Showing posts with label CunninLynguists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CunninLynguists. Show all posts

Saturday, September 12, 2009

CunninLynguists Announce Fall Plans.



Indie rap’s favorite southern sons, CunninLynguists, are gearing up for a very busy end to 2009. Continuing forward with their reputation as one of only a handful of successful, truly independent groups to emerge since the turn of the millenium, CunninLynguists have announced new, direct partnerships with distributor Traffic Entertainment Group and premiere booking agency The Agency Group.

Traffic Entertainment has released material from a wide variety of artists, from Lil’ Scrappy to Little Brother, and will handle the domestic and international distribution of CunninLynguists’ newest endeavor, Strange Journey Volume Two, on CL’s own imprint, A Piece of Strange Music. The release features E-40, Evidence of Dilated Peoples, production from J-Zone and more and is scheduled to hit stores on November 3rd. Traffic will also be releasing much of CunninLynguists’ out-of-print back catalog, starting with double CD “Deluxe Editions” of Southernunderground and Will Rap For Food.

The Agency Group, one of the world’s premier booking agencies, boasts a roster that includes hip-hop heavyweights Big Boi of Outkast and Atmosphere as well as platinum pop artists such as Creed and Whitney Houston. In joining The Agency Group, CunninLynguists become one of very few hip-hop artists on the entire roster that also release records on their own label, a testament to the group’s independent drive and dedication.

Charley Greenberg, A&R at Traffic, heaped praise on the group’s work ethic and commitment to quality. “We are extremely excited to add A Piece of Strange Music to our roster of labels. CunninLynguists have built a loyally supportive, rabid fan base and have been one of the most consistent, creative independent hip-hop groups of this decade.”

Zach Quillen of The Agency Group agrees. “After a few years of being in touch and following their steady progress, I’m very excited to finally become a part of the CunninLynguists’ team,” says Quillen, who now oversees all North American booking for the group. “They are an example of an act that has truly paid their dues, developed a loyal grassroots following and are poised to continue to grow & succeed.”

“The need to have a direct connection with our fans has always been our first priority,” says the group’s producer Kno. “We create, produce, engineer and release our own music, own our own masters, manage ourselves, handle our own websites and up until this year did much of our own booking. Traffic and The Agency Group understand our need to have creative control over our art and respect our aim to maintain an unfiltered relationship with our fanbase. It is really great situation for us and we plan on making the most of it.”

CunninLynguists and The Agency Group will launch their new partnership with a full U.S. tour starting directly after the release of Strange Journey Volume Two. After a hugely successful European run spanning 10 countries this past spring, the U.S. portion of the Strange Journey Tour will extend for 5 weeks with fellow road warriors Grieves along with DJ/producer Budo, Los Angeles-based artist and frequent QN5 collaborator Tunji as well as Sweden’s own international hip-hop icons Looptroop Rockers, who will be taking part in their first-ever full U.S. tour.





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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Vol. 1 (2009)




1. Departure (Intro)
2. Nothing But Strangeness (feat. Looptroop Rockers & Hilltop Hoods)
3. Linguistics (Live In Stockholm)
4. Move
5. Inverse - Spark My Soul (feat. Substantial)
6. Never Come Down (the Brownie Song)
7. Hypnotized (feat. PackFM & Club Dub)
8. Dance For Me (Remix)
9. Mr. SOS - Die For You
10. White Guy Mind Tricks
11. Georgia (Remix) (feat. Killer Mike & Khujo Goodie)
12. KKKY (Remix) (feat. Skinny DeVille, Fishscales, Young Chu & Sheisty Khrist)
13. Don’t Leave (When Winter Comes) (feat. Slug of Atmosphere)
14. Tondeff - The Distance
15. Broken Van (Thinking of You) (feat. Mac Lethal)
16. Billy Joe’s Garage (To Be Continued…)
17. Nothing But Strangeness (Instrumental)
18. Move (Instrumental)
19. Inverse (Instrumental)
20. Never Come Down (Instrumental)
21. Die For You (Instrumental)
22. Don’t Leave (Instrumental)
23. The Distance (Instrumental)
24. Broken Van (Instrumental)


