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It's honestly been a long time since I've listened to Cypress Hill. That said, it's still enjoyable and a lot of fun.
é ok
Floating between a 3 and 4, there’s a lot of great moments on this and the vocals/production are quite strong
It grooves. It flows. It's still kinda annoying to me. Can't get past some of the vocal tones.
🌿💨👌🏻
Solid, musical. I like the funk and the Latin influences. 3.5?
Good to hear this again. Super original. Listened a lot in my college years.
2.8/5
Familiar with the big hits, but don’t think I’ve ever listened to a full album start to finish. It’s a great grove, and the arrangements are really impressive. There is something of the beat being pretty much the same across each track (as well as vox) but still enjoyable enough and variety in the mixes. I enjoyed it and a nice journey all together. Not something I’m amazed but or would listen front and centre, but would happily come back to and have on in the background 3.5-4
there's not a ton of variety, but I enjoyed listening to that funky Cypress Hill shit I appreciate how simple and effective the beats are. There's a distinctive style. The lyrical content is fun too
I remember listening to this album years ago. Not bad 3.5 stars
Todas as canções aqui são sobre homicídio, praticamente. Ao menos este disco não cai nas clássicas armadilhas do Rap da década de 90, não possui interlúdios desnecessários, nem duração inflada, e nem humor sem graça. Apenas carnificina mesmo. As batidas são universalmente ótimas, todas as canções são agitadas por samples interessantes e únicos. Os vocais são decentes, não possuem os melhores flows mas ainda são o suficiente pra dar uma mexida na cabeça. Batidas boas, vocais ok, o resultado é um disco funcional. Adjetivo estranho, mas descreve bem. O que está aqui está conforme o esperado, não decepciona mas também não surpreende. Talvez se eu gostasse mais de homicídio eu gostaria mais do álbum, visto que este é um foco dele. Só por não ser horrível, já quebra algumas expectativas do gênero neste período de tempo específico. Às vezes o vocalista me lembrou o Danny Brown, isso é bom. Essa voz nasal, agitada mas não hiper-agressiva agrada. Mas chegando mais perto do final do álbum, ele fica bem cansativo. Monótono, e a única coisa que salva são os instrumentais. 3/5
Solid album, not something I would typically listen to, but I appreciate this. It's fun.
definitely not for me but I love the acab vibe
So much deprivation. Lol
Great for the old school style, but knocking them one star for every song sounding the same
I never got into Cyrpress Hill as a youth and have maintained a low opinion of them since. Was therefore surprised to discover that I quite enjoyed the album and that it had quite a groove. The songs do tend to sound all the same and lyrically there does not appear to be a lot going on but I enjoyed the listen (mostly in my car being a mean bitch in South Gloucestershire). Its probably a 2/5 but will give a bonus point for surprising me.
Very good
Employed this hip hop album. I’ll say that a lot of the tracks feel samey, but are still enjoyable. Notable tracks include Pigs, How I Could Just Kill A Man, Hand On The Pump, Hope In The Head, The Phuncky Feel One, Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk, Latin Lingo.
Not my genre but I thought this was pretty good! I added “Born to Be Busy” to my Generator playlist.
I'm not familiar with much of the Hill's discography, but this was surprisingly good. Respect to DJ Muggs, his production is really clean, he uses a lot of classic sampled music, but blends well with the west coast latino vibe they display on the whole album. I wish the lyrics and flow were sharper which they focused it more on the next album, but this one shines because of the production.
Punchy west coast beats sometimes hit and sometimes don’t for me. I enjoyed this album but it’s not up there with my favorites in this genre.
Break out the bong and channel your inner Beavis. Cypress Hill has a signature sound. It’s infectious but also can tend to get annoying after awhile. Small doses of Cypress Hill can be fun, no denying. But it all sounds very similar. Tough call here. These guys are good, but I got tired of it by the end. Couple of songs in I was leaning 4. By the end I can’t justify a 4.
Good flow, good sound. Didn't change my life but it's good to be on the list.
This has some good bounce to it. The lyrics just aren't great, as an instrument the vocals are fine, but the lyricism was hurting my head. This deserves to be be here for it's impact and to represent a time and a style. It's tricky, this was sonically fun for the most part, but I don't think I can go higher than a 3.
It's got quite a good vibe to it, and it was an easy listen.
Surprising that this came out in 1991....the music sounds ahead of its time, although the themes remain the same. 'How I Could Just Kill a Man' and 'Hand on the Pump' are still classics....it just gets a little monotonous after a while and feels longer than 46 minutes. 3.5 stars
A hundred bands from the '60s and '70s still get regular radio play, half a century later. This album basically had two hits, and at most one still gets any airplay today. It definitely played a role in the evolution of hip hop, so it's warranted to be in the 1001 project, but in terms of listening experience, out of musical context, it's only 3 stars.
05/10 31.03.26
By the lyrics to some of the songs they do not like the police and who can blame them? This album is something unique not in a bad way. Said the F slur which definitely plays a role in how I rate it, but otherwise the stuff like that it’s decent. Favorite song: How Could I Just Kill a Man
How Could I Just Kill a Man Hole In the Head Psychobetabuckdown The Funky Cypress Shit Born To Get Busy
shows how much some brass samples and guitar melodies do for hip hop. enjoyable!
I want to like it more but I can’t
I liked this more than I thought I would
Ekki það sem ég kannast best við frá þeim, en fínasta samplvinna og alveg skemmtilegt.
A Hip-Hop group from Southern California.
Faded into the background surprisingly easily
Really great during a sunny but cold day where you go around doing a bunch of errands
decent fun
i actually liked it more than i thought, but a lot of the beats and backing was off-putting to me. idk i can’t really explain it.
Not my style, but the music still had quality.
You need to admire the nuisanced arguments about the police, focusing on reallocation of a percentage of resources to other important public services. On marijuana, Cypress Hill discuss its cultural significance in parts of the world as well as the important medicinal uses. Ok none of that is true. Cypress Hill are maybe caricatures of 90s hip hop but they made some good beats and have a distinct rapping style. I could do without the homophobic slurs though.
