The Coup is a group based out of Oakland, California, who's lyrics aim to criticize American politics, capitalism, and even police brutality and prostitution. This song, "Everything" has lyrics such as "Every cop is a corrupt one" and " Every truth ain't evident, Every slave story, present tense".
The Coup released their album "Party Music" in late 2001 and experience poor sales numbers post September 11th. The original cover of the album (which was actually made months before the 9/11 attacks) depicted two members of the group standing in front of the World Trade Center as it blew up. After the attacks, the cover design was immediately pulled, and the album was released with an alternate cover. The attention that the original cover drew also brought the group a lot of criticism over the lyrical content of their music.
Today the current members of The Coup are Boots Riley (who has considered himself a communist since age 14) and Pam the Funktress.
The Coup released their album "Party Music" in late 2001 and experience poor sales numbers post September 11th. The original cover of the album (which was actually made months before the 9/11 attacks) depicted two members of the group standing in front of the World Trade Center as it blew up. After the attacks, the cover design was immediately pulled, and the album was released with an alternate cover. The attention that the original cover drew also brought the group a lot of criticism over the lyrical content of their music.
Today the current members of The Coup are Boots Riley (who has considered himself a communist since age 14) and Pam the Funktress.
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