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Steal This Album

Field	Value
name	Steal This Album
type	studio
artist	the Coup
cover	Stealthisalbumcover.jpg
released
genre	Hip-hop
length
label	Dogday Records
producer	Boots Riley, DJ Pam the Funkstress, Edifice, Brother K
prev_title	Genocide & Juice
prev_year	1994
next_title	Party Music
next_year	2001

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, as well as number 51 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. 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.

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

Track listing

Charts

Chart	Peak
position	US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
37
51

References

Huey, Steve. "Steal This Album - The Coup". [[AllMusic]].
Christgau, Robert. "The Coup". [[Christgau's Consumer Guide]].
Goldie, Dinos. (September 1999). "The Coup: Steal This Album". [[Future plc]].
Chennault, Sam. (September 16, 2002). "The Coup: Steal This Double Album".
McCardle, Ben. (April 19, 2000). "review - Steal this Album by The Coup".
Doggett, Tom. (February 22, 2005). "The Coup :: Steal This Double Album :: Foad Records/Revolver USA". RapReviews.
Fine, Jason. (February 4, 1999). "The Coup: Steal This Album".
Wang, Oliver. "Wall of Sound Review: Steal This Album".
Martin, Gavin. (March 2000). "Albums". [[TI Media.
(February 25, 2015). "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (page 89 of 101)".
"The Coup: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)".
"The Coup: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".

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