Cypress Hill (album)
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| Studio album by Cypress Hill | |||||
| Released | August 13, 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | 1989-1991 | ||||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, Latin rap, Hardcore rap |
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| Length | 46:54 | ||||
| Label | Ruffhouse Columbia Records |
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| Producer | DJ Muggs | ||||
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Cypress Hill is the self titled debut album of Cypress Hill, released in August of 1991.
It was both critically and commercially hailed eventually allowing it to be certified double Platinum by the RIAA. It was known for its funk/rock-sampled beats as well as marijuana advocation lyrics.
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[edit] Reception
Steve Huey of All Music Guide calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop."[1]
Rolling Stone calls it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages."[2]
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.[3].
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.72) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
Spin (9/99, p.148) - Ranked #57 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
Q magazine (12/99, p.70) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
[edit] Tracklisting
- "Pigs" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:51
- "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 4:16
- "Hand on the Pump" (Bouldin, Freese, Muggerud) – 4:03
- "Hole In the Head" (Freese, Muggerud) – 3:33
- "Ultraviolet Dreams" (Muggerud) – :41
- "Light Another" (Freese, Muggerud) – 3:17
- "The Phuncky Feel One" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:28
- "Break It Up" (Muggerud) – 1:07
- "Real Estate" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:45
- "Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:46
- "Psycobetabuckdown" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:59
- "Something For The Blunted" (Muggerud) – 1:15
- "Latin Lingo" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:58
- "The Funky Cypress Hill Shit" (Freese, Muggerud) – 4:01
- "Tres Equis" (Muggerud, Reyes) – 1:54
- "Born To Get Busy" (Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:00
[edit] Partial list of samples
The following lists some songs and sounds sampled for Cypress Hill.
Pigs
- "Ali; Funky Thing" by Chuck Cornish
How I Could Just Kill a Man
- "Tramp" by Lowell Fulsom
- "Midnight Theme" by Manzel
- "Come on In" by Music Machine
- "Are You Experienced" by Jimi Hendrix
- "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies
- "Escape-ism", "I Got Ants in My Pants", & "I Got to Move" by James Brown
Hand on the Pump
- "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler
- "Shotgun" by Junior Walker & the All Stars
Hole in the Head
- "The Bird" by Jimmy McGriff
Ultraviolet Dreams
- "Tom Cat" by Muddy Waters
Light Another
- "Good Times" by Kool & the Gang
The Phuncky Feel One
- "More Peas" by the J.B.'s
- "Hector" by Village Callers
- "Look Ka Py Py" by the Meters
- "Give it Up" by Kool & the Gang
- "La Di Da La Di Day" by the J.B.'s
- "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
- "Fight the Power" by the Isley Brothers
- "The Breakdown Pt I & II" by Rufus Thomas
- "Life is What You Make It" by Kool & the Gang
Break It Up
- "Compared to What" by Les McCann & Eddie Harris
- "Down By Law" by Fab Five Freddy
Real Estate
- "Copy Cat" by the Bar-Kays
- "Humpin'" by the Bar-Kays
- "Underdog" by Sly & the Family Stone
- "Sexy Coffee Pot" by Tony Avalon & the Belairs
- "Cramp Your Style" by All the People featuring Robert Moore
Stoned Is the Way of the Walk
- "Down Here on the Ground" by Grant Green
Psycobetabuckdown
- "Foxy Lady" by Willie Hutch
- "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
Something for the Blunted
- "Future Shock" by Curtis Mayfield
- "Smokin Cheeba Cheeba" by Harlem Underground Band
Latin Lingo
- "Mongoose" by Elephant's Memory
- "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
- "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On" by Edwin Starr
- "A Gritty Nitty" by Pazant Brothers and the Beaufort Express
The Funky Cypress Hill Shit
- "Fencewalk" by Mandrill
- "Hector" by Village Callers
- "The New Dance Craze" by Five Stairsteps
Tres Equis
- "Sophisticated Funk" by John Roberts
Born to Get Busy
- "Bootleg" by Booker T. & the MG's
[edit] Album singles
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"The Phuncky Feel One"
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"Hand On The Pump"
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"Latin Lingo"
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[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Heatseekers | ||
| 1992 | Cypress Hill | #31 | #4 | #5 |
[edit] Singles Chart Positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1992 | "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 | - | |
[edit] Personnel
- 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
[edit] References
- ^ Huey, Steve. Review of Cypress Hill. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- ^ "Review of Cypress Hill" (October 3, 1991). Rolling Stone.
- ^ 100 Best Rap Albums. The Source #100 (January, 1998). Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
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