This is a video for Immortal Technique's song "Bin Laden". Also featured on the track is Mos Def and Eminem. The song was very controversial when it was released in 2005. Immortal Technique is critical of the Bush Administration (the chorus of "Bush knocked down the towers" is sampled from a Jadakiss song) and previous Republican presidents, saying "And of course Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons; we sold him that shit, after Ronald Reagan's election".
Immortal Technique (born Felipe Coronel) was raised in New York City and grew up surrounded by poverty, discrimination, and violence. He received multiple assault charges and ended up going to jail for a 1-2 year sentence. While in jail, he began to write down what he experienced as a child and what he saw around him at the time, he occasionally participated in verbal battles and started to create songs with the lyrics he had compiled. Once he was paroled, he returned to New York City and began battling full time. Tech was known for his brutal honesty mixed with strong political views. He has refused to ever sign to a label and prefers to have complete control over his music. After September 11th, he became even more politically inclined and has recently began speaking on hip hop and political panels.
Immortal Technique (born Felipe Coronel) was raised in New York City and grew up surrounded by poverty, discrimination, and violence. He received multiple assault charges and ended up going to jail for a 1-2 year sentence. While in jail, he began to write down what he experienced as a child and what he saw around him at the time, he occasionally participated in verbal battles and started to create songs with the lyrics he had compiled. Once he was paroled, he returned to New York City and began battling full time. Tech was known for his brutal honesty mixed with strong political views. He has refused to ever sign to a label and prefers to have complete control over his music. After September 11th, he became even more politically inclined and has recently began speaking on hip hop and political panels.

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