Steal This Album

For the 2002 album by System of a Down, see Steal This Album!

Steal This Album
Studio album by the Coup
Released	November 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	59:08
Label	Dogday Records
Producer	Boots Riley, DJ Pam the Funkstress, Edifice, Brother K
The Coup chronology
Genocide & Juice (1994) Steal This Album (1998) Party Music (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A [2]
Hip Hop Connection	[3]
Pitchfork	8.1/10 [4]
Playlouder	7/10 [5]
RapReviews	9/10 [6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Uncut	[8]
Wall of Sound	91/100 [9]

Steal This Album is the third studio album by American hip-hop duo the Coup. It was released on Dogday Records on November 10, 1998. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, ^[10] as well as number 51 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. ^[11] The album's title is a nod to Steal This Book (1971) by social activist Abbie Hoffman.

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 13 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. ^[12]

The 2002 digital re-release is titled Steal This Double Album, and contains bonus tracks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Shipment"	4:27
2.	"Me and Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night"	7:10
3.	"20,000 Gun Salute"	3:59
4.	"Busterismology"	5:02
5.	"Cars & Shoes"	4:38
6.	"Breathing Apparatus" (featuring E-Roc)	4:27
7.	"U.C.P.A.S." (featuring F.T.S.)	4:20
8.	"Pizza Man (Skit)"	0:30
9.	"The Repo Man Sings for You" (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien)	4:26
10.	"Underdogs"	6:07
11.	"Sneakin' In"	1:40
12.	"Do My Thang (Skit)"	2:56
13.	"Piss on Your Grave"	5:27
14.	"Fixation"	3:59

Steal This Double Album (2002 reissue edition) bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"What the Po-Pos Hate"	3:43
16.	"Swervin"	3:42

Steal This Double Album (2002 reissue edition) bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Live Performance"	73:42

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [10]	37
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [11]	51

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Steal This Album - The Coup". AllMusic . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert. "The Coup". Christgau's Consumer Guide . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
3. Goldie, Dinos (September 1999). "The Coup: Steal This Album". Hip Hop Connection . No. 130. Future plc. p. 61.
4. Chennault, Sam (September 16, 2002). "The Coup: Steal This Double Album". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
5. McCardle, Ben (April 19, 2000). "review - Steal this Album by The Coup". Playlouder . Archived from the original on March 6, 2002. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
6. Doggett, Tom (February 22, 2005). "The Coup :: Steal This Double Album :: Foad Records/Revolver USA". RapReviews. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
7. Fine, Jason (February 4, 1999). "The Coup: Steal This Album". Rolling Stone . No. 805. pp. 61–62.
8. Martin, Gavin (March 2000). "Albums". Uncut . No. 34. IPC. p. 74.
9. Wang, Oliver. "Wall of Sound Review: Steal This Album". Wall of Sound . Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
10. "The Coup: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
11. "The Coup: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
12. "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (page 89 of 101)". February 25, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

External links

• Steal This Album at Discogs (list of releases)