- Steal This Album
Infobox Album |
Name = Steal This Album
Type =Album
Artist =The Coup
Released =November 10 ,1998
Genre = Hip Hop
Length = 59:08
Label = Dogday Records
Producer = Boots Riley
DJ Pam the Funkstress
Edifice
Brother K
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0qkxikpkbb39 link]
*RapReviews.com Rating|4.5|5 [http://rapreviews.com/archive/2005_02_doublealbum.html link]
Last album = "Genocide & Juice "
(1994)
This album = "Steal This Album"
(1998)
Next album = "Party Music "
(2001)"Steal This Album" is the third album by Oakland hip hop duo
The Coup , released four years after their second album "Genocide & Juice ". Steal this Album is a homage to 70s radical Abbie Hoffman'sSteal This Book . "Steal This Album" became the group's most successful release, commercially and critically, and is widely considered to be their best album. "Steal This Album" features the group's signature sound, funky live-instrumentation production and socially conscious, political lyrics delivered in a humorous, satirical manner. The album features the single "Me & Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night", a 7+ 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.
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