Pigs - 2.5/5 How Could I Just Kill a Man - 4.5/5 Hand On the Pump - 4/5 Hole In the Head - 3/5 Ultraviolet Dreams - 3/5 Light Another - 3/5 The Phuncky Feel One - 3.5/5 Break It Up - 2/5 Real Estate - 3/5 Stoned Is the Way of the Walk - 4/5 Psycobetabuckdown - 5/5 Something for the Blunted - 2.5/5 Latin Lingo - 4/5 The Funky Cypress Hill Shit - 4/5 Tres Equis - 3.5/5 Born to Get Busy - 3/5
I like their West Coast rap sound a lot, but they fall just a little short--it's all pretty good, but it never seems to be great. The beats are a little too similar across the album.
Perfectly fine and of historical importance. Not really into it though.
Die musik ist hörhbar. Irgendwie funk oder?
Not as good as Black Sunday. Still some banging moments though.
I really enjoyed this one in high school
First of all, an extra star is awarded for the total non sequitur sample of “All I wanted was a Pepsi” at the end of “How I Could Just Kill a Man.” Second of all, I really like whatever this style of production is called, heavy on the samples, a mix of genres, heavy bass lines, idk. Ultimately I like De La Soul’s version of it a bit more. But, the lyrical content was pretty repetitive, and the flows were all kinda the same. I ended up listening to this a time and an half and liked it a lot more on the second run through.
DJ Muggs snapped with this one
Getting this immediately after Straight Outta Compton it's pretty clear how brazenly they're wearing their influences on their sleeves
Funky, fun, and real. A breath of fresh (dank) air when it dropped, and an original sound that reverberates throughout this album
Not what is was expecting at all with those visuals, but pretty good.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would - not my usual type of music but I know and like their big hits and this album was more of the same sort of thing.
One of the benefits of this project: hearing some of the original songs that Rage Against the Machine covered on the "Renegades" album. I spent many years thinking that album was original material. Anyway, this is fine for 90's rap. The minimalist vibe is kinda interesting, but overall I gotta say I was bored by the end. 2.8
I had no idea they were so prolific. Not for me, but impressive.
very my mom rap kind of music so i enjoyed it, i don’t think i would really like this music on the daily but good background noise
Thoroughly enjoyed! -1 star for F slur. Faves in album order: Hand on the pump Hole in the head Ultraviolet dreams Light another The phuncky feel one Stoned is the way of the walk Latin lingo Tres equis Born to get busy
I know them, but didn’t know a single song on the album. But it was good!
I am pretty familiar with Cypress Hill's later works, but I haven't listened to this album at all. They gained mainstream success with the release of their second album. The beats on this one are impressive. I'm a fan of West Coast rap, and Cypress Hill are pioneers of this genre. Will I be listening to them on repeat, though? Probably not. 3/5
Some bangers. Great sound, good flow and beats. Overstays its welcome with 16 tracks, but worth the listen ultimately. I like any rapper where you know immediately who it is, and B-Real fits the bill with his unique delivery.
Favorite Track: Hole In the Head
Het album Cypress Hill is wat simpel en rommelig. Het gaat inhoudelijk niet heel veel verder dan het commentaar op de politie en de odes aan hun rookwaar. Muzikaal is het nog wat kaal. De liefde voor muziek straalt er nog niet van af. Tja, ik kan het de heren niet kwalijk nemen. Ze waren nog jong en ontdekkende. En dat ontdekken dat hebben ze gedaan. Na dit album leverde ze het 5 sterren album, dat de basis van de band definieert: Black Sunday. Met de hit Insane in the Brain. Vanaf daar werd hun muzikale hokje steeds wat ruimer. Geen ander genre was te gek. Waarbij ze hun unieke geluid toch telkens overeind wisten te houden. Dat geluid is niet alleen de ijzersterke rapper B-real met zijn uniek stemgeluid en rapstijl, maar ook de muzikaal creativiteit die niet ten koste gaat van de toegankelijkheid. Cypress Hill leverde bijvoorbeeld nog een 5 sterren-album Skulls & Bones. Met als tweede helft een combinatie met stevig gitaarwerk. En wederom een flinke hit met de combinatie Rap Superstar en Rock Superstar. Even later werken ze samen met Rusko en leveren ze een paar stevige Dubstep nummers. En niet lang geleden stonden met een symfonie-orkest op de planken. Cypress Hill zijn veelzijdige muziekliefhebbers die voor ieder wat wils bieden. En dit debut toont daar niets van. Ja, het had invloed en ja, het is best ok. Maar met enkel dit album in de lijst doe je de band heel erg te kort.
A good funky groove, although now that weed is legal, this doesn’t pack the same punch it once might have.
A little better than the other early 90s hip hop we've been getting
This one is interesting. The first quarter is all bangers. But it hasn’t aged super well lyrically and’s production-wise but is still very unique and original in its sounds. These guys definitely know who they are and what they are about. 6/10. Favorite tracks- “How I Could Just Kill a Man” “Hand On the Pump” “Tres Equis”
Slept on this one, some nice 90s rap
Cypress Hill made their place in hip-hop, becoming one of the first notable Latin American acts in the genre. Most probably remember them as the weed-loving, stoner rappers (which is apt) but I think the group still brought something unique to the table in a golden age of hip-hop. Just in their debut album here, you hear an interesting production filled with unique sampling. I guess it really is “stoner” sounding for lack of a better term. Funky, psychedelic, a little strange too (B-Real’s nasally vocals kind of lend a hand there). These guys are bad boys and aren’t afraid to show it and have a little fun. Are there better hip-hop acts from this era? Yes, but it’s undeniable that Cypress Hill made some sort of mark during their time in the spotlight.
