Cypress Hill

Editorial Reviews
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Led by the deep-toned Sen Dog and the deliciously adenoidal whine of B-Real and backed by DJ Muggs's beats--as thick as the smoke they inhaled--Cypress Hill spun dope-fueled tales of revenge, revolution, recreational drug use, gangbanging, and cultural pride. Like R. Crumb's Mr. Natural, but with a hardened voice and a B-boy attitude, Cypress Hill slow-walked their funk-flavored way through a minefield of anthems (the still sizzling "How I Could Just Kill a Man") and comic manifestos ("Stoned Is the Way of the Walk"). Heavy on the bass line and punctuated by flashes of wit and rage, Cypress Hill's joint was definitely one to draw deep on. --Amy Linden

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Cypress Hill

Tracks:

I Wanna Get High
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
Insane In The Brain
When The Sh-- Goes Down
Lick A Shot
Cock The Hammer
Lock Down
Lil' Putos
Legalize It
Hits From The Bong
What Go Around Come Around, Kid
A To The K
Hand On The Glock
Break 'Em Off Some

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If a case can be made for gangsta rap, Cypress Hill is the act to make it. The trio of L.A. Latinos has the commercial clout and its raps are mercifully free of the misogyny, homophobia, and anti-Asian, anti-Jewish racism that so often mars the genre. Member/producer D.J. Muggs creates an eerily lean soundscape of whining sirens, off-kilter funk rhythms, metallic percussion, nasal taunts, and gruff warnings that's the aural equivalent of today's nerve-rattling cop flicks and mob movies. --Geoffrey Himes

Album Details

Limited Digipack Release

Customer Reviews:

The album that got me into rap.......2007-06-14

Okay, so the first CD I owned with rapping on it was, technically, C+C Music Factory, but forget that. 'Black Sunday' was the album that truly got me interested in hip-hop. Like every other white boy in America, I heard 'Insane in the Brain' on the radio and was hooked. Luckily, it's just about the worst song on the album.

From the siren-call that opens to the album to the syncopated beat in 'Break 'Em Off Some,' this album just doesn't quit comin' with dusty funk loops, rough-edge beats and hilarious herb references. The Amazon.com reviewer said this album presaged the sound of Dre's 'Chronic,' buuuuut according to Amazon's Web site, 'Chronic' was already out when this dropped in '93, so I'm not sure how they came up with that.

Regardless, I would argue that Muggs' and Dre's styles are not really very similar at all. Dre's sound was a lot more crisp, whereas Muggs opted for a smoky, vinyl-scratchy ambience that really suits the treble tones in B-Real and Sen Dog's voices.

I always make the argument that while 'Temples of Boom' was Muggs' best album in terms of production, 'Black Sunday' is the group's best album overall. I stand by it. A true hip-hop classic.

Can I Get A Hit From The Bong? (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4 stars).......2007-03-16

Cypress Hill's (B-Real, Sen Dog, & DJ Muggs) second album "Black Sunday" was an excellent album, from a Latin Hip Hop group based out of Los Angeles. If you haven't already figured out, Cypress Hill mostly rhymes about getting smoked out through out their career. And those rhymes are all over this album. That mixed with DJ Muggs production really makes the vibes in this album easy to catch. I believe "Insane In The Brain" was the lead single on this album, and it's a good song. B-Real handles most of the vocals through out the album. When I hear Sen Dog's voice and his ad-libs on here, he cracks me up because of how he sounds, but his rhymes are dope as well. Along with rhyming about smoking weed, they also rhyme about shooting people like "Hand On The Glock" (aka "Hands On The Pump Part II") and "Cock The Hammer". "When The Ship Goes Down" is another excellent track by B-Real with Sen Dog's background vocals. (I'm aware of the actual song title, but I placed the title in my review from the radio edit of the song.)

As for flaws, the only thing is lack of subject matter. Not too often Cypress Hill detours from the topics of smoking weed and guns on this album (they even put facts about marijuana inside of the linear notes that are interesting). That is the only inferior about this album. It's an excellent album from 1993, a time when gangsta rap was in full swing. If you're a big time smoker, you'll probably relate to this easier than others. But if you want to hear some west coast tunes from the early-mid 90's, you'll probably like this album.

Lyrics: B+
Production: A-
Guest Appearances: N/A
Musical Vibes: A+
Overall: A-

My favorite tracks: I Ain't Going Out Like That, Insane In The Brain, When The Ship Goes Down, Cock The Hammer, Hits From The Bong, A To the K, Hand On The Glock

Peace!

"Cypress Hill" Part 2.......2006-12-19

Cypress Hill's second album, 1993's "Black Sunday," is another great album of funny, pro-weed paranoid lyrics from B-Real, Sen Dog and the crew, amazing beats courtesy of DJ Muggs, and just overall original and fun hip hop music. This album is very similar to their debut, "Cypress Hill," but the quality of the music is just as good, if not better in many spots, than on their debut. They went with the philosophy of if it ain't broke, don't fix it on "Black Sunday," and it works perfectly. On this album you start to see a little bit of the rock influence that they would later explore more in the late 90s, and Muggs steps his production up a little bit while staying with the heavy bass, slow beats, woozy synths, and smoky sampling and instrumentation that made him famous. B-Real and the MCs stay with the same kind of subject matter as on the debut, centering around smoking, humorous recollections of urban violence, and Latino references, but it doesn't sound even slightly redundant. B-Real's nasal rumble and Sen Dog's deep bellows and chants are as awesome as ever. This is the second classic album from the pioneering Los Angeles Cuban rap collective, and I recommend it to all hip hop fans.

