Immortal Technique

[[File:Immortal Technique.jpg|thumb|165px|Immortal Technique in 2006]]
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'''Immortal Technique''' (real name '''Felipe Coronel''') {{lived|1976}} is a [[Latin America|Latin-American]] underground rapper, [[left wing|left-wing]] activist, and a particularly active-imagination [[conspiracy theorist]].

While he appears to consider himself a revolutionary [[Socialism|socialist]],<ref>https://www.rt.com/op-edge/chavez-capitalism-immortal-technique-762/</ref> likely with reference to his various anti-[[war]] and anti-[[conservative]] stances, such a position is seemingly at odds with his overt homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, and general [[machismo]] posing.

His few nuggets of genuine progressivism are further overshadowed by his overt and public endorsement of various wild theories regarding the [[9/11|September 11 attacks]], his belief in the impending [[New World Order]], and for being the type of person who voluntarily spends time with [[Alex Jones]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8</ref>

==Musical revolutionary==
Despite his first album's title, ''Revolutionary Vol. 1'' only contains political-themed lyrics every now and then thrown in for good measure. The most coherent exposures of his ideas can be found in two non-rap monologues, one detailing his unfavorable views on the [[vegetarian]]/[[vegan]] movement<ref name="lyrics_beef_broccoli">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/beef_and.tch.txt ''Beef and Broccoli'' lyrics]</ref> and the other in which he laments the precarious state of minorities and immigrants in the US.<ref name="lyrics_poverty">[http://genius.com/Immortal-technique-the-poverty-of-philosophy-lyrics ''The Poverty of Philosophy'' lyrics]</ref> The rest of the album is generally battle-rap in political clothing, as he tends to throw a bone to political-minded listeners usually mentioning his displeasure with a specific injustice in the US.

However being released around the time of [[9/11]], which possibly turned a lot of [[Millennial]]s to politics (and worse to all types of conspiracy theories), it was enough to amass a cult following, selling 40,000 copies independently.<ref name="rev_1_sales">[http://genius.com/190077 Sales of Revolutionary Vol. 1]</ref> The album is notable for hit track ''Dance With the Devil'',<ref name="lyrics_devil">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/dance_w.tch.txt ''Dance with the Devil'' lyrics]</ref> where the narrator, implied to be Tech himself, recounts a hoodlum's attempt to join a gang by [[Rape|raping]] and murdering a woman as initiation, only to find out that she was his own mother, and [[Suicide|kills himself]] in remorse. Technique has said that it was only meant metaphorically to highlight how gang culture negatively affects people in the Latino and Black community.<ref name="interview_1">Gerardo Garcia III, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040401214555/http://www.brownpride.com/articles/article.asp?a=194 Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2] (Interview after ''Revolutionary Vol. 2'' release), 2004.</ref>

Onward from his second album, Technique's songs are far more coherent than on his first offering, where ''Revolutionary Vol. 2'' includes [[George W. Bush|Bush]]-bashing at its finest and sadly [[truther|9/11 trutherism]] at its worst. ''The 3rd World'' and ''The Martyr'' continue the direction from ''Vol. 2'', but also take a closer look at the problems of developing countries which are negatively affected by US foreign policy.

==Reactionary revolutionary==
{{Cquote|I never make songs to disrespect women<br />
or to judge people about the way that they're living|20px|20px|Immortal Technique<ref name="lyrics_boundary">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/crossing.tch.txt ''Crossing the Boundary'' lyrics]</ref>}}

Despite claiming to be a revolutionary at every chance that he gets, Immortal Technique has quite the history of making counter-revolutionary statements which are in line with most of the discriminating things the typical gangsta rapper raps about, although to his credit, most of the lyrics cited here are from his first two albums, while his later albums are largely devoid of these views.

