Covert Coup

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Covert Coup
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ReleasedApril 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)
Recorded2011
Genre Hip-hop
Label
Producer Alchemist
Curren$y and Alchemist chronology
Covert Coup
(2011)
The Carrollton Heist
(2016)
Curren$y chronology
Pilot Talk II
(2010)
Covert Coup
(2011)
Weekend at Burnie's
(2011)
No.TitleLength
1."BBS"2:29
2."The Type" (featuring Prodigy)5:02
3."Blood Sweat & Gears" (featuring Fiend)3:22
4."Life Instructions" (featuring Smoke DZA)2:27
5."Smoke Break"2:30
6."Scottie Pippens" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)3:22
7."Ventilation"2:20
8."Double 07"2:13
9."Success Is My Cologne"2:11
10."Full Metal"2:40

Personnel

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