The album begins with the self-explanatory "I Wanna Get High," with its great chorus and verses from all parties. The production is laced with deep, funky bass and a distant sounding siren, showing Muggs's signature style. The upbeat and drum-staticky "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" follows, another high point. The next song is maybe the most well-remembered song of early 90s rap, the song that made the group a household name, "Insane in the Brain." This song is a classic, boasting a memorable chorus, great production, and funny verses, creating a legendary song that is still so widely recognized today. "When the S... Goes Down" has a great beat and good chemistry from the MCs. "Lick a Shot" sounds reminiscent of the late 80s LA hip hop style, but the lyrics make it totally Cypress Hill. "Cock the Hammer" displays once again the signature weirdness that is B-Real, Sen Dog, and Muggs. The tough "3 Lil' Putos" preaches tough violence with threatening sounding lyrics. The smoker's anthem "Hits From the Bong" has a great beat and chorus, as does "What Go Around Come Around, Kid." "A to the K" is funny, and "Hand on the Glock" follows in similar procession. The album ends with the excellent "Break `Em Off Some," an upbeat and funky production. Like on their debut, short songs like "Lock Down" and "Legalize It" provide focused, beautiful beats courtesy of the legendary DJ Muggs.

Bottomline is that if you liked "Cypress Hill," you'll love "Black Sunday," because basically it's the same ideas musically and lyrically, just advanced two full years. This album is a consistent classic, and all kinds of rap fans are certain to enjoy it. I could definitely make an argument that this is Cypress Hill's best album, but regardless it is definitely among the finest albums of hip hop's greatest year, 1993, and has stood the test of time, sounding fresh and original even thirteen years later. I think everyone can enjoy "Black Sunday" and I highly recommend it.

Fun, but fake... .......2006-10-06

Don't get me wrong, I really like their songs -- they're catchy as hell...
but like most "gansta" rappers, they are posers. I don't think they have even come close to ever killing anyone. In "When the Sh** Goes Down", they talk about gettin the "sawed off Glock", which makes NO sense. A Glock is a handgun. What are you going to do, saw off the grip?! Even Biggie used to say some totally uneducated things about firearms (taking the safety off a Glock? Glocks don't have external safeties, genius!) Just because you smoke weed doesn't make you gangsta. Try picking up a gun and actually learning about how it works before you spit all this b.s. about your gat-toting hardness. Again, I like these guys, but I know to take it all with a grain of salt. This is a band selling a product.

Rap in its prime.......2006-03-27

Although Cypress Hill is as laid back as they portray themselves to be, they can very much bring color, ingenuity and astonishing lyrics. From tracks like 'I Want to Get High' to 'Insane in the Membrane', this is one of the best rap albums in the past two decades.

This team of three originated from latin poetry in the mid-80s to a hardcore rap format. Influenced by the likes of Wu Tang and Public Enemy, Cypress Hill have managed to make many hits, and along the line influence Naughty By Nature, Redman and Dialated People. This album is exceptional in the sense that the lyrics are humorous, factual, powerful and poetic.

This group is legendary for their constant refrence to weed; a source that potentially helped them become one of the most popular artists in rap. This is a five-star album - enjoyable and a timeless classic.

Average customer rating:

Original and timeless album
The Original Hip-Hop Stoners
Hip-hop Perfection
B, Sen & Muggs on a Debut Joint!
Kings of the Hill.

Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Black Sunday
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
IV
Skull & Bones
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

ASIN: B0000027RY
Release Date: 1991-08-13

Tracks:

Pigs
How I Could Just Kill A Man
Hand On The Pump
Hole In The Head
Untraviolet Dreams
Light Another
The Phuncky Feel One
Break It Up
Real Estate
Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk
Psycobetabuckdown
Something For The Blunted
Latin Lingo
The Funky Cypress Hill Shit
Tres Equis
Born To Get Busy

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Led by the deep-toned Sen Dog and the deliciously adenoidal whine of B-Real and backed by DJ Muggs's beats--as thick as the smoke they inhaled--Cypress Hill spun dope-fueled tales of revenge, revolution, recreational drug use, gangbanging, and cultural pride. Like R. Crumb's Mr. Natural, but with a hardened voice and a B-boy attitude, Cypress Hill slow-walked their funk-flavored way through a minefield of anthems (the still sizzling "How I Could Just Kill a Man") and comic manifestos ("Stoned Is the Way of the Walk"). Heavy on the bass line and punctuated by flashes of wit and rage, Cypress Hill's joint was definitely one to draw deep on. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

Original and timeless album.......2006-12-19

Cypress Hill's 1991 self titled debut is a very original, entertaining album the likes of which hip hop had never seen before. The group of Cuban MCs from Los Angeles had a style that was totally new to hip hop and proved to be pretty influential, and mostly from this album. "Cypress Hill" is full of weed smoking anthems, paranoid tales of ghetto violence, humor, and excellent production. The rappers B-Real and Sen Dog especially stand out, showing a distinct character from any other rappers in 1991. B-Real's high, nasal voice always sounds both funny and disturbed, and Sen's low gruff voice is the source of most of the yells and chants on the songs. DJ Muggs emerged on this album as one of rap's premier beatmakers, with a style as distinct and creatively original as the RZA or Pete Rock. His use of heavy pounding bass and slow drumbeats are coupled with often infrequent guitar licks and sampling. Overall "Cypress Hill" is one of the most unique and interesting rap albums from the early 90s, and I highly recommend it for the hip hop collection.

The album begins with the deliciously funky "Pigs," an anti-police statement with a looping guitar line and good verses from all parties. The classic song "How I Could Just Kill a Man" follows, the song that shot the group to superstardom. This song demonstrates their crazy style and Muggs's amazing beats, with its soaring synth line and horns. "Hand on the Pump" has a good chorus and similar instrumentals to the first song, and the chant-along "Hole in the Head" has deep bass and great verses. The upbeat smoking anthem "Light Another" allows B-Real to demonstrate a different flow, and the funny "The Phuncky Feel One" follows. "Real Estate" represents Los Angeles as only Cypress Hill does, and another pro-weed song, the excellent "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk," comes next. I love "Psychobetabuckdown," a threatening and head-spinning angry song. "Latin Lingo" represents their Cuban roots, and "The Funky Cypress Hill S..." is aptly titled. The horn heavy "Tres Equis" precedes the closer, the great "Born to Get Busy." Throughout the album, short tracks like "Ultraviolet Dreams," "Break It Up," and "Something for the Blunted" provide short, smoked out interludes of heavy Muggs beats.

In my opinion, this debut is Cypress Hill's finest work (if you like this also check out 1993's "Black Sunday"). Funny, lyrical, funky, musical, but most of all just entertaining and enjoyable, this album was very influential but somehow still sounds fresh and distinctive today. I suggest any hip hop fans pick this up, because they won't be disappointed.

