Customer Reviews
3rd World - cop this NOW! - By: Mr. D. L. Browne, 13 Aug 2008 
If you (like me) are sick & tired of all the empty headed, soul-less & 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 backin the days, this moved me like a PE or BDP lp from 88'!!!!!
from intro - outro, excellent guest MC's, heavy,heavy beats & Immortal's lyrical flow, informed & educated a rare thingin 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 - By: Lee Salter, 05 Aug 2008 Like others who have left reviews for this album I was skeptical that IT could improve on Revolutionary Vol 2 ... & 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) & 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 & clear, & the tunes are what you'd expect: dark & 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 & has a wonderfully melodic kind of Mexican horns sound. Similar at leastin 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; & 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 - By: M. SMITH, 03 Aug 2008 This album is amazing, i can only think of two other albumsin which every track is brilliant, that's Revolutionary Volume One & Two
No Fillers, No Singles No Rubbish just 15 brilliant tracks.
REVOLUTION - By: C. J. Mort, 30 Jul 2008 Once again tech drops another classic,hard,political album.People are jst starting to hear bout his name & how strong he is,iv known of him since 2005 when i heard a song on the net & 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 Revolución - By: Mr. P. J. Linkin, 26 Jun 2008 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. & 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 & 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 intensificationin the politicisation & raw energy of the album. He spits heat. There's a high level of consistency & 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 & the other guests are well-chosen & are pretty appropriate as a continuation of the overall message & 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 doubtin my mind, a 5-star album. I feel that Tech has really fulfilled his potential on this release & that it sits among the following: Revolutionary Vol.2, Sabacalypse, Crooked I - Young Boss Vol.2. If only these guys got the credit & popularity that they deserve....
Just one question; why didnt Tech spit over Track 10 - Open Your Eyes?! What a beat.
