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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.

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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".

Chart Toppers

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

News

Tours & Concerts

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

Announcements

There are no announcements as of this time

Discography

Albums

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

Compilations & Live Releases

Other artists

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Contemporaries

Influences

Trivia

  • The online magazine Dusted called Steal This Album "the best hip-hop album of the 1990s".

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