album features tune-yards, e-40, killer mike and more. my heads kinda flipped at seeing The Coup on Interscope Records in 2018.
Boots mentions how the early sound of The Coup was more about what they thought the public wanted (samples and programmed drums) and throughout the years their live show created an energy and identity of its own. I think their last three albums or so have been moreso about translating the live show energy on record.
6. "Amazing that Boots made a movie that fit his discography" In response to Reply # 0
Sorry To bother You just so perfectly captured the spirit of the music Boots has produced for 25 years. It's almost like seeing Raekwon and Ghost co-direct a classic mob movie. I don't think any other hip-hop affiliated movie comes close.
been a coup fan since pick a bigger weapon (went back and got all their earlier stuff) the message has always been great to me and the music is awesome too.
movie was so great and fun. reminded me so much of their music. had to re-listen to all their albums after watching the movie. have to say that boots is so consistent with his message. much of what you see in the movie boots has been talking about since their first album.
the sorry to bother you album now makes much more sense after watching the movie. i liked it when it came out but not as much as their earlier stuff. ive kept some songs in rotation and the album has definitely grown on me.
12. "He did the inverse of the STBY plot on Genocide" In response to Reply # 10
On Genocide and Juice, The Coup had a song (Fat Cats and Bigger Fish) where megarich people took on a Black voice to rap and do reggae about their activities as exploitative capitalists. The Trump character did his in a reggae voice. That’s a hilarious inversion of what Boots did later with the white voice in Sorry To Bother You.
>been a coup fan since pick a bigger weapon (went back and got >all their earlier stuff) the message has always been great to >me and the music is awesome too. > >movie was so great and fun. reminded me so much of their >music. had to re-listen to all their albums after watching the >movie. have to say that boots is so consistent with his >message. much of what you see in the movie boots has been >talking about since their first album. > >the sorry to bother you album now makes much more sense after >watching the movie. i liked it when it came out but not as >much as their earlier stuff. ive kept some songs in rotation >and the album has definitely grown on me. > >cant wait for the soundtrack.
I absolutely loved the movie. I felt it was great film-making beyond even the content and humor. He did a genuinely great job as a director, maybe even a better job a a director than as a writer. The shots, the locations, the perspectives and use of surrealism were so on point.
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