Kill My Landlord

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Kill My Landlord
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 1993 (1993-05-04)
Recorded199293
Genre
Length61:02
Label Wild Pitch
Producer Boots Riley
The Coup chronology
Kill My Landlord
(1993)
Genocide & Juice
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]

Kill My Landlord is the debut studio album by American hip hop group The Coup. It was released on Wild Pitch Records on May 4, 1993. It peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dig It!"4:19
2."Not Yet Free"6:15
3."Fuck a Perm"0:46
4."The Coup"4:28
5."I Know You"6:31
6."I Ain't the Nigga"4:32
7."Last Blunt"5:24
8."Funk"6:11
9."Liberation of Lonzo Williams"4:52
10."Pam's Song"2:06
11."Fo Da Money"5:39
12."Foul Play"4:02
13."Kill My Landlord"6:18

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 83

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References

  1. Huey, Steve. "Kill My Landlord - The Coup". AllMusic . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "The Coup". Christgau's Consumer Guide . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "The Coup: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved July 16, 2018.