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Sorry To Bother You

The Coup

Sorry To Bother You

Oakland's political hip hop outfit with album No.6, with MC Boots Riley being joined by numerous guests including Jolie Holland, Japanther and Das Racist

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Anti / Epitaph
UK Release date
29/10/2012
US Release date
30/10/2012
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    The product of a man whose musical vision transcended even the most expansive conception of hip-hop long ago
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    Contains some of the Coup's most vehement and focused output
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    Veteran agit-rapper makes the political personal. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Indie guitar riffs to itchy techno pulses to a string quartet and French horns
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  5. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    A better-than-solid effort; more hip-hop albums should be this ridiculously fun
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  6. 7.2 |   Pitchfork

    Boots Riley has raged longer and harder than most, but somehow, on sixth album Sorry to Bother You, he sounds as nimble, funny, and wry as ever
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  7. 7.0 |   Spin

    An active role transferring Occupy Wall Street to his hometown of Oakland seems to have galvanized even this old pro
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  8. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    He’s still railing against police, pimps, and presidents, but he’s got a whole new set of sounds behind him
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Riley’s got the hooks and musical chops to make this a pretty good record
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  10. 7.0 |   Tone Deaf

    An attention-commanding affair
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  11. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    It's an admirably ambitious mix, often a bit too unruly
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The Coup: Sorry To Bother You

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  • 1. The Magic Clap £0.99
  • 2. Strange Arithmetic £0.99
  • 3. Your Parents' Cocaine (feat. Justin Sane from Anti-Flag) £0.99
  • 4. The Gods of Science £0.99
  • 5. My Murder, My Love (feat. Jolie Holland, Joe Henry & Emily Jayne) £0.99
  • 6. You Are Not A Riot (An RSVP from David Siquieros to Andy Warhol) £0.99
  • 7. Land of 7 Billion Dances £0.99
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  • 9. This Year £0.99
  • 10. We've Got A Lot To Teach You, Cassius Green £0.99
  • 11. Long Island Iced Tea, Neat (feat. Japanther) £0.99
  • 12. The Guillotine £0.99
  • 13. WAVIP (feat. Das Racist and Killer Mike) £0.99
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