The Martyr (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = The Martyr
| type = compilation
| artist = Immortal Technique
| cover = The Martyr.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|10|27}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop, underground hip hop, political hip hop
| length =
| label = Viper Records; Fontana
| producer = J Dilla, SouthPaw, DJ Green Lantern
| prev_title = The 3rd World
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = The Middle Passage
| next_year = TBA
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = HipHopSite
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.hiphopsite.com/2011/11/02/immortal-technique-the-martyr-review/ Immortal Technique – “The Martyr” – @@@@ (Review) » Technique, Immortal, From, Martyr, While, Martyrs » HipHopSite.Com]
| rev2 = Thethirdestate
| rev2Score = (Positive)[http://thethirdestate.net/2011/10/review-immortal-technique-the-martyr-2011/ Review: Immortal Technique – The Martyr (2011)]
| rev3 = RapReviews
| rev3Score = {{rating|4.5|5|score=4.25/5 stars}}[http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2012_03F_themartyr.html RapReview of the Week]
}}
The Martyr is a compilation album by rapper Immortal Technique, released on October 27, 2011, through free digital download on ViperRecords.com.{{cite web |url=http://viperrecords.com/index.php/artists/immortal-technique |title=Immortal Technique |website=Viper Records |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315154919/https://www.viperrecords.com/index.php/artists/immortal-technique |archive-date=15 March 2012 |url-status=dead}} It is a collection of previously unreleased songs.{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopug.com/immortal-technique.html |title=Immortal Technique – Hip Hop Underground |website=Hip Hop Underground |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118133623/http://www.hiphopug.com/immortal-technique.html |archive-date= 18 November 2010 |url-status=dead}} 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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!align="center"|Title !align="center"|Featured guest(s) !align="center"|Producer !align="center"|Length |
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1
|"Burn This (Intro)" | | |0:18 |
2
|"The Martyr" | |Southpaw |4:31 |
3
|"Angels & Demons" |dead prez & Bazaar Royale |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)" |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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