Covert Coup
Covert Coup is the collaboration studio album by rapper Curren$y and producer The Alchemist. The album featured guest appearances from rappers Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Freddie Gibbs, Smoke DZA and Fiend and contains 10 songs. Covert Coup was created as a retail EP. Later, the artists decided to release it as a free digital album.[5] It was still treated as a mixtape, however, since it was given away for free. On April 7, 2011, the first single from Covert Coup titled "Ventilation" was leaked onto the internet. "Full Metal" was leaked on April 12. On April 15, the third single entitled "Scottie Pippen" featuring Freddie Gibbs, was leaked. The album was released by Curren$y on April 20, 2011 via his Twitter.
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| Released | April 20, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 28:02 | |||
| Label | Jet Life Recordings | |||
| Producer | The Alchemist | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10)[2] |
| One Thirty BPM | (80/100)[3] |
| XXL |   [4] |
Track listing
- All tracks produced by The Alchemist.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "BBS" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "The Type" (featuring Prodigy) | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Blood, Sweat & Gears" (featuring Fiend) | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Life Instructions" (featuring Smoke DZA) | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Smoke Break" | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Scottie Pippen" (featuring Freddie Gibbs) | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Ventilation" | 2:18 |
| 8. | "Double 07" | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Success Is My Cologne" | 2:09 |
| 10. | "Full Metal" | 2:39 |
References
- http://www.metacritic.com/music/covert-coup/curreny
- "Pitchfork Review - Covert Coup".
- "BPM Review - Covert Coup".
- "XXL MAG Review - Covert Coup".
- "Bandcamp". Covertcoup.currensyspitta.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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