Features Song Lyrics for Cypress Hill's Cypress Hill IV album. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. To this day, many of Cypress Hill's hits remain on active rotation on the nation's foremost hip-hop, rock and alternative playlists. Cypress Hill celebrates the group's extraordinary longevity with the long-awaited Greatest Hits From The Bong.
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Cypress Hill IV | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 6, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
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Length | 73:17 | |||
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Producer | DJ Muggs | |||
Cypress Hill chronology | ||||
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Singles from Cypress Hill IV | ||||
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Cypress Hill IV is the eponymous fourth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released on October 6, 1998 by Ruffhouse and Columbia Records. The skeletons on the cover are posing as the three wise monkeys (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil). Rapper Barron Ricks was featured on several of the album's tracks. IV was certified Gold by the RIAA.[1]
Reception[edit]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
NME | 7/10[6] |
Pitchfork | 3.3/10[7] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10[8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
IV received mixed reviews from critics, with AllMusic giving it a strongly negative review.
Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - 'Cypress Hill's most bangin' LP since their 1991 debut.… Cypress Hill still name-check firearms, threaten rivals and smoke more weed than a congregation of Rastas. But the obsessions are means to an end.'[10]
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The Wire - '…they come out fighting. Red eyed, rabid and slobbering with skunk-fueled menace.… gangsta rap's future as a musical force is secure.'[11]
Rap Pages - 4 (out of 5) - 'Like previous albums…IV's fabulous formula of speakerphone tones by B-Real and sporadic comments by Sen Dog resembles 'How I Could Just Kill A Man'.'[12]
Track listing[edit]
- All tracks produced by DJ Muggs
Cypress Hill IV | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Looking Through the Eye of a Pig' | 4:06 |
2. | 'Checkmate' | 3:35 |
3. | 'From the Window of My Room' | 5:00 |
4. | 'Prelude to a Come Up (feat. MC Eiht)' | 3:24 |
5. | 'Riot Starter' | 4:17 |
6. | 'Audio X (feat. Barron Ricks)' | 3:19 |
7. | 'Steel Magnolia (feat. Barron Ricks)' | 3:30 |
8. | 'I Remember That Freak Bitch (From The Club) / Interlude Part 2' | 5:22 |
9. | '(Goin' All Out) Nothin' to Lose' | 3:53 |
10. | 'Tequila Sunrise (feat. Barron Ricks)' | 4:44 |
11. | 'Dead Men Tell No Tales' | 2:47 |
12. | 'Feature Presentation (feat. Barron Ricks and Chace Infinite)' | 3:45 |
13. | 'Dr. Greenthumb' | 4:24 |
14. | '16 Men Till There's No Men Left' | 4:20 |
15. | 'High Times' | 4:13 |
16. | 'Clash of the Titans / Dust' | 4:45 |
17. | 'Lightning Strikes' | 5:54 |
18. | 'Case Closed' | 2:00 |
19. | 'Rags to Riches' | 4:07 |
20. | 'Champions' | 2:37 |
21. | 'Tequila Sunrise' (Spanish Version) | 3:57 |
^Some copies of the CD have a clear sticker applied on the jewelcase stating 'limited edition includes: secret bonus track'. This 'secret' track ('Case Closed') is however printed on the back cover, but is part of track 17 'Lightning Strikes', hence the same track number above.[13]
Tracks 18-21 are Bonus Tracks
Samples[edit]
Looking Through the Eye of a Pig
- 'The Rill Thing' by Little Richard
Checkmate
- 'Crackdown' by The 25th of May
- 'Squib Cakes' by Tower of Power
From the Window of My Room
- 'Midnight Theme' by Manzel
Prelude to a Come Up
- 'Kismet' by Amon Düül II
- 'Know Da Game' by Frankie Cutlass
Audio X
- 'Jesse' by Mother Earth
Steel Magnolia
- '2:06:02' from Serpico
Dead Men Tell No Tales
- 'La Huella De Mi Amor' by Los Angeles Negros
Feature Presentation
- 'New Direction' by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
- 'The Mental Traveler' by David Axelrod
Dr. Greenthumb
- 'Roller Coaster' by Henri René & His Orchestra
- 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' by The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett
16 Men Till There's No Men Left
- 'A Divine Image' by David Axelrod
- 'Aftermath' by Quincy Jones
- 'Midnight Theme' by Manzel
- 'Time' by Pink Floyd
High Times
- 'Winter's Child' by Charles Kynard
- 'Get Outta My Life Woman' by The New Apocalypse
Clash of the Titans / Dust
- 'Is Anyone There' by Hookfoot
Lightnin Strikes
- 'Squib Cakes' by Tower of Power
Rags to Riches
- 'The Mental Traveler' and 'A Divine Image' by David Axelrod
Personnel[edit]
- B-Real - Vocals
- Sen Dog - Vocals
- DJ Muggs - Arranger, Producer, Mixing
- Eric 'Bobo' Correa - Bass, Percussion, backing Vocals
- MC Eiht - Vocals
- Chace Infinite (of Self Scientific) - Vocals
- Barron Ricks - Vocals
- Mike Sims - Bass, Guitar
- Troy Stanton - Engineer
- Reggie Stewart - Bass
- Sean Evans - Art Direction
- Dean Karr - Photography
- Manuel Lecuona - Mastering
Charts[edit]
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1998 | The Billboard 200[14] | 11 |
1998 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 11 |
References[edit]
- ^'American certifications – Cypress Hill IV'. Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^Gallucci, Michael. 'Cypress Hill: IV' at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN9780857125958.
- ^Sinclair, Tom (October 16, 1998). 'IV'. Entertainment Weekly.