Solid stuff, but they really upped their game with black Sunday
I have never felt so out of place as I did listening to this. I am completely not the audience for this. I can appreciate it as an album. But I just don't connect with it
Enjoying the tempo, lyrics are fine
It was fine. Didn't feature the classic Insane in the Brain which was disappointing. Not really our vibe.
En algunos momentos se me hizo repetitivo, igualmente el ritmo es bueno.
i really liked it, was a really fun album to listen to. i like tres equis a lot. 7/10
Album’s Best: Born to get busy
This is one of those records I respect more than I actually enjoy. The footprint is obvious, helping bridge the gap for this style to hit the masses. The energy is wild and the delivery is totally unhinged. It’s like the Beastie Boys with a much nastier attitude and better weed. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - How I Could Just Kill a Man - Hand on the Pump - Hole in the Head
The first half was solid early '90s Hip-Hop with whacky lyrics, and cleverly used rhythm, and beats. The second half just drug on too long, and began sounding like the same song over, and over. Favorite Track: "How I Could Just Kill A Man".
I was expecting something a lot more outdated, but it's still quite enjoyable. Good stuff.
Much better than Dr Dre in the same genre. Has a real fell that is unmistakably Cypress Hill you'll.
another og rap album but i’ve never listened to them. will be interesting to compare this to the method man album from earlier this week. just off the first song i am getting more of a west coast vibe
3/5
Revisited a couple of times and it’s good but nothing really stood out among the rest
Good beats but never a fan of B Real's flow
Much more of an entertaining listen than I was expecting. Good flow and good vibes.
Hmmm I am sure there are going to be plenty of times when I question the inclusion of an album on this list at the expense of another. None more so than this. At best this one merely lays the groundwork for Black Sunday which is vastly superior in every aspect. On its own, it’s ok but does get repetitive towards the end. Would have been a 5 if the author picked the right album.
This album is fine. I can’t really find much more than that to say. It’s a bit repetitive and sounds like 1991, but there is nothing specifically wrong with it. I just don’t like it much.
Not a genre I usually listen to. They earned the explicit rating on those songs. I liked the energy though.
I knew this would be a good album when the first song was "Pigs." Go OFF, Cypress Hill.
It's easy to tell, even for a hip-hop novice like me, that these guys played a heavy influence on 90s hip hop and beyond. There are elements of gangsta rap here, yes, but even more so, I picked up on dark, eerie, atmospheric, and cinematic elements in their music, voices, and lyrics that also remind me of certain rap acts who embraced these elements. All in all, I found this to be a pretty good hip hop album!
It was alright, I prefer Sublime if I'm going to listen to this type of music
I loved the song they did with the London Symphony Orchestra
Some good tunes and interesting samples on this one (Duke of Earl!) Highlights: "How I Could Just Kill A Man" and "Real Estate"
Not a bad album and a good debut with some real hits but it seems clear how much better they got with subsequent releases. "How I could just kill a man" and "Hand on the pump" were standouts for me
very 90's & fun. don't think i'll revist, but I enjoyed the listen
I really like a lot of the less traditionally hip hop beats used here. It actually reminds me a lot of Beck in some moments, and that style suits the vocals surprisingly well with the almost industrial type sounds. On the whole, I think that the project overall could be a lot better, it is quite messy and rough around the edges, but the ideas and the talent are definitely there.
Helt ok bakgrunnsmusikk Noen stikker seg litt ut, men ikke mer
This is an album that I’m questioning as why another more popular album by them was not chosen. The style is almost exactly the same. Black Sunday is the album that should be on this list.
Hasn't stood the test of time that well
If I have to listen to hip hop, this isn't bad.
Favorite track(s): How I Could Just Kill a Man, Real Estate, Psycobetabuckdown
Decent, but not their best work. Certainly Black Sunday would be the better inclusion.
It's fine but I think I need to imbibe in the weed to really appreciate this album. But since I don't partake in the smoke, I'll leave it as decent and move on.
Ihan hyvänä taustamusana meni. Nykynäkökulmasta kuitenki aika geneerista kamaa
Ihan jees, mut ei tää oo koskaan oikeen lähtenyt itelle. Varmaan enempi rajut jutut ohjaa kun ite musa. Sillai, että jää semmonen semi tasapaksu kuva. Jännästi nää kyl löi läpi täällä Härmässäkin. Mut Kepu taas kerran ainoona vaihtoehtona.
Ihan hyvää räbäytystä ja hyviä biisejä. Ei ollut yksikään entuudestaan tuttu. Kyllä tätä jatkossakin voisi kuunnella!
I’ve heard it when I was a stoner kid. It had trippy stuff in it. Not your normal hip hop album from the 90s.
90s hip hop is fun but this is the beginning of the shift to gansta rap so, one star deduction for content
Not the type of music I reach for but I did enjoy this more than I thought I would - does kinda sound dated / of its time even though i feel like it’s not that old but I guess it is ha - more funky than I thought there would be - would give this between a 2 and 3 if possible
What do you mean Jump Around is not their song Wow, these tryhards actually put effort in their rap. Wild
I've never really been a Cypress Hill fan. I think I've always kind of grouped them with ICP, Slightly Stoopid and 311. Which, none of those bands are inherently bad. They all have songs and albums that work, but they've just never really scratched the itch for me. This album is pretty cool though. Its verrrrry California / West Coast. Which I wasn't expecting. (though that's really obvious now). Cool beats, definitely more on the chill side of hip hop, which I tend to appreciate. Its kind of silly and maybe cheesy at points, but other parts are really dialed and visceral. The beats and production kind of have a trippy / psych element to it, which is really fun. I like the stoner vibes of this. This was cool!
A decent golden age rap album. Not quite distinctive enough to merit a 4 for me but a solid 3.