The Original Hip-Hop Stoners.......2006-07-30

Cypress Hill took the gangsta rap style of NWA, the DJ'ing of Public Enemy, and the attitude of the Beastie Boys to a whole new level. So much credit is given to Dr. Dre's The Chronic, but you can tell he got ideas for the Chronic from Cypress Hill's groundbreaking debut. Dre even later bit some of their concert style.

Cypress Hill are the original hip-hop stoners. The cartoony metaphors, cannabis lingo, contrasting two-man vocals, and wicked beats and sampling make this album a classic for the ages. Although harsh for some, the lyrics were true to the street culture of the early 90's and while a little exaggerated and boisterous, taking it over the top was Cypress's style. This album was put out in a time of fresh creativity in hip-hop, something that is lacking nowadays. Their style transcended racial barriers and got a lot of people into legitimate hip-hop. All 4 of Cypress Hill's first albums were instant hip-hop classics, and their live act was top-notch.

To me, in 1990's hip-hop, there were Cypress Hill and Wu-Tang Clan, and then there was everybody else.

Hip-hop Perfection.......2005-11-17

Their debut they could never top. B Real's rhymes are complex and imaginitive, and through subsequent releases get more and more simple. Everything about this album, the beats, samples, rhymes, it's uniquness, makes it a king among kings in the hip-hop world. Did you know the guitar sample in the refrain of How I Could Just Kill A Man is from the Jimi Hendrix song Are You Experienced?

B, Sen & Muggs on a Debut Joint!.......2005-10-21

Cypress Hill's Debut Album (along with second album "Black Sunday") is their best album effort......After Virtually coming from nowhere to take a firm stranglehold on the then floundering Hip-Hop scene, which was lacking innovation, sleazy Lo-fi fat Beats with a distinctive sound all of their own (Courtesy of D.j Muggs) , coupled with rapper "B-Real's" latino-voiced pro-marijuana rhetoric, which was to prominently feature in all their albums, so peace to mi homies B-Real, Frost & Mellow Man Ace, mi homie Sen Dawg for background vocal hook ups & mix-master DJ Muggs for makin' beats so god damn funky! The song Pigs is pretty much an N.W.A.-post about politicaly hypocritical cops in South Central, Lynwood, Watts, Florence, South Gate where Cypress Hill grew up in, How I Could Just Kill A Man became a chronic classic from the sticky green smelly buddah tokin' crew, Hand On The Pump is 1 of my personal favorites of theirs and the 1st music vieo of theirs I've seen, and the song Stoned Is the Way of the Walk is a hard stoner joint that is just str8 up grimy.

Dr.Greenthumb's Soulja's best joints are *1, *2, *3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, *10, 11?, 12, 13, 14, 16 & 16.

Kings of the Hill........2005-07-10

Cypress Hill was a major breath of fresh air when they came out. They were rapping from a latinos perspective, they dropped beats that were more than dope, and wrote lyrics about everything including weed. You can't deny that as soon as you hear B-real, you know just who it is. I'd hesitate to call this the best album of theirs, but I like it just as much as "Black Sunday", "Temple Of Boom", and "Skull And Bones". Top tracks for me are "Pigs", "Hand On The Pump", "Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk", and "Born To Get Busy". It's all good though. It's a fact that in the summer of 1992, if I wasn't playing House Of Pain or the Beastie Boys, i was listening to Cypress Hill. Of course, I could pretty much say that now as well.

Average customer rating:

what a shame
BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!!!!
good but not what I expected
A Good Starter Set, but not Definitive--
A Greatest Hits That Needs Improvement.....

Greatest Hits
Cypress Hill
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Black Sunday
Shamrocks & Shenanigans: The Best of House of Pain and Everlast
Skull & Bones
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
Cypress Hill

ASIN: B000BTFZKA
Release Date: 2005-12-13

Tracks:

How I Could Just Kill A Man
Hand On The Pump
Latin Lingo
Insane In The Brain
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
Throw Your Set In The Air
Dr. Greenthumb
(Rock) Superstar
Latin Thugs
The Only Way
EZ Come EZ Go
Latin Thugs (Reggaeton Mix)

Customer Reviews:

what a shame.......2007-03-09

i can go and pull out all my cd's and come up with over 80 minutes of music that would easily be a reasonable greatest hits album, but they cheepshotted us. Why? I don't know, other then to try and make a profit by having a couple new songs. I love Cypress Hill, but HATE this tactic.

Only reason i gave this cd 2 stars and not one is because i love the songs on here. Even though i have played each and every one to death before this cd came out, i was glad (previous to seeing the lacking track list) to see them finally release a greatest hits album. With efforts like this, they wonder why the music industry is suffering. give people what they pay for, a full cd, especially for those who had invested in all the prior cd's that allowed to make a greatest hits.

BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!!!!.......2006-01-22

Im a die hard cypress hill fan , i have every album in their catologue. Their last record til death had mix views. But fans want their eagerly waited "lost temple" unrleased album from their time of temples of boom 1995. The album has not been reeased, instead we have a half done very weak done greatest hits. This album is 12 tracks incl 2 new tracks , which are not standouts. Which means we have 10 great teracks. WTF!!! , We are missing 12 more tracks at the least. This is not even half the greatest hits. You will save money and disapointment if you just buy their 1st three albums which come in a box set. I will give this 2.5/5 3 cuz you cant.
Usually on greatest hits , you have their best songs ... This album misses out 60 percent . And i seriously hope they dont bring out volume 2 instead of lost temples.
I wouldnt buy the album for the new tracks either.

good but not what I expected.......2006-01-01

Cypress Hill has always given their fans all that and then some; maybe that is why I am left wondering where disc 2 is in this package. This "greatest hits" compilation has only 9 songs from a group that has been putting out top-shelf albums for about 15 years. How can that possibly add up? Don't get me wrong, there isn't a bad song on this cd, but there is so much missing. What would've really worked well for the fans would have been a 2-disc package with the first having songs from cypress hill, black sunday, and temples of boom. The second could pick from IV, skull and bones, stoned raiders, and till death do us part. Also throw some live joints on there ("aint going out like that", "can't get the best of me") from the Fillmore show, and that would be more on the level with showing what the Hill is all about.

