Starting next week, self-styled revolutionary Immortal Technique will spend the rest of the summer touring across the country. He’ll be promoting his first album in four years, The 3rd World, which is set to drop on June 24 via Koch Entertainment. And, as was the case last year, he’ll spend part of that time on the Rock the Bells festival tour.
In related news, Immortal Technique has organized an essay writing contest. The competition is open to high school students in grades 9-12; high school seniors who graduated in June are eligible, too.
“Too often students are bogged down with necessary after school jobs and do not have the free time needed to cultivate their writing and analytical thinking skills,” writes Immortal Technique, who is something of an essayist himself, in a statement on his MySpace page. “Recognizing that these skills are crucial, Immortal Technique would like to award the writers of the top three essays with money meant to allow them more free time to reflect on the state of the world and to develop their writing skills. The essay contest is meant to demonstrate to the youth that their writing and critical thinking skills can generate an income for them and their families.”
You can learn more about the contest on Immortal Technique’s website. The contest ends July 8.
For those of us who graduated from high school, like, a long time, here’s the track listing for the decidedly R-rated The 3rd World and the itinerary for Immortal Technique’s summer program.
- 1. “Death March” (feat. DJ Green Lantern)
- 2. “That’s What It Is”
- 3. “Golpe de Estado” (feat. Veneno & Temperamento)
- 4. “Harlem Renaissance”
- 5. “Lick Shots” (feat. Chino XL & Crooked I)
- 6. “Apocrypha” (interlude)
- 7. “The 3rd World”
- 8. “Hollywood Driveby” (feat. Psycho Realm & Street Platoon)
- 9. “Reverse Pimpology” (feat. Mojo)
- 10. “Open Your Eyes”
- 11. “The Payback” (feat. Diabolic & Ras Kass)
- 12. “Adios Uncle Tom” (skit)
- 13. “Stronghold Grip” (feat. Poison Pen & Swave Sevah)
- 14. “Mistakes”
- 15. “Parole (Evil Genius Mix)”
- 16. “Crimes of the Heart” (feat. Maya Azucena)
- 17. “Apocalypse Remix” (feat. Akir & Pharoahe Monch)
- 18. “Watchout Remix”
- 19. “Rebel Arms” (feat. J. Arch & Da Circle)
Here are the tour dates:
- 6/24: Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
- 7/11: Higher Ground, So. Burlington, VT
- 7/15: Mr. Smalls, Millvale, PA
- 7/16: Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
- 7/17: Bluebird, Bloomington, IN
- 7/19: First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Tinley Park, IL
- 7/20: High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
- 7/21: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
- 7/24: Toad’s Place, New Haven, CT
- 7/25: Pearl Street, Northampton, MA
- 7/26: Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
- 7/27: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
- 7/29: Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
- 7/30: The Loft, Atlanta, GA
- 8/01: The Backbooth, Orlando, FL
- 8/02: Bicentennial Park, Miami, FL
- 8/03: Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY
- 8/07: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
- 8/09: Glen Helen Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA
- 8/10: Downtown Brewery, San Luis Obispo, CA
- 8/12: Ventura Theatre, Ventura, California
- 8/13: The Exit, Fresno, CA
- 8/15: The Boardwalk, Orangevale, CA
- 8/16: Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA
- 8/19: New Oasis, Sparks, NV
- 8/21: In The Venue, Salt Lake City, UT
- 8/23: Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO
- 8/24: Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
- 8/26: Brickhouse Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
- 8/27: Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
- 8/28: Jillian’s, Las Vegas, NV
- 8/29: TBA, Lancaster, CA
6/24-7/17, 7/20-7/25, 7/29-8/01, 8/07, 8/10-8/15, 8/19-8/21, 8/24-8/29: w/DJ GI Joe
7/15-7/17, 7/20-7/25, 7/29-8/01, 8/07, 8/10-8/15, 8/19-8/21, 8/24-8/29: w/Da Circle
7/15-7/17, 7/20-7/25, 7/29-8/01: w/Poison Pen, J. Arch
8/07, 8/10-8/15, 8/19-8/21, 8/24-8/29: w/Diabolic
8/10: w/Rakim
7/19, 7/26-7/27, 8/02-8/03, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23: Rock the Bells
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