Black Sunday | ||||
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Studio album by Cypress Hill | ||||
Released | July 20, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, latin hip hop | |||
Length | 43:38 | |||
Label | Ruffhouse, Columbia | |||
Producer | DJ Muggs, T-Ray | |||
Cypress Hill chronology | ||||
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Black Sunday is the second album by rap group Cypress Hill. It was released on July 20, 1993. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling 261,000 copies in its first week,[1] recording the highest Soundscan for a rap group at the time. The album went Triple platinum in the U.S. with 3.4 million units sold.[2]
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The first single, "Insane in the Brain," became a crossover hit, starting a following among rock audiences. A censored version of the album was also made which removes the song "A To The K".
The songs "Hits from the Bong" and "I Wanna Get High" were used in the movie How High. "Hand on the Glock" is a re-recorded version of the track "Hand on the Pump", from the debut album Cypress Hill. The booklet to the album contains 19 facts about the history of hemp and the positive attributes of cannabis.
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Rhapsody | (favourable) [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | (A-) [5] |
RealRap Network | [6] |
The Source | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.[9] And the single "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" was nominated for the Grammy Award's Best Rap Performance of the year category.[10]
Rolling Stone - 4 stars - Excellent - "…it's the Cypress combo of stark grooves and cinematic gangsta fairy tales that allows them to rule the streets, a formula not messed with on Black Sunday…"[8]
The Source - 4 stars - Excellent - "…a darker sequel…this album is definitely worth buying as it easily rips the frame out of all those Cypress bandwagon jumpers…"[7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Get High" | 2:54 |
2. | "I Ain't Goin' out Like That" (Produced by T-Ray) | 4:27 |
3. | "Insane in the Brain" (edited to 3:29 on some versions) | 3:33 |
4. | "When the Shit Goes Down" | 3:08 |
5. | "Lick a Shot" | 3:23 |
6. | "Cock the Hammer" | 4:25 |
7. | "Lock Down" (Interlude) | 1:16 |
8. | "3 Lil' Putos" | 3:40 |
9. | "Legalize It" | 0:46 |
10. | "Hits from the Bong" | 2:40 |
11. | "What Go Around Come Around, Kid" | 3:42 |
12. | "A to the K" | 3:27 |
13. | "Hand on the Glock" | 3:32 |
14. | "Break 'Em off Some" | 2:44 |
I Wanna Get High
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
Insane in the Brain
When the Shit Goes Down
Interlude
Lil' Putos
Legalize It
Hits from the Bong
What Go Around Come Around, Kid
Hand on the Glock
Break 'Em Off Some
Year | Album | Chart positions | |
Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
1993 | Black Sunday | #1 | #1 |
Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | |
1993 | ||||||
"Insane in the Brain" | #19 | #27 | #1 | #16 | #5 | #16 |
1994 | ||||||
"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" | #65 | #86 | #21 | - | #21 | - |
Preceded by Zooropa by U2 |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 7–20, 1993 |
Succeeded by Sleepless in Seattle (soundtrack) by Various artists |
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