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Cypress Hill IV

Cypress Hill IV is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released on October 6, 1998, by Ruffhouse and Columbia Records. After 3 years from their previous album, Cypress Hill released the ‘IV’ album. The skeletons on the cover are posing as the three wise monkeys (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil). Rappers MC Eiht and Barron Ricks were featured on the album. The album went Gold[1] in the U.S with over 500,000 units sold.

Cypress Hill IV
Studio album by
Cypress Hill
ReleasedOctober 6, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
Genre
Length73:17
Label
ProducerDJ Muggs
Cypress Hill chronology
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
(1995) 		Cypress Hill IV
(1998) 		Skull & Bones
(2000)
Singles from IV
  1. "Dr. Greenthumb"
    Released: September 1998
  2. "Tequila Sunrise"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Audio X"
    Released: 1998

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
Los Angeles Times    [5]
NME7/10[6]
Pitchfork3.3/10[7]
RapReviews7.5/10[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [9]
The Source     [10]

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."[11]

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."[12]

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'."[13]

Track listing

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Cypress Hill IV
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Looking Through the Eye of a Pig"
4:06
2."Checkmate"
3:35
3."From the Window of My Room"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Reyes
5:00
4."Prelude to a Come Up" (feat. MC Eiht)
3:24
5."Riot Starter"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Reyes
4:17
6."Audio X" (feat. Barron Ricks)
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Barron Ricks
3:19
7."Steel Magnolia" (feat. Barron Ricks)
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Ricks
3:30
8."I Remember That Freak Bitch (From The Club) / Interlude Part 2"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Ricks
5:22
9."(Goin' All Out) Nothin' to Lose"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Reyes
3:53
10."Tequila Sunrise" (feat. Barron Ricks)
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Ricks
4:44
11."Dead Men Tell No Tales"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
2:47
12."Feature Presentation" (feat. Barron Ricks and Chace Infinite)
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Ricks
  • Chace Infinite
3:45
13."Dr. Greenthumb"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:24
14."16 Men Till There's No Men Left"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:20
15."High Times"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Richard Fritz
4:13
16."Clash of the Titans / Dust"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:45
17."Lightning Strikes"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • Reyes
5:54
18."Case Closed"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
2:00

Bonus tracks

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Rags to Riches is included as a bonus track on some editions of the album, which is actually a Baron Ricks song, credited to Baron Ricks featuring Cypress Hill & Self Scientific. It was separately released on his 12-inch vinyl single Rags to Riches / Harlem River Drive.

Personnel

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  • B-Real - vocals
  • Sen Dog - vocals
  • DJ Muggs - arranger, producer, mixing
  • Eric "Bobo" Correa - bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • MC Eiht - vocals
  • Chace Infinite (of Self Scientific) - vocals
  • Barron Ricks - vocals
  • Mike Sims - Bass, Guitar
  • Troy Stanton - engineer
  • Reggie Stewart - bass
  • Sean Evans - art direction
  • Dean Karr - photography
  • Manuel Lecuona - mastering

Charts

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Year Chart Peak position
1998 Billboard Canadian Albums[14] 3
1998 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 17
1998 French Albums Top 100[16] 7
1998 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 17
1998 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 14
1998 The Billboard 200[19] 11
1998 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 11
1998 UK Official Albums Chart Top 100 25

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[21] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "American certifications – Cypress Hill IV". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Cypress Hill: IV" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Tom (October 16, 1998). "IV". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ^ Baker, Soren (October 2, 1998). "Album Review / Pop". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Cypress Hill IV". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  7. ^ Richard-san, Mark. "Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill IV". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  8. ^ DJ Fatboy (October 1998). "Cypress Hill: IV". RapReviews.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Cypress Hill". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
  10. ^ Pollack, Scott (November 1998). "Record Report: Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill IV". The Source. No. 110. New York. pp. 194, 196.
  11. ^ "Cypress Hill IV". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. October 15, 1998. p. 130. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  12. ^ "Cypress Hill IV". The Wire. January 1999. p. 57. ISSN 0952-0686. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  13. ^ "Cypress Hill IV". Rap Pages. Beverly Hills: LFP. December 1998. p. 140. ISSN 1063-1283. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  14. ^ "Cypress Hill IV". Billboard Canadian Albums. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  15. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Cypress Hill - IV". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  16. ^ "Cypress Hill IV". lescharts.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  17. ^ "Cypress Hill IV". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "Cypress Hill - IV - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  19. ^ "Cypress Hill - IV – Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill IV". Music Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  21. ^ "French album certifications – Cypress Hill – IV" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Cypress Hill – IV". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  23. ^ "American album certifications – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill IV". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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