Cunninlynguists - Best of 2006-2011

Hey folks, it's been a while...

Here's a 'Best of' collection I just made. Check it out. One of my favorite groups right now.





1. Caved In (feat. Cee-Lo)
2. Hourglass
3. Brain Cell
4. The Gates (feat. Tonedeff)
5. Valley of Death
6. Dirty Acres
7. Wonderful (feat. Devin the Dude)
8. Yellow Lines (feat. Phonte & Witchdoctor)
9. The Park (Fresh Air) (feat. Chizuko Yoshihiro)
10. Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)
11. Die For You
12. Don't Leave
13. Streets (feat. Sean Price & Poison Pen)
14. To Be For Real
15. The Park (Blue Sky Black Death Remix)
16. Cocaine
17. Darkness (Dream On) (feat. Anna Wise Of Sonnymoon)
18. Hard As They Come (Act I) (feat. Freddie Gibbs)
19. Murder (Act II) (feat. Big K.R.I.T.)
20. Get Ignorant
21. Stars Shine Brightest (In The Darkest Of Night) (feat. Rick Warren)
22. Enemies With Benefits (feat. Tonedeff)


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JR & PH7 - The Standard (2009)

German producers take on hip-hop

1 - JR Intro
2 - Rock For Yall ft. Supastition & J-Scienide
3 - Fast Lane Speedin ft. Oddisee
4 - Summer Chill ft Edgar Allen Floe
5 - Interlude
6 - Take It To The Streets ft. Planet Asia & Rakaa Iriscience
7 - Top Rank ft. Guilty Simpson & Black Milk
8 - Lets Move ft. Skyzoo
9 - Aint Seen This ft. 20/20
10 - Best Flow ft. Pumpkinhead
11 - Hip Hop Lives ft. Edo.G
12 - The World Keeps Turnin ft. Larissa Sirah
13 - Dreams ft. Kev Brown, Emskee & Sean Boog
14 - I Keep On Movin ft. Kaze & Edgar Allen Floe
15 - I Dont Know Why ft. Oddisee
16 - Zone To Da Nightlife ft. Median
17 - The End Is Near ft. The Good People & Larissa Sirah
18 - New York ft. Access Immortal (hidden track)

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Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - The Re: Union (2009)

Oh shit! While I was havin' a shitty New Year's Eve, this leaked!

01. Intro
02. Revolutions Per Minutes
03. In This World
04. Hip-Hop
05. Back Again
06. Wishing On a Black Star
07. Just Begun ft. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos Def
08. Come Around ft. Termanology & Royce da 5'9 (produced by Statik Selektah)
09. Internet Connection
10. Let It Go ft. Dion
11. Testify ft. Styles P
12. Time
13. The Thrill Is Gone ft Styles P (produced by Statik Selektah)
14. Can We Go Back
15. Fortified Live ft Mos Def & Mr Man
16. Chaos ft Bahamadia
17. Express
18. Respiration ft. Mos Def & Common
19. Definition ft. Mos Def
20. RE:Definition ft. Mos Def
21. Move Something
22. Ghetto Afterlife ft Kool G Rap
23. The Blast RMX ft Erykah Badu
24. Good To You (produced by Kanye West)
25. Get By RMX ft Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye West & Busta (produced by Kanye)
26. Back Up Offa Me
27. Piano ft. Ghostface
28. Music for Life ft. Nas
29. Hang Ups
30. Outro

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K-Os - Yes! (2009)

"a genuine neo-crossover rap n’ roller who’s music, much like your Ipod, might speak to hipster club kidz, pop chart gazers, Canadian indie rockers, dirty south electronic rap renegades, or reggae rude boys simultaneously"

01. Zambony ( 3:46)
02. Astronaut ( 3:14)
03. Burning Bridges ( 3:32)
04. Uptown Girl ( 3:38)
05. I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman ( 3:10)
06. 4 3 2 1 ( 3:54)
07. Eye Know Something ( 3:36)
08. The Aviator ( 3:27)
09. FUN! ( 5:27)
10. Mr. Telephone Man ( 6:06)
11. WhipC.R.E.A.M. ( 2:56)
12. The Avenue ( 9:23)

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Best Of Hip-Hop 2009 Part One

Another year down and now it's time to reflect and remember what came out and if it was any good. Here's Part 1 (of 3?) of what I think you shoulda caught in 2009.