1. Pigs - 4 Beat is okay but the instruments are too loud and drown the vocals out, which contain some pretty nasty slurs in them as well. 2. How I Could Just Kill a Man - 10 Lyrically very good. The flow of the lyrics is superb both into and out of the choruses. Verses have gems of lines littered throughout them as well. Awesome track. 3. Hand On the Pump - 9 Chorus on this track is amazing as is some of the excellent scratching. It's an awesome hip-hop classic. 4. Hole In the Head - 7 Decent rap overall with a good beat and some some lyrics. The chorus while repetitive, is the best part of the track. 5. Ultraviolet Dreams - N/A Track is too short to rate. 6. Light Another - 7 Very good lyrically with a solid flow but the beat and instrumentals are a bit uninspired. Still a very well written track none-the-less. 7. The Phuncky Feel One - 5 It's lyrically the weakest thing so far on the album. There's parts in the verses, particularly the second one, where the lyrics crash into themselves as well. 8. Break It Up - N/A Is an interlude. 9. Real Estate - 6 Decent rap with some solid lyrics but I'm not a big fan of the effect on the vocals. They also get drowned a bit in the bridges/choruses. 10. Stones Is the Way of the Walk - 5 Pass over track. It's lyrically okay, instrumentally good, but nothing that will blow you away. 11. Psychobetabuckdown - 3 Very boring topic on the track that causes the track to just be very repetitive. Really there's much better on the album. 12. Something for the Blunted - N/A It's an interlude. 13. Latin Lingo - 9 Very very clever rap using words from two languages to make a brilliant point about growing up mixed or at the very least, being bilingual. Super track. 14. The Funky Cypress Hill Shit - 8 The "I know you're gonna dig this" part at the very beginning would later be remixed in the video game Jet Set Radio Future. Love that small treat at the beginning of the track. The rap is good and the beat is solid. It's an enjoyable track. 15. Tres Equis - 5 Beat and instrument wise it's very good it's just a bit too short. I feel like this should have been a full 3-4 minute track. 16. Born to Get Busy - 3 Lyrically it's a little bit weak. Then after two minutes it fades before a news story comes in and sees the track out with some sound effects. Generally the album could have ended and probably should have ended at The Funky Cypress Hill Shit. Average Rating: 6.23 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 3.12 Rounded Down: 3 Stars
Between a 2 and 3. 3 for style and energy, 2 for standouts. Cypress Hill feels like an authentic rap/rock group. It’s a genre that quickly turns to shit but I think Cypress Hill overall has had some really solid songs, and while this album itself isn’t amazing, How I Could Just Kill a Man is enough for me to bump it to 3.
i think that was a really fun album. dope beats and really smooth lyricism. would love to give this a 3.5, but alas. i don't know how often i would go back to this album, so i think ill stick with a three for now. also, i love hearing the original version of 'How I could Just Kill A Man'. shout out to rage against the machine for covering a sick hip hop song and turning it into a killer rock song.
Pretty typical 90s rap sounds but nothing that blew me away. Middle of the road once again.
They've got solid beats and a really good flow. I like their sound overall, but nothing really stuck with me after listening to the album.
Black Sunday would have been a better inclusion. The lyrics are never very strong with Cypress Hill (haha weed, get it?) but at least that album is catchier and better production. 3/5
Good
Slightly repetitive but not bad. Maybe I’m just not in the headspace to listen to this right now.
Good beats but a bit samey.
Good. Brings to mind smoky rooms and bouncy beats.
Cool
Once again, Mr. Dimery missed the mark by including the wrong album from the right artist. The must-listen Cyprus Hill album is their sophomore effort, "Black Sunday." "Black Sunday" is chock full of pro-cannabis anthems that brought together the formerly disparate Rappers and Hippies. United under a marijuana leaf flag, the two groups formed a stoner army that marched toward the social acceptance and eventual regional legalization of recreational pot use. Maybe the real treasure was the weed they smoked along the way.
Surprised I didnt enjoy this more- it was good but dodnt have as much standouts as I would expect for an iconic hip hop album.
2,5
Not too bad here. Although I can never get it out of my head that the trashiest people ive ever known were big into this group. Still holds that context for me but actually listening to it, it doesnt feel that trashy. A hit maybe but not the same level. I was thrown off that the opening song is mixed horribly. The beat is blasting and the vocals are just buried. I haven't a clue what they are even doing. It gets better but that was a bad 1st impression. These guys love public enemy by the way. They wear that influence on thier sleeves for sure. I like public enemy too but I like them more than cypress hill. Also nwa is the same thing. Its an ok record with a few songs I like but nothing that changes my life. Just a good enough effort
No doubt it is great hip-hop, but it definitely made me a little uncomfortable. Maybe that's the point.
The positives: a hip hop album coming in under an hour without all the pointless skits! Interesting flows, instrumentation and approaches. The negatives: fairly repetitive within and across songs. Still, made a change.
I remember back in the days this album was released. I went into rockin soul on sixth Avenue in New York City and to my surprise, they were sitting Cypress Hill to sign my vinyl. This album holds a special place in my heart, especially the first six songs after that no Bueno. This is an important piece of art however it is not that good. Hate to say it but as a classic body of work, this is not it.
I think I prefer Black Sunday to this one, but Cypress Hill set the standard for stoner rap.
2.5/5
At first I really didn’t like it, and I’m not sure if it grew on me or if the sound and organization of the songs actually grew sharper in the second half, but I started to enjoy myself beginning at Stoned is the Way of the Walk and on. I probably wouldn’t put this on just to listen to, but it’s an interesting look into a genre/time period I don’t know much about
The hits are great and I enjoyed the rest more than I thought I would but felt like a lot of the same to me
Very middle of the road album, not bad, but not great either. It started to drag by the end.
