Immortal Technique

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American rap icon Immortal Technique is coming to New Zealand for the first time ever, with support from Akir (US) and Poison Pen (US).

La De Da and Section Zero present Immortal Technique, an American rapper of Afro-Peruvian descent and urban activist. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely commentary on issues such as class struggle, poverty, religion, government and institutional racism.

In 2001, Immortal Technique released his first album Revolutionary Vol. 1 without the help of a record label or distribution, instead using money earned from his rap battle triumphs. Revolutionary Vol. 1 also contained the underground classic Dance With The Devil.

In November 2002, he was listed by The Source in its "Unsigned Hype" column, highlighting artists that are not signed to a record label. The following year, in September 2003, he received the coveted "Hip Hop Quotable" in The Source for a song entitled "Industrial Revolution" from his second album. Immortal Technique is the only rapper in history to have a "Hip Hop Quotable" while being unsigned.

He released his second album Revolutionary Vol. 2 in 2003. In 2004, Viper Records and, in 2005, Babygrande Records re-released Immortal Technique's debut, Revolutionary Vol. 1, to make it available to a wider audience.

Between 2005 and 2007 Immortal Technique began working on The Middle Passage and The 3rd World, the two albums that would serve a follow up to Revolutionary Vol. 2 and complete the series.

In October 2011 Immortal Technique released The Martyr, a free compilation album of previously unreleased material and new tracks.

Immortal Technique will be playing tracks from all his albums, and collaboration hits at this exclusive one off Wellington show.

Immortal Technique Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Immortal-Technique/105671392799107

Immortal Technique Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/IMMORTALTECH

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