Pick a Bigger Weapon
Pick a Bigger Weapon | ||||
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Studio album by The Coup | ||||
Released |
April 25, 2006 (United States) April 24, 2006 (United Kingdom) | |||
Recorded | 2005−2006 | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 65:13 | |||
Label | Epitaph Records | |||
Producer | Boots Riley, Organized Elements | |||
The Coup chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
AllHipHop.com | [2] |
HipHopDX.com | [3] |
PopMatters | (8/10)[4] |
RapReviews.com | [5] |
Robert Christgau | (A)[6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [8] |
Pick a Bigger Weapon is the fifth studio album by American rap group The Coup, released April 25, 2006 on Epitaph Records. Rolling Stone included the album at 49 in its list of the top 50 albums of 2006 and about.com listed the album at 9 in its Best Rap Albums of 2006 list.[9] The album illustrations is created by new media artist Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung.
Track listing
- "Bullets and Love (Introduction)"
- "We Are the Ones"
- "Laugh/Love/Fuck"
- "My Favorite Mutiny" (featuring Black Thought and Talib Kweli)
- "IJustWannaLayAroundAllDayInBedWithYou"
- "Head (of State)"
- "ShoYoAss"
- "Yes 'Em to Death"
- "Ass-Breath Killers"
- "Get That Monkey off Your Back"
- "MindFuck (A New Equation)"
- "Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Down"
- "I Love Boosters!"
- "Tiffany Hall"
- "BabyLet'sHaveABabyBeforeBushDoSomethin'Crazy" (featuring Sylk-E. Fyne)
- "Captain Sterling's Little Problem" (featuring Tom Morello)
- "The Stand"
Samples
- "My Favorite Mutiny"
- "Half Past Love" by Lenny Williams
Chart history
Chart (2006)[10] | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 24 |
U.S. Independent Albums | 35 |
Personnel
- All songs produced by Boots Riley except "The Stand", produced by Organized Elements.
Boots Riley - vocals, lyrics, claps, drum programming, mixing
Pam The Funkstress - turntables
Matt Kelley - mixing
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ AllHipHop.com review
- ↑ HipHopDX.com review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ RapReviews.com review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ↑ http://rap.about.com/od/top10albums/ss/BestHipHopAlbums2000s_7.htm
- ↑ ((( Pick a Bigger Weapon > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-01.
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