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The Coup requests donations following bus crash
A week after a bus crash ended his tour with Mr. Lif, the Coup’s Boots Riley posted an update on his MySpace page. The post gave further details about the accident that injured several people. Since the tour, which was scheduled to run through Dec. 19 in Philadelphia, ended prematurely, he and his crew are nearly broke, with little money to replace equipment or even buy Christmas presents for family members. He also made a request for donations through a PayPal site.
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Bus crash derails Mr. Lif & the Coup
In a Mon., Dec. 4 news post on Definitive Jux’s website, label co-CEO El-P announced that the Coup and Mr. Lif were involved in a bus crash after completing a Fri., Dec. 1 concert at the House of Blues in San Diego.
The Coup take to the streets, build with Tom Morello
Incendiary artists Mr. Lif and the Coup just announced a nationwide tour that will run through the rest of the year. Beantown MC Mr. Lif, whose video for "Brothaz" is catching wreck on MTVu, is promoting his acclaimed second album Mo’ Mega, released on Definitive Jux. The Coup, led by Oakland activist Boots Riley and DJ Pam the Funkstress, are touting Pick a Bigger Weapon, which came out earlier this spring on Epitaph.
In related news, Boots Riley announced several new projects in a post on his MySpace page. One is a pairing with hard-rock guitarist and leftist Tom Morello (formerly of Rage Against the Machine, currently with Audioslave and the Nightwatchman).