Watch Patton Oswalt in The Coup's New "Magic Clap" Video

By Grant Golden at 1:00 PM on June 4, 2013

Patton provides literal interpretations for all of Boots Riley's swiftly spat lyrics to The Coup's single "Magic Clap" from their latest album Sorry To Bother You. The Coup's lyrics border on outlandish wordplay while intelligently infusing politically charged lines, but Oswalt rolls with the punches and provides an awesome three minutes of over-the-top hilarity.  read more

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Catching Up With Boots Riley

By Evie Nagy at 2:11 PM on December 3, 2012

For two decades, Oakland hip-hop group The Coup have given new meaning to the term political party, turning out music that is not only socially charged but irresistibly engaging and danceable.  read more

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Tom Morello and Boots Riley Form Street Sweeper Social Club

By Joe Shearer at 1:37 PM on April 23, 2009

If you thought the pairing of Chris Cornell and Timbaland was a bad idea, well, go ahead and keep thinking that. Meanwhile, the new collaboration between Tom Morrello (the ex-Audioslave guitarist who once helped funkify the politically charged Rage Against the Machine) and hip-hop vanguard Boots Riley (of Oakland, Ca.'s The Coup) is a bit more respectable and infinitely cooler....  read more

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Paste Vision #4 - Bonnaroo 2008

By Culture Clubbers at 5:07 PM on July 1, 2008

This special Bonnaroo 2008 edition of PasteVision features quick hits from Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, State Radio, Lez Zeppelin, Boots Riley of The Coup, The Everybodyfields, and more. Plus, a special ferris wheel performance from José González. Related Links: Media: Bonnaroo 2008: Sharon Jones High Gravity: Zach Galifianakis at Bonnaroo 1,000 Words: Bonnaroo 2008 - Day 1 Festivus: Bonnaroo 2008: Day 1...  read more

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Bonnaroo 2008: Boots Riley of The Coup

By Culture Clubbers at 5:44 PM on June 17, 2008

Click above to watch a special spoken word performance from Boots Riley of The Coup. Also, be sure to click over to Paste's blog coverage of the festival and check back in for more videos straight from the Manchester fields. Related Links: Bonnaroo.com High Gravity: Zach Galifinakis at Bonnaroo 1000 Words: Bonnaroo 2008 - Day 1 ...  read more

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