Revolutionary, Vol. 1

Artist	Immortal Technique
Producer	Aaron Cohen, Jean Grae, Southpaw
Label Name	Viper
Song List	1: Creation & Destruction (3:09) 2: Dominant Species (3:47) 3: Positive Balance (3:17) 4: The Getaway (2:41) 5: Beef & Broccoli (2:05) 6: No Me Importa (3:56) 7: Top of the Food Chain [Remix] (3:22) 8: The Poverty of Philosophy (6:13) 9: Revolutionary (5:10) 10: Spend Some Time [Remix] (0:57) 11: Dance With the Devil (9:39) 12: The Prophecy (3:15) 13: Understand Why (0:46) 14: No Mercy (3:27) 15: The Illest (3:33) 16: Speak Your Mind [*] (2:33)
Format	CD
Release Date	2008 04 01
Genre	Rap
Style.Categories	Political Rap, Underground Rap, Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap

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Originally self-released in 2002 in an edition of only 3,000 copies, the plain-spoken politics (the title of this album is not to be taken lightly) and bare-bones production of Revolutionary, Vol. 1 missed MTV and Rap City entirely, surprise surprise. However, the album built enough underground buzz, helped by the more widely distributed Revolutionary, Vol. 2 the following year, that it was reissued in 2004, sounding as up-to-date as ever. Immortal Technique works the same political side of the street as Dead Prez and the Coup, but much like Chuck D, the godfather of the political rap scene, the Peruvian-born rapper never lets his ideas get in the way of his flow, and manages to express complex and reasoned opinions, only occasionally devolving into simple sloganeering. Those who found the beats on Revolutionary, Vol. 2 too skeletal for their likes, however, will likely find its predecessor even tougher sledding; however, the homemade-sounding production is perfectly suitable for the noncorporate sentiments of Immortal Technique's lyrics, and has a similar rough-edged charm. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide