It Takes a Thief (album)
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| Released | July 19, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 59:14 | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy | |||
| Producer | Paul Stewart, Bryan Wino Dobbs, Rashad Coles(Coes), Billy Boy, Crazy Toones, CS Coleman | |||
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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.
"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.