Immortal Technique has voiced a desire to keep control over his production, and has stated in his music that record companies, not artists themselves, profit the most from mass production and marketing of music. He claimed in an interview to have sold close to 200,000 units of his three official releases.
Biography
Early life
Coronel is African-Peruvian and was born in 1978 in a military hospital in Lima. His family emigrated in 1980 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. He attended Hunter College High School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. 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.
Revolutionary Vol.1 and Vol.2
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. "Point of No Return" from Revolutionary Vol 2 was used as the entrance theme for Rashad Evans during the UFC 88 Main Event between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans.
The 3rd World and The Middle Passage
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. He was also featured on several movie soundtracks and video game soundtracks, all the while touring relentlessly and becoming heavily involved in visiting prisons to speak to youth and working with immigrant rights activists and raising tens of thousands of dollars for children’s hospitals overseas. He invested his money not in items that are usually associated with fame but rather in large pieces of farmland in Latin America. He created a writing grant program for high school students as well.
Fight Until The End
Immortal Technique Lyrics
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Turn around and deny it.
People on the streets are dying.
We must come together
Fight depression and pull de pressure
On de system that tries to diss us,
tries to hurt us, and tries to kill us.
We don't win, we fight again.
We fight until we win, until we win.
Unjustified shootings, fatal chokins, severe beatins,
Police attack the innocent without fair reason.
Precincts are full of cowards abusin authority.
Minorities abuse majority, people livin in poverty.
Priority, is them doing right by the nation
but large parts of it's been human rights violation.
Tired of being patient waitin for internal affairs
to show. Improve this, the truth is, we've been burnin for years.
Use your weapons, fight back kid, that's how the game goes.
My boy Kevin got his skull cracked by pigs in plain clothes.
They told him there's agress, if he doesn't stay calm,
and proceeded to put cigarettes out in his palm.
Now he can't think, he can't feel,
Sometimes you gotta grab steel, blast, peal
Before they sentence you and serve your last meal.
I know fightin back is easier said then actin
Let's start movin forward and stop steppin backwards.
Dem' shoot at us
Turn around and deny it.
People on the streets are dying.
We must come together
Fight depression and pull de pressure
On de system that tries to diss us,
Tries to hurt us, and tries to kill us.
We don't win, we fight again.
We gwon fight until the end, until the end,
We fight until we win, until we win
On the day, me and Sabac Red,
Drop dead, knocked by the feds,
Or get shot with a glock in the head
Like the.. bloods on the corner, the block'll be red
And like the passion of Christ, there'll be alot to be said
Fuck a protest in the street wit all of my peeps
My soul will never let a crooked cops family sleep.
And you'll never find peace, even them retired men.
Like imma do to all yo cops that turned into firemen.
I'll give you trojan lyin in the sleepin hypnosis,
Nightmares about drownin in the ocean erosions.
Molested by dead bodies full of worms and locousts.
But the insects are nothing when the judgement approaches.
Call my spirit the coldest, you say that I'm bitter
But I'm sick of cops callin me a spic and nigga.
And you pigs probably wont get the message I write you,
'Cause the industry is racist, mother fuckers just like you.
Dem' shoot at us
Turn around and deny it.
People on the streets are dying.
We must come together
Fight depression and pull de pressure
On de system that tries to diss us,
Tries to hurt us, and tries to kill us.
We don't win, we fight again.
We gwon fight until the end.
Not everyone is built for war when it comes to cops and
Fear plays a part so I'll inform you of your options.
Get the names and badges of cops from the precinct
Show your face in the street so police know you decent.
Keep them on their toes take flicks and videos
Impose injustices cuz them clips can be gold.
Hold a coalition in your buildin, a new movement,
Raise cash, start a civilian review unit.
Be aware of wrong doings, inform your whole alliance.
Write the senator to put a end to the cold and silence.
Let's unite fight back know our rights watch the government.
Apply better laws and enforce harsher punishment,
For pigs who beat kids for no apparent reason.
We acted on the defense while battlin the precinct.
If the system wont respond to your truth and facts,
Bear arms, they've been warned, retaliate and shoot back.
Dem' shoot at us
Turn around and deny it.
People on the streets are dying.
We must come together
Fight depression and pull de pressure
On de system that tries to diss us,
tries to hurt us, and tries to kill us.
We don't win, we fight again.
We gwon fight until the end, until the end,
We fight until we win, until we win.
In "Fight Until The End," Immortal Technique and Sabac Red address the police brutality that disproportionately affects people of color and those living in poverty. They condemn the unjustified shootings, beatings, and chokings that police officers have inflicted on innocent civilians. The artists encourage listeners to come together as a community and resist the oppressive system that tries to harm and kill them. They urge individuals to fight back against corrupt police officers, who abuse their authority and perpetuate human rights violations.
The lyrics also address the frustration and anger felt towards the government and their lack of action to protect citizens from police brutality. The artists explain that peaceful protests and waiting for internal investigations to show results have not been successful in curbing cop violence. The song encourages listeners to take matters into their own hands and fight back against corrupt police officers. The track ends with an ultimatum to the police to change their ways or face retaliation.
Line by Line Meaning
Dem' shoot at us
Police shoot at us without reason or justification
Turn around and deny it.
Police deny their actions and refuse to take responsibility for their actions
People on the streets are dying.
Innocent people are losing their lives due to police violence and brutality
We must come together
We need to unite as a community to fight against police brutality and oppression
Fight depression and pull de pressure
We need to fight against feelings of hopelessness and pressure from the system
On de system that tries to diss us,
We need to fight against a system that tries to oppress us and silence our voices
tries to hurt us, and tries to kill us.
This system not only hurts us but also puts our lives in danger
We don't win, we fight again.
We won't stop fighting for justice and equality
We gwon fight until the end, until the end,
We will continue fighting until justice is served
We fight until we win, until we win.
We won't stop fighting until we see change and win this battle against police brutality and oppression
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GustoGraphx
Sabac is seriously so fucking slept on! Everybody need to wake the fuck up! this album especially is just a masterpiece!
JessicaJayneNC
GustoGraphx that's wtf I'M Saying too !
Marie France
Indeed yes yes
Left It
Hard record that's been played many a time on the streets of London and rings out every time ... People come over and talk just because of this record. Thanks for your contribution to the revolution
Left It
Primordial Vengeance yeah man. We know about Sabac!
Dp Mca
Still relevant today, Rip George Floyd solidarity from Ireland 🇮🇪
Assassintime
❤🖤
Mauri Shiva Ganesha
floys is a hoax
Robert Charles
Worldwide Peace. ☮️ no denying
Matthew Trevino
@Mauri Shiva Ganesha The hatred that drives us apart exists though. No matter which perspective you prefer, there is no hoax when it all boils down