When Genocide and Juice was first released in 1994 it was chart-bound, about to become the group's major breakthrough, when a record company merger crushed it. Thankfully, it's back in circulation, affording you a chance to rediscover the blaxploitation spy caper of "Fat Cats Bigga Fish"/"Pimps," the sinewy Robin Hood tale of "Takin' These" and the raw-dog hardcore of "Santa Rita Weekend" (including an uncredited Spice One and E-40). Oakland's black radical The Coup have always prepared for the revolution with tongue firmly in cheek. They destroy big-pimping targets with Molotov cocktails of acid wit and minimalist funk. Think Del crossed with Frantz Fanon set to Funkadelic and you get the idea. Be sure to check 1998's brilliant Steal This Album for more street wisdom. --Jeff Chang