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Immortal Technique
« on: March 06, 2004, 11:56:46 PM »
I saw his cd for sale for $8.99 at tower,(Revolutionary Vol.2) well I had seen a few threads in here about him and had read at other forums about how dope he is, he has a large internet following, so I said fuck it its only 9 bucks

well  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

this guy is so damn dope with his lyrics, he flows like no other, and the issues he talks about are all real, no bullshit rap, I was immediately hooked, i ordered vol.1 immediately and just got it yesterday through the mail, not as good beatwise as vol.2 but lyrically its on the same level

damn and this guy has rejected signing contracts from big companies as well (i believe def jam)
 

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2004, 12:28:26 AM »
i think he's had offers from quite a few different record labels...thats what i respect him for most...he brings real shit and wont settle for anything less. i love that. i love both his albums...if i had a fuckin tower records anywhere closer to me than seattle i'd go pick up the real thing for 9 bucks...i have a downloaded one...eventually ill order both from sandbox automatic...till then my pirated cds are ok with me.
 

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2004, 03:48:41 AM »
according to my sources he only sold 2000 copies of Vol.2 , which is .... nothing.
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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2004, 05:22:04 AM »
^^ yup, that's disapointin, but it don't make the album worse. i really don't care how much he sells, he's dope as hell period
 

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2004, 12:31:21 PM »
i only have vol 2, downloaded, its pure amazing, fuckin great album, great beats, great lyrics, great topics...
 

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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2004, 03:54:07 PM »
You should've went to see him live homie. He was in L.A. on Tuesday. I made a thread about it, too. But, of course it got slept on. The show was beyond amazing and the best thing about it, tickets were 12 bucks.

I hear you on the beats on Rev 1, but those lyrics are  :o That's why I like it more. But, Rev 2 is amazing, too.
 

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2004, 04:47:31 PM »
according to my sources he only sold 2000 copies of Vol.2 , which is .... nothing

I think it's more than that but still, considering he does the very little promotion that the album has all himself and his distribution is not great at all it's not too bad.  Since he sells the albums at shows, mails them out personally, thru his site and other internet sites I think that getting an accurate sales figure on the album is pretty damn difficult.
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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2004, 04:49:02 PM »
Some of you fools need to buy his albums instead of just downloading them. He going the independent route, spurning the major labels and all their bullshit, and how does he get repayed, only 2000 people actually bought the album. I bet there is at least the same amount again who've downloaded it and not bought. It an artist is dope then support what he does.

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2004, 04:49:07 PM »
yeah i read that he was here tuesday, but i couldnt even dare go cause I had my math test that night  :( :( :(

i cant believe i slept on this guy so long, i mean i like canibus but this guy has more charisma, a better overall flow and his voice is nice ;D
 

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2004, 05:18:54 PM »
Some of you fools need to buy his albums instead of just downloading them. He going the independent route, spurning the major labels and all their bullshit, and how does he get repayed, only 2000 people actually bought the album. I bet there is at least the same amount again who've downloaded it and not bought. It an artist is dope then support what he does.

i plan to soon but im still getting over my fear of sandbox automatic...i've never used it and i dont wanna get ripped off for 20 or 30 bucks (if i ordered both). i think ill go check best buy...or maybe ill check tower when i take my girl to EMP because there is one right next to it.
 

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2004, 06:50:02 PM »
I OWN Rev 1 and Rev 2, but even Immortal Technique advocates the burning of CD. He's still making a good chunk of change off it. Since it's independent, he gets a GREAT return from each CD sold. Although, I've supported him more than most people, since I own both his CDs and went to see him live already.
 

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2004, 07:02:54 PM »
IT is dope...been listening to him for a while (C2knuckle) introduced me to that guy

"Fuck a record deal, I want development land
With my benevolent clan
And that's the reason that I only trust my fam
40,000 records sold, 400 grand
Fuck a middle man, I won't pay anyone else"

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2004, 08:22:39 PM »
i just listened to dance with the devil and GOT DAMN :o :o :o

i hate having burned music and only buy OG

hey fu gee luke ;D sandbox automatic is 100% safe, thats where I ordered vol.1 from and got it in a week, the only bad thing about them is that something they lag it on shipping, it can take from 1 to 2 weeks to get stuff from them, but they will come through
 

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Re:Immortal Technique
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2004, 04:57:40 AM »
My Fav Tracks are:
Dance wit the Devil
The Cause of Death
Obnoxious
You Never Know
Cause I don't care where I belong no more
What we share or not I will ignore
And I won't waste my time fitting in
Cause I don't think contrast is a sin
No, it's not a sin
 

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« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2004, 05:05:17 AM »
...i plan to soon but im still getting over my fear of sandbox automatic...i've never used it and i dont wanna get ripped off for 20 or 30 bucks (if i ordered both)...

I once ordered succesfully some disc from Sandbox Automatic, and I live in Germany, so they even had to ship it. Actually I didn't order the discs, but a mate who has the ability to pay via VISA (or something like that), and he often makes collective orders from different people. On his next order I'll order both Immortal Technique albums, can't wait... :o