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The 3rd World | 
| Artist: Immortal Technique
Label: Viper
Category: Music
List Price: £18.99
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 7141
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 8
UPC: 764942156828
EAN: 0764942156828
ASIN: B00189MH9Y
Release Date: July 7, 2008
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 to 12 days
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| Tracks:
| • | Death March | | • | That's What It is | | • | Golpe De Estado | | • | Harlem Renaissance | | • | Lick Shots | | • | Apocrypha | | • | 3rd World | | • | Hollywood Driveby | | • | Reverse Pimpology | | • | Open Your Eyes | | • | Payback | | • | Adios Uncle Tom Skit | | • | Stronghold Grip | | • | Mistakes | | • | Out On Parole [Evil Genius Mix] |
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| Customer Reviews:
3rd World - cop this NOW! August 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you (like me) are sick and tired of all the empty headed, soul-less and wack as uff garbage currently being fed to the yout' as "rap music" then cop this, now!
Intelligent, political, hard-core HipHop like we used to get back in the days, this moved me like a PE or BDP lp from 88'!!!!!
from intro - outro, excellent guest MC's, heavy,heavy beats and Immortal's lyrical flow, informed and educated a rare thing in these days of crappy, synth heavy "club bang'as" that all sound like Zapp rip offs!!
In my opinion, probably the best HipHop cd you will hear this year, so buy it!!!!!!!!!!
Keeping it up August 5, 2008
Like others who have left reviews for this album I was skeptical that IT could improve on Revolutionary Vol 2 ... and he hasn't, but that is not a bad thing - rather, it shows the quality of the previous album. This is not to say 3rd World is not as good, it certainly is! IT's vocals are a little rougher on this album (which he explained on his MySpace site) and it is rather a personal matter as to whether or not you like this. I don't really, but it is far from nauseating, just a slightly different sound.
There is only one track on the album that I have not been able to get into. In fact, I don't tend to listen to "Lick Shots". Whilst the verses are good, the chorus is far too annoying, again too rough. I suppose Grimey/grimy/grimie is the term.
Besides the chorus of Lick Shots, the album is outstanding. The big base drum beats are rough and clear, and the tunes are what you'd expect: dark and menacing for the aggressive political stuff, more mellow for the more reflective, life-issues stuff. Golpe de Estado stands out as the only Spanish-language tune and has a wonderfully melodic kind of Mexican horns sound. Similar at least in form to Peruvian Coke on the previous album.
As for the lyrics?
"They call us terrorists after they ruined our countries; funded right-wing paramilitary monkeys; tortured the populous; then blamed the communists; they lies are too obvious; propaganda monotonous; and that's not socialist mythology; this is urban warfare through the streets of your psychology", IT tells us to the thundering sound of Death March. The quality doesn't drop. The humour is still there too
Fantastic August 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album is amazing, i can only think of two other albums in which every track is brilliant, that's Revolutionary Volume One and Two
No Fillers, No Singles No Rubbish just 15 brilliant tracks.
REVOLUTION July 30, 2008
Once again tech drops another classic,hard,political album.People are jst starting to hear bout his name and how strong he is,iv known of him since 2005 when i heard a song on the net and thort it was the illest sh#t iv heard since Dead Prez 'Lets get free'album,this is real rap straight from the heart.
Viva La Revolucion June 26, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The 3rd World is good. Very good. Infact very, very good. I'm glad that I went to the trouble to get this imported from Viper Records. I was initially worried by the following 2 things: I'd heard that the beats weren't as good as Vol. 2. and I felt that Immortal could never make an album that could match the standard set by Vol. 2. But I can safely say that neither of these things are true. The beats are amazing and are the best that i've heard Tech spit over, complimenting him perfectly.
Lyric-wise Tech has really stepped his game up for this release, I can feel an intensification in the politicisation and raw energy of the album. He spits heat. There's a high level of consistency and flow throughout, so much so that Tech keeps you entranced from Track 1-16 without a skip or a pause.
Guest spots are also perfect with some underground legends(IMO) present. Crooked I spits an amazing verse, he never disappoints. Immense. Fingers crossed he gets BOSS out. Chino also drops heat and the other guests are well-chosen and are pretty appropriate as a continuation of the overall message and context of the album. Diabolic, Ras Kass, Mojo, PsychoRealm, Sick Symphonies, Poison Pen, Swave Sevah, Maya Azucena. I dont know why Akir isnt on here tho, anyone fill me in?
Overall no doubt in my mind, a 5-star album. I feel that Tech has really fulfilled his potential on this release and that it sits among the following: Revolutionary Vol.2, Sabacalypse, Crooked I - Young Boss Vol.2. If only these guys got the credit and popularity that they deserve....
Just one question; why didnt Tech spit over Track 10 - Open Your Eyes?! What a beat.
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