The Coup
American hip hop group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Coup is an American hip hop band from Oakland, California. Their music is an amalgamation of influences, including funk, punk, hip hop, and soul. Frontman Boots Riley's revolutionarily-charged lyrics rank The Coup as a renowned political hip hop band aligned to radical music groups such as Crass, Dead Prez and Rage Against the Machine.
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Origin | Oakland, California, United States |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Wild Pitch, EMI, Dogday, 75 Ark, Tommy Boy, Warner Bros., Epitaph, ANTI- |
Members | Boots Riley Silk-E B'nai Rebelfront Hassan Hurd J.J. Jungle L.J. Holoman |
Past members | E-Roc T-K.A.S.H. Latoya London Grego Simmons Pam the Funkstress (deceased) DJO |
The Coup's music is driven by assertive and danceable bass-driven backbeats overlaid by critical, hopeful, and witty lyrics, often with a bent towards the literary. The Coup's songs critique, observe, and lampoon capitalism, American politics, white patriarchal exploitation, police brutality, marijuana addiction, romance, and disparities among races and social classes.