The Coup

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The Coup

The Coup is an American Hip-Hop Group who rose to fame via their album, Steal This Album.

[edit] About

The Coup was formed in 1992 at Oakland, California. The group were composed of "Raymond Riley", "E-Roc", "DJ Pam", and "Funkstress" to complete the trio. Raymond was involved in political activism before he joined the trio. Their debut album, Kill My Landlord was released in 1993 and chartered at #83 at US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. In October 1994, they released their next album, Genocide & Juice and chartered at #62 on Albums Chart. Their third album, Steal This Album was released in 1998. It landed on #50 on R&B Albums Chart. Party Music was released in 2001. In 2004, "Tarus Jackson" joined the group. However, on November 15, 2005, Tarus was shot dead during a robbery at his home. In 2005, they released their latest album, Pick A Bigger Weapon and features the singles, "My Favorite Mutiny" and "Pork & Beef" which were featured in the movie "Superbad".

[edit] Chart Toppers

Year	US R&B/Hip-Hop	Album
1993	83	Kill My Landlord
1994	62	Genocide & Juice
1998	51	Steal This Album

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[edit] Tours & Concerts

There are no current tour and concert schedules for The Coup.

[edit] Announcements

There are no announcements as of this time

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Kill My Landlord May 4, 1993 Wild Pitch Records	Genocide & Juice October 18, 1994 Wild Pitch Records	Steal This Album November 10, 1998 Dogday Records	Party Music November 6, 2001 75 Ark Records
Pick A Bigger Weapon April 25, 2006 Epitaph Records

[edit] Singles

Date	Title	Label
1993	"Funk"/"The Liberation of Lonzo Williams	Wild Pitch Records
1994	Fat Cats	Wild Pitch Records
1994	Bigga Fish	Wild Pitch Records
2006	My Favorite Mutiny	Epitaph Records