Steal This Album

For the 2002 album by System of a Down, see Steal This Album!
Steal This Album
Studio album by
the Coup
ReleasedNovember 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)
GenreHip hop
Length59:08
LabelDogday Records
ProducerBoots Riley, DJ Pam the Funkstress, Edifice, Brother K
The Coup chronology
Genocide & Juice
(1994) 		Steal This Album
(1998) 		Party Music
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA[2]
Hip Hop Connection[3]
Pitchfork8.1/10[4]
Playlouder7/10[5]
RapReviews9/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Uncut[9]
Wall of Sound91/100[8]

Steal This Album is the third studio album by American hip hop duo the Coup. It was released on Dogday Records on November 10, 1998. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,[10] as well as number 51 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[11] The album's title is a nod to Steal This Book (1971) by social activist Abbie Hoffman.

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 13 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[12]

The 2002 digital re-release is titled Steal This Double Album, and contains bonus tracks.

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Steal This Album - The Coup". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Coup". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Goldie, Dinos (September 1999). "The Coup: Steal This Album". Hip Hop Connection. No. 130. Future plc. p. 61.
  4. ^ Chennault, Sam (September 16, 2002). "The Coup: Steal This Double Album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. ^ McCardle, Ben (April 19, 2000). "review - Steal this Album by The Coup". Playlouder. Archived from the original on March 6, 2002. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Doggett, Tom (February 22, 2005). "The Coup :: Steal This Double Album :: Foad Records/Revolver USA". RapReviews. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Fine, Jason (February 4, 1999). "The Coup: Steal This Album". Rolling Stone. No. 805. pp. 61–62.
  8. ^ Wang, Oliver. "Wall of Sound Review: Steal This Album". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  9. ^ Martin, Gavin (March 2000). "Albums". Uncut. No. 34. IPC. p. 74.
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  12. ^ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (page 89 of 101)". February 25, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2018.