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A Piece of Strange is the third studio album by the Southern hip hop trio CunninLynguists, consisting of Kno, Deacon the Villain and Natti. It was released January 24, 2006, by The LA Underground, a record label based in New Mexico.

Background

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.

Reception and legacy

A Piece of Strange received widespread acclaim from critics, 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". Since its release in 2006, the album has been mentioned as one of the most important underground hip hop albums and portraying a narrative not visited in any previous hip hop album.

Artwork

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

No.TitleLength
1."Where Will You Be?"1:03
2."Since When"4:02
3."Nothing to Give"3:30
4."Caved In" (featuring Cee Lo Green)3:17
5."Hourglass"3:21
6."Beautiful Girl"3:24
7."Inhale (Interlude)"2:02
8."Brain Cell"4:23
9."America Loves Gangsters" (featuring Tim Means)4:28
10."Never Know Why" (featuring Immortal Technique)3:51
11."The Gates" (featuring Tonedeff)4:05
12."Damnation (Interlude)"1:38
13."Hellfire"2:29
14."Remember Me (Abstract/Reality)"4:26
15."What'll You Do?"2:43
16."The Light" (featuring Club Dub)5:30

References

  1. A Piece of Strange review Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Hype.
  2. A Piece of Strange review, IGN.
  3. A Piece of Strange review, HipHopDX.
  4. A Piece of Strange review, rapreviews.
  5. "A Piece of Strange review". Archived from the original on 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2007-09-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help), Okayplayer.
  6. ^ A Piece of Strange review Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Scratch
  7. A Piece of Strange review, SputnikMusic.com.
  8. ^ A Piece of Strange review Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, URB.
  9. LA Underground Website
  10. A Piece of Strange review Archived February 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, CokeMachineGlow.com.
  11. A Piece of Strange review, prefixmag.com
  12. ^ Artist Interview Archived January 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, abcdrduson.com.
  13. Artist Interview, sixshot.com
  14. Artist Info Archived August 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Bad Taste Records
  15. Artist Photos, rockfoto.net
  16. A Piece of Strange Review Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, XXL
  17. A Piece of Strange Review Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, CMJ
  18. A Piece of Strange Review, The A.V. Club
  19. http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "10 Years Later, Cunninlynguists' "A Piece Of Strange" Remains As Relevant As Ever, Unfortunately". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2017-03-05. {{cite news}}: External link in |last= (help)
  20. Artist Comments, deviantart.com.
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