• Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Apr 25, 2006
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

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  1. The album's press sheet draws comparisons to Prince's Dirty Mind and Too Short, and while that's not inaccurate, the references could just as easily be Digital Underground, Paris, Above the Law, E-40, late-'70s Parliament/Funkadelic, any previous Coup album, or just about any other funk-steeped rap album that has come from the West Coast.
  2. Five albums in, The Coup have just made their best since their debut.
  3. Riley's clearly shooting to become hip-hop's answer to Billy Bragg or Steve Earle, and he's getting there. His ambitions outweigh his results, but there's very little about his "Weapon" that won't spark a response.