The Martyr (album)

2011 compilation album by Immortal Technique

The Martyr

Compilation album by

Immortal Technique

Released| October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)
Genre| Hip hop, underground hip hop, political hip hop
Label| Viper Records; Fontana
Producer| J Dilla, SouthPaw, DJ Green Lantern
Immortal Technique chronology
| The 3rd World
(2008)  | The Martyr
(2011)  | The Middle Passage
(TBA)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
HipHopSite| [1]
Thethirdestate| (Positive)[2]
RapReviews| [3]

The Martyr is a compilation album by rapper Immortal Technique, released on October 27, 2011, through free digital download on ViperRecords.com.[4] It is a collection of previously unreleased songs.[5] The Martyr had 200,000 downloads on its first day, and 1,000,000 in its first week through his independent label, Viper Records.

## Track listing

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#  | Title  | Featured guest(s)  | Producer  | Length

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1  | "Burn This (Intro)"  |  |  | 0:18
2  | "The Martyr"  |  | Southpaw  | 4:31
3  | "Angels & Demons"  | dead prez & Bazaar Royale  | DJ Green Lantern | 4:53
4  | "Rich Man's World (1%)"  |  | Shuko  | 4:41
5  | "Toast to the Dead"  |  | J.Dilla; cuts by DJ Green Lantern  | 3:50
6  | "Eyes in the Sky"  | Mojo of Dujeous | Southpaw  | 2:23
7  | "Goonies Never Die"  | Diabolic, Swave Sevah & Gomez  | Southpaw  | 5:25
8  | "Running Nowhere (Interlude)"  |  | Southpaw  | 0:56
9  | "Natural Beauty"  | Mela Machinko  | Slimfass  | 3:44
10  | "Civil War"  | Killer Mike, Brother Ali & Chuck D | Southpaw  | 5:04
11  | "Mark of the Beast"  | Akir & Beast 1333  | The Molemen; cuts by DJ DP-One  | 4:00
12  | "Black Vikings"  | Styles P, Vinnie Paz & Poison Pen  | Southpaw  | 5:32
13  | "Conquerors (Interlude)"  | Dr. John Henrik Clarke | Engineer  | 1:38
14  | "Young Lords"  | Joell Ortiz, Pumpkinhead, CF & Panama Alba  | Southpaw  | 5:07
15  | "Últimas Palabras"  |  | Immortal Technique, Southpaw  | 7:36
16  | "Sign of the Times"  | Cetan Wanbli, Lockjaw Nakai & Cornel West | Southpaw  | 4:23

Notes

* "Angels & Demons" samples "Dream On" by Aerosmith
* "Rich Man's World (1%) starts with an extract of the 1976 movie, Network and samples "Money, Money, Money" by ABBA and "Money" by Pink Floyd
* "Goonies Never Die" samples "Theme From the Goonies" by Dave Grusin from the soundtrack to the 1985 movie, The Goonies
* "Toast to the Dead" samples "Alpha" by Vangelis
* "Eyes in the Sky" samples "Eye in the Sky" by The Alan Parsons Project
* "The Martyr" starts with an extract of the 1998 movie, Elizabeth and features an interpolation of "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles
* "Young Lords" samples "Runaway" by Bon Jovi
* "Black Vikings" samples "Beowulf Main Theme" by Alan Silvestri
* "Conquerors" samples "Looking Back" by Pierre Arvay
* "Sign of the Times" samples "La Partida" by Victor Jara

## References

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1. ^ Immortal Technique – “The Martyr” – @@@@ (Review) » Technique, Immortal, From, Martyr, While, Martyrs » HipHopSite.Com
2. ^ Review: Immortal Technique – The Martyr (2011)
3. ^ RapReview of the Week
4. ^ "Immortal Technique". Viper Records. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
5. ^ "Immortal Technique – Hip Hop Underground". Hip Hop Underground. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010.

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Immortal Technique

Studio albums|

* Revolutionary Vol. 1
* Revolutionary Vol. 2
* The 3rd World

Other albums|

* The Martyr

Songs|

* "Dance with the Devil"
* "Bin Laden"

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