Pretty decent west coast rap album. Felt a little musically dated for my taste, but there are more than a few tracks to really enjoy here. Pointed and unapologetic, I feel this album particularly shines most when bringing in Latin influence to it's songs. Top tracks: Pigs, Latin Lingo, Tres Equis
Passe seg for dissa
Ganja-fried and trigger-happy, this L.A. trio stumbled out the smoky haze with a debut that made the East Coast take notice—and for good reason. B-Real’s nasal whine is so distinct it borders on parody, but like Flavor Flav’s squawk or Eazy-E’s squeak, it sticks, slicing through DJ Muggs’ sample-heavy stew like a boxcutter through fat vinyl. The beats are dusty, funky, and unrelentingly dank—like if the Bomb Squad smoked out instead of wigging out. The menace is all blunted bravado, where shootouts sound more like Cheech and Chong sketches than crime reports, and the humor undercuts the horror just enough to keep things moving. Lyrically, it’s all 40s, forties, and firearms, but the combination of surreal delivery and stone-cold funk makes it irresistible. “How I Could Just Kill a Man” sounds like the soundtrack to a hotboxed drive-by, “Hand on the Pump” flips "Duke of Earl" into a paranoid groove, and “The Phuncky Feel One” delivers on the promise of its title, while “Stoned Is the Way of the Walk” lets the horn flourishes puff out their chests. If your idea of consciousness includes chemical enhancement and the occasional shootout, step right in.
Thoroughly okay.
Reminded me of A Tribe Called Quests simple beats that were catchy and great for rapping over, but was a departure as it seemed like an intro to gangsta rap as well, interesting period of time and listen for sure, appreciated it, not my fav.
Tsja, rap het is niet mijn grootst liefde om het zo maar te stellen. Echter kan ik de duidelijke 90s vibe in dit album wel waarderen en het luistert prima weg. Geen grote ergernissen, best leuk. 3 reten.
Sian only
Hits from the bong. Fucking smoke told and stroke brother man. Finger in the bum.
not for me, but fine, quite a lot of swearing
Solid rap album. not sure it should be in the 1001
Fun 90s rap album
Much better than I thought
Very familiar with their second and third albums but didn’t know this one very well. Crazy to think that this and Gang Starr’s “Step Into the Arena” were released the same year because of how wildly different they are. No bad tracks on the album but no real memorable ones either.
Starts interesting and fresh but ends up not the most dynamic of albums, a lot of the same, but the same is cool
Favorite Track: How I Could Just Kill a Man
Kul med tidigare hiphop
not that bad, ig just not my style
I never got into Cyrpress Hill as a youth and have maintained a low opinion of them since. Was therefore surprised to discover that I quite enjoyed the album and that it had quite a groove. The songs do tend to sound all the same and lyrically there does not appear to be a lot going on but I enjoyed the listen (mostly in my car being a mean bitch in South Gloucestershire). Its probably a 2/5 but will give a bonus point for surprising me.
Definitely some catchy songs on this album, but it's hard for me to take this era of rap/hip-hop seriously. I get that they're rapping about how hardcore they are, but it just all sounds so silly.
Can't say I vibe with many of the lyrics, but the music sounds alright.
This is pretty good and I enjoyed the funky vibe. Lyrics are eye rolling at times, but pretty much on par for most hip hop/rap.
I wanted to like this as it was cool as fuck when i was 15 and i was delighted to get it to revisit. Unfortuantely, it was a bit meh. I found it ok, the beats were fine, the stoner schtick was still there, but it didnt have the hook that dragged me in anymore. God im old
I have never listened to a whole album from these guys. As anti-cop, sign of the times 90s south central albums go, this one is more engaging from a music stand point than most.
Solid album. Definitely a 3 in my books. Come on, people. Somebody ordered the London Symphony Orchestra... possibly while high. Cypress Hill, I'm looking in your direction.
Me likey
Some solid west coast hip-hop. Very good.
ok
Not crazy about this ine
Before listening- As a kid growing up the 90s, I loved Black Sunday. They seemed to be having more fun that a lot of artists, while brining a previously unheard Mexican slant to hip hop Pigs- anger at the violent policing of the late 80s and early 90s with some homophobic slurs, but also the recognition that the police weren’t going to treat a gay cop much differently than a perceived criminal in the city How Could I Just Kill a Man- definitely not a beat that anyone had rapped over before 1991- weird, squeaky Hand on the Pump- who would have thought you could use the chorus from “Duke of Earl” on a song about shooting someone?- weird to start your album with three songs about killing someone- the video for this is so authentically 1990s LA, Hispanic/Black badass- abandoned warehouse on the waterfront? Probably $10 million condos now Hole in the Head- a hallmark of the best rappers was their ability to write a song about incredibly violent subject matter while also making light of the event Ultraviolet Dreams- brief, unnoticeable interlude Light Another- a funky jam style rap, almost like they were freestyling over a DJ; this is the Cypress Hill that kids raised in the suburbs know The Phuncky Feel One- strong bragging song about how awesome B-Real and SenDog are- they trade stanzas pretty well over DJ Muggs scratching Break It Up Real Estate Stoned Is the Way to Walk Psycobetabuckdown Something for the Blunted Latin Lingo The Funk Cypress Hill Shit Tres Equis Born to Get Busy After listening- I am aware that rap was often about the day to day experience of what people saw in the city- in the early days, usually New York or Los Angeles. But on this album the first four songs are all about murder- was life in the city really that violent? (Definitely more violent than my life in the suburbs- I get that.) I love how Cypress Hill entirely embrace their Hispanic roots and still became a major commercial success.
Not as good as some of the other hip hop albums I've heard so far but still pretty good.
I enjoyed this a lot more than expected
Oh 90s hip hop, for every banger you make I also have to wade through macho posturing and homophobia.
Good music
Not horrible. I liked their vocals and beats, but the album dragged on about 20 mins too long. By the end I had lost interest. Pretty good at the beginning though. 2.7/5 - > 3/5
Finally some non rock😍😍
fine, kind of boring, but like beastie boys but not as cool
no quite my cup of tea
Hiphoppp
hip hop
Fun, but far from a favorite of the rap genre. 3.5/5
enjoyed it more than expected
Wish I coud enjoy this more i love the energy and messages here but most of this album is pretty mid imo 6/10 Favourite: How I Could Just Kill A Man Least Favourite: Latin Lingo
I’m not a huge fan of rap, but I like this. Great rhythm, I can understand the lyrics, and it’s got some great beats.
