TAG: Immortal Technique

Nov01

DOWNLOAD Immortal Technique :: ‘The Martyr’ Mix Tape (MP3)

Firebrand MC Immortal Technique dropped his latest thought-bomb today via his Viper Records website. The Martyr features IT’s always activist rhymes, along with guests Chuck D, Brother Ali, Killer Mike, dead prez, Vinnie Paz, Joell Ortiz and a dozen other collaborators all flowing over beats mostly by Southpaw, with occasional contributions from J. Dilla, DJ Greenlantern, Slimfass, Shuko, The Molemen and Engineer.

You can DOWNLOAD The Martyr at ViperRecords.com, and check out “Civil War” featuring Chuck D, Brother Ali and Killer Mike after the jump, along with The Martyr tracklist and tour dates.

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May26

CunninLynguists @ El Rey Theatre 05/20/11 (Live Review)

Being a long time fan of the CunninLynguists since their debut record Will Rap for Food, and surprisingly having never seen their live show, I had huge expectations coming into this performance.   Rocking with rapper Homeboy Sandman, Blue Sky Black Death, and affiliate and often-collaborator Tonedeff (pictured below), the CunninLynguists had quite a bit of opening performers to ready up the crowd. While some of the sets felt a bit long (such as Homeboy Sandman’s and Blue Sky Black Death’s which I will get to later), ultimately, the CunninLynguists delivered. Given the departure of one of the Lynguists’ members—the always ill Mr. S.O.S. (departed half a decade ago but still on the QN5 label)—left CunninLynguists with Natti, Deacon and Kno with DJ Flip Flop spinning the mentals on his Serato …

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Oct11

A3C Was The Place to Be; 10 Top Tier Acts You Wanna See Rap (Video)

The Masquerade was the place to be this weekend. Everyone from this rapper and that rapper to the most popular rappers and more rappers joined us for a weekend of; Hip Hop.  If you think it was all about Atlanta, think again. People trucked as far as Utah like MC Pig Pen and Pat Maine to to promote and network  , all while checking out  local heroes like Binkis and Senor Kaos. Brooklyn drove down by the carloads of emcees. Ask Soulkhan and J57 of the Brown Bag All Stars who just just returned home after  17 hour haul. I even met some cool people from Australia who repped to the fullest for, Austrailia.

With a return to the one venue presentation of the festival, you could hop skip and jump from the Pack Fm performance on …

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May03

URB Exclusive Book Excerpt: How To Rap: “The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC” by Paul Edwards

One of the best elements of my job is working with authors who’ve poured their hearts into putting together books, and sharing them with URB readers. So, you KNOW you can spit? Here’s a primer, which amounts to a few hundred years worth of life-experience and insight from all kinds of wordsmiths you know and respect. Consider it a lil’ help from your friends…

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Jun24

Immortal Technique – In Time ft. Akir Remix (MP3)

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