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The Coup is tagged as: hip-hop, rap, political, hip hop, political rap

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 ca...
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Top 10 The Coup Songs
Pork and Beef
Me and Jesus The Pimp In A '79 Granada Last Night
Fat Cats, Bigga Fish
My Favorite Mutiny
The Shipment
20,000 Gun Salute
Busterismology
Ride the Fence
Ghetto Manifesto
We Are The Ones
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Top 10 The Coup Albums
Steal This Album
Party Music
Pick a Bigger Weapon
Genocide & Juice
Kill My Landlord
Steal This Double Album
Ghetto Manifesto (Paris Remix) (From Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 1)
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