In November 2002, he was listed by The Source in its ' Unsigned Hype' column, highlighting artists that are not signed to a record label. 1 also contained the underground classic 'Dance With The Devil'. He also battled but lost to Posta Boy in 106 & Park's Freestyle Friday.

1 without the help of a record label or distribution, instead using money earned from his rap battle triumphs. In 2001, Immortal Technique released his first album Revolutionary Vol. Musical career 2000–2005: Revolutionary Vol. This, coupled with his victories in numerous freestyle rap competitions of the New York underground hip hop scene such as Rocksteady Anniversary and Braggin Rites, led to his reputation as a ferocious Battle MC. Honing his rapping skills in jail, and unable to find decent wage-paying employment after his release, he began selling his music on the streets of New York and battling with other MCs. Īfter 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 went to school. 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. He attended Hunter College High School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where his classmates included Chris Hayes and Lin-Manuel Miranda, whom he bullied, although the two later became friends. During his teenage years, he was arrested multiple times due in part to what he has said was 'selfish and childish' behavior. His family immigrated to Harlem, New York, in 1980 to escape the Peruvian Civil War. He is of mostly Amerindian descent, and also has Spanish, French and African ancestry. 4.1.1 The (R)evolution of Immortal TechniqueĬoronel was born in a military hospital in Lima.2.2 2005–present: The 3rd World, The Martyr and The Middle Passage.

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