A Good Starter Set, but not Definitive--.......2005-12-16

This compilation has several, though not all, of the key cuts from their highly influential first two studiio LPs..

Cypress' Urban radio play diminished as time went on, with pop/rock soon to follow.. Still, there were plenty more songs from their later LPs that should have been included, like the 'Throw your hands in the air' Erick Sermon remix, 'Boom biddy bye bye' Fugees remix, 'Trouble' and 'What's Your Number'.. the new songs, including a reggaeton experiment, are admirable..

All in all, Cypress really deserves a 2-disc set-- Since they spent their entire career thus far on Columbia/Sony, One can only hope that there may be an "Essential Cypress Hill" on the way, maybe in 2006.

For now, listeners are encouraged to get the first 3 studio LPs, plus their first Remix EP (if it's still in print)..

A Greatest Hits That Needs Improvement............2005-12-14

I have been waiting, patiently, for a new album from the Latin Thugs. When this album hit stores, I was kinda disappointed in it. Only 10 songs from all of their material, which base all the way back to 1989. It was disappointing that songs like "Pigs", "Lowrider", "Boom Biddy Bye Bye" and others songs that were classics, did not grace the album. However, the two brand new songs only make up for a small effort. But, for the die-hard Cypress Hill fan, like myself, it shows that they can still make great "hits from the bong". If you really love their music, this is for you. But, if you are looking for every single hit that they have had over the course of their career, then, this is definitely not for you.

Average customer rating:

Solid CD
Cypress Hill's Masterpiece
Bangin'
Cypress Hill's Official "Hip-Hop" Album
Enter the Temples of Boom

Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
Cypress Hill
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Black Sunday
IV
Cypress Hill
Skull & Bones
Stoned Raiders

ASIN: B000002B0S
Release Date: 1995-10-31

Tracks:

Spark Another Owl
Throw Your Set In The Air
Stoned Raiders
Illusions
Killa Hill Niggas
Boom Biddy Bye Bye
No Rest For The Wicked
Make A Move
Killafornia
Funk Freakers
Locotes
Red Light Visions
Stickly Hip Hop
Let it Rain
Everybody Must Get Stoned

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Four years since the L.A. group's first pro-pot anthem, "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk," Cypress Hill is still telling us they love to smoke ganja. How B-Real and Sen Dog waste their days is their business, but it makes you wonder: What's wrong with their personal lives that they need to be stoned all the time? And how can they be so enthusiastic about it? III (Temples of Boom) exhales the same clouded sentiments of past albums, but offers no answers.

Herb is never far from the conversation on Cypress Hill records--how they smoke more than anyone, how they were rapping about it before anyone--but they never explain why, never suggest they derive something positive (or negative) from pot. Though III's "Illusions" begins with an Indian sitar, presumably a reference to '60s drug culture's Eastern influence, there's no expanded consciousness in the accompanying raps. Cypress Hill champion drug use, it seems, to bolster their outlaw image; they place pot smoke alongside beat-downs, just another illegal activity to prove they're bad dudes. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

Solid CD.......2007-07-02

Illusions the best song on this cd. It is the highlight to a really good cd. There isn't much to say about it this cd because the hot tracks do all the speaking. One thing in closing about this cd I especially enjoyed was the track where they slam ice cube for ripping off the song from the friday track. Nowadays I look for old stuff that is good to listen to because this new garbage people are putting out is the worst music ever. So I am making up ground and this is one classic I missed but I have it now you need to get it.

Cypress Hill's Masterpiece .......2007-06-13

If there's one album by Cypress Hill that can be considered a genuine classic, this is it. 'II: Temples of Boom' is undoubtedly the best work the talented group has put out. The grim, dark atmosphere here is extremely well-done and doesn't feel forced like in other albums I've heard, and at 15 tracks long there is no fluff or filler here.

My favorite tracks are 'Killafornia' (has one of the best instrumentals ever), 'Boom Biddy Bye Bye', and 'Strictly Hip Hop', but that doesn't mean you should just get the songs individually, this should be listened to in it's entirety because it's a real album. It all goes together.

'IV' is another Cypress Hill album I feel highly of, but even that didn't come close to touching this one (though that's another fantastic album as well). If you own one album by this group 'III: Temples of Boom' should be it.

Bangin'.......2007-02-16

Wow. I'm not sure why this album gets the bad press that it does, and I just have to put my 2 cents in support of the Boom. Although my favorite Cypress songs ever are probably on Black Sunday, Temples of Boom is the most consistent and enjoyable album of theirs that I own (1-4). DJ Muggs at his best with bangin' beats, unique sampling, and the rap flow beautifully juxtaposed to the music. If you liked their first two albums, I can't imagine how you won't love this.

Cypress Hill's Official "Hip-Hop" Album .......2006-11-29

When you look at the enriched history of Cypress Hill, you see different flavors of music. One of their early attributes was the rare ability to crossover rap into the rock genre with success from the very beginning with their self-titled classic Cypress Hill album. Following the triumph of their debut album, Black Sunday mixed a similar formula for success. However, on their third album, Cypress Hill released what many fans desired for years, an utterly hip-hop banger.

Temples of Boom was seventh heaven for their rap-oriented followers; while fans of their rock-twist weren't highly impressed. As a result, Temples of Boom experienced platinum success, however, many fans voiced their dislike of the album to their record label (Sony / Ruffhouse) and other parties of interest. This ultimately (After IV) lead to mediocre albums such as Skull & Bones and Stoned Raiders, which featured a "forced" rock concept to each album respectively. While these albums received slight praise within their rock fanbase, it perplexed their rap followers due to the novelty that was Temples of Boom.

Cypress Hill's latest release Till Death Do Us Part, is a more hip-hop oriented album, however, still not as impressive as Temples of Boom (or even IV). Temples of Boom was the pinnacle of DJ Muggs. The instrumentals were earth-shattering and still to this day, these tunes are ahead of their time. The dark and sinister sounds accompany B-Real's flow perfectly. A dash of Sen Dog here and there, made good use of the album as well. In terms of a "street" album, Temples of Boom is as rough as it gets. The production is hard, the lyrics are gritty, and the ending result is almost flawless.

