Dirty Acres is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group CunninLynguists. It was released November 27, 2007 on APOS Music and Bad Taste Records.[13] The album is entirely produced by Kno and features guest appearances from Big Rube, Devin the Dude, Phonte of Little Brother, Witchdoctor of Dungeon Family, Sheisty Khrist and Club Dub.[14]

Dirty Acres
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 27, 2007
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length46:08
Label
ProducerKno
CunninLynguists chronology
A Piece of Strange
(2006)
Dirty Acres
(2007)
Strange Journey Volume One
(2009)
Singles from Dirty Acres
  1. "Mexico / Wonderful"
    Released: December 5, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX [1]
Jive [2]
Laut.de [3]
Okayplayer [4]
RapReviews.com(8.5/10) [5]
Remix [6]
Room Thirteen(11/13) [7]
The A.V. ClubB+ [8]
WBZ [9]
XLR8R [10]
SputnikMusic[11]
Exclaim!Favorable[12]

Release and promotion

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"Mexico" and "Wonderful" were released together as joint singles from the album on December 5, 2007.[15] Dirty Acres is the first project from CunninLynguists to be released through their independent label APOS Music and Bad Taste Records.[16]

Reception

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The album was generally received very well amongst critics, with Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! saying about Deacon the Villain and Natti: "their verses are blessed with vivid insight and introspection into everyday life that reveal more with every listen"[17] and Nathan Rabin of A.V Club saying about Kno and the group's lyrics: "Their stellar new CD Dirty Acres finds house producer Kno perfecting a moody sound while the group's lyrics explore sensuality, spirituality, and politics with smarts and conviction.[18]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Never" (featuring Big Rube)3:05
2."Valley of Death"2:35
3."Dirty Acres"4:02
4."Kentucky (Interlude)"0:49
5."K.K.K.Y."2:19
6."Wonderful" (featuring Devin the Dude)3:27
7."Yellow Lines" (featuring Phonte and Witchdoctor)4:55
8."The Park (Fresh Air)"3:18
9."Summer's Gone"1:49
10."They Call Me (Interlude)"0:44
11."Gun" (featuring Sheisty Khrist)3:13
12."Dance for Me"3:20
13."Georgia"3:50
14."Things I Dream"4:18
15."Mexico" (featuring Club Dub)4:24
Total length:46:08

Personnel

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Credits for Dirty Acres adapted from AllMusic.[19]

  • Willie Eames – bass (tracks 7, 13), guitar (tracks: 4–5, 7–8, 13, 15)
  • Kno – producer (all tracks)
  • EF Cuttin – scratches (tracks: 3, 4, 12)

References

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  1. ^ HipHopDX review
  2. ^ Jive review
  3. ^ Laut.de review
  4. ^ Okayplayer review[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ RapReviews review
  6. ^ Remix review
  7. ^ Room Thirteen review
  8. ^ The A.V. Club review Archived November 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ WBZ review Archived November 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ XLR8R Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "CunninLynguists - Dirty Acres (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  12. ^ "CunninLynguists Dirty Acres". Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  13. ^ "CunninLynguists :: Dirty Acres :: Bad Taste Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  14. ^ "Dirty Acres - Cunnilynguists,CunninLynguists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  15. ^ "CunninLynguists - Dirty Acres [LP] (11.27.07) | QN5 Blog". qn5.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  16. ^ "Bad Taste Empire". Bad Taste Empire. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  17. ^ "CunninLynguists Dirty Acres". Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  18. ^ "Cunninlynguists: Dirty Acres". 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  19. ^ "Dirty Acres - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2021.