===Homophobia===

*"Immortal Technique incinerate degenerate fags"<ref name="lyrics_boundary" />

*"I'm a Neo-Sapien but y'all are still acting like homos"<ref name="lyrics_food_chain">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/topremix.tch.txt ''Top of the Food Chain (Remix)'' lyrics]</ref>

*"and your crew is full of more faggots than Greek mythology."<ref name="lyrics_hidden">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/hidden.tch.txt ''Hidden Track'' lyrics]</ref>

*"why you trying to be hardcore, you fucking homo-thug/and don't be sensitive and angry at the shit that I wrote/Cause if you can take a fucking dick, you can take a joke"<ref name="lyrics_obnoxious">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/obnox.tch.txt ''Obnoxious'' lyrics]</ref>

In an old interview, Technique was asked about the relationship between [[hip-hop]] and [[homosexuality]] and he had the following wisdom to share: "As for [[homophobia]], hip hop never embraced faggots. One can’t deny that there are probably rappers, DJs and fans that are mo's but I think [[appeal to tradition|since the culture was based around proving ones manhood; acting like a fruitpop isn’t gonna get you anywhere]].”<ref name="homophobia">[http://www.guante.info/2007/02/article-conscious-rappers-and.html Homophobia in "Conscious" Rap]</ref> To his credit, Technique has evolved from these positions,<ref name="interview_homophobia_1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iuFf0CxFE8#t=6m09s Immortal Technique expounds his views]</ref><ref name="interview_homophobia_2">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gba_DfIC3Io Immortal Tech. Explains How Trauma Can Influence Homosexuality] June 25, 2015,</ref> and his album ''The Martyr'' is actually devoid of homophobic slurs (if you count [[transphobia]] as separate from homophobia).

However, when pressed to comment, he does his best to talk carefully about the issue, believing that calling someone a homophobic slur in a rap song isn't usually meant to be homophobic and only to describe someone as "weak." Therefore, as he equates terms associated with homosexuality with weakness, whether they are positive or negative, he has to label historical figures like [[Julius Caesar]] as negatively-connotated "ambiguously heterosexuals" instead of just homosexuals or [[Bisexuality|bisexuals]], because apparently it still is too much to ask to say straight-up that there were/are non-heterosexuals with the same stereotypical masculine and strong qualities of the unambiguous heterosexuals.

Further, Technique explains his original homophobia being incited by an [[anecdotal evidence|experience during his prison term]] when he overheard two inmates who wanted to rape a 19-year old inmate, whom he saved by threatening both of them.<ref name="interview_homophobia_2" />

===Toxic masculinity and misogyny===
*"You're such a bitch, somebody probably [[Creationism|made you out of a rib]]"<ref name="lyrics_creation">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/creation.tch.txt ''Creation & Destruction'' lyrics]</ref>

*"You get no props in hip-hop like feminine men"<ref name="lyrics_creation" />

*"And don't talk about war, when niggaz know that you [[Chickenhawk|puss]]"<ref name="lyrics_obnoxious" />

*"Picking up your wack ass friends that rhyme and being like 'Oh yeah, Immortal Technique, he's aight.' No nigga: Your mom is pussy, that's aight"<ref name="lyrics_message">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/message.tch.txt ''The Message and the Money'' lyrics]</ref>

*"that's your girl, bitch get over here, give me some brain/I'll bust off on her face, and right after the segment/She'll probably rub it in her pussy, tryna get herself pregnant"<ref name="lyrics_obnoxious" />

*"And you're a played out dirty pussy devil like [[Margaret Thatcher]]"<ref name="lyrics_mercy">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/no_mercy.tch.txt ''No Mercy'' lyrics]</ref>

While discussing the growing feminine trend in hip-hop, Technique argues that he doesn't care as it's not his business what other people do privately, and contrary to others, he doesn't believe it is a concerted effort of record company CEOs to feminize the genre and make people of color be perceived as less dangerous to the public. However, it would be harder for him to take someone seriously if they were [[non-sequitur|wearing a tutu in a business meeting]],<ref name="interview_trend_1m34">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdcTQ5IN9ZE#t=1m34s Immortal Technique Addresses Growing Feminine Trend in Hip Hop]</ref> and to be totally clear on his actual patriarchal thoughts, he deems the increasing femininity as another "ridiculous trend" and a "weird" one at that.<ref name="interview_trend_3m17">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdcTQ5IN9ZE#t=3m17s Immortal Technique Addresses Growing Feminine Trend in Hip Hop]</ref>