Cypress Hill's debut album is entirely classic, especially when you consider the sound the album introduced to the rap industry in the very early 90's, but the mid-90's release of Temples of Boom blessed the hip-hop community with a pure style that highlighted the group's greatest talents (especially that of DJ Muggs). Fans divided between genres forced 50/50 albums (rock & rap), and because there was little to no direction on these projects, the result was mediocrity. Temples of Boom was the only Cypress album with an entire direction focused on hip-hop music, however arguably their best.

Enter the Temples of Boom.......2006-05-17

If you could only get one cypress hill cd, this would be the one to get. If you could only get two then my second pick would be IV.

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In my humble opinion ...
Love this CD!
No hits on this Skunk Weed
B Real, Mugs, Sen Dawg.....What happend?!
Good....For What it Is

Skull & Bones
Cypress Hill
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Black Sunday
IV
Stoned Raiders
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom

ASIN: B00004SVJR
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

Intro
Another Story
(Rap) Superstar
Cuban Necktie
What U Want From Me
Stank A** H**
Highlife
Certified Bomb
Can I Get A Hit
We live This S***
Woldwide

Tracks:

Valley Of Chrome
Get Out Of My head
Can't Get The Best Of Me
A Man
Dust
(Rock) Superstar

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As rap-metal hybrids continue to sell millions, Cypress Hill fills the "Bones Disc" of this two-CD set with a half-dozen hard rockers that keep things loose-limbed enough to incite the dance floor to something other than moshing. The best music the group has released in years, it shows that this decade-old act is still capable of surprise. The accompanying "Skull Disc" hardly delivers the same jolt, but should satisfy hardcore fans of the Hill. While Cypress Hill sound convincing and forceful over the 64 minutes of Skull & Bones, the record's lyrics have little new to say: most of these songs warn off would-be competitors, praise ganja, or complain about the hardships presented by the rappers' celebrity status. Still, the crunching "Bones" tracks and the occasional Spanglish verses show that this crew hasn't run out of spirit yet. --Bob Roget

Customer Reviews:

In my humble opinion ..........2007-03-26

I'm a fan, don't get me wrong. On disc 1, there's 6/10 songs that are winners, but "certified bomb" is just embarrassing. On disc 2, there are 2 good songs, and one (Rock superstar) is basically just a remix from disc 1. The other good one was Valley of Chrome. After that, the attempt at metal is pretty poor, and it was a bad direction to take. Sen particularly let the band down on this album (he was great on IV.)

Love this CD!.......2006-12-26

Die hard Cypress fan and like them even more with this CD. C'mon folks, how many rap artists can do rock/metal? I dig it and I like the mix. I would rate this second to Black Sunday.

No hits on this Skunk Weed.......2006-05-24

I love cypress hill but cant stand this album. Its just plain horrible to listen too. Its the only cypress hill CD I dont own. Ice T went this route in the mid 90's. It didnt work then and doesnt work now.

B Real, Mugs, Sen Dawg.....What happend?!.......2005-10-16

Black Sunday was amazing, Temple of Boom was brilliant, IV was not there best but still a masterpiece.....but now? Something has happend to the Hill and let me tell you buddy, I don't like it! What the hell happend Muggs? You were an amazing Music Producer?! I'm sorry to say this but RAP wise this is 1 star material(no not because there was limited rap songs in it...because it was baaaaaaaaaad....very, very bad). In all honesty the first CD is horrible, there was not one track I liked except for semi funny "stank A-hole"...the rest are just average....plain........average. They want from brilliantly Dark/stoned raiders to horrible sucky, suck rockers...yeah that's right. And if you're thinking I disliked it because they went rock then you're absolutley wrong, I loved "Lightning Strikes" which had a dark rock beat to it in the Hills amazing "IV"...The only metal/rap songs that are good on this album are "Valley of Chrome" which reminded me of "Lightning strikes", "Get out of my Head" and "Can't get the best of me" which we get to hear some of Sen Dawg(Maybe it's just me but I think this is the longest Hill song that Sen Dawg has rapped in were els the others he's very limited in)....yeah the rest I really didn't like that much and "Rock Superstar" was meh for me... Very sad with you guys :( .....

If you're a CH noob and looking to start somewere first get there debut(which is still a superb album) and work your way up to IV and then.....just wait for a good Hill album and skip there last 3 albums...there just...average..

3.1/5 stars

Good....For What it Is.......2005-08-11

Metal Rap bands tend to do poorly but these guys were different. They seem like their down with everyone and that's good. The talent level in rapping was very high but some of the songs fell flat with the beats etc. You should get this if you're into CYpress because they are good it's just that a lot of their songs aren't great.

2 Best Songs - Stank A** H** & (Rock) Superstar

2 Worst Songs - Cuban Necktie & Certified Bomb

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Cypress Hill at their best
Cypress at there strongest
Last of the Great cypress hill albums
Never Gets Old
Leave it to the Hill to keep it real

IV
Cypress Hill
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
Black Sunday
Cypress Hill
Stoned Raiders
Skull & Bones

ASIN: B00000D9TF
Release Date: 1998-10-06

Tracks:

Looking Through The Eye Of A Pig
Checkmate
From The Window Of My Room
Prelude To A Come Up
Riot Starter
Audio X
Steel Magnolia
I Remember That Freak Bitch (From The Club) (Interlude Part 2)
(Goin' All Out) Nothin' To Lose
Tequila Sunrise
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Feature Presentation
Dr. Greenthumb
16 Men Till There's No Men Left
High Times
Clash Of The Titans (Dust)
Lightning Strikes

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Cypress Hill is either hip-hop's most secretly talented band or its luckiest. How else do you explain four albums--Cypress Hill, Black Sunday, III (Temple of Boom), and now IV--over seven years that all use the same rote formula? DJ Muggs hooks up the dusty dungeon beats, filled with slow, rolling bass lines and dirtied drum breaks. B-Real revs up his nasal flow and spins yarns about (a) why police suck, (b) why Cypress can't be screwed with, and (c) marijuana, marijuana, marijuana. Did we mention that they talk a lot about weed? IV offers no new surprises, but Cypress faithful won't be disappointed. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Cypress Hill at their best.......2007-04-16

