Kill My Landlord
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Kill My Landlord is the debut album by political hip hop
group the Coup
, released May 4, 1993 on Wild Pitch Records
. Group leader Boots Riley provides all production and lead vocals, DJ Pam the Funkstress provides scratches, and E-Roc provides backup vocals. Kill My Landlord features the singles "Not Yet Free," "Dig It," and "Funk".
Political hip hop
Political hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music that developed in the 1980s. Inspired by 1970s political preachers such as The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron, Public Enemy were the first political hip hop group...
group the Coup
The Coup
The Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with emcees Raymond "Boots" Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. E-Roc left on amicable terms after the group's second album but appears on the track "Breathing Apparatus" on...
, released May 4, 1993 on Wild Pitch Records
Wild Pitch Records
Wild Pitch Records was a hip hop record label started in the mid 1980s by Stuart Fine and was eventually distributed by EMI and eventually acquired by Jay Faires, who tried to reactivate it as part of his short-lived JCOR Entertainment label...
. Group leader Boots Riley provides all production and lead vocals, DJ Pam the Funkstress provides scratches, and E-Roc provides backup vocals. Kill My Landlord features the singles "Not Yet Free," "Dig It," and "Funk".
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Sample (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dig It" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley, E-Roc | *"Back Door Man" by The Doors The Doors The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger... *"The Champ" by The Mohawks *"Never Let 'Em Say" by Ballin' Jack Ballin' Jack Ballin' Jack was an American horn rock group formed in Seattle, Washington in 1969 by Luther Rabb and Ronnie Hammon . They had a minor hit in 1970 with "Super Highway", which hit #90 on the Billboard Top 100.-Career:... *"Lyte As A Rock" by MC Lyte MC Lyte MC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:... |
| 2 | "Not Yet Free" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley, E-Roc | |
| 3 | "Fuck a Perm" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley | *"Kickin' Back" by Patrice Rushen Patrice Rushen Patrice Rushen is a Grammy Award-winning African American R&B and jazz vocalist, composer and pianist.-Biography:... *"Tambura" by Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.-Biography:... |
| 4 | "The Coup" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley | *"Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the... |
| 5 | "I Know You" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley, E-Roc | |
| 6 | "I Ain't the Nigga" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley, E-Roc | *"The Message" by Cymande Cymande Cymande are a British funk band, who released several albums throughout the early 1970s. The group was formed in 1971 in London, England by musicians from Guyana and Jamaica... *"Niggas Are Scared of Revolution" by The Last Poets The Last Poets The Last Poets is a group of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African American civil rights movement's black nationalist thread... *"Change The Beat" by Fab 5 Freddy |
| 7 | "Last Blunt" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley | *"Good Ole Music" by Funkadelic Funkadelic Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:... *"Hands On The Pump" by Cypress Hill Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide... |
| 8 | "Funk" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley | *"Jesus Christ Superstar" by The Overton Berry Trio *"The Message" by Grandmaster Flash Grandmaster Flash Joseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing.... & The Furious Five |
| 9 | "Liberation of Lonzo Williams" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley, E-Roc | *"Conceirto De Aranjuez" by Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.-Biography:... |
| 10 | "Pam's Song" | Boots Riley | DJ Pam the Funkstress | |
| 11 | "Fo Da Money" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley, E-Roc | *"Friends" by Whodini Whodini Whodini is a hip hop group that was formed in 1981. The Brooklyn, New York-based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, aka Ecstasy ; and turntable artist DJ Drew Carter, aka Grandmaster Dee.-Early years:Whodini was among the first hip-hop groups to... |
| 12 | "Foul Play" | Boots Riley | Boots Riley | *"The Jam" by Graham Central Station Graham Central Station Graham Central Station is a funk band named after founder Larry Graham . The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often incorrectly called Grand Central Station.... |
| 13 | "Kill My Landlord" | Boots Riley | Elements of Change, Boots Riley, E-Roc | *"Lay Away" by The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper... |
Chart history
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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