IV (Cypress Hill album)
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October 6, 1998 |
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1997-1998 |
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Label (s) | Ruffhouse, Columbia Records | ||||
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Title (number) |
18/19 |
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running time |
73:26 / 77:33 |
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IV is the fourth studio album by the US hip-hop group Cypress Hill . It was released on October 6, 1998 on the labels Ruffhouse and Columbia Records and was awarded gold in the USA for over 500,000 copies sold .
Cover design
The album cover is kept in a dark green tone. It shows three standing skeletons, the left one covers its eyes with its hands, the middle one hits the side of the head or over the ears and the right one covers its mouth with its hands. The writing Cypress Hill IV is at the top of the picture.
Guest Posts
Six or seven tracks on the album contain guest appearances by other artists. MC Eiht raps a verse on Prelude to a Come Up . The rapper Barron Ricks of the group Call O 'Da Wild is represented on six songs ( Audio X , Steel Magnolia , I Remember That Freak Bitch (From the Club) , Tequila Sunrise , Rags to Riches , Feature Presentation ). In the latter, the rapper Chace Infinite also appears.
Track list
# | title | Guest Posts | producer | length |
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1 | Looking Through the Eye of a Pig | DJ Muggs | 4:06 | |
2 | Checkmate | DJ Muggs | 3:36 | |
3 | From the Window of My Room | DJ Muggs | 5:00 | |
4th | Prelude to a Come Up | MC Eh | DJ Muggs | 3:25 |
5 | Riot starter | DJ Muggs | 4:17 | |
6th | Audio X | Barron Ricks | DJ Muggs | 3:19 |
7th | Steel Magnolia | Barron Ricks | DJ Muggs | 3:31 |
8th | I Remember That Freak Bitch (From the Club) / Interlude Part 2 |
Barron Ricks | DJ Muggs | 5:22 |
9 | (Goin 'All Out) Nothin' to Lose | DJ Muggs | 3:54 | |
10 | tequila Sunrise | Barron Ricks | DJ Muggs | 4:44 |
11 | Dead Men Tell No Tales | DJ Muggs | 2:48 | |
12 | Feature Presentation ' | Barron Ricks and Chace Infinite | DJ Muggs | 3:45 |
13 | Dr. Greenthumb | DJ Muggs | 4:25 | |
14th | 16 Men Till There's No Men Left | DJ Muggs | 4:20 | |
15th | High times | DJ Muggs | 4:13 | |
16 | Clash of the Titans / Dust | DJ Muggs | 4:46 | |
17th | Lightning strikes | DJ Muggs | 5:54 | |
18th | Case closed | DJ Muggs | 2:01 | |
19th | Rags to Riches (Special Edition Bonus Track) |
Barron Ricks | DJ Muggs | 4:07 |
Chart successes and singles
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The album entered the German charts at position 17 in the 43rd week of 1998. In the following weeks it took the 20th place; 25 and 20. In total, IV stayed in the top 100 for 25 weeks. In the US, the album debuted at number 11 and left the charts after 16 weeks.
As singles, Dr. Greenthumb and Tequila Sunrise released.
reception
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From laut.de the album four out of a possible five points received. The reviewer Alexander Cordas thinks that IV is better than its predecessor and would "boom loosely and flaky out of the speakers." In terms of sound, Cypress Hill is "thanks to the dexterity of DJ Muggs at the top of the hip-hop league." dark sounds, distorted guitars and a rap style that comes along in staccato like a machine gun. "