It Takes a Thief (album)

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.

It Takes a Thief
Studio album by
Coolio
ReleasedJuly 19, 1994
Genre
Length59:14
LabelTommy Boy
ProducerPaul Stewart, Bryan Wino Dobbs, Rashad Coles, Billy Boy, Crazy Toones, CS Coleman
Coolio chronology
It Takes a Thief
(1994)		 Gangsta's Paradise
(1995)
Singles from It Takes a Thief
  1. "County Line"
    Released: October 5, 1993
  2. "I Remember"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Fantastic Voyage"
    Released: March 1994
  4. "Mama I'm in Love Wit' a Gangsta"
    Released: 1994

"Fantastic Voyage," a hit from the early 1980s, returned to the charts after Coolio released a song of the same name from this album. The song received regular airplay on MTV and became his breakout hit, peaking at No. 3 in the US. Songs "Smokin Stix," "Can-o-Corn," and "Sticky Fingers" first appeared in the film Poetic Justice.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau
Entertainment WeeklyB+
NME8/10
Rolling Stone
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