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Cypress Hill

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Cypress Hill — Cypress Hill

1991 · Hip Hop · Gangsta · 44 min · Iconic

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Cypress Hill is the self titled debut album of Cypress Hill, released in August 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. Steve Huey of Allmusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop." Rolling Stone calls it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.. 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." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Discogs(source)
label
Ruffhouse Records
notes
Yellow labels with red logo. "Parental Advisory" sticker on front cover. ©℗ 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Produced, arranged and mixed for Soul Assassins Engineered and mixed at Studio 4 Recording, Philadelphia, PA Recording engineered at Image Recording, Los Angeles, CA
genres
Hip Hop
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labels
Ruffhouse Records, Columbia
styles
Gangsta, Boom Bap
videos
Cypress Hill - Hand On the Pump (Official HD Video), Cypress Hill - Hand On the Pump (Official HD Video), Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill a Man (Music Video), Cypress Hill - Hand On the Pump, Cypress Hill - The Phuncky Feel One, Cypress Hill - Latin Lingo, Cypress Hill - Stoned Is the Way of the Walk, Cypress Hill - Real Estate
country
US
credits
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masterId
16273
released
1991
companies
Soul Assassins (Produced For), Columbia Records (Manufactured By), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (Phonographic Copyright (p)), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (Copyright (c)), Studio 4 Recording (Recorded At), Image Recording Studios (Recorded At), Studio 4 Recording (Mixed At), Masterdisk (Mastered At)
tracklist
A1. Pigs (2:46), A2. How I Could Just Kill A Man (4:04), A3. Hand On The Pump (4:02), A4. Hole In The Head (3:05), A5. Ultraviolet Dreams (0:37), A6. Light Another (3:21), A7. The Phuncky Feel One (3:28), A8. Break It Up (1:08), B1. Real Estate (3:51), B2. Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk (1:10), B3. Psycobetabuckdown (3:03), B4. Something For The Blunted (1:16), B5. Latin Lingo (3:58), B6. The Funky Cypress Hill Shit (4:01), B7. Tres Equis (1:55), B8. Born To Get Busy (1:48)
numForSale
21
dataQuality
Needs Vote
identifiers
Barcode: 0 7464-47889-1, Rights Society: ASCAP, Matrix / Runout: AL 47889, Matrix / Runout: BL 47889, Matrix / Runout: AL 47889-G1A 1-1 CP.AP>, Matrix / Runout: BL 47889-1AA SS 1-1, Matrix / Runout: AL-47889-1A G1 DMM MASTERDISK A5, Matrix / Runout: BL-47889-1A G1 DMM MASTERDISK A3, Matrix / Runout: AL-47889-1A G1 DMM MASTERDISK A4, Matrix / Runout: BL-47889-1A G1 DMM MASTERDISK B2
catalogNumber
C 47889
formatDescriptions
LP, Album
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Last.fm(source)
mbid
126d0d69-9500-483b-bdaf-71f0114ecca8
tags
hip-hop, rap, 1991, 90s, hip hop
imageUrl
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tracklist
1. Pigs (2:51), 2. How I Could Just Kill a Man (4:08), 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 (0:59), 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 (1:50)
bioContent
Cypress Hill is the self titled debut album of Cypress Hill, released in August 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. Steve Huey of Allmusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop." Rolling Stone calls it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.. 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." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
bioSummary
Cypress Hill is the self titled debut album of Cypress Hill, released in August 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. Steve Huey of Allmusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop." Rolling Stone calls it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Read more on Last.fm.
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09 Sep 2008, 21:20
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