The Martyr (album)

The Martyr is a compilation album by rapper Immortal Technique, released on October 27, 2011, through free digital download on ViperRecords.com.^[4] It is a collection of previously unreleased songs.^[5] The Martyr had 200,000 downloads on its first day, and 1,000,000 in its first week through his independent label, Viper Records.

The Martyr
Compilation album by Immortal Technique
Released	October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)
Genre	Hip hop, underground hip hop, political hip hop
Label	Viper Records; Fontana
Producer	J Dilla, SouthPaw, DJ Green Lantern
Immortal Technique chronology
The 3rd World (2008) The Martyr (2011) The Middle Passage (TBA)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopSite	[1]
Thethirdestate	(Positive)[2]
RapReviews	[3]

Track listing

#	Title	Featured guest(s)	Producer	Length
1	"Burn This (Intro)"			0:18
2	"The Martyr"		Southpaw	4:31
3	"Angels & Demons"	dead prez & Bazaar Royale	DJ Green Lantern	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)"	Dr. John Henrik Clarke	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