1. Jay Electronica "Exhibit C [Radio Rip] (Produced by Just Blaze)"

2. Twista "Alright (Feat. Kanye West) (Produced by Kanye West)"

3. Nipsey Hussle "The Hustle Way"

4. La Coka Nostra "Get You By (Produced by DJ Lethal)"

5. Cam'ron "My Job (Produced by Skitzo House)"

6. Saigon & Statik Selektah "The Rules (Produced by Statik Selektah)"

7. Cormega "The Other Side (Prod. By Fizzy Womack)"

8. Marco Polo & Torae "Liftime (Feat. DJ Revolution) (Produced by Marco Polo)"

9. Reks "System (Produced By DJ GI Joe)"

10. Blame One "Disturbed (Feat. Sean Price) (Produced By Exile)"

11. Capone-N-Noreaga "Grand Royal (Produced by DJ Premier)"

12. Zion I "Caged Bird Pt. 1 (Feat. Brother Ali) (Produced by Amp Live)"

13. Big Twins "Bacon And Cheese (Feat. Prodigy) (Produced by Sid Roams)"

14. DJ Paul "Jook (Feat. Lord Infamous) (Produced by DJ Paul)"

15. Souls of Mischief "Postal (Produced by Opio)"

16. Jay ARE "Know U (Feat. Invizible Handz) (Produced by J Rawls)"

17. Cunninglinquists "The Park (Remix) (Produced by Blue Sky Black Death)"

18. DJ Quik & Kurupt "Ohh! (Produced by DJ Quik)"

19. Guilty Simpson "Stress (Produced by J-Dilla)"

20. Crooked I "U Shoulda Made A Phone Call (Feat. K-young) (Produced by Frequency)"

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Wiley - Grime Wave (2009)

01. Grime Wave (Ft. Messy, Desperado) (Prod. By Bless Beats) 02:38
02. Local Lad (Prod. Bless Beats) 02:50
03. If You're Going Out, I'm Going Out Too (Ft. Blaze, Triggz) 03:21
(Prod. By Wiley)
04. Grime Kid (Prod. By Maniac) 03:25
05. It's A Par (Ft. Flodan, Tinchy Stryder, Messy) (Prod. By Wiley) 03:22
06. Badman Talking (Ft. Flodan) (Prod. By Wiley) 03:28
07. Where You Gonna Run Too? (Prod. By Wiley) 03:27
08. Anything Is Possible (Ft. Frisco, Cookie) (Prod. By Bless Beats) 03:17
09. Living In London (Ft. Tinchy Stryder, Messy) 03:13
(Prod. By Bless Beats)
10. Fire Ain't Burning No More (Prod. By Wiley) 03:05
11. Sky Is Falling (Ft. Jookie Mundo) (Prod. By D-Minus) 03:11
12. It's Only Right (Ft. Flodan, Brazen) (Prod. By Wiley) 03:44

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Dizzee Rascal - Tongue 'n' Cheek (2009)

Another one I missed the year. Haven't heard it yet, but I guarantee you it is excellent.

01. Bonkers (Produced By Armand Van Helden) 2:57
02. Road Rage (Produced By Aaron Lacrate And Samir) 3:14
03. Dance Wiv Me (Produced By Calvin Harris And Cage) 3:24
04. Freaky Freaky (Produced By Cage) 3:42
05. Can't Tek No More (Produced By Shy FX) 3:28
06. Chillin' Wiv Da Man Dem (Produced By Cage) 4:39
07. Dirtee Cash (Produced By Cage) 4:21
08. Money, Money (Produced By Dizzee Rascal And Cage) 3:23
09. Leisure (Produced By Cage And Footsie) 4:13
10. Holiday (Produced By Calvin Harris) 3:40
11. Bad Behaviour (Produced By Tiesto) 4:31

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Tiye Phoenix - Half Woman Half Amazin (2009)

Heard her song on DJ Honda, kickin knowledge (although bullshit black proletariat conspiracy theories be on there...), so gots to check out her album.