Their debut album. Hip Hop. Great beats. Fun lyrics mixed with violence and darker themes. Stoner Hip Hop. Good production and funky album. I prefer their album Black Sunday but this is fun and pretty chilled out.
Porządny rap. Na granicy bardzo dobrego. Trochę się waham między 3 a 4, ale nie jest to coś do czego bym świadomie wróciła, więc leci 6.5/10 równane w dół. Nie wiem czego mi zabrakło? Ciekawych sampli? Jakiegoś wielkiego hitu? W teorii wszystko było, a jednak czegoś mi brak.
I did not use a private spotify session for this one. I liked it more than I thought I would, lots of the use of the N word that makes me uncomfortable.
Decent beats, decent flow. Pretty much the epitome of the generic 90s rap sound.
Very funky, great debut album with a more beginner and reserved vocals, yet amazing lyrics and beats all throughout.
Catchy for sure, I feel like they have such a distinct sound that the songs can run together a little. I really liked when they did songs in Spanish. They’re unique for sure and I respect their place in hip hop.
not familiar enough with the genre to make any meaningful judgements, but personally I'm into it :)
Pretty good.
Overall an alright album, similar sound throughout which makes sense given it’s an album, wished there was a bit of change up, some songs I thought were the same when not looking at names. 5/10
Cypress Hill's self-titled album is the debut from the Southern California based hip-hop group. They were one of the first successful Latin hip-hop group, and are known as outspoken advocates of marijuana - especially on their later albums. Even on this debut, the tracks "Stoned is the Way of Life" and "Something for the Blunted" make the band's position clear. Cypress Hill is an interesting version of early hip-hop. This is hardcore - with "Pigs" and "How I Could Just Kill A Man" - but it isn't gangster rap. It's angry, edgy, and far more melodic than much of the genre.
It really felt like I was listening to an ICP record. I think the beats and production are stronger than ICP, but for reasons unknown, I think I prefer ICP more. I think it's because I like goofy ahh beats coupled with even more goofy ahh lyrics and messaging. I like this album and think it has it's place, but I can only take it in small batches. decent 3
i like the concept of cypress hill more than this record. it's enjoyable but also gets pretty stale even tho it's not a terribly long record. I see why cypress hill plays well with the juggalos now tho. soft 3/5
Rap, hip hop, ok
Production is awesome, though it gets a bit repetitive as the album goes on.
It was nice. Pretty okay album, if a little un-unique at times. A lot of stoner themes which I can get down with. 7/10
it's the introduction of these guys not the best but a decent start
Like it 3/5
This is an inflection point between Run DMC and NWA. Kinda special, that way.
Hatte mehr erwartet, aber schon cooler Flow
I’m a big hip hop fan but for some reason Cypress Hill never did it for me. DJ Muggs does a great job and I genuinely love the sample flips and bass selections. However the MCs always bounce between goofy to just slightly annoying and it holds the project back for me. Shout out to opening with Pigs though (3.5/5)
I found this quite repetitive
There was a time in the 90's when my brother tricked out my parent's Jeep Cherokee with oversized speakers and would blast Cypress Hill. Cypress Hill Doppler effect. You could hear him coming from four blocks away. And that's the vibe of this music. Lyrics about guns, cops, pot don't interest me much, but you gotta admit the funk and beats have sway.
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
This was fun and reminds me of high school even though I didn’t really listen to it.
Like this 90s rap more than the more recent stuff
IMO album started off really weak. As the tracks progressed, so did the funk. Loved the funkiness. Overall though I am giving it 3 because I don’t think I’d listen to the whole album again, rather pick and choose to listen to the few songs that resonated with me.
Ground-breaking production and all, but B-Real's voice annoys the fucking shit out of me (and songs about weed are boring, although there was more of that on their later albums.)
Some tracks are lowk really quite good, e.g. How I Could Kill a Man, and the sound style is very, very influential. With that being said, the second-half of the album ended up just blending together and becoming somewhat bland, so I didn't really catch any stand-outs - it just started sounding like noise.
It's alright, very 90s sound.
Fun album that ultimately only has one or two stand out tracks. Closer to a 3.5 than a 3.
This was fun, I really like older 90s stuff so it was good. I can see that Danny Brown takes inspiration from the vocal style. It goes pretty hard.
Fun to listen to, but smoking weed isn't a personality
At the moment in my 1001 journey this might be my favorite early 90s hip hop album. I've had a run of them this week, and this was the clear winner (over LL Cool J and Gang Starr). Gang Starr was a soft 3 star, and this is a strong 3 star. They've got good flow, even if it starts to sound a bit affected over the course of a full album.
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Other than the hits this was a slog. Felt way longer than 45 minutes.
Wasn't bad, a bit samey, but you know. acab/10
Somewhere in the haze of smoke there is a half-decent album here.
I've never been very interested in Cypress Hill before, I associated them with the whine-ting backing track sound that I hate, but these tracks are pretty varied in sound, mixed out of older tracks. (40s and 50s? Interesting.) Lyrics are also good, clear, good rhymes, everything in looking for. Enjoyed this.
Wasn’t the biggest cypress hill fan. Just never spent enough time with them. Really enjoyed this album, especially the production. Lyrics are what you’d expect. Will absolutely revisit
No es un disco que me haya gustado mucho. Pero entiendo que tuvo cierta relevancia histórica. Me recuerda al género de la cumbia villera. Música de baja fidelidad, simple, repetitiva, con mucho peso del trasfondo cultural donde la pobreza, las drogas, la violencia y el sexo son temas centrales sobre los que desarrolla la música y las letras.
Such a unique sound. Not as hit heavy as some of their later albums, but still really good. “How I Could Just Kill a Man” is the standout song. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again
Half descent album from back in the day
Good fun, bouncy beats and great old schools production. Fun lyrics - I can easily believe they like weed this much, but has B-Real really killed so many guys?
