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THE COUP - WE ARE THE ONES (Music Video by Vince Tocce) Play Video

THE COUP - WE ARE THE ONES (Music Video by Vince Tocce)

Music video for the song "We Are The Ones" by The Coup. Directed and edited by Vince Tocce.

The Coup "Fat Cats And Bigga Fish" Directed By: Andrei Rozen Play Video

The Coup "Fat Cats And Bigga Fish" Directed By: Andrei Rozen

The Coup were one of the most overtly political bands in rap history. Formed in the early '90s, the Coup were obviously influenced by the black power rhetoric of "conscious" rappers like Public Enemy and KRS-One, but...

The Coup - 5 Million Ways to Kill a CEO Play Video

The Coup - 5 Million Ways to Kill a CEO

This song is from the album Party Music, and all of the video is done in After Effects with public domain footage from archive.org.

The Coup - Underdogs Play Video

The Coup - Underdogs

Steal This Album (c)1998 Dogday Records

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The Coup Biography

The Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with emcees Raymond "Boots" Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. E-Roc left on amicable terms after the group's second album but appears on the track "Breathing Apparatus" on The Coup's third album, Steal This Album. The group is now a duo.

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The Coup Lyrics

The Coup - Pork And Beef Lyrics

Coup, yeah
It's all good man, we off in the Oakland Hills
Dodging em' one time, check it out

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The Coup - My Favorite Mutiny Lyrics

Move, if you got the nerve
Lash out for your just desserts, it's not just the worth
Some of y'all heads up in the clouds
I'ma bring y'all back to earth

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The Coup - Laugh/Love/F--- Lyrics

I'm here to laugh, love, fuck and drink liquor
And help the damn revolution come quicker
Laugh, love, fuck and drink liquor
And help make a revolution

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The Coup - Last Blunt Lyrics

"Do you know what's green?"
[Unverified]

Last night I puffed on my last blunt, damn that was a stupid stunt

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The Coup - The Shipment Lyrics

It ain't Indonesia, China White
Purple haired Thai, big H Delight
Take my shit, we gon' have to fight
I'm always rollin' dirty, so be actin' right

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The Coup Discography

The Coup albums.

  • Pick a Bigger Weapon - 25/04/2006 (Epitaph/US)
  • Steal This Double Album (disc 1) - 13/08/2002 (FOAD Records/US)
  • Party Music - 06/11/2001 (75 Ark/US)
  • Steal This Album - 10/11/1998 (Dogday Records/US)
  • Genocide & Juice - 13/10/1994 (Wild Pitch Records/US)
  • Kill My Landlord - 04/05/1993 (Wild Pitch Records/US)

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