Album: Cypress Hill
Artist: Cypress Hill
Release Year: 1991
Hails From: South Central LA
Tracks:
1. Pigs
2. How Could I Just Kill A Man
3. Hand on the Pump
4. Hole in the Head
5. Ultraviolet Dreams
6. Light Another
7. The Phuncky Feel One
8. Break It Up
9. Real Estate
10. Stoned Is the Way of the Walk
11. Psycobetabuckdown
12. Something for the Blunted
13. Latin Lingo
14. The Funky Cypress Hill Shit
15. Treq Equis
16. Born to Get Busy
My Thoughts: Children - Just because I really like this album does not mean I condone the use of marijuana or violence against police or violence in general or racism. However this some good mo fo shiz. It uses heavy sampling from jazz greats, to soul, to funk, to Jimi Hendrix. It is one of the best hip hop albums, from when hip hop was still good (unlike today). I listened to this "tape" through out all of grade school. Since Cypress Hill is sooo pro mary jane they made their songs to sound like you are stoned, if you aren't already. Even though they are rapping about violence and drugs, their delivery makes it sound almost humorous.
Reminds me of: sitting on the bus going to school. being out in the yard during lunch. gang banging with my homies in south central LA.
Random Fact:
Banned from SNL for smoking weed on stage during their show and for smashing their instruments after their performance. This album is one of "1001 Albums to Listen to Before You Die". Also I found it interesting that Rolling Stone only gave this album only 3 stars when it came out, but then named it "Essential Recordings of the 90's". I guess they had a change of heart. First latino group to have a multi-platinum album. ~ wikipedia
Hand on the Pump
Latin Lingo (combines both english and spanish with an ill beat)
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