''Revolutionary Vol. 2'' is the second studio album by American rapper

Immortal Technique Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), known artistically as Immortal Technique, is an American rapper, activist and songwriter. His lyrics are largely commentary on issues such as politics, religion, institutional racism, and govern ...

. It was released on November 18, 2003, through Viper Records, serving as a sequel to his 2001 debut '' Revolutionary Vol. 1''. Recording sessions took place at Viper Studios in New York.

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was handled by SouthPaw, Daneja, Domingo, Metaphysics,

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and 44 Caliber, with Jonathan Stuart and Immortal Technique serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from

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, Akir,

C-Rayz Walz Waleed Shabazz (born August 3, 1975), better known by his stage name C-Rayz Walz, is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York. He has been a member of the collective Stronghold. Early life Waleed Shabazz was born and raised in the Bronx, Ne ...

, Diabolic,

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, Loucipher, Poison Pen, Pumpkinhead and Tonedeff. ''Revolutionary Vol. 2'' attacks the

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, especially the Bush administration. Immortal Technique claimed in an interview to have sold more than 85,000 copies. The album features

, who introduces the album and also provides a speech about

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's relationship to

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. Issues repeatedly discussed on the album include poverty, drug trade, slave labor, censorship, corporate control over the media (including hip hop), the September 11th World Trade Center attacks,

racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one Race (human categorization), race or ethnicity over another. It may also me ...

, the prison industrial complex and class struggle. ''Revolutionary Vol. 1'' and ''Vol. 2'' were re-pressed in 2004 via

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Track listing

References

External links

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Viper Records official website
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