Cypress Hill is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released through Ruffhouse and Columbia Records on August 13, 1991. The recording sessions were held at Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles from August 1990 to May 1991. The album was produced by DJ Muggs. The album was critically and commercially successful and received major airplay on urban and college radio. The album went double platinum, with over 2 million units sold, in the United States.
Critical reception
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. In 2007, the album was broken down into a track-by-track by members of Cypress Hill the book Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies.
Rolling Stone called it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages."
Included in Rolling Stones "Essential Recordings of the 90's". Ranked No. 57 in Spins "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s". Included in Qs "90 Best Albums of the 1990s".
Track listing All tracks produced by DJ Muggs.
Personnel B-Real – vocals Sen Dog – vocals DJ Muggs – arranger, producer, mixing Joe Nicolo – engineer, executive Producer, mixing Jason Roberts – engineer Chris Schwartz – executive Producer Howie Weinberg – mastering Ponch – various percussions Mike Miller – photography
Charts Weekly charts Year Album Chart positions Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Heatseekers 1991 Cypress Hill #31 #4 #5
Singles Year Song Chart positions Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales1991 "Hand On The Pump" – #49 #2 – "How I Could Just Kill A Man" #77 – – – "Latin Lingo" – – #12 #44 "The Phuncky Feel One/How I Could Just Kill A Man" – – #1 –
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