01. TIYEtanium
02. The Award
03. Stop Right There
04. Just Go! (Feat. Dynas)
05. Master Plan
06. The Bored Room (Skit)
07. Half Woman Half Amazin'
08. Bless Me
09. Revolving Door
10. Killin' Everybody
11. Go Even Harder (Feat. Chip Fu)
12. Shinin' Star
13. Too Late For Us (Feat. Phonte)

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PPP (Platinum Pied Pipers) - Abundance (2009)

From Amazon

While "Triple P" brought worldwide notoriety to the Detroit-based PPP production crew and their global collective of like-minded and soulful collaborators, "Abundance" raises the stakes. The golden Motown era sounds their parents played have been given a thorough and respectful re-rub for a new generation of listeners. RIYL: Common, Amerie, Amy Winehouse, Raphael Saadiq, Funkadelic, Sharon Jones.


01. Angel (Feat. Coultrain)
02. Smoking Mirrors (Feat. Karma Stewart)
03. On A Cloud (Feat. Karma Stewart)
04. Luv Affair (Feat. Coultrain)
05. Go, Go, Go (Feat. Jamila Raegan)
06. Sanctuary (Feat. Coultrain & Jamila Raegan)
07. Ain’t No If’s Or Maybes (Feat. Coultrain)
08. Pigeon Hole (Feat. Coultrain)
09. Lovers & Haters (Feat. Coultrain)
10. The Ghost Of Aveiro (Feat. Coultrain)
11. Countless Excuses (Feat. Coultrain)
12. American Pimp (Feat. Neco Redd)
13. Dirty Secrets (Feat. Karma Stewart & Coultrain)
14. Rocket Science (Feat. Coultrain & Karma Stewart)
15. Goodbye/Abundance (Feat. Coultrain) (Hidden Track)

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Dj Spinna - Sonic Smash (2009)

01. Intro (Feat. Joc Max)
02. Elemental (Feat. Sputnik Brown)
03. Lyrics Is Back (Feat. Torae)
04. Lights Out! (Feat. John Robinson)
05. New York (Duck For Cover) (Feat. Jigmastas)
06. Call Me Senor (Feat. Senor Kaos)
07. Get On Down (Feat. Fresh Daily, Homeboy Sandman & P.Casso)
08. Making Your Way In The World (Feat. Breeze Brewin & J-Treds)
09. Guaranteed (Feat. Phonte & Yahzarah)
10. More (Feat. Dynas)
11. More Colors (Feat. Elzhi)
12. Melody (Feat. Shabaam Sahdeeq & Erik Rico)
13. Still Golden (Feat. Tiye Phoenix)
14. Outro

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Rapper Big Pooh - The Delightful Bars (North American Pie Version) (2009)

From Little Brother fame...

01. 00:22 North American Pie Intro
02. 02:49 The Comeback (Prod. By Khrysis)
03. 03:22 It's A Go (Feat. Torae)(Prod. By Dae One)
04. 04:40 Nothing Less (Feat. Ab Soul, Jay Rock & K. Dot)(Prod. By Young RJ)
05. 03:47 C.O.D. (Prod. By Mickey Free)
06. 03:22 Move (Feat. Darien Brockington)(Prod. By Phonix)
07. 03:44 Something Like Stars (Feat. Big Treal)(Prod. By Jake One)
08. 03:46 Step Up (Prod. By D.R.)
09. 03:52 Reality Check (Feat. Big Dho, D. Black & Mykestro)(Prod. By Khrysis)
10. 03:10 Problems (Feat. Jozeemo) (Prod. By Illmind)
11. 00:31 Amo A Su Papi De La Barra Skit
12. 04:08 Roll Call (Feat. Jozeemo, Chaundon & Joe Scudda)(Prod. By The Co-Op)
13. 04:00 The Life (Feat. Muhsinah) (Prod. By Khrysis)
14. 03:49 Rearview Mirror (Prod. By 9th Wonder)
15. 00:15 Empanda Norte Americana Outro

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Notes To Self - A Shot In The Dark (2009)

01 04:34 Yellow and Grey
02 04:30 Midnight Oil
03 04:42 A Shot In The Dark
04 03:48 Shrink Rap
05 05:21 Days Like These
06 04:09 Heirlines
07 04:13 Lifelines
08 05:13 Jetlagged
09 04:12 Throw Your (Hands Up)
10 03:46 Dont Try This At Home
11 04:09 Nobody Feat Evidence
12 05:21 What I Am
13 03:46 Yellow and Grey Remix Feat Dilated Peoples
14 05:42 Negative Space (Bonus Track)

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Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract (2009)

Noticed this came out earlier this year, but didn't check it out. I gotta be in a certain mood to listen to ATCQ or Q. But since it's the end of 2009, it's prolly bout time.

