Quote

Art has to be, you know, trade itself, conform to the old strict guidelines set forth by how it was going to act in the future.

Immortal Technique

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Immortal Technique
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: March 31
Musician
Rapper
Singer
City of the Kings
Felipe Andres Coronel
Felipe Coronel
Going
Guidelines
Conform
Strict
Forth
Trade
Future
Art

More quotes by Immortal Technique

Image
Hip-hop is about the human condition it's about people's lives.
Immortal Technique
Image
Hell is not a place you go if you're not a Christian, it's the failure of your life's greatest ambition.
Immortal Technique
Image
You can’t stop a revolution from breathin’, so to beat ‘em they offer people the illusion of freedom.
Immortal Technique
Image
As much as racism bleeds America, we need to understand that classism is the real issue.
Immortal Technique
Image
I've had some confrontations after I got out of prison and I'm proud of the fact that I dealt with them differently.
Immortal Technique
Image
Working your whole life wondering where the day went, the subway stays packed like a multicultural slaveship.
Immortal Technique
Image
A lot of individuals I've met that I've done a song or two with. But to be honest I'm not incredibly familiar with the scene. I mean, I'm more familiar with people coming from other countries like Latin-American MCs and African rappers... that type of stuff I'm really starting to get a hold on.
Immortal Technique
Image
I Freestyle my Destiny, It's not written in Pages.
Immortal Technique
Image
The problem with always being a conformist is that when you try to change the system from within, it's not you who changes the system it's the system that will eventually change you.
Immortal Technique
Image
People are educated into the fact that as a people we stand a better chance of knowing how to work the law if we know the history of the law and the history of our people's relationship with it.
Immortal Technique
Image
In a world of regret, sacrifice and hardship, laughter and music are medicine.
Immortal Technique
Image
I feel my body weakening but my spirit is fine, ready to go to war with devils at the drop of a dime
Immortal Technique
Image
You will learn a lesson repeated through history, that no matter what you think, occupation is not victory!
Immortal Technique
Image
Read about the history of the place that we live in and stop letting corporate news tell lies to your children
Immortal Technique
Image
Changing the course of destiny, so I'm strapped with weaponry cause the government don't give a f-k about protecting me.
Immortal Technique
Image
You don't have to either choose to save the world or become a sellout. I say to people, Listen dude, how can you save the world if you can't even save yourself? Why don't you try to affect one person's life who's in your life, and that would be historic.
Immortal Technique
Image
Universal truth is not measured in mass appeal, This is the last time I kneel and pray to the sky, Cause almost everything that I was always ever told was a lie...
Immortal Technique
Image
I don't need to put jewels on to make myself feel important. I'd rather drop them for the benefit of less fortunate people. I don't need to put gold on my body, and I'm not criticizing people who do, but for me, I'd rather be around my family and see them be happy because that's worth more to me than gold.
Immortal Technique
Image
Using some economic issues to make one group of people, regardless of race or religion, the scapegoat for all the problems of the country is just the stupidest, and yet, the most creative propaganda scheme that you can come up with.
Immortal Technique
Image
I spend a lot of time out there. I've got a lot of family that lives in Inglewood and surrounding areas. So I'm right in the hood, every time I go there I go see my peoples. I rep real hard for the people that I see that are the counterparts of what I'm trying to do out here, out there.
Immortal Technique