Covert Coup

Covert Coup
Mixtape by Currensy and the Alchemist
Released	April 20, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	28:02
Label	Jet Life ALC
Producer	The Alchemist
Currensy chronology
Pilot Talk II (2010) Covert Coup (2011) Weekend at Burnie's (2011)
The Alchemist chronology
Gutter Water (2010) Covert Coup (2011) Vodka & Ayahuasca (2012)
Currensy & the Alchemist chronology
Covert Coup (2011) The Carrollton Heist (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)[2]
One Thirty BPM	(80/100)[3]
XXL	[4]

Covert Coup is the first collaboration mixtape by rapper Currensy and producer The Alchemist. The mixtape featured guest appearances from rappers Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Freddie Gibbs, Smoke DZA and Fiend and contains ten songs. Covert Coup was created as a retail EP. Later, the artists decided to release it as a free digital mixtape.^[5] On April 7, 2011, the first single from Covert Coup titled "Ventilation" was leaked onto the internet. "Full Metal" was leaked on April 12. On April 15, the third single entitled "Scottie Pippen" featuring Freddie Gibbs, was leaked. The mixtape was announced by Currensy on April 20, 2011, via his Twitter. On May 8, 2012, the Alchemist released Covert Coup Instrumentals, a project that includes the instrumental version of every track in the mixtape.^[6]