Covert Coup

Covert Coup is the collaboration studio album by rapper Curren$y and producer The Alchemist. The album featured guest appearances from rappers Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Freddie Gibbs, Smoke DZA and Fiend and contains 10 songs. Covert Coup was created as a retail EP. Later, the artists decided to release it as a free digital album.[5] It was still treated as a mixtape, however, since it was given away for free. On April 7, 2011, the first single from Covert Coup titled "Ventilation" was leaked onto the internet. "Full Metal" was leaked on April 12. On April 15, the third single entitled "Scottie Pippen" featuring Freddie Gibbs, was leaked. The album was released by Curren$y on April 20, 2011 via his Twitter.

Covert Coup
Studio album by Curren$y and The Alchemist
Released	April 20, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	28:02
Label	Jet Life Recordings
Producer	The Alchemist
Curren$y chronology
Pilot Talk II (2010) Covert Coup (2011) Weekend at Burnie's (2011)
The Alchemist chronology
Gutter Water (2010) Covert Coup (2011) Vodka & Ayahuasca (2012)
Curren$y & The Alchemist chronology
Covert Coup (2011) The Carrollton Heist (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)[2]
One Thirty BPM	(80/100)[3]
XXL	[4]

Track listing

• All tracks produced by The Alchemist.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"BBS"	2:27
2.	"The Type" (featuring Prodigy)	4:59
3.	"Blood, Sweat & Gears" (featuring Fiend)	3:21
4.	"Life Instructions" (featuring Smoke DZA)	2:25
5.	"Smoke Break"	2:23
6.	"Scottie Pippen" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)	3:07
7.	"Ventilation"	2:18
8.	"Double 07"	2:09
9.	"Success Is My Cologne"	2:09
10.	"Full Metal"	2:39

References

1. http://www.metacritic.com/music/covert-coup/curreny
2. "Pitchfork Review - Covert Coup".
3. "BPM Review - Covert Coup".
4. "XXL MAG Review - Covert Coup".
5. "Bandcamp". Covertcoup.currensyspitta.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

External links

• Covert Coup at Discogs