Limited to 500 copies! Consisting of founding members Deacon the Villain and Kno, the duo would make a name for themselves for their East Coast-influenced boom bap with a southern charm, abound with battleready braggadocio and side-splitting humor. Right from the intro, the pair get down to business, delivering a balanced combination of both lighthearted subjects and weighty material, produced largely by Kno, whose skillfully crafted soundscapes would catapult him into the upper echelon of beat makers with his style of ’90s New York loop-digging and chipmunk soul. On the lyrical tip, Deacon and Kno manage to incorporate punchline rhymes, introspective musings, and your more standard rap boasts without ever sounding forced. Deacon is especially adept at the wordplay, where he opens up the album with the line, ... "Will Rap For Food’ (2001) was a solid, accessible debut, filled with clever rhymes and tremendously consistent production…” -Pitchfork “With an award-winning name like CunninLynguists, it's no surprise that the duo of Kno and Deacon the Villain excel at creating cunning lyrics with a sense of humour.” -Exclaim! “The CunninLynguists proved they didn’t have to employ or diss tired rap clichés, and instead used their mischievous sense of humor to rap their way into your pocketbook.” -RapReviews

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Disponibile in 5/6 gg Colorato Questo album è ampiamente considerato come una delle uscite più forti e sottovalutate di un affiliato del Wu-Tang Clan, ed è facile capire il perché una volta ascoltate le sue 18 tracce dinamiche. Killer Bee incarna lo spirito grezzo dei Wu aggiungendo il suo caratteristico sapore grintoso a Il colpo del secolo. Brilla sia quando sputa da solo in pezzi straordinari come "Shine", "Street Life" e la title track, sia quando è affiancato da pesi massimi del rap come Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Havoc e Masta Killah e altri. Rae in realtà offre due performance ospiti straordinarie in "Az the World Turns" e "Spring Water". La formazione della produzione è altrettanto seria, e vanta crediti di artisti del calibro di RZA, DJ Muggs, Havoc, 4th Disciple e Carlos "Six July" Broady, che ha prodotto 10 brani, tra gli altri. Che tu sia stato lì il primo giorno, o che tu abbia iniziato ad immergerti nella vasta discografia dei Wu solo di recente, o da qualche parte nel mezzo, difficilmente troverai una rappresentazione del loro suono migliore di Heist of the Century. "Heist of the Century continua innegabilmente sulla scia del suono surreale e orchestrale che ha marchiato il Wu-Tang Clan come uno dei gruppi hip-hop più rivoluzionari del decennio."-MTV

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Intro Solo Hardcore Producer – Dirty Dagoes 2 Dark Eyez Featuring – Christ Bearer, Thea Van Seijen Producer – Dirty Dagoes 3 Titans Featuring – Divine Souljah, Solomon Childs Producer – Imperial Skillz Empera 4 Invidia Featuring – Youss Yakuza Producer – Dirty Dagoes 5 R.O.C.C.O. Featuring – JoJo Pellegrino, Lord Madness Producer – Falling Down 6 Atmosfere Featuring – Kool G Rap, Maury B, Primo Brown Producer – Res Nullius (2) 7 Rap Alchemico Featuring – Bronze Nazareth, Dope One Producer – DJ Apoc 8 Shaolin Style 2013 Producer – Drunkn Monk 9 Electric Vibe Producer – Kuma19 10 + Blues Featuring – 12 O'Clock, Sick Boy Simon Producer – Dirty Dagoes 11 Sensazioni Producer – Gio Lama 12 My Mind Pt. 2 Producer – Virgo 13 True Words Featuring – Tormento Producer – Weirdo (10) 14 Outro Knowledge & Practice Credits

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