Everyone Calm Down, Immortal Technique and Lin-Manuel Miranda Are Not Mortal Enemies
Earlier this week, Marc Maron's interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda hit the web with uncommon force, mostly due to the revelation that Miranda's high school bully was none other than Immortal Technique. Naturally an uproar ensued, phasing out the latter part of the interview where Miranda praises IT for his growth as a human, offering a voice to the voiceless through his art.
Today Technique has responded in a statement delivered to Complex, where he laid any speculative animosity between the two Hunter College High School alum to rest. He explains:
It was a story about personal growth and redemption, and people twisted it into us being long-time adversaries. We have always been very proud of each others' success, and we even joked about these articles with each other on Twitter over the weekend. To this day, I’m appreciative to say that we are friends, we are both staunch supporters of immigrant rights, and we will continue the fight against bigotry in our respective ways.
So yeah, you can calm down with all of the petitions. Tech and Miranda are fighting the good fight together, but in slightly different worlds, both proud of the other's successes. Hit the link below to read Immortal Technique's full statement.