===Transphobia===
*"I'll do a freak show in [[North Korea]], burning the flag/while [[J. Edgar Hoover]] politicians dress up in drag"<ref name="lyrics_past">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/leaving.tch.txt ''Leaving the Past'' lyrics]</ref>

*"Run to the coon picnic and try to pick up a mammy/But half of y'all are faggots trying to pick up a tranny"<ref name="lyrics_bin_laden">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rm_bside/binremix.tch.txt ''Bin Laden (Remix)'' lyrics]</ref>

*"And men who don't even like women control the business/That's why the women look like men and the men like bitches"<ref name="lyrics_beauty">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/martyr/natural.tch.txt ''Natural Beauty'' lyrics]</ref>

Similar to his changing stance on homosexuality, Technique has also changed his views on [[transgender]] people, despite still showing a lack of understanding when asked about Caitlyn Jenner for feeling "like a woman who's attracted to women", a mere thought which was enough for him to scoff at.<ref name="interview_homophobia_2_3m_29s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gba_DfIC3Io#t=3m29s Immortal Tech. Explains How Trauma Can Influence Homosexuality], @ 3:29, June 25, 2015</ref>

===Promotion of rape culture===
*"But rumor has it that you're getting raped like Lil' Bow Wow"<ref name="lyrics_positive">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/positive.tch.txt ''Positive Balance'' lyrics]</ref>

*"And if you're pissed off 'cause you think that I dissed you/I rape your moms and we can make this a personal issue"<ref name="lyrics_boundary" />

*"You not strong enough to do a song with me, I'm the truth/Like Tina Turner motherfucker, you'll get raped in a booth"<ref name="lyrics_arm_yourself">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/chino_xl/rican/arm_your.cxl.txt ''Arm Yourself'' lyrics]</ref>

==Revolutionary revolutionary==
===Political===
Technique very often mentions [[socialism]] and/or [[communism]] as a preferred political system<ref name="lyrics_prophecy">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/prophecy.tch.txt ''The Prophecy'' lyrics]</ref><ref name="lyrics_lords">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/martyr/ynglords.tch.txt ''Young Lords'' lyrics]</ref> and believes that these are a "[[appeal to nature|natural part of human development]]."<ref name="interview_jones_54m50s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=54m50s Alex Jones interview]</ref> He is vague about which of the infinite number of socialist schools of thought he embraces. In one song, he calls for the nationalization of the industry,<ref name="lyrics_3rd">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/3rdworld/3rdworld.tch.txt ''The 3rd World'' lyrics]</ref> and in one of his later "speeches" on record, he seems to favor collective working.<ref name="lyrics_ultimas">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/martyr/ultimas.tch.txt ''Ultimas Palabras'' lyrics]</ref><br />
Obviously not a stranger to contradicting himself, as he has been a vocal anti-vegetarian on his first album, his mind has been changed on a visit to New Zealand into supporting a [[Anarchism#Anarcho-primitivism|primitivist]] look on where a human being should live, namely "near a tree" while "[[veganism|eating fruits and vegetables]]" which [[appeal to nature|would probably  make humans smarter in the end]].<ref name="">[http://www.rapstation.com/news/immortal.technique.interview.part.one EXCLUSIVE: IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE - THE RAPSTATION INTERVIEW - PART ONE], October 2nd, 2013</ref><br />

He is also known to be a staunch anti-conservative (except for his own conservative views, [[Immortal Technique#Reactionary Revolutionary|see above]]). Despite sharing similar views to various [[Stalin apologetics|tankies]], Technique equates [[Joseph Stalin]] with [[Adolf Hitler]] and the Conquistadors in their killings of innocent people.<ref name="lyrics_sign"/>

===Distribution of his music===
[[Piracy|Pirating]] his music seems to be of no concern to him and he even actively encourages it as a way to spread his message.<ref name="lyrics_obnoxious" /><ref name="lyrics_reverse">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/3rdworld/reversep.tch.txt ''Reverse Pimpology'' lyrics]</ref><ref name="lyrics_burn">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/martyr/burnthis.tch.txt ''Burn this'' lyrics]</ref> So go ahead and pay your favorite piracy website a visit... on the other hand, he has released his album ''The Martyr'' free of charge, which obviously makes piracy superfluous.

