Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known by the stage n… Read Full Bio ↴Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is a Peruvian rapper, and an urban activist. He was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Harlem, New York. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely a mixture of socialist commentary on issues such as class hierarchy, poverty, religion, government and institutional racism.

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.

The Other White Meat
Immortal Technique Lyrics

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Immortal Technique: The profile of a wanted man,
Persecuted everywhere by the Klu Klux Clan,
Cops don’t stop in searches cause they think we a threat,
They making money for the prison industrial complex,
Extorting hookers for sex and then arresting them,
And murdering people of color instead of protecting them,
You killed Patrick Dorismond and then disrespected them, (?)
Now most cops will disagree with the shit that i spit,

But i got 41 reasons to tell you to suck a dick,
You mobile facsimile of living fecal matter,
You're a walking piece of shit, you deserve to be splattered,
Faggots with nightsticks giving brothers an enema,
'Cause they're racist like classical Hollywood cinema,
Systematically chasing our people and abusing 'em,
Like Romans genociding Jews in New Jerusalem,
Guns don’t look like wallets, how the fuck we confusing 'em?
We're losing them, everyday, and it's getting me pissed,
They barely admit, that racial profiling exists,
But politicians still condemn it, sounding hypocritical,
Innocent victims, getting statistically typical,
I resist arrest; i don’t wanna be taken alive,
I’d rather die standing than live kneeling, broken inside, (?)

A cop stopped me once; i cocked a loaded gun in my grill,
And that’s the reason that i have no fear of being killed.

Overall Meaning

In The Other White Meat, Immortal Technique delivers hard-hitting lyrics about police brutality against people of color. He sheds light on the unfair treatment of minorities by law enforcement agents who profile and persecute them for no reason other than their skin color. Immortal Technique starts by describing himself as a wanted man who is persecuted by people who belong to the Klu Klux Klan. He then criticizes the police who think that minorities are a threat and who search and harass them at every opportunity.

Moreover, he exposes the prison industrial complex, where the authorities exploit people by making money off their incarceration. Immortal Technique goes on to reveal how police officers extort prostitutes for sex and then arrest them, or even murder people of color instead of protecting them. He gives the example of Patrick Dorismond, whom the police killed and then disrespected him by spreading false rumors about him. Immortal Technique uses derogatory language to address the police officer, suggesting that they are nothing but living fecal matter who deserve to be splattered.

Furthermore, the artist touches on racial profiling, pointing out that politicians condemn it while at the same time benefiting from its existence. Innocent victims become casualties of this system as they get caught in its trap. The lyrics paint a picture of injustice and oppression that is deeply ingrained in society. Immortal Technique takes a stand and declares that he would rather die than live a broken man, kneeling before those who seek to subjugate him.

Line by Line Meaning

The profile of a wanted man,
I am a target of law enforcement and racist hate groups.

Persecuted everywhere by the Klu Klux Clan,
I am subject to hate crimes by white supremacists.

Cops don’t stop in searches cause they think we a threat,
Police use racial profiling to assume guilt and harass people of color.

They making money for the prison industrial complex,
The criminal justice system is designed to profit off of mass incarceration.

Extorting hookers for sex and then arresting them,
Police engage in corrupt and abusive behavior, exploiting sex workers and arresting them for profit.

And murdering people of color instead of protecting them,
Police violence and brutality disproportionately affect communities of color.

You killed Patrick Dorismond and then disrespected them, (?)
Referencing a specific instance of police murder and the lack of accountability and justice for the victim.

Now most cops will disagree with the shit that i spit,
Police culture denies and defends against criticism and accountability.

But i got 41 reasons to tell you to suck a dick,
Referencing the number of shots fired by NYPD officers in the shooting of Amadou Diallo, demonstrating the unjustifiable and excessive use of force by police.

You mobile facsimile of living fecal matter,
Police officers are compared to excrement, dehumanizing them and exposing their harmful and abusive behavior.

You're a walking piece of shit, you deserve to be splattered,
Continuing the dehumanization and condemnation of police officers that engage in abusive and violent behavior.

Faggots with nightsticks giving brothers an enema,
Police brutality against queer and trans individuals as well as people of color.

'Cause they're racist like classical Hollywood cinema,
Referencing how media has historically perpetuated harmful and racist stereotypes and narratives that have translated into real-life discrimination and violence.

Systematically chasing our people and abusing 'em,
Police engage in systemic and institutionalized practices of targeting and oppressing communities of color.

Like Romans genociding Jews in New Jerusalem,
Drawing parallels between historical instances of genocide with contemporary instances of racial violence and oppression.

Guns don’t look like wallets, how the fuck we confusing 'em?
Calling attention to the absurdity and obviousness of police brutality and racial profiling.

We're losing them, everyday, and it's getting me pissed,
The constant violence and oppression faced by communities of color is infuriating and exhausting.

They barely admit, that racial profiling exists,
There is a widespread denial and erasure of the reality and harm of racial profiling.

But politicians still condemn it, sounding hypocritical,
Politicians offer empty rhetoric and performative gestures without meaningful action to address police brutality and racial profiling.

Innocent victims, getting statistically typical,
Police violence and systemic oppression disproportionately affect marginalized communities, making them the 'typical' targets of abuse.

I resist arrest; i don’t wanna be taken alive,
Refusing to submit to a system that actively oppresses and targets people of color.

I’d rather die standing than live kneeling, broken inside, (?)
Preferring to stand up for justice and fight against oppressive systems, even if it means risking one's life.

A cop stopped me once; i cocked a loaded gun in my grill,
Describing a confrontation with police that could have easily turned fatal, and the feeling of needing to protect oneself against violent and abusive officers.

And that’s the reason that i have no fear of being killed.
The prevalence of police violence and brutality have created a culture of fear and mistrust of law enforcement, leading to a lack of fear of dying at the hands of abusive cops.

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Matt G

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i must say, i'm lucky & happy that i got to see him live (Philly 2019). it's the only show i personally made a mission to see, so far. there's several other artists i'd love to see live, but you can feel that Tech really has a good heart & message. i managed to convince my pops (61 at the time) to go with me. he grew up on Earth Wind & Fire, Bootsy, etc. he's always been pretty open minded and never really criticized my music, but i was ecstatic he went.. and after the show, he said something along the lines of: 'well, i guess your generation kinda relay the same message as we did (back then) but you're more blatant about it; you guys aren't mincing words and shrouding the point' pops didn't say "i loved it" or what have you but i know he appreciated it. that's one of the most rewarding times i've been blessed with chillin wit pops. go see Tech if you haven't! it's hard to argue the many good points he makes as well as the raw lyrical pictures he paints