Cypress Hill is the self-titled debut album of Cypress Hill, released on August 13, 1991. It was critically and commercially successful, getting certified double Platinum by the RIAA. The album is broken down track-by-track by Cypress Hill in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.
Steve Huey of Allmusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop."
In 1998, the album was selected as ...
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Cypress Hill is the self-titled debut album of Cypress Hill, released on August 13, 1991. It was critically and commercially successful, getting certified double Platinum by the RIAA. The album is broken down track-by-track by Cypress Hill in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.
Steve Huey of Allmusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop."
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Rolling Stone called it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages."
The following lists some songs and sounds sampled for Cypress Hill.
Pigs
How I Could Just Kill a Man
Hand on the Pump
Hole in the Head
Ultraviolet 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...
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