- ^Baker, Soren (October 2, 1998). 'Album Review / Pop'. Los Angeles Times. ISSN0458-3035. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^'Cypress Hill IV'. NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^Richard-san, Mark. 'Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill IV'. Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^DJ Fatboy (October 1998). 'Cypress Hill: IV'. RapReviews.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^Sheffield, Rob (2004). 'Cypress Hill'. In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN9780743201698.
- ^'Cypress Hill IV'. Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. October 15, 1998. p. 130. ISSN0035-791X. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^'Cypress Hill IV'. The Wire. January 1999. p. 57. ISSN0952-0686. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^'Cypress Hill IV'. Rap Pages. Beverly Hills: LFP. December 1998. p. 140. ISSN1063-1283. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^https://www.discogs.com/Cypress-Hill-IV/release/139478
- ^'Cypress Hill - IV > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums' at AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
External links[edit]
- Cypress Hill IV at Discogs (list of releases)
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cypress_Hill_IV&oldid=932719193'
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Cypress Hill | |||
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Studio album by | |||
Released | August 13, 1991[1] | ||
Recorded | 1990–1991 | ||
Genre | |||
Length | 46:54 | ||
Label | |||
Producer | DJ Muggs | ||
Cypress Hill chronology | |||
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Singles from Cypress Hill | |||
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Cypress Hill is the eponymous debut studio album by the American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released on August 13, 1991 by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. It was critically and commercially successful, becoming their second-most successful album with over 2 million copies sold and getting certified double Platinum by the RIAA.[3] The album is broken down track-by-track by Cypress Hill in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[4]
- 4Charts
Reception[edit]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Chicago Sun-Times | [6] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
Entertainment Weekly | A+[8] |
Los Angeles Times | [9] |
Q | [10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[13] |
The Village Voice | A−[14] |
Steve Huey of AllMusic calls Cypress Hill's debut 'a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop.'[5]
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.[15] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Rolling Stone called it 'an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages.'[11]
- Included in Rolling Stone's 'Essential Recordings of the 90's'.[16]
- Ranked #57 in Spin Magazine's '90 Greatest Albums of the '90s'.[17]
- Included in Q Magazine's '90 Best Albums Of The 1990s'.[18]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks produced by DJ Muggs.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | 'Pigs' | 2:51 |
2. | 'How I Could Just Kill a Man' | 4:16 |
3. | 'Hand on the Pump' | 4:03 |
4. | 'Hole in the Head' | 3:33 |
5. | 'Ultraviolet Dreams' | 0:41 |
6. | 'Light Another' | 3:17 |
7. | 'The Phuncky Feel One' | 3:28 |
8. | 'Break It Up' | 1:07 |
9. | 'Real Estate' | 3:45 |
10. | 'Stoned Is the Way of the Walk' | 2:46 |
11. | 'Psycobetabuckdown' | 2:59 |
12. | 'Something for the Blunted' | 1:15 |
13. | 'Latin Lingo' | 3:58 |
14. | 'The Funky Cypress Hill Shit' | 4:01 |
15. | 'Tres Equis' | 1:54 |
16. | 'Born to Get Busy' | 3:00 |
Personnel[edit]
- B-Real – Vocals
- Sen Dog – Vocals
- DJ Muggs – Arranger, Producer, Mixing
- Joe Nicolo – Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing
- Jason Roberts – Engineer
- Chris Schwartz – Executive Producer
- Howie Weinberg – Mastering
- Ponch – percussions
- Photography - Mike Miller
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Heatseekers | ||
1991 | Cypress Hill | #31 | #4 | #5 |
![Cypress Cypress](/uploads/1/2/6/4/126498981/226801653.jpg)
Singles[edit]
Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
1991 | 'Hand On The Pump' | – | #49 | #2 | – |
'How I Could Just Kill A Man' | #77 | – | – | – | |
'Latin Lingo' | – | – | #12 | #44 | |
'The Phuncky Feel One/How I Could Just Kill A Man' | – | – | #1 | – |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[19] | 2x Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |
References[edit]
- ^Steve Huey. 'Cypress Hill'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^'Phuncky Feel One [Vinyl Single] - Cypress Hill'. AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^'American album certifications – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- ^Coleman, Brian (2007). Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard. ISBN978-0-8129-7775-2.
- ^ abHuey, Steve. 'Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill'. AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^Corcoran, Michael (September 1, 1991). 'Cypress Hill, 'Cypress Hill' (Ruffhouse/CBS)'. Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN0-85712-595-8.
- ^Bernard, James (October 4, 1991). 'Cypress Hill'. Entertainment Weekly (86). ISSN1049-0434. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^Gold, Jonathan (November 24, 1991). 'A Hard-Core, Hip-Hop Debut'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^'Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill'. Q (128): 137. May 1997. ISSN0955-4955.
- ^ abPowell, Kevin (October 3, 1991). 'Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill'. Rolling Stone (614). ISSN0035-791X. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^Sheffield, Rob (2004). 'Cypress Hill'. In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 206. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
- ^Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN0-679-75574-8.
- ^Christgau, Robert (November 5, 1991). 'Consumer Guide'. The Village Voice. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^'100 Best Rap Albums'. The Source. New York (#100). January 1998. ISSN1063-2085. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ^'Essential Recordings of the 90's'. Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. May 13, 1999. p. 72. ISSN0035-791X. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^'90 Greatest Albums of the '90s'. Spin Magazine. September 1999. p. 148. ISSN0886-3032. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^'90 Best Albums of the 1990s'. Q. Bauer Media. December 1999. p. 70. ISSN0955-4955. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^'American album certifications – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Cypress Hill at Discogs (list of releases)
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