Idk classic 90s hip hop? Didn’t grab me
Som klassens coola kille som låtsas ha varit full men inte har det
Come on, people. Somebody ordered the London Symphony Orchestra....possibly while high. Cypress Hill, I'm looking in your direction.
As 90s hip hop albums go, this one felt middle of the road. Good album for the hip hop heads but I could only stand a few songs entirely about calling cops pigs or shooting someone with a sawed off shotgun. I feel like such a puritan typing this but alas. The middle and later half of the album is stronger than the top imo
I didn’t know what this was going to be before i started listening, and i honestly can’t say i was disappointed. not my usual jam but a cool change of pace
Cool album but I’m not a huge fan of gangster rap. Too unnecessarily violent.
Not a rap fan, but this is kind of alright I guess
I have learned from this undertaking that the older 90's rap is actually ok with me. Stuff like Wu-Tang Clan and such. Never thought I would think this, huh!
Damn. This list really does have just about every notable 80s/early 90s hip-hop group, doesn't it? Oh well. I'm not going to deny Cypress Hill from having an album on here, now am I? This may not be my favorite early 90s group hip-hop album, but it's pretty good, I'll give it that. It's a bit different from something like Run-DMC or Public Enemy, largely in the production front. I like this album's production. It's interesting, especially for the time. I like it. The rapping is also a bit unique, mainly in regards to B-Real's rapping style. I can see why others would be annoyed by it, but I think it works. It's certainly characteristic, I'll give it that. The writing, of course, is the focus of albums like this, I think. The writing on here hasn't aged the best, but it could've aged a lot worse. There's not as much misogyny on here as there is something like that Pharcyde album I got earlier this week. Still, this album does tend to have its writing fall into some general cliches of gangsta rap. Hating cops, loving drugs, killing people, stuff like that! This was 1991 though, so this album did kind of help establish some of the aspects that would become fundamental to West Coast hip-hop especially. Overall, this is a fairly influential album that's also pretty good. It's not my favorite, but I like it and respect it. High 3/5.
First half is sick. Lots of songs about smoking weed and shooting cops in the face. Second half has way too many filler songs.
Rapsy. Całkiem całkiem.
Verrrrrry Cypress Hill. They have a wheelhouse and they're sticking to it. 3.5
The production on this still feels really fresh and I like a lot of the beats, but taken as a whole album it's...so many songs about weed
Very cool beats. I’ve always liked G-Love and the Special Sauce, who I now realize is very heavily influenced by this. This is one of the reasons I’m enjoying this journey. Just a fun group.
Pretty charming for some guys threatening to kill me. Reminds me of Eazy E, but a little higher and less angry. Really like CH in doses, all the hits that have been mentioned. A full album of this tho is too much.
some funky sheeet Actually way better than I thought it was going to be. I remember 2 moments where I was shocked about the sampling: Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl Village Callers - Hecktor I don't know when I'd pull this album off the shelf again, but I definitely added a few songs to my rap playlist. Favorites: The Phuncky Feel One Latin Lingo Fucky Cypress Hill Shit
I went through (more accurately, forced) a Cypress Hill phase in high school, right around my big Rage Against the Machine phase and maybe because I wanted to hear who originally recorded How I Could Just Kill a Man. B-Real has a distinctive nasal voice and rapping style – it's kinda corny but it's pretty fun. Of all the rap from 1991, I'd say this has aged on the better side. How I Could Just Kill a Man is an improbably likable song. The hook should be annoying but it's fun, the verses have so much attitude. Great example of early 90s hip hop production – simple repetitive loops that just get the job done. On the other end of the spectrum, sampling Duke of Earl for Hand on the Pump is kinda gratuitous I hadn't heard most of this album – had mostly listened to their bigger hits (Tequila Sunrise, Insane in the Brain, etc.). Other stuff is okay, but some good high points.
Goon shit right here. It feels like the influence to a lot of more modern underground rap I’ve heard over the years
3 Stars (8/15)
I get that it's influential, and they have some cool songs, but this isn't my favorite.
Not my thing
Klassisk hip hop hippety hop. Typ som nyo sword. Mye f da police i teksten
Debut album. Pure old school 90s hip-hop.
Pretty solid
KINDA FUN
West coast rap made leaps of progress in little time, 420 jokes and still hates the police. 7/10
Not bad, funky beats and good flow but a little unrefined
Listened Before? N I know of these guys from their later work. They're consistent. Not really 100% my thing but I didn't hate it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: How Could I Just Kill A Man
This was kinda fun.
Hip hop just isnt my thing but this was at least different than a lot of the 90s hip hop. Interesting delivery and flow, funky beats and good production.
Decent, didn't listen though!
Alright. Good and upbeat but runs out of steam midday through. Stand out song - how I could just kill a man
Solid flow and lyrics, though I personally wasn't as gripped by this one as much as, say, early albums by A Tribe Called Quest. But still a very good representation of the best that early 90s hip-hop had to offer.
Worth listening to for certain. Interesting layers and very strong feelings about cops.
I love Sen-dog and B-real's voices, their flow, basically everything they bring to the table. I enjoy most of what DJ Muggs does, but sometimes the samples don't seem to fit, or they're just too abrasive for what the song is doing (the guitar in "Real Estate" is one example). It works in some places but not as liberally as Muggs actually uses them. I have similar qualms about Public Enemy's production style. Cypress Hill's s/t album has a sense of playfulness I see in The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest, but with the malice and posturing found in gangsta rap. Here it comes off as mischievous.
Such a fun listen. Not my usual genre but I enjoyed this moment in time recording.
Really fun but a lot of the overly repetitive parts can get annoying
Has its moments, enjoyable.
pretty good overall. it really felt like i was there, smokin wit da boys. the album starts strong, gets kind of repetitive in the middle, and draws me back in with the latin-influence tracks. this is a 3.5 for me but i'm rounding down because of how samey 3/4 of these songs are. favorites: pigs, hand on the pump, latin lingo, tres equis
Dammit - how can you not groove to this. But. I'm noticing the lyrics. Dumb and too often not even in a funny way and at worst they're terrible/offensive but again damn ... the music and these beats just hit right, funky, old school organic... Just about good enough to let me ignore the lyrics.... Just about. Breaking it down -> 5 for the music, 4 for the actual rapping, 1.5 for the content. 7/10 3 stars.
