Obnoxious
2003 · Nature Sounds NSD-104 · Lima, Peru
- Artist
- Immortal Technique
- Title
- Obnoxious
- Release
- Revolutionary Vol. 2
- Year
- 2003
- Label
- Nature Sounds # NSD-104
- Format
- Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Lima, Peru
- Genre
- Hip Hop · East Coast Hip Hop · Political Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
East Coast Hip Hop / Political Hip Hop artist, born Felipe Coronel on 19 February 1978 in Lima, Peru. His family moved to New York in 1980, and he is currently based in Manhattan, New York, USA. Several of his songs referenced the Vietnam War: "Obnoxious" (2003), "The 3rd World" (2008), "Hollywood Drive By" (2008), and "In the Trenches" (2011).The song "Obnoxious" (Nature Sounds # NSD-104) was released in the context of the Iraq War (2003-11), calling out the US president George W. Bush for not fighting in the Vietnam War: "don't talk about war when niggas know that you puss, a fuckin' hypocrite, draft-dodger like George Bush".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
East Coast Hip Hop / Political Hip Hop artist, born Felipe Coronel on 19 February 1978 in Lima, Peru. His family moved to New York in 1980, and he is currently based in Manhattan, New York, USA.
Themes
George W. Bush · Iraq War · Vietnam Analogy · Draft · Draft Dodger