LegendOfKage
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Who are the Coup?
The Coup is one of my favorite rap groups. They've been around since the early 90s, they're highly political, and the lead vocalist has referred to himself as a communist. The Coup is perhaps most famous for the unreleased cover art for their fourth album, Party Music, which depicted the band destroying the World Trade Center. And then the World Trade Center was actually destroyed. Worst single instance of terrorism to ever take place on US soil. Perhaps you heard of it. So yeah, that cover art had to be changed. I'm pretty sure the FBI talked to them as well. The original cover art was never released, but had a national tragedy not taken place, it would have been pretty appropriate for a band so strongly opposed to capitalism. Think Marxist Public Enemy, or a rap Rage Against the Machine.
I, on the other hand, am not opposed to capitalism. I can be critical of various aspects of capitalism, but I still believe it's the best economic system. I do find it absurd that people still think communism can work, but bless their hearts for caring about equality.
I'm not going to go into a big post about communism vs capitalism, but it is worth mentioning the band's politics. And while I might often disagree with what the band has to say, I'm usually a fan of how they say it. The lead vocalist is great at storytelling and painting pictures with his lyrics, but I don't think they've ever been a very well-known group, so I was surprised to see "written and directed by Boots Riley" during a trailer for a new film called Sorry to Bother You.
If The Coup was Queen, this would be their Bohemian Rhapsody. Or would that be Bohemian Rapsody? I'll see myself out.
What's this movie about?
The film is a science fiction comedy about a black telemarketer who uses a white man's voice to succeed in business. It stars Lakeith Stanfield as the protagonist, and David Cross as his white voice. It also stars Omari Hardwick and Danny Glover as two other black telemarketers, along with Patton Oswalt and Steve Buscemi as their respective white voices. The always great Terry Crews is also in it.
The trailer looks interesting, but it didn't make me laugh. At the same time, the film definitely has a unique look to it, and the cast has a lot of talent, so it might be good. It also has a pretty good title for a movie about telemarketing.
I don't expect the movie to promote communism, but I do expect it to be critical of capitalism, perhaps in ways that I would agree with or that would appeal to a more mainstream audience. I'm also hoping it's funny, but it's just hard to get the humor across in a trailer.
The Coup is one of my favorite rap groups. They've been around since the early 90s, they're highly political, and the lead vocalist has referred to himself as a communist. The Coup is perhaps most famous for the unreleased cover art for their fourth album, Party Music, which depicted the band destroying the World Trade Center. And then the World Trade Center was actually destroyed. Worst single instance of terrorism to ever take place on US soil. Perhaps you heard of it. So yeah, that cover art had to be changed. I'm pretty sure the FBI talked to them as well. The original cover art was never released, but had a national tragedy not taken place, it would have been pretty appropriate for a band so strongly opposed to capitalism. Think Marxist Public Enemy, or a rap Rage Against the Machine.
I, on the other hand, am not opposed to capitalism. I can be critical of various aspects of capitalism, but I still believe it's the best economic system. I do find it absurd that people still think communism can work, but bless their hearts for caring about equality.
I'm not going to go into a big post about communism vs capitalism, but it is worth mentioning the band's politics. And while I might often disagree with what the band has to say, I'm usually a fan of how they say it. The lead vocalist is great at storytelling and painting pictures with his lyrics, but I don't think they've ever been a very well-known group, so I was surprised to see "written and directed by Boots Riley" during a trailer for a new film called Sorry to Bother You.
If The Coup was Queen, this would be their Bohemian Rhapsody. Or would that be Bohemian Rapsody? I'll see myself out.
What's this movie about?
The film is a science fiction comedy about a black telemarketer who uses a white man's voice to succeed in business. It stars Lakeith Stanfield as the protagonist, and David Cross as his white voice. It also stars Omari Hardwick and Danny Glover as two other black telemarketers, along with Patton Oswalt and Steve Buscemi as their respective white voices. The always great Terry Crews is also in it.
The trailer looks interesting, but it didn't make me laugh. At the same time, the film definitely has a unique look to it, and the cast has a lot of talent, so it might be good. It also has a pretty good title for a movie about telemarketing.
I don't expect the movie to promote communism, but I do expect it to be critical of capitalism, perhaps in ways that I would agree with or that would appeal to a more mainstream audience. I'm also hoping it's funny, but it's just hard to get the humor across in a trailer.
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