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A Piece of Strange is the third studio album by CunninLynguists. It was released January 24, 2006, by QN5 Music/LA Underground.

The “high-concept record”[1] tells the "tale of the pathway to and from sin"[2]. The album was produced entirely by Kno, and vocals are by Kno, Deacon the Villian and Natti, who joined the group prior to the recording of the album[3]. Featured guest vocalists include Cee-Lo Green, Immortal Technique, and Tonedeff[4].

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[5]. CunninLynguists toured domestically and overseas in support of the album, appearing with acts such as Depeche Mode, Kanye West, Bun B and Pharrell Williams[6][7][8][9].

The album received positive reviews in various magazines, with XXL calling it "soulful", "raw" and "sophisticated"[10], URB calling it "a piece of beauty"[11], Scratch calling it "top-shelf[12], CMJ calling it a "beautiful...dense opera"[13], The Onion calling it "vast and ambitious"[14] and more.

The album's cover was illustrated by "well known" illustrator[15] Becky Cloonan, who has done work for Marvel[16], GQ & Disney[17] amongst others. Cloonan collaborated with CunninLynguists after she listed the song "Love Ain't" in an issue of her comic Demo as something she was listening to at the time[18].

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, cokemachineglow.com.
  2. ^ A Piece of Strange Review, prefixmag.com
  3. ^ Artist Interview, abcdrduson.com.
  4. ^ Album Listing, discogs.com.
  5. ^ Artist Interview, abcdrduson.com.
  6. ^ Artist Interview, sixshot.com
  7. ^ Artist Info, sixshot.com
  8. ^ Artist Photos, rockfoto.net
  9. ^ Artist Video, youtube.com
  10. ^ A Piece of Strange Review, XXL Magazine
  11. ^ A Piece of Strange Review, URB Magazine
  12. ^ A Piece of Strange Review, Scratch Magazine
  13. ^ A Piece of Strange Review, CMJ Magazine
  14. ^ A Piece of Strange Review, The Onion
  15. ^ Artist Feature, styl.us.
  16. ^ [1], Marvel.com.
  17. ^ [2], Okayplayer.
  18. ^ Artist Comments, deviantart.com.
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