Dirty Acres

Dirty Acres
Studio album by CunninLynguists
Released	November 27, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Hip hop Southern hip hop
Length	46:08
Label	APOS Music Bad Taste
Producer	Kno
CunninLynguists chronology
A Piece of Strange (2006) Dirty Acres (2007) Strange Journey Volume One (2009)
Singles from Dirty Acres
"Mexico / Wonderful" Released: December 5, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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. Club	B+ [8]
WBZ	[9]
XLR8R	[10]
SputnikMusic	[11]
Exclaim!	Favorable[12]

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]

Release and promotion

"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

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

No.	Title	Length
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

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

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.