Steal This Album

For the 2002 album by System of a Down, see Steal This Album!
Steal This Album
Studio album by
the Coup
ReleasedNovember 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)
GenreHip-hop
Length59:08
LabelDogday Records
ProducerBoots 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA[2]
Hip Hop Connection[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[4]
Playlouder7/10[5]
RapReviews9/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Uncut[9]
Wall of Sound91/100[8]

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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
15."What the Po-Pos Hate"3:43
16."Swervin"3:42
Steal This Double Album (2002 reissue edition) bonus disc
No.TitleLength
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. ^ Wang, Oliver. "Wall of Sound Review: Steal This Album". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  9. ^ Martin, Gavin (March 2000). "Albums". Uncut. No. 34. IPC. p. 74.
  10. ^ a b "The Coup: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "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.
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