A good 90s hip hop album. Lighten em up!
Don’t you know I’m loco? We used to listen to this on a cart in college. I was still way too into the Beastie Boys to appreciate this. One of those band where the logo seemed bigger than the music. Misfits, Iron Maiden, Ramones, never underestimate a good logo.
Good clean fun. May I suggest simply not breaking the law?
Good head-nodding shit
An extremely Grand Theft Auto album: swaggering funky beats, comedically violent lyrics, casually derogatory, gangster posturing loved by suburban stoners. Best use of a 'booyah' on the list so far.
Are these guys brothers to Faith Hill? I can see where OutKast drew a lot of inspiration from here.
I generally like hip hop, but this got a bit stoner for me to love it. Not bad, though
I didn't dislike it but it's not my favorite hip hop by a long way. A low three.
ah dá pra fragar que eles foram bem influentes, tem uns elementos de hardcore bacana nas letras. mas nada demais não
Boarf, pas dégueu, mais pas bon non plus, juste mid
I can hear their influences, especially on the production side of things. They bring their own style no doubt, but to me they sound like Public Enemy’s Bomb Squad if the Bomb Squad smoked a ton of weed in the production room while making the album. Listening to this with the distance of time means some of the subject matter is a bit grating, but there are undoubtedly some bangers that had me bobbing my head. Also, I definitely recognize their influence on mixing rap with Latin sounds, which would expand from here. Favorite cuts were “How I Could Just Kill a Man”, “Hand On the Pump”, “Hole In the Head”, “Light Another”, “Psycobetabuckdown” and “Latin Lingo”. I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
Sucker for a 90s hip hop beat, but not my favourite hip hop album
I didn't mind some of the songs but probably wouldn't listen to it again.
I'd only known of Cypress Hill's singles before, so I knew sort of what to expect. I enjoyed this more than I expected, it's aged better than a lot of other gangsta rap. It is a bit homophobic in places, but not to the degree that rap of the time often was. In general, they seem mainly concerned with opposing police brutality, and getting high and having a laugh. All of which I support. It is a bit boring in places, but the funky samples, Latin flavor and nasal vocals do set it apart from a lot of their peers.
This is...fine? I can't say I enjoyed the vibe here, but I also hear some stuff here that has clearly inspired others to make music that improves on what's here. So influential, but not something I could see myself listening to regularly
Good listen.
Early 90’s hip hop
Let's be clear, it's not as overall good or polished as Black Sunday would be, you wouldn't expect it to be, but I had forgotten how much fun this album this, its a whole ass vibe of half remembered lyrics that came flooding back like a weird old friend. Its surprisingly wall to wall bangers here, overtly violent lyrics but fun as fuck cali beats beats make you forget how gangster Cypress Hill really were, but you'd never call them gangster rap... A Scooby Doo Y'all, a Scooby Doobie Doo Y'all
Although Im not big on Hip-Hop, Ive always had a soft spot for Cypress Hill. Although Ive never really listened to them beyond the Greatest Hits album. This was enjoyable. I discovered some new songs from this.
Where's Insane In The Membrane??? I was hoping I'd like this more, but it was mediocre to me. It hasn't aged well.
Not something that will blow you away, might even call it boring at times, but a solid album all around
This was alright, reminded me of driving around Los Santos shooting Ballas when I was way too young to be playing GTA
It’s a shame Insane in the Membrane wasn’t there. Simpsons: Yes
Enjoyed it at the start, but quickly became bored.
The flow and sound are steady throughout, but just b/c it is there doesn't mean I liked it that much. Idk, just not a big fan.
Didn't like this nearly as much as I thought I would, but a good album just the same. 3.75
Hey...here's a song about getting high and shooting people. Hey...here's a song about getting high and shooting people. Hey...here's a song about... It's pretty much like that the whole way through. The more interesting beats and bars are on the second half of the album. But hey, here's a song about... Unexpected bangers: The Phuncky Feel One, Psycobetabuckdown, Stoned is the Way of the Walk
Pretty cool. Prefer their later albums though.
A full album of Cypress Hill is a little bit too much - their voices become a bit grating after a while. That being said, nice beats and a few good songs (“How I Could Just Kill A Man”).
真的好嘻哈，边工边听这个有点过了（？？）
Bueno
The beats on this album are very jazzy and funk influenced which I absolutely didn't expect at all. It was quite a nice surprise. The tracks have a trippy atmosphere and there is something about the rapping that gets me. They have a smooth delivery. They sound very nasal which is actually fine and not annoying like it has the potential to be. B-Real in particular has a very satisfying flow and sound which I liked. They don't sound overly angry (on most tracks) and it fits perfectly with the beat. I'm not massively into rap, so overall, after three quarters of an hour, it did start to wear slightly thin, but I did enjoy it. 'Pigs' is easily the best track here closely followed by 'Real Estate'.
Funky samples, not bad
Formulaic, but good formulat
and it sa hole in th eheadddd
I’m already familiar with their discography, so I know many of their hit songs and albums, but I find this one to be their most uninspired work. It feels like it runs a bit too long. Don’t get me wrong—it’s a fun album, and its cultural impact on Latino rap was massive. Still, it just doesn’t resonate with me as much as their later projects.
Good and fun but they're not exploring many styles
I like their sound and bobbed along with its beats. I also grew tired of it before it was over. But definitely their own vibe.
I enjoyed this album way more than I thought I would and even though Hip Hop/Rap is not my thing historically I would listen again.
Favourite songs: How I Could Just Kill a Man, Hand on the Pump, Psycobetabuckdown Least favourite songs: Something for the Blunted 3/5