01. Feelin' 4:32
02. Do YoU Dig U? (Featuring Gary Thomas And Kurt Rosenwinkel) 7:19
03. A Million Times 4:16
04. Blue Girl 5:20
05. Barely In Love 4:03
06. Heels 3:07
07. Abstractisms (Featuring Kenny Garrett AKA Truth) 5:19
08. Caring 1:40
09. Even If It Is So 5:30
10. Make It Work (Bonus Track) 3:59

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J.J. Brown - Connect The Dots [2009]

With all the muthafuckin free time I had this year, how I miss this? Granted, I ain't never heard of the cat before and the cover is an instant buyer repellent, but really! Shit is hot.

01 01:55 Pure Grind (Feat. Reef The Lost Cauze)
02 04:03 That's Me
03 03:25 The World's A Stage
04 04:48 Froze Prose (Feat. Block McCloud & Celph Titled)
05 03:17 Gender Bender (Feat. Eternia & Miz Metro)
06 04:15 Crybaby (Punk MF) (Feat. Nola Darling)
07 01:19 Upstate Connect (Feat. Awar)
08 02:54 Grand Groove (Feat. Dezmatic & Travis McCoy)
09 05:33 Fantastic Four (Feat. Figures Of Speech)
10 01:18 Ode To Jay
11 02:32 You & Me (Bombay)
12 03:33 He Is I (Feat. Louis Logic)
13 03:26 It (Feat. Poison Pen)
14 03:21 Brother In Arms
15 04:15 Watch The Star Shine
16 03:50 Froze Prose Pt. 2 (Feat. Block McCloud, King Magnetic, Jonny October & Craig G.)

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Apathy - Wanna Snuggle (2009)

This cover screams 2 things. Underground hip-hop. And white boy. That's what this cover tells me. Also, I vaguely remember this guy being affiliated with someone in Wu-Tang, but I could be wrong. Maybe I saw him in an old XXL years ago. Anyway, this seems to be one of the more decent albums out this year.

1. Hell's Angel
2. Money Orientated (feat Emilio Lopez)
3. Gov't Cheese
4. On And Off The Mic (feat Blacastan)
5. Back In L.A (feat Ryu & Veze Skante)
6. Shoot First (feat B-Real & Celph Titled)
7. I'm A DemiGod
8. True Love (feat Phonte)
9. Mind Ya Business (feat Chip-Fu)
10. Thinkin'
11. This Is The FOrmula (feat J-Live)
12. Guys & Girls (feat Blue Raspberry)
13. Anyday (feat King Magnetic)
14. Candy (feat Dose)
15. Run, Run Away
16. No Sad Tomorrow (feat Holly Brook & Mike Mass)
17. Rhose Island (feat Emilio Lopez)
18. What Goes Up
19. Hard Times On Planet Earth
20. Slave (feat Motive)
21. Victim (feat Holly Brook)

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T-K.A.S.H. - Brains All Over The Streets (2009)

Political hip-hop from the Bay. Not a big fan of Islam (religion period actually) or conspiracy theories, but you gotta take what you can get when it comes to the genre and politics. Lightyears better than any anarcho-rapper I've ever had the misfortune of hearing.

1. Dead Man Walking 5:23
2. Fright Night 4:04
3. Back Home 5:26
4. Pardon Me 4:18
5. Peace To My Enemies 3:34
6. That's Gangsta 4:45
7. Good Morning America 4:00
8. Better Days 4:25
9. Ol' English 5:10
10. Sign Language 4:47
11. American Made 3:39
12. Someday 4:54
13. Terror Sells 2:19
14. So Low 6:33

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Keelay & Zaire - Ridin' High (2009)

"Versatility is the only constant in today's music movement, which is the prized calling card for up and coming production duo Kyle 'Keelay' Pierce & Tim 'Zaire' Lewis. The potent team operates with only one concrete rule; creating music with unlimited range. Complementing each others styles with precision, Kee & Zee work as a sole production machine that spawns gritty classic hip-hop, soulful r&b, and any other medium that requires an exclusive sound from the team.

