Pick a Bigger Weapon | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 25, 2006 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 65:13 | |||
Label | Epitaph Records | |||
Producer | Boots Riley, Organized Elements | |||
The Coup chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | A− [3] |
Robert Christgau | A [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [5] |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Slant Magazine | [8] |
Stylus Magazine | C [9] |
Pick a Bigger Weapon is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group The Coup. It was released on Epitaph Records on April 25, 2006. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, [10] as well as number 35 on the Independent Albums chart. [11]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78 based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]
Rolling Stone named it the 49th best album of 2006. [12] ThoughtCo placed it at number 9 on the "Best Rap Albums of 2006" list. [13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bullets and Love (Introduction)" | 1:29 |
2. | "We Are the Ones" | 4:15 |
3. | "Laugh/Love/Fuck" | 3:46 |
4. | "My Favorite Mutiny" (featuring Black Thought and Talib Kweli) | 4:35 |
5. | "IJusWannaLayArounAllDayInBedWithYou" | 5:16 |
6. | "Head (of State)" | 2:48 |
7. | "ShoYoAss" | 6:20 |
8. | "Yes 'Em to Death" | 1:17 |
9. | "Ass-Breath Killers" | 3:00 |
10. | "Get That Monkey Off Your Back" | 3:11 |
11. | "MindFuck (A New Equation)" | 4:20 |
12. | "Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Down" (featuring Jello Biafra) | 1:15 |
13. | "I Love Boosters!" | 3:45 |
14. | "Tiffany Hall" | 4:24 |
15. | "BabyLet'sHaveABabyBeforeBushDoSomethin'Crazy" (featuring Silk E) | 4:23 |
16. | "Captain Sterling's Little Problem" (featuring Tom Morello) | 4:31 |
17. | "The Stand" | 6:37 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Chart | Peak position |
---|---|
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [10] | 24 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [11] | 35 |
Pick a Bigger Weapon | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 25, 2006 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 65:13 | |||
Label | Epitaph Records | |||
Producer | Boots Riley, Organized Elements | |||
The Coup chronology | ||||
|
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | A− [3] |
Robert Christgau | A [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [5] |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Slant Magazine | [8] |
Stylus Magazine | C [9] |
Pick a Bigger Weapon is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group The Coup. It was released on Epitaph Records on April 25, 2006. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, [10] as well as number 35 on the Independent Albums chart. [11]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78 based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]
Rolling Stone named it the 49th best album of 2006. [12] ThoughtCo placed it at number 9 on the "Best Rap Albums of 2006" list. [13]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Bullets and Love (Introduction)" | 1:29 |
2. | "We Are the Ones" | 4:15 |
3. | "Laugh/Love/Fuck" | 3:46 |
4. | "My Favorite Mutiny" (featuring Black Thought and Talib Kweli) | 4:35 |
5. | "IJusWannaLayArounAllDayInBedWithYou" | 5:16 |
6. | "Head (of State)" | 2:48 |
7. | "ShoYoAss" | 6:20 |
8. | "Yes 'Em to Death" | 1:17 |
9. | "Ass-Breath Killers" | 3:00 |
10. | "Get That Monkey Off Your Back" | 3:11 |
11. | "MindFuck (A New Equation)" | 4:20 |
12. | "Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Down" (featuring Jello Biafra) | 1:15 |
13. | "I Love Boosters!" | 3:45 |
14. | "Tiffany Hall" | 4:24 |
15. | "BabyLet'sHaveABabyBeforeBushDoSomethin'Crazy" (featuring Silk E) | 4:23 |
16. | "Captain Sterling's Little Problem" (featuring Tom Morello) | 4:31 |
17. | "The Stand" | 6:37 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Chart | Peak position |
---|---|
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [10] | 24 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [11] | 35 |