The Coup - Pick a Bigger Weapon
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Free Music Review: Amazing; Fitting for the times...
Hit: 5 Stars
After having seen them for the first time at the Montreal Jazz Festival, I had to run out and buy this album (got it yesterday). As the Editorial Review says, the beats are amazing and the political commentary especially poignant. Boots is as smooth as they come and the whole album is thoroughly enjoyable. Time to listen to Steal This Double Album tonight...Free Music Review: Meh..
Hit: 2 Stars
I like listening to the Coup occasionally. But some of the songs on this album just aren't good. And I don't think that's the album, I think thats just the nature of the group. Don't get me wrong, I love the lyrics, and what the band stands for. but musically, compared to a lot of other underground hip hop groups, they just dont do it for me.Free Music Review: Buy/Steal This Now!
Hit: 4 Stars
The Coup is one of the best ways to get aquainted with the Bay, with Oakland. Listen to any of The Coup albums - Kill My Landlord, Genocide & Juice, Steal This Album, etc. - what we are essentially listening to is a soulful, funky, clever, bold, uncompromising, satirical, often downright funny indictment of the streets of Oakland, of the toiling, underprivileged, communities of the world, and, perhaps most importantly, of the oppressive political structure - capitalism - that keeps the poor, poor, and the rich, rich. What has made The Coup one of the best and most consistent rap groups to ever come from Oakland, what has made them a benchmark of "conscious hip hop" everywhere, is their unique ability to draw from the diversity of Oakland, and not fall into what I like to refer to as the clich?d, suburban, granolaism inherent in most socially aware rap music. Boots taps into the history of Oakland: the poverty, the violence, the drug game, the pimping, the politics, and produces a unique sound well outside of anything corny like this. Where granola rap sacrifices good music for a (self-proclaimed) good message, The Coup is able to do both: make good, catchy, often danceable music with a good message. Not just music you can learn from, but slap in the trunk too. Unfortunately, this is not entirely true of Pick A Bigger Weapon. I found myself captivated more by Boots' content than the songs themselves. The production and overall catchiness of this album isn't really as good as it should be and has been.Free Music Review: classic
Hit: 5 Stars
this is my favorite coup album, lyrics are on point and the beats are jazzy and smooth.
def cop if a fan of coup
Free Music Review: Just like us to mispronounce words
Hit: 4 Stars
What I mean is, c-o-u-p is really meant to be pronounced "coo", not "coop" (add an "e" to the end of the word and THEN it would be pronounced "coop" -- of course, then it would refer to a popular method of transportation). But I'm sure no one came to this page for an English lesson, so I'll say that Boots Riley (who really needs to do something about that `fro) and Pam the Funkstress' latest album Pick a Bigger Weapon is a nice alternative to all the other hip-hop out there right now.
I didn't know if they'd EVER have a new album after the original cover of their 2001 album Party Music depicted them blowing up the Twin Towers (a few months before 9/11, mind you, but it still wasn't the best idea). But at any rate, the best songs on this album to ME are "Laugh/Love/F***" and "Mindf***" (by the way, who forgot the EXPLICIT CONTENT sticker?). And I was upset at first before I realized that "Captain Sterling's Little Problem" is a parody rather than a blatant radio-friendly track. "My Favorite Mutiny" (with Talib Kweli and Black Thought) is another song not to be missed.
There are also a few political and introspective cuts on this album. While "Head (of State)" might be hard for some people to get into, "I Love Boosters" is a humorous telling of the real-life problem of boosting (FYI: if you don't know what a booster is, it's a person (usually female) that makes a habit of slyly stealing products and then selling them on the street). The ballad "Babyletshaveababybeforebushdosomethingcrazy" is also interesting, and before you get excited, no, it's not Boots singing, it's guest star Silk E's time to shine. And as my brother said, since she already made an appearance on "Laugh/Love/F***", the song doesn't seem out of place.
I also agree with my brother when he said that "A**-Breath Killers" and its surrounding skits ("Yes `Em to Death" and "Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Down") are unnecessary. But Pick a Bigger Weapon proves that Pam and Boots are still good purveyors of smart rap (for lack of a better term), so cop it.
Anthony Rupert