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#"Brain Cell" #"Brain Cell"
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#"Damnation (Interlude)" #"Damnation (Interlude)"
#*Contains sample of "God Bless Your Life" by Ill Biskits (from 1994 single)
#*Contains sample of "Jury" by ] (from the 1970 album ])
#"Hellfire" #"Hellfire"
#*Contains sample of "]" by ] (from the 1968 album ])
#*Contains sample of "Affirmative Action" by ] (from the 1996 album ])
#"Remember Me (Abstract/Reality)" #"Remember Me (Abstract/Reality)"
#"What'll You Do?" #"What'll You Do?"
#*Contains sample of "Leftover Wine" by ] (from the 1970 album ])
#*Contains sample of "Candles in the Rain" by ] (from the 1970 album ])
#"The Light" (featuring Club Dub) #"The Light" (featuring Club Dub)


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A Piece of Strange is the third studio album by CunninLynguists. It was released January 24, 2006, by The LA Underground, a record label based in New Mexico.

The “high-concept record” tells the "tale of the pathway to and from sin". The album was produced entirely by Kno, and vocals are by Kno, Deacon the Villain and Natti, who joined the group prior to the recording of the album. Featured guest vocalists include Cee-Lo Green, Immortal Technique, and Tonedeff.

Deacon and Kno have both cited the album's importance to their careers in interviews, with Kno calling it a "turning point" for the group. CunninLynguists toured domestically and overseas in support of the album, appearing with acts such as Depeche Mode, Kanye West, Bun B, and Pharrell Williams.

The album received positive reviews in various magazines, with XXL calling it "soulful", "raw", and "sophisticated", URB calling it "a piece of beauty", Scratch calling it "top-shelf", CMJ calling it a "beautiful...dense opera", and The A.V. Club calling it "vast and ambitious".

The album's cover art is by Becky Cloonan. Cloonan's collaboration with CunninLynguists occurred following her listing their song "Love Ain't" as something she was listening to in an issue of her comic Demo.

Track listing

  1. "Where Will You Be?"
  2. "Since When"
  3. "Nothing to Give"
  4. "Caved In" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)
  5. "Hourglass"
  6. "Beautiful Girl"
  7. "Inhale (Interlude)"
  8. "Brain Cell"
  9. "America Loves Gangsters" (featuring Tim Means)
  10. "Never Know Why" (featuring Immortal Technique)
  11. "The Gates" (featuring Tonedeff)
  12. "Damnation (Interlude)"
  13. "Hellfire"
  14. "Remember Me (Abstract/Reality)"
  15. "What'll You Do?"
  16. "The Light" (featuring Club Dub)

References

  1. A Piece of Strange review, Hype.
  2. A Piece of Strange review, IGN.
  3. A Piece of Strange review, Okayplayer.
  4. ^ A Piece of Strange review, Scratch
  5. A Piece of Strange review, SputnikMusic.com.
  6. ^ A Piece of Strange review, URB.
  7. LA Underground Website
  8. A Piece of Strange review, CokeMachineGlow.com.
  9. A Piece of Strange review, prefixmag.com
  10. ^ Artist Interview, abcdrduson.com.
  11. Artist Interview, sixshot.com
  12. Artist Info, Bad Taste Records
  13. Artist Photos, rockfoto.net
  14. A Piece of Strange Review, XXL
  15. A Piece of Strange Review, CMJ
  16. A Piece of Strange Review, The A.V. Club
  17. Artist Comments, deviantart.com.
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