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Latinos have been flexing their influence within hip-hop culture at least since the late '70s, when deejays like Charlie Chase and b-boy crews like the Rockwell Association and the infamous Rocksteady Crew made their presence felt at block parties and battles in the Bronx and uptown Manhattan. Throughout the '80s, Spanglish rappers like Kid Frost and (Sen-Dog's older brother) Mellow Man Ace saw some commercial success. But it wasn't until 1991 that a crew brought the Spanish language and sensibility into a hip-hop context at the level where it not only reached mainstream audiences, but also transcended ethnic lines within the inner city. Cypress Hill is that crew.
Their production style (crafted by DJ Muggs, a transplant to LA from the east coast), takes lessons from Prince Paul and the Bomb Squad, but tempered with a distinctly west coast feel reminiscent of the Los Angelino funk of War and Carlos Santana. Vocally, B Real and Sen-Dog achieve an off-kilter balance not unlike the counterpoint between Chuck D's boom and Flavor Flav's singsong interjections. Similarly, their lyrical content negotiates a truce between the urgency of NWA and the playful taunts of the Beastie Boys, interlaced with Spanish vocabulary.
Live Recording
Recorded at Image Recording, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel: B Real (vocals).
Audio Mixers: Joe Nicolo; Muggs.
Recording information: Image Recording, Los Angeles, CA; Studio 4 Recording, Philadelphia, PA.
Photographer: Michael Paul Miller.
Arranger: Muggs.
Cypress Hill: B-Real, Sen-Dog, D.J. Muggs.
Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.72) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
Rolling Stone (10/3/91) - 3 Stars - Good - "..an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages.."
Spin (9/99, p.148) - Ranked #57 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
Spin (9/91) - Highly Recommended
Q (12/99, p.70) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
Q (5/97, p.137) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...the logic of Cypress Hill's 1991 debut is absolutely undeniable; and if it came along for the first time today it would probably ignite the hip hop scene with just as much force..."
Cypress Hill Songs
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1 | Pigs | 2:47 | $0.99 | |
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2 | How I Could Just Kill a Man | 4:08 | $1.29 | |
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3 | Hand On the Pump | 4:03 | $0.99 | |
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4 | Hole In the Head | 3:33 | $0.99 | |
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5 | Ultraviolet Dreams | 0:41 | $0.99 | |
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6 | Light Another | 3:17 | $0.99 | |
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7 | Phuncky Feel One | 3:28 | $0.99 | |
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8 | Break It Up | 1:07 | $0.99 | |
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9 | Real Estate | 3:45 | $0.99 | |
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10 | Stoned Is the Way of the Walk | 2:45 | $0.99 | |
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11 | Psycobetabuckdown | 2:58 | $0.99 | |
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12 | Something For the Blunted | 1:15 | $0.99 | |
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13 | Latin Lingo | 3:58 | $0.99 | |
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14 | Funny Cypress Hill Shit Explicit | 4:01 | $0.99 | |
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15 | Tres Equis | 1:54 | $0.99 | |
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16 | Born To Get Busy | 3:00 | $0.99 | |
Cypress Hill Music Review
Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   a dope album
my mate got me into cypress hill years ago, and this was the first album I listened to, and since then i've been a big cypress hill fan, and this album must be in any rap/hip hop collection, pure dope.
Submitted by Ginge (Stoke On Trent, England)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great, good, awesome, fantastic, super
One of the best albums ever. This dominated rap in the year 1991 definitely. They sent Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer to the one hit wonder land by gaining so much popularity. One of the best albums ever. 2nd Best rap album ever by my favourite rap group ever. Also it is the number one selling rap album of all time as you know.
Submitted by derekp8 (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Yeah go Cypress Hill!!!!
In rap there are superstars such as Jay Z, Tupac, P Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Biggie, and so on. Then there is the one and only Cypress Hill. These guys are the best rap group ever. They can outrap Run DMC, and Public Enemy. They can also out rap those wiggers the Beastie Boys. Cypress Hill are the real ones yes the phuncky feel ones. How I Could Just Kill A Man has phunky rhymes that will bust yo eyes. Buy this album now if your a fan of the Cypree Hill gang. If you aren't then kiss my ***.
Submitted by Yoko Ono (Compton, NY, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A Great Intro
The group showed the world that the whole spanglish rap scene could be the next big thing.
Submitted by Crazednoodlez (San Diego, CA, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Rough debut
This debut was pretty good. Not the same quality as the newer ones but if you're a Cypress Hill fan it's a must have.
Submitted by CrazyCPC (Shawnee, OK, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 0 of 1 found this helpful.
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