===Abortion===
Technique has a weird and unhealthy obsession over [[abortion|abortions]] and fetuses, as he often makes use of both as punchlines in his songs. As for the other points he raises, he is also contradictory if he either supports the right to abortion,<ref name="lyrics_cause">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/cause_of.tch.txt ''The Cause of Death'' lyrics]</ref> or [[hypocrisy|opposes it when it's his child getting the shaft]].<ref name="lyrics_bleeding">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/bleeding.tch.txt ''Internally Bleeding'' lyrics]</ref>

==Abrahamic revolutionary==
{{Cquote|start to resonate to the spot where [[Moses]] caused the sea to separate<br />
the place where the prophet Muhammad started to [[Levitation|levitate]]<br />
the exact moment where [[Jesus]] [[Resurrection|rose dead awake]]<br />
and Siddhartha became the [[Buddha]] that regenerates|20px|20px|Immortal Technique<ref name="lyrics_front">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/diabolic/liar_and/frontlin.dia.txt ''Frontlines'' lyrics]</ref>}}

Technique's music is chock full of spiritual messages; he has also stated that he is a man who believes in [[God]],<ref name="interview_jones_1h15m26s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=1h15m16s Alex Jones interview]</ref> and he loves to state that "a man that walks with God can walk anywhere."<ref name="interview_jones_1h15m26s" /><ref name="interview_lyrical_rev" /><ref name="lyrics_martyr">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/martyr/martyr.tch.txt ''The Martyr'' lyrics]</ref> He seems rather ambivalent to which set of ideas he follows, as he has made positive statements about [[Christianity]],<ref name="lyrics_revolutionary">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol1/revolut.tch.txt ''Revolutionary'' lyrics]</ref> [[Islam]],<ref name="lyrics_lick">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/3rdworld/lickshot.tch.txt ''Lick Shots'' lyrics]</ref> and [[Judaism]],<ref name="lyrics_past" /> sometimes [[Chrislam|even during the same statement]]: "[[Wishful thinking|I would love for Jesus to come back because I would love for him to face what is happening and to really have some sort of perspective]]. In that same respect, I’m sure that Prophet [[Muhammad]] would be disgusted by what some people use his name to justify."<ref name="interview_lyrical_rev">[http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Entertainment_News_5/A_lyrical_revolution_-_Interview_with_Immortal_Tec_2840.shtml A lyrical revolution - Interview with Immortal Technique], August 8th, 2006</ref><br />
However, contrary to these statements and his belief in God, he holds a negative view of organized religion or religion in general<ref name="lyrics_past" /><ref name="lyrics_eyes">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/martyr/eyes_sky.tch.txt ''Eyes in the Sky'' lyrics]</ref> and either thinks the "word of God" would be untainted if it wasn't for "religious groupies"<ref name="lyrics_sign">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/martyr/sign_of.tch.txt ''Sign of the Times'' lyrics]</ref> or ponders if it is "lost in the man",<ref name="lyrics_one">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/oneremix.tch.txt ''One (Remix)'' lyrics]</ref> because even if he questions religion, it doesn't mean that he's "spitting in God's face", and he accuses people of following a religion of doing exactly that.<ref name="interview_lyrical_rev" /><br />
Trying to prove that he is closer to God than his adversaries, he even asks the "Father" in one of his songs to forgive the actions of the Bush administration "for they don't know right from wrong."<ref name="lyrics_cause" /> Ironically, he shares the ridiculous opinion of the [[wingnuts]] he opposes that we are currently in the apocalyptic stage of mankind described in the book of [[Bible#Revelation to John|Revelations]].<ref name="lyrics_cause" />

==Moonbat revolutionary==
{{Cquote|You leery of conspiracy theory but hear me<br />
Throw a business perspective, it makes more sense clearly|20px|20px|Immortal Technique,<ref name="lyrics_reverse" /> has it all figured out}}

===GMOs, AIDS, vaccination, etc.===
Technique is an anti-[[GMO]] advocate, as the government "feeds us genetically modified garbage"<ref name="lyrics_bin_laden" /> and asserts his flow to be "cancerous milk like [[Monsanto]]'s",<ref name="lyrics_treason">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/akir/legacy/treason.akr.txt ''Treason'' lyrics]</ref> even claiming that if he's charged by his detractors of drinking "[[left-wing]] [[kool-aid]]", that it possibly tastes as good as "[[right-wing]] Monsanto milk."<ref name="interview_jones_1h12m00s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=1h12m00s Alex Jones interview]</ref>. This is a stupid comparison for many reasons, as Monsanto has never sold a single drop of milk (the only edible things the company [[irony|sells are GM-seeds]]), and if they actually did it's completely different to [[Jim Jones]]' cyanide cocktail, as nobody is religiously conditioned to drink milk from any specific dairy corporation. 

He is also certain that a cure for [[AIDS]] exists which is held back by the [[powers that be]].<ref name="lyrics_reverse" /><ref name="lyrics_toast">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/martyr/toast_to.tch.txt ''Toast to the Dead'' lyrics]</ref> As he has no single shred of evidence for the existence of a cure to AIDS which he wants released now to save people, he's ironically [[anti-vaccination movement|against vaccinations]] (which actually exist and '''save''' people) but according to him these are lethal for containing [[Thiomersal|mercury]]. What makes him so sure that this holy-grail-AIDS-remedy, which existence he believes in, doesn't contain mercury as well?<br />
If all this [[crankery]] hasn't been enough, Technique has actually seen [[Marijuana#Woo|marijuana '''cure''' racism]]<ref name="interview_weed_5m45s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUPuvyUl49U#t=5m45s Immortal Technique "I've seen marijuana CURE racism" Oct 2015 ]</ref> — however, he made sure to quickly relativize his statement to not sound like a complete unscientific moron.

===New World Order, Illuminati, Masons, MK-Ultra, etc.===
{{Cquote|And you can't fathom the truth, so you don't hear me<br />
You think [[Illuminati]]'s just a fucking conspiracy theory?<br />
That's why Conservative racists are all running shit|20px|20px|Immortal Technique,<ref name="lyrics_cause" /> not realizing wingnuts share the same thoughts about liberals}}
Technique believes in a vast array of conspiracy theories, including the [[New World Order]] which was born on 9/11 according to him.<ref name="lyrics_cause" /> He also thinks his relentless act of exposing and mentioning the powers which secretly govern the world will get him killed eventually.<ref name="lyrics_point">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/point_of.tch.txt ''The Point of no Return'' lyrics]</ref><ref name="lyrics_4th">[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/immortal/rev_vol2/the_4th.tch.txt ''The 4th Branch'' lyrics]</ref> As more than a decade has passed without an attempt on his life, he has made clear that he doesn't believe in the general take on secret societies as people "wearing robes" and having "sex in a weird room", but that he actually means lobbyists and corporations and conveniently shifts the conversation to Monsanto<ref name="interview_illuminati">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqdNG1YX0kM Immortal Technique Discusses Illuminati ] Oct 16, 2013</ref> or [[Walmart]]<ref name="interview_jones_28m30s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=28m30s Alex Jones interview]</ref> as the true embodiments of Illuminati-like entities.<br />
But make no mistake, even if he denounces crazier interpretations of almighty organizations, he believes that [[paranoia|"they" still have a price on his head]] and expects to be killed after the release of his presumably last album ''The Middle Passage'', as it will be a "very brutal look on reality"<ref name="interview_prophecy">[http://www.ocweekly.com/music/immortal-technique-remains-hip-hops-loudest-militant-rapper-but-for-how-long-6598698 Immortal Technique Remains Hip-Hop's Loudest Militant Rapper. But for How Long?]</ref> which will apparently be too much for Illuminati-esque powers to stomach. However he plans to avoid his potential timely demise,<ref name="interview_prophecy" /> (maybe taking a cue from Edward Snowden and residing in the tundra?) but for someone who is so paranoid and stricken by conspiracy theories, it is pretty stupid on his part to reveal these thoughts prematurely in any shape or form because now "they" have all the necessary information and the valuable time Technique has bought "them" to thwart his escape in advance.

