Cypress Hill IV
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| Studio album by Cypress Hill | ||||
| Released | October 6, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
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| Length | 73:17 | |||
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| Producer | DJ Muggs | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
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| NME | (7/10) |
| Robert Christgau |
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| RapReviews | (7.5/10) |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable) |
Cypress Hill IV is the eponymous fourth studio album by the American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released on October 6, 1998 by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. It is one of their most varied releases and one that DJ Muggs is most fond of. The skeletons on the cover are posing as the three wise monkeys. This is Cypress Hill's first album to have any rock music influence. Also, is notable that seven songs of the album were recorded with the rapper Barron Ricks. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.
IV received mixed reviews from critics, with AllMusic giving it a strongly negative review.
Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "Cypress Hill's most bangin' LP since their 1991 debut.… Cypress Hill still name-check firearms, threaten rivals and smoke more weed than a congregation of Rastas. But the obsessions are means to an end."
The Wire - "…they come out fighting. Red eyed, rabid and slobbering with skunk-fueled menace.… gangsta rap's future as a musical force is secure."
Rap Pages - 4 (out of 5) - "Like previous albums…IV's fabulous formula of speakerphone tones by B-Real and sporadic comments by Sen Dog resembles 'How I Could Just Kill A Man'."
Looking Through the Eye of a Pig
Checkmate
From the Window of My Room
Prelude to a Come Up
Audio X
Steel Magnolia
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Feature Presentation
Dr. Greenthumb
16 Men Till There's No Men Left
High Times
Clash of the Titans / Dust
Lightnin Strikes
Rags to Riches
Album - Billboard (North America)
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