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Oakland, San Francisco CA, United States (1992 – present)
The Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with rappers (Raymond) Boots Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. E-Roc left on amicable terms after the group’s second album, but appears on the track “Breathing Apparatus” on The Coup’s third album, Steal This Album. The group is now a duo.
The Coup, part of the sub-genre of political hip hop, is politically radical and Marxist in their music, and align themselves with other radical hip-hop groups like dead prez. Their music is characterized by electronic sounds and bass-driven backbeats overlaid by humorous, cynical and sometimes violent lyrics criticizing capitalism, American politics, pimping as a form of patriarchal exploitation, and police brutality, among other things.
The Coup’s debut album was 1993’s Kill My Landlord. In 1994 they released their second album, Genocide and Juice. After a four-year recording hiatus, the group released the critically acclaimed Steal This Album in 1998, the title of which was reminiscent of lifestylist Abbie Hoffman’s Steal this Book. The album featured the stand-out single “Me and Jesus the Pimp in a ‘79 Granada Last Night”. The online magazine Dusted called Steal This Album “the best hip-hop album of the 1990s”.
The Coup, part of the sub-genre of political hip hop, is politically radical and Marxist in their music, and align themselves with other radical hip-hop groups like dead prez. Their music is characterized by electronic sounds and bass-driven backbeats overlaid by humorous, cynical and sometimes violent lyrics criticizing capitalism, American politics, pimping as a form of patriarchal exploitation, and police brutality, among other things.
The Coup’s debut album was 1993’s Kill My Landlord. In 1994 they released their second album, Genocide and Juice. After a four-year recording hiatus, the group released the critically acclaimed Steal This Album in 1998, the title of which was reminiscent of lifestylist Abbie Hoffman’s Steal this Book. The album featured the stand-out single “Me and Jesus the Pimp in a ‘79 Granada Last Night”. The online magazine Dusted called Steal This Album “the best hip-hop album of the 1990s”.
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allancoote wrote:
Fat Cats bigger fish > Cereal Killer
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kasa408 wrote:
the repo man sings for you.
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leathaface1 wrote:
fat cats, bigga fish=dope az fucc
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rg_gapa wrote:
Background-vocals are always perfect ^^
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kriwak wrote:
The Coup is legend:)Czech republic
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lakaiz wrote:
My favourite mutiny is awesome!
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GoldenAgeLover wrote:
boots riley has released a collabo with tom morello, the guitarist of rage against the machine and audioslave. it's called Street Sweeper Social Club. if you like crossover, check it out ;)
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hbsvictor wrote:
That's what I thought.
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kozzy420 wrote:
The Coup are Satanists? LOL, only on LASTFM do you see stuff so ridicolous lol.
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Nattram wrote:
Satanists LOL
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hbsvictor wrote:
would you guys be angry if i told you they are probably satanists?
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kozzy420 wrote:
One of my favorite rap groups ever. Boots is a beast! Steal this album is my fav!
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rosjaPL wrote:
http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Street+Sweeper+Social+Club
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Ruben1075 wrote:
Check out Street Sweeper Social Club. Tom Morello & Boots Riley! =D
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lossless777 wrote:
I love the Coup!
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willwhite007 wrote:
I saw him and Tom Morello 2 years ago perform at a little coffee shop in Virginia ...... he killed it onstage. The dude has amazing skills and alot of depp ideas to spit.
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KRSCuan wrote:
Gee, that's Pam the Funkstress, the DJ of The Coup.
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Alec_Trevelyan wrote:
Who's that big lady?
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theoryjean wrote:
funk (remix) is difficult to find, but i think its my favorite song by them.
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Join the Next Big Thing: http://www.last.fm/group/HipHop%27s+Underground+Radio
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