Covert Coup

Covert Coup
Studio album by Curren$y and The Alchemist
Released	April 20, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	27:58
Label	Jet Life Recordings/Warner Bros.
Producer	The Alchemist
Curren$y and The Alchemist chronology
Pilot Talk II (2010) Covert Coup (2011) Weekend At Burnie's (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)[1]
One Thirty BPM	(80/100)[2]
XXL	[3]

Covert Coup is Curren$y's fifth studio album and his first released through Warner Bros.. This album was entirely produced by The Alchemist, featured appearances from rappers Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Freddie Gibbs, Smoke DZA, & Fiend, and contains 10 songs. Covert Coup was created as a retail EP. Later the artists decided to release it as a free digital album.^[4] It was still treated as a mixtape, however, since it was given away for free. On April 7, 2011, the first single from Covert Coup titled "Ventilation" was leaked onto the internet. "Full Metal" was leaked on April 12. On April 15, the third single entitled "Scottie Pippen" featuring Freddie Gibbs, was leaked. The album was released by Curren$y on April 20, 2011 via his twitter.

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Length
1.	"BBS"	2:27
2.	"The Type" (featuring Prodigy)	4:59
3.	"Blood, Sweat & Gears" (featuring Fiend)	3:21
4.	"Life Instructions" (featuring Smoke DZA)	2:25
5.	"Smoke Break"	2:23
6.	"Scottie Pippen" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)	3:07
7.	"Ventilation"	2:18
8.	"Double 07"	2:09
9.	"Success Is My Cologne"	2:09
10.	"Full Metal"	2:40

• All tracks were produced by The Alchemist

References

1. ^ "Pitchfork Review - Covert Coup". http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15385-covert-coup/. 
2. ^ "BPM Review - Covert Coup". http://onethirtybpm.com/reviews/album-review-curreny-covert-coup/. 
3. ^ "XXL MAG Review - Covert Coup". http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2011/05/curreny-covert-coup/. 
4. ^ http://covertcoup.currensyspitta.com/