Under the radar a group of MCs rhyme to get their voices heard and the truth spoken regardless of if the money comes or not.   Harlem MC Immortal Technique is one of the MCs and he is hot.   After months of hearing about this New York (by way of Peru) MC I finally listened to the LP Revolutionary Volume 2 and it is one of the most politically charged and hottest albums in the year of 2004.  

With limited guest appearances, including one by Jean Grae, Technique proves he doesn't need the posse cuts or the twenty guest appearances on a album to make it hot.   He reminds you of Chino XL, Nas and Canibus rapped up into one MC.   Some may think he is just too rude to be a rap star but he does spit the truth and we all know that most people don't want to listen to the truth more than they want to listen to their own stories.   Technique talks about the streets of North America and South America, women, the drug game, the government, his place in Hip Hop as an artist and the shady record companies to say the least.  

He shines on song like "Peruvian Cocaine", where he breaks down the drug connection from there to the United States, "Industrial Revolution", which he talks about how industry has and will play a big part in society, "The Message and The Money", where he talks about not selling out to sell out and "Truth's Razor", where he discusses how some truths and how the truth is the enemy to some people who want to keep others in the dark.

This album is 18 tracks and needs to get more play but of course it won't because of its political nature.   If you want to dance you don't need to cop this but if you want to hear about the political nature of this and other countries and want to listen to a MC who spits like a animal locked in a cage then check this out because you will be pleased.

I'll give it 4 globes.   The ability to use battle style rhymes and also kick subject rhymes make this a great LP to breakdown and think about!

Any questions, comments, suggestions email Clayton Ruley at clayton@geoclan.com.