The Coup discography

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The Coup is an American political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. Their discography consists of six studio albums, two extended plays, and eight singles.

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Albums

Studio albums

Album information
Kill My Landlord
  • Released: May 4, 1993
  • Label: Wild Pitch
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #83
  • Singles: "Dig It"/"Fuck a Perm", "Funk"/"The Liberation of Lonzo Williams", "Not Yet Free"/"I Ain't the Nigga"
Genocide & Juice
  • Released: October 18, 1994
  • Label: Wild Pitch
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #62
  • Singles: "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish", "Takin' These"
Steal This Album
  • Released: November 10, 1998
  • Label: Dogday Records
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #51
  • Singles: "Me & Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night"/"20,000 Gun Salute"/"U.C.P.A.S.," "The Shipment"
Party Music
  • Released: November 6, 2001
  • Label: 75 Ark
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
  • Singles: "5 Million Ways to Kill a C.E.O."
Pick a Bigger Weapon
  • Released: April 25, 2006
  • Label: Epitaph Records
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
  • Singles: "My Favorite Mutiny"/"Laugh/Love/Fuck"
Sorry to Bother You
  • Released: October 30, 2012
  • Label: Anti-

Extended plays

Guest appearances

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References

  1. The Coup (October 20, 2013). "The Coup is recording an EP of new material on our days off in the France. It'll be named after the studio/venue that we're sleeping at: "La Grande Boutique"". Facebook. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
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