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Atlanta, GA (2001 – present)

There has never been an anomaly in hip-hop quite like the southern trio CunninLynguists. Sampling genres from psych-rock to blues, New Romantic to polka, they have been musically compared to UGK and Atmosphere in the same breath. They have toured and shared stages with Kanye West and Aesop Rock to equal success. They have produced for Lil’ Scrappy as well as KRS-One. They have crafted songs with international soul superstar Cee-Lo Green and politically charged indie-favorite Immortal Technique … on the same album. CunninLynguists have eschewed categories, boxes and labels for 6 years, 3 albums and 2 official mixtapes, all while having what XXL Magazine described as the “Most Hated Name In Rap”.

The result? If you want labels…Southern boom-bap. Too white for BET, too black for MTV2. A preacher’s son, a caucasian guy from rural Georgia and a convicted felon. But mainly … a self-made career, one of the most consistent catalogs of any current hip-hop act and one of the most loyal, worldwide fanbases in all of indie rap music.

Backed with gritty beats, quality rhymes and 808 thump, the ‘Lynguists intend on recapturing the soul in southern hip-hop. With what Spin Magazine calls “Outkast’s tragicomic poignancy”, Deacon The Villain, Kno and Natti follow in the footsteps of artists like Goodie Mob, Ya’ll So Stupid, Geto Boys and the aforementioned ‘Kast in painting a picture meant to remind the world that politics

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Top Tracks

1	Lynguistics full track	1,006
2	Nothing to Give full track	631
3	Mindstate full track	602
4	Beautiful Girl full track	587
5	Hourglass full track	539
6	Hellfire full track	514
7	Since When full track	484
8	Brain Cell full track	455
9	Where Will You Be? full track	432
10	Rain full track	393
11	Never Come Down (the Brownie Song) full track	384
12	Old School full track	375
13	K.K.K.Y. full track	364
14	Valley of Death full track	330
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WuMember wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Nachkebia ты долбоеб :)

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Shykom wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Please come to Spain!! =)

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madmatrox69 wrote:
Sunday evening

i have no question , great

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THE_PACK wrote:
Sunday afternoon

wonderful

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Felboda wrote:
Sunday morning

The Light saved my life

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Donutsss wrote:
Saturday evening

agreed with Lock.

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Nachkebia wrote:
Saturday afternoon

лизание женских половых органов ooo daaa!!!

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Gully_Foot wrote:
Friday afternoon

@thisisnotjhall - Dirty Acres, A Piece of Strange & Southernunderground followed by the Strange Journey discs. If you're feeling all that go back to all the material, Will Rap For Food is cool but mad uneven and dated.

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L0ck wrote:
Thursday afternoon

@ Thisisnotjhall A piece of strange , southernunderground , Will rap for food

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thisisnotjhall wrote:
Thursday morning

What are the top 3 albums to get by them?

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L0ck wrote:
Wednesday evening

@Never Surrender - Up, London that is.

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micavanco wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

You're the best band I've listened ever , please come to Poland :) - absolutely true :) [2]

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mmmonty wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

от латинских cunnus lingo, что просто означает «лизание женских половых органов» ахах

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3aTkHuCb wrote:
9 days ago

!!

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TJay36 wrote:
11 days ago

Народ, объясните как переводится CunninLynguists xDD---- типо мастера слова

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NeverSurrender wrote:
11 days ago

COME LONDON, damn

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iN3m0 wrote:
11 days ago

Народ, объясните как переводится CunninLynguists xDD

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Unterschleif wrote:
13 days ago

strange

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ivo_gerner wrote:
13 days ago

Really enjoying "A Piece of Strange" at the moment.

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Pro_Jv wrote:
14 days ago

hypnotized

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hello + tour dates

10 Nov 2009 | from strangejourney.tumblr.com/

What up world? The Strange Journey Tour kicks off tonight in Atlanta, GA. Check back here for updates from the road, new music, videos and exclusive content from CunninLynguists, Grieves, Budo, Looptroop Rockers and Tunji as we cross the country. …

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