Steal This Album (The Coup album)
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Steal This Album | ||||
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Studio album by The Coup | ||||
Released | November 10, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop, political hip hop | |||
Length | 59:08 | |||
Label | Dogday Records | |||
Producer | Boots Riley DJ Pam the Funkstress Edifice Brother K |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
RapReviews | [2] |
Robert Christgau | (A)[3] |
Steal This Album is the third studio album by Oakland hip hop duo The Coup, released four years after their second album Genocide & Juice. It is a homage to 1960s-1980s radical Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book. The album became the group's most critically successful release, and is widely considered to be their best album.[citation needed]
Steal This Album features the group's signature sound, funky live-instrumentation production and socially conscious, political lyrics delivered in a humorous, satirical manner. It features the single "Me & Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night", a seven+ minute storytelling track.
The album was re-released in 2002 as Steal This Double Album, which featured two bonus tracks: "What the Po-Po's Hate" and "Swervin'", and a bonus disc featuring over 70 minutes of live performance footage.
Track listing
# | Title | Producer | Performer |
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1 | "The Shipment" | Boots Riley, DJ Pam the Funkstress | Boots Riley |
2 | "Me & Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley |
3 | "20,000 Gun Salute" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley |
4 | "Busterismology" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley |
5 | "Cars & Shoes" | Boots Riley, DJ Pam the Funkstress | Boots Riley |
6 | "Breathing Apparatus" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley, E-Roc |
7 | "U.C.P.A.S." | Edifice, Boots Riley | Boots Riley, Vexx, Clap |
8 | "Pizza Man (Skit)" | - | *Interlude* |
9 | "The Repo Man Sings for You" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley, Del tha Funkee Homosapien |
10 | "Underdogs" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley |
11 | "Sneakin' In" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley |
12 | "Do My Thang (Skit)" | - | - |
13 | "Piss on Your Grave" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley |
14 | "Fixation" | Brother K | Boots Riley |
Chart history
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 37 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 51 |