- hip hop, gangsta rap, west coast hip hop, other rap hip-hop
- 61 min
- 16 tracks
- Tommy Boy
It Takes a Thief is the debut studio album by American rapper Coolio. It was released on July 19, 1994, on Warner Bros. Records. The album received praise for bringing a humorous and lighthearted perspective to the often violent and profane themes of typical gangsta rap.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1Fantastic Voyage5:35
- 2County Line2:58
- 3Mama, I'm in Love Wit a Gangsta4:10
- 4Hand on My Nutsac3:29
- 5Ghetto Cartoon3:13
- 6Smokin' Stix3:20
- 7Can-O-Corn3:41
- 8U Know Hoo!3:52
- 9It Takes a Thief5:07
- 10Bring Back Somethin fo da Hood3:13
- 11N da Closet3:52
- 12On My Way to Harlem3:14
- 13Sticky Fingers2:60
- 14Thought You Knew3:20
- 15Ugly Bitches4:07
- 16I Remember4:48
16 tracks, 61 minutes.
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