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A Piece of Strange album cover
The A Piece of Strange cover was designed by Tony Rojas, photographed by Kno, and illustrated by Becky Cloonan.
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- Becky Cloonan
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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".
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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.
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- Is A Piece of Strange good?
- Riffiter listeners rate A Piece of Strange 5.0/5 from 1 rating.
- When was A Piece of Strange released?
- A Piece of Strange was released in 2006.
- How many tracks are on A Piece of Strange?
- A Piece of Strange has 16 tracks, with a runtime of 54 minutes.
- What genre is A Piece of Strange?
- A Piece of Strange is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
- What BPM is A Piece of Strange?
- A Piece of Strange runs at a median tempo of 91 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to A Piece of Strange?
- Listeners of A Piece of Strange also rate You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having by Atmosphere, The 3rd World by Immortal Technique, The Undisputed Truth by Brother Ali.