It Takes a Thief

Summary

It Takes a Thief is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• It Takes a Thief's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• It Takes a Thief's genre is West Coast hip-hop^[4].
• It Takes a Thief's genre is gangsta rap^[5].
• It Takes a Thief's genre is G-funk^[6].
• It Takes a Thief was followed by Gangsta's Paradise^[7].
• It Takes a Thief was performed by Coolio^[8].
• It Takes a Thief's record label is recorded as Tommy Boy Records^[9].
• It Takes a Thief was published on July 19, 1994^[10].
• It Takes a Thief's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3554'}^[11].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[12]

• First release date: 1994-07-19^[13]

• Genre(s): g-funk, gangsta rap, hip hop, west coast hip hop^[14]

• Community tags: g-funk, gangsta rap, hip hop, other rap hip-hop, west coast hip hop^[15]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5f584dd9-40c0-34ab-bd08-15650c4ba119^[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on It Takes a Thief was Coolio^[8].

Publication

It Takes a Thief was published on July 19, 1994^[10]. Genres include West Coast hip-hop^[4], gangsta rap^[5], and G-funk^[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

It Takes a Thief was followed by Gangsta's Paradise^[7].

Why It Matters

It Takes a Thief ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17]