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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 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]

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

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

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