Cypress Hill (album)

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Cypress Hill
Ruffhouse
  • Columbia
    • ProducerDJ Muggs
    Cypress Hill chronology
    Cypress Hill
    (1991)     		Something for the Blunted
    (1992)
    Singles from Cypress Hill
    1. "The Phuncky Feel One / How I Could Just Kill a Man"
      Released: July 11, 1991[2]
    2. "Hand on the Pump"
      Released: 1991
    3. "Pigs"
      Released: 1991
    4. "Latin Lingo"
      Released: 1992

    Cypress Hill is the debut

    Check the Technique[3]
    published in 2007, 16 years after the album release.

    Critical reception

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[4]
    Entertainment WeeklyA+[5]
    Los Angeles Times[6]
    Mojo[7]
    NME8/10[8]
    Rolling Stone[9]
    The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
    The Source4/5[11]
    Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[12]
    The Village VoiceA−[13]

    Steve Huey of AllMusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop."[4]

    In 1998, the album was selected as one of

    The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.[14] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[15]

    Rolling Stone called it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages."[9]

    Track listing

    All tracks produced by DJ Muggs.

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Pigs" (Intro)
    		2:51
    2."How I Could Just Kill a Man"
    		4:16
    3."Hand on the Pump"
    		4:03
    4."Hole in the Head"
    • Muggerud
    • Freese
    		3:33
    5."Ultraviolet Dreams"Muggerud0:41
    6."Light Another"
    • Muggerud
    • Freese
    		3:17
    7."The Phuncky Feel One"
    • Muggerud
    • Freese
    • Reyes
    		3:28
    8."Break It Up"Muggerud1:07
    9."Real Estate"
    • Muggerud
    • Freese
    • Reyes
    		3:45
    10."Stoned Is the Way of the Walk"
    • Muggerud
    • Freese
    		2:46
    11."Psycobetabuckdown"
    • Muggerud
    • Freese
    		2:59
    12."Something for the Blunted"Muggerud1:15
    13."Latin Lingo"
    • Muggerud
    • Freese
    • Reyes
    		3:58
    14."The Funky Cypress Hill Shit"
    • Muggerud
    • Freese
    		4:01
    15."Tres Equis"
    • Muggerud
    • Reyes
    		1:54
    16."Born to Get Busy" (Outro)
    • Muggerud
    • Reyes
    		3:00

    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
    • Ponch – percussions
    • Photography – Mike Miller

    Charts

    Weekly charts

    Year Album Chart positions
    Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
    Top Heatseekers
    1991 Cypress Hill #31 #4 #5

    Singles

    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

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000*
    United States (RIAA)[20] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. ^ Steve Huey. "Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
    2. ^ "Phuncky Feel One [Vinyl Single] - Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
    3. ISBN 978-0-8129-7775-2
      .
    4. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
    5. ISSN 1049-0434. Archived from the original
      on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
    6. ISSN 0458-3035
      . Retrieved May 10, 2017.
    7. ISSN 1351-0193
      .
    8. ISSN 0028-6362
      .
    9. ^
      ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original
      on November 12, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
    10. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
      .
    11. ISSN 1063-2085
      .
    12. ISBN 0-679-75574-8
      .
    13. ISSN 0042-6180
      . Retrieved October 19, 2011.
    14. ISSN 1063-2085
      . Retrieved November 10, 2007.
    15. ISBN 978-0-7893-1371-3
      .
    16. ISSN 0035-791X
      . Retrieved October 19, 2011.
    17. ISSN 0886-3032
      . Retrieved October 19, 2011.
    18. ISSN 0955-4955
      . Retrieved October 19, 2011.
    19. ^ "British album certifications – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill". British Phonographic Industry.
    20. ^ "American album certifications – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill". Recording Industry Association of America.

    External links

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