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 missed MTV and Rap City entirely, surprise surprise. However, the album built enough underground buzz, helped by the more widely distributed the following year, that it was reissued in 2004, sounding as up-to-date as ever.

Works the same political side of the street as and, but much like, 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 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 's lyrics, and has a similar rough-edged charm.

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Revolutionary Vol. 1 Immortal Technique. And bare-bones production of Revolutionary, Vol. 1 missed MTV and Rap City entirely. E Revolutionary.

The first edition had no distribution and no bar code; it was sold by the artist on the streets and at his shows. The album re-press was manufactured with a bar code and is being distributed worldwide by Viper Records and Babygrande Records.

Immortal Technique said in 2009 that the album had sold more than 45,000 copies. Contents • • • • • Reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating RapReviews Stewart Mason of gave the album a score of three-and-a-half stars out of five. He praised Immortal Technique for being able to fit complicated political themes convincingly to music. Huawei Handset Windriver Exe.

Mason wrote that listeners may not approve of the production quality, but noted that it had a 'rough-edged charm' to it. Writing on RapReviews in November 2005, Steve 'Flash' Juon responded positively to the album, calling Immortal Technique 'a smooth flowing, rough hewn vocalist with an excellent sense of timing and breath control' and judging the production as 'good to outstanding'. Track listing [ ] # Title Featured guest(s) Producer Length 1 'Creation & Destruction', J-Force 3:09 2 'Dominant Species' Rheturik 3:47 3 'Positive Balance' Big Zoo 44 Caliber 3:17 4 'The Getaway' SouthPaw and 2:41 5 'Beef & Broccoli' 2:05 6 'No Me Importa' 44 Caliber 3:56 7 'Top of the Food Chain (Remix)' Poison Pen Stelf Index 3:22 8 'The Poverty of Philosophy' SouthPaw 6:13 9 'Revolutionary' Jean Grae 5:10 10 'Spend Some Time (Remix)' (Interlude) G. Bennet 0:57 11 'Dance with the Devil' (Hidden track) 44 Caliber 9:39 12 'The Prophecy' 44 Caliber 3:15 13 'Understand Why' (Interlude) A. Cohen 0:46 14 'No Mercy' 44 Caliber 3:27 15 'The Illest' & 44 Caliber 3:33 16 'Speak Your Mind' (Hidden Track) Diabolic Immortal Technique 2:33 17 'Caught In the Hustle' (iTunes Bonus) Immortal Technique 3:44 Samples [ ] • • 'Creation & Destruction' samples the song 'The Letter' from the album.

• 'Positive Balance' samples 'Ice Dance' from the movie soundtrack for by and ' by • 'No Me Importa' samples the song '. • 'Dance with the Devil' samples ' by, by, and ' by; The hidden track version with also contains a sample of 'Sonata for Viola and Harpsichord - 1st Mvt'. • 'No Mercy' samples ' by and 'Yuri Escapes'. • 'The Illest' samples ' (Female Version)' by Beside and ' by References [ ].