==Horseshoe revolutionary==
Technique is one of the few lefties that [[Alex Jones]] actually tolerates, as Jones has accepted their ideological differences without going (more) insane, claiming that he agrees with 85% of what Immortal Technique stands for.<ref name="interview_jones_4m00s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=4m00s Alex Jones interview]</ref> Both have favorable views on conspiracy theory loon {{wpl|Webster Tarpley||,}}<ref name="interview_jones_20m30s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=20m30s Alex Jones interview]</ref> and Jones says about Technique that he's the most informed guy that he knows.<ref name="interview_jones_41m00s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=41m00s Alex Jones interview]</ref> You could almost believe they are friends in how cordially they talked in a "fact-driven" discussion<ref name="interview_jones_1h18m45s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=1h18m45s Alex Jones interview]</ref> and both near-orgasmed over a rifle<ref name="interview_jones_1m30s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=1m30s Alex Jones interview]</ref> while Technique was on Jones' show. Fact is that the two have protested together<ref>YouTube: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZRCPC3D8ZQ Immortal Technique & Alex Jones @ Ground Zero 911]</ref> and Jones says that he has hung out with Technique and been to a few concerts of his.<ref name="interview_jones_1h20m00s">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUPdkxsOV8#t=1h20m00s Alex Jones interview]</ref> There is absolutely nothing wrong in being friends with someone who has diametrically opposing political views (even if it's a crazy man like Alex Jones), but if you want to see the [[Horseshoe theory]] in action, you don't need to look any further. Furthering the [[irony]] is with his friendship with fellow rapper and Broadway-slash-[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] veteran {{wpl|Lin-Manuel Miranda}}, whose body of work is clearly sticking it to the very same ilk conspiracists like Technique love to loathe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/11/immortal-technique-lin-manuel-miranda-bullying-story/ |title=Immortal Technique Sends Love to Lin-Manuel Miranda After Bullying Story |last=Ivey |first=Justin |date=November 18, 2016 |website=XXL|access-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2016/11/immortal-technique-threw-lin-manuel-miranda-in-the-garbage-when-they-were-in-high-school/ |title=Immortal Technique Threw Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Garbage When They Were in High School |last=Cush |first=Andy |date=November 15, 2016 |website=spin.com |access-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref> and has performed and contributed charity singles for anti-gun violence movements.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|title=See Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Platt Perform at March for Our Lives Rally|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lin-manuel-miranda-ben-platt-perform-at-march-for-our-lives-w518349|accessdate=March 28, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 24, 2018}}</ref>

==Charitable revolutionary==
Contrary to other conspiracy theorists out there who, let's be honest, only philosophize about their crazy ideas to enrich themselves, Technique actually uses his monetary gains from, um, 'raising awareness' for charitable concerns, presumably as a way to fight the symptoms of the [[Unified Conspiracy Theory|Free Mason/Illuminati/New World Order]] entity trying to wreck the world. This is positive for the [[charity]] organizations involved, but looking at it from another angle, this might also be negative, considering other people of his ilk might damn well know that they're talking shit, whereas Technique could be a true [[Kool-Aid]] drinker.

Anyway, he has been involved in aid activities in [[Afghanistan]], where he funded the construction of an orphanage/clinic/school<ref>The Sub Zinfo: [http://subzinfo.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/immortal-technique-speaks-on-building-school-in-afghanistansocial-activism-and-new-album/ Immortal Technique Speaks On Building School In Afghanistan, Social Activism and New Album] 3 May 2012</ref> by using a portion of his "Underground Hip Hop money", an act which he considers "revolutionary."<ref name="immortal_letter">[http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.7184 Immortal Technique Pens Letter To Afghanistan Orphanage]</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Behold a Pale Horse]]'', which was an influence on his conspiracy theorizing
*[[Jedi Mind Tricks]]
*[[Tupac Shakur]]

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