I don’t know how familiar people are with Harlem rapper Immortal Technique. He’s underground, but he’s well know in hip hop circles, having collaborated with a gamut of artists, from Eminem to Mos Def.
If you haven’t heard his music, just know that it’s not the empty calorie club-fluff that tops the charts these days. It’s equal part Nas and Public Enemy, socially conscious and lyrically deft. It’s hard and it’s edgy and it’s provocative. It’s headphone hip hop that bumps in a trunk.
I don’t agree with everything he says but he makes me think. And I love honesty in expression. I would say similar things about Ted Nugent and Hank Williams Jr.
Anyway, I saw Immortal Technique on an interview about Occupy Wall Street on the Alyona Show recently and it started a minor jones for his music, this song in particular. It’s probably my favorite. I love the sentiment behind it.
I figured I’d spread the love.
What impresses me the most is that the song came out 6 years ago, yet it seems even more topical today. Kinda prophetic.
Hope you enjoy it.
(Immortal Technique image from: http://www.sofreshandsogreen.com/2010/05/06/lyrics-to-go-immortal-techniques-beef-and-broccoli/)
The Real Ken Jones 