Although this is not as good as 'III: Temples of Boom', it's still Cypress Hill's second best album. The subject matter remains the same as always (weed, women, etc.), but this time is has a whole new unique feeling that put s this one way above their earliest efforts ('Cypress Hill' and 'Black Sunday'). If not for their legendary third album, this one would get talked about more. Also, 'IV' is the last time they used their classic style before modernizing the formula with 2000's (also worth-owning) 'Skull & Bones', which received mixed reviews. Some liked the changes, others hated it (I personally think it's boring if they keep doing the same style over and over. It just gets old and you go nowhere as an artist, creativity-wise). 'IV' is ill, so run out and get it now. I would definitely recommend checking out 'III: Temples of Boom' first though, and then either 'Stoned Raiders' or 'Skull & Bones' (so you can get a little feel for their newer sound as well). Lates.

Illest tracks: From The Window Of My Room, Riot Starter, Tequila Sunrise, 16 Men Till There's No Men Left... actually, nearly every track is stellar.

Cypress at there strongest.......2007-03-12

Before my review I would like to ask what has happened to Cypress Hill? They seem to have vanished of the face of the earth? I know Muggs did a record with RZA but where did B Real, Sen and Bobo go? anyhow this record is one of their best I actually think it was better then the dark paranoid predecessor Temples Of Boom. It certainly alot better then the three follow ups which saw them getting worse and worse each time, which is a shame since they started of so well with their fantastic debut and of course the classic Black Sunday. Temples of Boom was abit repetative and too moody for its own good although its still stands today as a good record.

Cypress Hill 4 could quite well be their strongest album to date it has intelligent creative lyrics,a strong producton and humour something thats missing from modern day rap.

The first track Looking Through The Eye Of A Pig is perhaps one of best if not the best Hip Hop song ever written. Its manages to be amusing and yet rather tragic at the same time about the troubled rather sad life of a Los Angeles Police officer who turns out to be just as bad as the criminals and scum he deals with, a superb, brilliantly written song unquestionably the best song on the album.

Dr Greenthumb is another highlight on the album very funny song the title give the story away but its a great song and like with LTTEOAP sees B Real rapping under a character more tongue in cheek a very funny song.

Lightning Strikes is the start of there rock/ Rap phase and out of all of the rockish material this is the best. Great riff and some raw uncompromising vocal delivery from B and Sen.

God how i wish they caried on making records like this, it wouldn't have done their carrer any harm but unfortunatly they went all Nu Metally on us and it kinda ruined them. I only hope they rekindle the magic that they had and make another strong album like this if there still around where are they now?

Last of the Great cypress hill albums.......2006-05-19

This was the last of the great Cypress Hill albums. B-Real has a wicked tounge never get tired of listening to it.

Never Gets Old.......2006-01-14

Cypress Hill does it again with this album. It's one of those rare cds that you can just put in the player and let it play without jumping to the one or two good songs. A absolute must-have for any Hill fans.

Leave it to the Hill to keep it real.......2005-10-16

First off lemmi start off by saying this is a good album over all but not as good as the Hills Masterpiece "Temples of Boom" but don't let that stop you from buying it(it sure as hell is better then there next 3 albums). Just like there other albums this is chuckfull of stand out tracks such as "Eyes of the Pig" and "Lighting Strikes". Not the Hills Best but is still a superb CH album.

4.8/5 stars

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Rage Against The Hill
Ho Hum
Still enjoyable
hip hop done right
Stoned Raiders

Stoned Raiders
Cypress Hill
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Till Death Do Us Part
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Black Sunday

ASIN: B00005S8HB
Release Date: 2001-12-04

Tracks:

Intro
Trouble
Kronologik
Southland Killers
Bitter
Amplified
It Ain't Easy
Memories
Psychodelic Vision
Red, Meth & B
Lowrider
Catastrophe
L.I.F.E.
Here Is Something You Can't Understand

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Thoroughly blunted multiracial West Coast pioneers Cypress Hill transformed hip-hop with their eponymous debut album. Now Stoned Raiders, their sixth, looks back on past achievements and clocks up a string of new ones. The metal-powered "Trouble" takes off where their "Rock Superstar" single left off and fixes a mood of embattled reflection aligned to tough determination. "Lowrider" uses an acoustic flamenco guitar to underline the droopy-lidded, easy-rolling side of the band and "Kronologik" tells the story of the group's career and struggles with the help of guest Kurupt. Additional special appearances by Redman, Method Man, and Kokane prove an excellent foil for B Real's patented cartoon style. Throughout they are kept on course by DJ Muggs, still one of the most distinctive studio overlords. His skills are particularly evident counterpointing the anguished lyrics of "Bitter" with multilayered siren voices and waves of dream rock guitar on the luminous percussion of "Memories" and the eerie but impassioned, weed-endorsing "L.I.F.E." They may be fighting their own personal star wars, but the stoned raiders are still winning the battle. --Gavin Martin

Customer Reviews:

Rage Against The Hill.......2007-02-05

The metal rap songs are great. Kind of sound like Rage Against the Machine. They've done stuff like this in the past so idk why everyone is complaining.

