people to feel,” explained Immortal Technique from his Harlem, NY headquarters. Whereas Revolutionary Vol.2 was a response to the government influenced media coverage of terrorism and the addressing of several industry and hood issues, “The Middle Passage” is a more broad and more harsh approach. This album is going to different from the Revolutionary series. I am very grateful for the support Nature Sounds and Caroline/EMI gave me but this was a step I needed to take to advance the scale of the project. I received contractual agreements that were the most financially stable in the long run for the situation I am setting up.Ĭhuck Wilson and I worked for months to make a suitable agreement and we found that we are both on same page business-wise for this project.
“After considering the many major label and independent offers I received for the distribution of the next record I decided onBabygrande for many reasons: I saw their distribution power through Koch, their solid reputation at retail, and their promotional capabilities as an asset to the team that I had built up. BABYGRANDE PARTNERS WITH VIPER RECORDS TO RELEASE IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE’S “MIDDLE PASSAGE” LPīabygrande Records is proud to announce it has entered into a partnership with Viper Records to release the next album from one of the hottest and most important artists in hip-hop, Immortal Technique.
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