Kee & Zee are now upon completion of their debut LP, 'Ridin High', which promises to deliver an incredible look into the music and lifestyle of the multifaceted team. Coming along for the smoke filled journey is an extraordinary supporting cast of passengers such as Sole Vibe representatives Slo-Mo, Mario Dones, The A.V.E., J.Fish, Phonte of Little Brother, Supastion, Blu, Cali Agents, Darien Brockington, Tash of Tha Liks, Torae, Saafir, Khizman, Fortilive, Jonathan Moore, Emilio Rojas, Surreal, Jony Fraze, Tiff any Paige as well as many others. From hard hitting, scratch heavy rap to smoke traced r&b rhythms, Keelay & Zaire swerve right into the fastlane with ease with their versatile talents, creating their own lane to ride out to."

01 The Intro Feat.Gravedigga Jones
02 Take A Ride Feat.Slo Mo, Mario Dones, and Av
03 Addicts For Real Feat. Tunji (Of Inverse)
04 Cali 2 Ny Feat. Hassaan Mackey, Rasco, PlanetAsia, and Slo Mo
05 I Used To Ride Feat. Fortlive and Saafir
06 Wake Up Feat. Emilio Rojas, Silent Knight, Av,Tiffany Page, and Brian Francis
07 Im On Swerve Feat. Tash(Of Tha Liks), Da Evangillest and E. Jenks
08 Sole Ides (Interlude) Feat. Slo Mo
09 Alright With Me Feat. Dminor and Phonte(Of Little Brother)
10 05 The Times Feat. Blu, Fortlive, and Nino Moschella
11 Nurf To The Turf Feat. Prophit
12 Trapped Feat. Supastition and Slo Mo
13 We Made It Feat. Mario Dones
14 Beautiful Feat. Surreal and Darrien Brockington
15 Ridin High Feat. Femi
16 Do What It Do(Bonus Track) Feat. Nightclubber Lang and Jern EyeTotals

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Che Grand - Everything's Good Ugly (2009)

01. Bless’d feat. Jacob Soul
02. Gift Wrap
03. Swing
04. Walking Under Ladders feat. Elucid & Spec Boogie
05. Gold Chains Part Deux
06. Too Much Too Soon feat. Colin Munroe
07. City On Fire
08. R E S T A R T (Original)
09. Celebrate We
10. People Bowling feat. Tanya Morgan
11. Crash
12. Girls Talk feat. DbM (of Sankofa)
13. I Know You Still Want Me
14. Life’s Grand feat. N.icky (of Heavy)
15. Large Hadron Collider
16. Chateau Gold
17. Soraya’s Jam feat. Benny Sings
18. Across The Sky

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Dynas - The Apartment (2009)

01. Intro [00:42]
02. Higher Definition [03:10]
03. Challenges of L.O.V.E. (Leaving ones virtues exposed) [04:13]
04. The Future (feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff) [03:57]
05. Illa's DVD (Skit) [00:38]
06. Crown Royal [03:50]
07. Totally Tanya [04:20]
08. The Apartment [05:14]
09. Family Jewels (feat. Slick Rick) [03:16]
10. Becky vs Illa (Skit) [00:42]
11. It's my turn [04:52]
12. 90 Degrees (feat. Wrekonize, LMS & Rich Medina) [05:59]
13. The Apartment 2 [03:44]
14. Brad & Becky (Skit) [01:13]
15. Come along (feat. Tiye Phoenix) [03:47]
16. Hey Sister (feat. Tone Trezure) [03:51]
17. Think it over [03:39]
18. Outro [01:16]

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Paten Locke - Super Ramen Rocket Ship (2009)

Don't really know much about this guy, except that I saw this album at the top of some random Best of 2009 hip-hop list and the preview on Amazon sounded tight.

01- Soup For One
02- Breakthru
03- Good Muse
04- Ash On Em
05- Auto Reverse
06- Brava
07- Funky Hit Record
08- Tentilation
09- Wadaap
10- Til The Dawn
11- Just Me
12- Super Ramen Rocketship
13- Off The Grid
14- Alter You

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