Ho Hum.......2006-05-24

It alright If this would have been there last album they would have went out respectivly

Still enjoyable.......2006-05-06

Man, I am not against rap-metal fussions (Kelis did it with "Keep it down" and I enjoyed it), but the Hill, went uncarefully into this genre. (Maybe this helped to the album low success) They still keep their Hip-Hop roots. I bought this album mainly because "Lowrider", I love this song since I first saw the video, Sen Dog (The most talented of them 4) did a great job with his deeply-loudy spanglish rhymes. But before when "Trouble" came out I was disappointed because its metal elements, I knew Cypress Hill was a Hip-Hop band, so I was disappointed. After all, now I think "Trouble" is cool since I reviewed it with 4 stars, "It ain't easy" was nice too,(Thanks 2 Sen Dog) but I don't care about the remaining 3 metal tracks). The rest sounds different of the typical Hill's tracks. More classic Hip-Hop than latin, but I don't care, finally it's Hip-Hop too.
Track by track I will explain it.
I mess with all kinds of music, but mainly into Hip-Hop and R&B, although it has a lot of rap-metal experiments I finally enjoyed it. (Specially thanks to Sen Dog)
INTRO
TROUBLE 4/5
Decent to be a metal track
KRONOLOGIK 4/5
SOUTHLAND KILLERS +5/5
BITTER 2/5
AMPLIFIED 3/5
IT AIN'T EASY 4/5
MEMORIES 5/5
PSYCHODELIC VISION 4/5
RED, METH & B 4/5
Red, meth and B are in their own thangs each one at this song
LOWRIDER +5/5
Definitely the track that made the album better, it's the best song. It reminds me of my gangsta days.
CATASTROPHE 1/5
Definitely the worst track. Cheap imitation of KoRn, Sen Dog's line is the only good thing of the song, better skip it
L.I.F.E. +5/5
Very catchy, sounds like "Tequila Sunrise" fussioned with Westside Connection.
HERE'S SOMETHING YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND +5/5
Reminiscent of Ice Cube's early tunes, I love it

hip hop done right.......2005-05-23

For whatever reason, this seems to be the Cypress album that everyone is negative about. Not really sure why, b/c everybody loved skull and bones, which had the rock and rap thing going on as well. With stoned raiders, you get a good deal of both styles; the new metal stuff (trouble) as well as the hardcore rap (southland killers). B Real and Sen sound as tight as ever and of course Muggs is always on point. People seem to hate b/c Cypress is trying out some newer styles. Truth is, these guys couldn't make a bad record if they wanted to...

Stoned Raiders.......2005-02-07

This is good but the thing is the rock tracks let em down. They should realize that they aint no good at metal and should go back to rap cause stupid azz rock fans like em now and make em look like a rock group or somethin, anywayz the standout tracks are "Red Meth & B" and "Lowrider"and "Kronolgik" the others are ok except dont like "Trouble" "Bitter" and "Amplified" so buy the first 4 for better.

And thats all I have to say about that.

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What happened?
okay...
Good lyrics, bad music
3 or 4 Solid Songs to Add to Your Mix Playlist
Above average(3 and a half stars)

Till Death Do Us Part
Cypress Hill
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Black Sunday

ASIN: B0001LYGW6
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

Another Body Drops
Till Death Comes
Latin Thugs
Ganja Bus
Busted In The Hood
Money
Never Know
Last Laugh
Bong Hit
What's Your Number?
Once Again
Number Seven
One Last Cigarette
Street Wars
Till Death Do Us Part
Eulogy

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Never mind the fact that Cypress Hill's 15 minutes of fame expired around 10 ganja-fueled years ago--Till Death Do Us Part is a solid release from a crew who've largely been written off as a cartoonish novelty act. The South Central cartel has given its signature sound a much-needed overhaul: B-Real has smoothed his trademark nasal whine into a more measured flow that complements DJ Muggs's rejuvenated sound. The underrated producer wisely eschews the rap-metal formula that has made Cypress Hill such frat-boy favorites and instead infuses their seventh studio album with a combination of sinister hip-hop beats, sweet Latin brass, and pure, unadulterated reggae. Inspired guest appearances add flavor as well, most notably by Puerto Rican reggaeton don Tego Calderon, who turns the Alchemist-produced "Latin Thugs" into a Spanish hip-hop classic. Despite the revamp, Cypress Hill retains their love of weed and wacky sense of humor, both of which figure heavily in tunes like the Beastie Boys-inspired "Busted in the Hood." --Rebecca Levine

Customer Reviews:

What happened?.......2006-05-23

This ain't the Cypress Hill I know. On top of that, they sampled their other albums too much.

okay..........2006-05-11

It's like the commercial white man came in and stole all the good rap, then turned it into pop-rap (and I'm white!). I've listened to Cypress since album one -Skull and Bones was somewhat ok, the rest are better though. This Cypress album AT LEAST still tries to stay somewhat true to old school and not this new "happy rap". What did all the ganstas move out of the hood and into the suburbs? You'll be hard pressed to find the old school still trying to do this.

Good lyrics, bad music.......2006-04-01

I've been listening to Cypress Hill since Black Sunday, so my review will be in the context of a pretty solid Cypress Hill fan.

Firstly, as many of the other reviewers have stated, the beats on most of the songs leave a bit to be desired. The production values are good; the music is very clear, except for parts that are intentionally not supposed to be (samples from vinyl, for instance). However, the beats just aren't that memorable. "Another Body Drops," "Street Wars," and "What's Your Name?" are really the only songs that you'll listen to over and over again.

On the other hand, the lyrics are outstanding. B-Real's flow has just gotten better by the album. I have all of Cypress Hill's albums on my MP3 player, and while I'm at work I'll listen to them in release date order, and you can really see how B-Real has improved his skills as a lyricist over time. His rhymes keep getting tighter and tighter, and I really believe that he's a fairly under-appreciated rapper. Let me state, however, that as someone else here said, the hooks suck. You can tell that they couldn't figure out a catchy hook, so they just repeated the name of the song (see the song "Dollar Bill"). This is a probem that started on Skull and Bones, and I think it's just going to continue.

I personally believe that III: Temples of Boom was the Hill's greatest album. It was so dark and moody, and Mugg's beats were almost dank and dungeon-like. Everything before III was Cypress Hill trying to find their identity, and everything after was them moving a little more towards the mainstream rap circle. I'm not saying they sold out, it's just that their music has become a little more of what one would expect from a rap group. If you don't have III: Temples of Boom, you need to buy it. It's one of my favorite albums of all time. Till Death Do Us Part, however, is a more mundane and forgettable chapter in Cypress Hill's history.

3 or 4 Solid Songs to Add to Your Mix Playlist.......2005-09-12

There are some really good songs on this album, and some that I'd like to scratch out of the disk. THIS IS NOT POP RAP. You have been forewarned. Another Body Drops, Latin Thugs, What's your Number, and Street Wars make this album worth picking up by themselves. Latin Thugs is a nice track that includes some spanish lyrics and a nice flow. In Street Wars and Another Body Drops, Muggs puts together good hard beats that complement B Real's style. What's your Number is a Story within a song, B-Real does a good job with his flow, the only thing about it I didn't really like was the chorus, but it was very forgiveable.