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Monday, March 16, 2009

Cunninlynguists - Don’t leave (When winter comes) feat. Slug of Atmosphere



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The latest single from the upcoming CunninLynguists’ release Strange Journey Volume One, “Don’t Leave (When Winter Comes)“ is produced by Kno and features Slug of Atmosphere. True testaments to the indie grind, QN5 and Rhymesayers combine to reflect on the separation that being an indie artist can bring. Photography by Elisabeth Colpaert.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

CunninLynguists - Will Rap For Food(Instrumentals)(2001)





1.Lynguistics
2.Mic Like a Memory
3.So Live!
4.Fuckinwichu
5.Ain't No Way
6.Missing Children
7.Thugged Out Since Cubscouts
8.Halfanimal
9.Family Ties
10.Mindstate
11.Takin the Loss
12.616 Rewind


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Monday, February 23, 2009

CunninLynguists - Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)





Strange Journey Volume One features appearances by Killer Mike, Khujo (of Goodie Mob), Skinny Deville & Fishscales (of Nappy Roots), Slug (of Atmosphere), Tonedeff, Substantial, PackFM, Mac Lethal, Mr. SOS, Looptroop Rockers, Hilltop Hoods and more! Produced by Kno.

Watch the brand new video above by CunninLynguists for “Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)”, directed by Kno and Matt Hobbs of Vital Films.

Produced by Kno and featuring emcees Natti and Deacon The Villain trading verses about the joys of tainted chocolate products, CunninLynguists‘ “Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)” is the official first single from their forthcoming double release.



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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

CunninLynguists - Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)




1.Never Come Down (The Brownie Song) [Dirty Version]
2.Never Come Down (The Brownie Song) [Radio Version]
3.Never Come Down (The Brownie Song) [Instrumental]


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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Mr. SOS (formerly Of Cunninlynguists) - The Pre-Op EP (2006)





1. Welcome To Planet Earth
2. As The Globe Turns
3. Time
4. The Desert
5. Nonsense Intro
6. The Nonsense
7. Don't Know My Neighbors
8. Fraud Felines ( AKA Too Many Cats Be Fakin)
9. Chillin With IceT
10. Let's Go Get Stoned
11. Outro
12. Outlook On Life (Bonus Track)
13. Welcome To Planet Earth (Instrumental)
14. As The Globe Turns (Instrumental)
15. The Desert (Instrumental)
16. Fraud Felines ( AKA Too Many Cats Be Fakin ) (Instrumental)


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Kno vs. Hov : The White Albulum(2004)






1) Intro
2) PSA
3) Dirt Off Your Shoulders
4) Allure
5) Lucifer
6) Threat
7) 99 Problems
8) Justify My Thug
9) Change Clothes
10) Moment Of Clarity
11) My 1st Song
12) What More Can I Say
13) Encore
14) December 4th



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You might have heard them all, but if you haven't heard DJ Kno of CunninLynguists' take on the Black Album, I suggest you take a listen. Back in 2003, when Jay Z released the acappellas and the remix frenzy ensued, I was taken in. Being the Jigga fan that I am, I collected as many as I could. As I look back, a lot of those remixes were terrible, sub-par at best. Most of them seemed like a collection of beats with the Black Album verses thrown on top, but this one rose above the rest. Kno's beats complimented Jay's flows. Personally, I like this better than the original. The change in song order along with the continuity of the beats makes this version stronger. After hearing so many remixes, it was nice to hear Jigga open this album with the lines, "allow me to reintroduce myself!" And no offense to Timbaland, but Kno's spin on Dirt Off You Shoulders truly has the music "feelin' like a pimp." He also showed no fear in changing or adding hooks; see Lucifer, Threat, and Justify My Thug. And to top it all off, this remix made one of my least favorite songs, Allure, one of my favorites. With this piece, I think Kno took a near classic album, and re-made it as a classic.