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The Coup

The Coup is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Das Racist, Blue Scholars, Crass, dead prez and Rage Against the Machine. Those roots explain a lot about how The Coup arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brother Ali, Xatar, Blackalicious, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and Talib Kweli, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Common Market, Justin Sane, Anti-Flag, dead prez and Gabriel Teodros, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Coup, reaching back through Das Racist and forward to Common Market. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Coup is an American hip-hop band from Oakland, California. Their music is an amalgamation of influences, including funk, punk, hip-hop, and soul. Frontman Boots Riley's revolutionarily-charged lyrics rank The Coup as a renowned political hip-hop band aligned to radical music groups such as Crass, Dead Prez and Rage Against the Machine.

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The CoupDas RacistBlue ScholarsCrassdead prezRage Against the Mac…Common MarketJustin SaneAnti-Flagdead prezGabriel TeodrosJelJanelle MonáeKiller MikeBrother AliXatarBlackaliciousDel Tha Funkee Homos…Talib KweliHieroglyphicsCompany FlowLyrics Born

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The Coup connections

The Coup grew out of Das Racist, Blue Scholars, Crass and dead prez, shares an orbit with Brother Ali, Xatar, Blackalicious and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, went on to shape Common Market, Justin Sane, Anti-Flag and dead prez. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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