If you didn't like other Cypress Hill albums, you should still try this one out, it's got a different feel than other albums from the Hill. 4 Stars, I listen to it all the time.

Above average(3 and a half stars).......2005-04-11

This is a solid album. It's not up there with the Cypress finest, but it comes through on a few tracks. "What's Your Number" is the album's finest moment. Storytelling like that is just not out there anymore. "Busted in the hood" will probably form a smile on old school rap fans. The four opening tracks hold their own throughout the album. the latin rap caught my attention a lot. what really keeps this album above average is without a doubt good beats backing b-real's classic flow. A very good driving CD.

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Como te puedo hacer entender???
A few misfires but a very potent arsenal
in spanish!
Cool idea
LATINO LINGO

Los Grandes Exitos en Espanol
Cypress Hill
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IV
Stoned Raiders
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
Unreleased & Revamped
Till Death Do Us Part

ASIN: B000028U03
Release Date: 1999-12-07

Tracks:

Yo Quiero Fumar (I Wanna Get High)
Loco En El Coco (Insane In The Brain)
No Entiendes La Onda (How I Could Just Kill A Man)
Dr. Dedoverde (Dr. Greenthumb)
Latino Lingo (Latin Lingo)
Puercos (Pigs)
Marijuano Locos (Stoned Raiders)
Tu No Ajaunta (Checkmate)
Ilusiones (Illusions)
Muevete (Make A Move)
No Pierdo Nada (Nothin' To Lose)
Tequila (Tequila Sunrise)
Tres Equis
Siempre Peligroso

Customer Reviews:

Como te puedo hacer entender???.......2005-02-24

Cypress Hill are one of my favorite groups of the 90's, I must admit, that at 1st I didn't liked them because they were so metal, but when I took interest on chicano cultures I started to like them, Sen Dog is my fave one
Hottest joints in here are:
NO ENTIENDES LA ONDA
LOCO EN EL COCO
TEQUILA SUNRISE
LATINO LINGO
PUERCOS
ILUSIONES
NO PIERDO NADA

A few misfires but a very potent arsenal.......2001-04-25

I don't speak a word of Spanish but I am a fan of Cypress Hill and Control Machete. After I heard that this was coming out I thought it would be interesting to listen to and after I heard "No Entiendes La Onda" ("How I Could Just Kill A Man" en espanol) that really decided me.

The sound of this album is roughly equivalent to the sound of each song in English, mostly. Because of the problems of translating between the two languages, there are often some beats which should (or, in the English versions, do) have lyrics on them or lyrics without beats - however the "homeless syllble syndrome", as a friend christened it - is hardly terminal.

The thing which is particularly interesting for students of cross-cultural linguistics is how rapping in a different language really puts a different tone on a familiar track. "How I Could Just Kill A Man" becomes a lot more menacing when performed in Spanish, while the emphasis on "Insane In The Brain" changes from the infamous sample to the elastic-tongued rapping when the song becomes "Loco En El Coco". In a purely subjective sense, it is very entertaining to listen to Real and Sen rapping "Medio loco en el coco/ido de la mente" over the "Insane" sample - although the song does lose the "Don't you know I'm loco?" intro and the sampled outro.

One rather bored afternoon I had the brainwave of translating these Spanish lyrics into English. I am still unsure whether it was due to Babelfish's inability to understand idiom or whether that is actually what the words were, but it is now almost impossible to take "Loco En El Coco" seriously again. This is due to the comic frequency of a word translated as "frog" in the version given to me by Babelfish. I still can't quite work out what the word replaced in the English version.

One of the problems with Cypress Hill is that their albums generally have a fair number of tracks on which it is clear that B-Real, Sen and co didn't work for enough time. Here it can be seen again, there are some tracks (especially the ones written especially for the album) which do have a distinct sound of not having been really taken notice of.

The only other downside for me on this album is the fact that my copy of the CD doesn't work on my CD player - so I have to borrow my parents' to enjoy the idiosyncratic delights of this album. This is made up by the fun of playing "Loco" at a party and being told to take it off - before the listener's face gets a puzzled expression at the reams of Spanish coming out of the speakers.

On the whole, a great CD for Cypress Hill fans (especially those who speak Spanish) or fans of Spanish music. If you want a good fun album which is certainly something different, this is the way to go.

in spanish!.......2000-11-15

cypress hill finally release an album for their spanish speaking fans all over the world.the songs are from past albums but redone in spanish.they are the same beats but the lyrics are just as good in spanish.some of the songs even sound better in spanish! a must have for all hardcore cypress hill fans.

Cool idea.......2000-05-17

Now THAT was an idea: "Let's make a greatest hits album, but let's redo all the songs en espanol!" I have always loved the Hill's canciones en espanol, especially Tres Equis and Latin Lingo from their first album.

If you listen carefully (and know some Spanish), you can tell that some of the lyrics had to be changed around in order to have the same meaning. Unfortunately, the songs that were translated into Spanish from English didn't seem to be as finely crafted as the ones that were originally written in Spanish (check out Siempre Peligroso). Now, I can't understand a lot of what they're rapping, but I can sense that some of the lyrics had to be compressed in order to fit in with the music. Unfortunately, this gives a different lyrical tempo to some of the songs and seems to change them. Not that this is entirely bad...it just takes a little getting used to if you've listened to the original versions enough to have the tempo down in your mind.

All in all, a very impressive album. I'd love to see an entire album of new songs written entirely en espanol.

LATINO LINGO.......2000-01-01

Este nuevo disco de cypress es una recopilacion de sus grandes exitos en español, cabe destacar que la transferencia lirico-vocal del ingles al castellano está muy bien conseguida por parte de BREAL y SENDOG. Este disco contiene un tema original junto con FERMIN IV de CONTROL MACHETE "SIEMPRE PELIGROSO" con el cual nos demuestran que este grupo puede producir un album original en esta lengua.