Rise Up (Cypress Hill Album)

Rise Up
Studio album by
Publication (s)	April 16, 2010
admission	2005-2009
Label (s)	Priority Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Alternative hip-hop , crossover (rap-rock), hardcore rap
Title (number)	15th
running time	58:19
production	B-Real ( Executive Producer ) DJ Muggs DJ Khalil Jim Jonsin Tom Morello Pete Rock Mike Shinoda Daron Malakian Sick jackets Jake One
chronology Till Death Do Us Part (2004) Rise Up Elephants on Acid (2018)
Single releases August 18, 2009 Get 'Em Up January 28, 2010 It ain't nothin ' February 23, 2010 Rise Up March 2, 2010 Armada Latina

Rise Up ( English for uprising ) is the eighth studio album by the US rap group Cypress Hill . It was released on April 16, 2010 and is the band's first release on the Priority Records label and the first studio album since 2004.

content

In terms of content, Rise Up remains close to the previous albums. In addition to the pure hip-hop songs, there are also a few crossover songs ( Rise Up , Trouble Seeker , Shut 'Em Down ) included. There are also tracks that extol marijuana and cannabis consumption ( Pass The Dutch , KUSH ) on the album.

production

Rise Up is Cypress Hill's first album not largely produced by DJ Muggs . This only contributed two beats. The other Cypress Hill member B-Real , however, was involved in eight productions and also acted as an executive producer . Other beats were produced by more or less well-known artists ( Mike Shinoda , DJ Khalil , Pete Rock , Jim Jonsin, Sick Jacken, Jake One). Musicians from the rock genre ( Tom Morello , Daron Malakian ) also took part in the production.

Cover design

The album cover features a red flag that reads Rise Up and is held up by three hands. The words Cypress and Hill are located above the picture . The background is black, with the Cypress Hill logo in red in the upper left corner.

Guest Posts

Guest contributions by other artists can be found on eight tracks on the album. Rapper Young De can be heard on It Ain't Nothin ' , while guitarist Tom Morello appeared on Rise Up and Shut' Em Down . Evidence and The Alchemist appear on the song Pass the Dutch and Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda can be heard on Carry Me Away . System of a Down's guitarist Daron Malakian was hired to support Trouble Seeker , and rapper Everlast can be heard on Take My Pain . Last but not least, Marc Anthony and Pitbull are represented on Armada Latina .

Track list

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	It ain't nothin '	Young De	B-Real	4:02
2	Light It Up		Pete Rock	3:18
3	Rise Up	Tom Morello	Tom Morello and B-Real	3:51
4th	Get It Anyway		Jim Jonsin	4:20
5	Pass The Dutch	Evidence and The Alchemist	DJ Muggs and DJ Khalil	3:21
6th	Bang bang		B-Real	3:49
7th	KUSH		Sick jackets and B-Real	4:58
8th	Get 'Em Up		B-Real	3:53
9	Carry me away	Mike Shinoda	Mike Shinoda	4:08
10	Trouble Seeker	Daron Malakian	Daron Malakian	3:40
11	Take My Pain	Everlast	DJ Muggs and DJ Khalil	3:37
12	I Unlimited		B-Real	4:25
13	Armed & Dangerous		Jake One and B-Real	3:27
14th	Shut 'Em Down	Tom Morello	Tom Morello and B-Real	3:26
15th	Armada Latina	Marc Anthony and Pitbull	Jim Jonsin	4:04

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Rise Up   DE 31 04/30/2010 (4 weeks)   AT 14th 04/30/2010 (8 weeks)   CH 3 05/02/2010 (16 weeks)   UK 78 05/01/2010 (1 week)   US 19th 05/08/2010 (4 weeks)

Rise Up rose to position 31 in the German charts in the 18th calendar week of 2010 and occupied positions 45 in the following weeks; 82 and 100 before it fell off the charts. In the USA, the album debuted at number 19 and also left the charts after four weeks.

Get 'Em Up , It Ain't Nothin' , Rise Up and Armada Latina were released digitally as singles, but none of them made it into the charts.

reception

Professional reviews
Average rating
source	rating
Metacritic	56%
More reviews
source	rating
laut.de
plattentests.de
cdstarts.de
allmusic
RapReviews

Rise Up received mostly average ratings from critics. The side Metacritic calculated from 15 Reviews of English-language media an average of 56%.

From laut.de the album four out of a possible five points received. The reviewer Eberhard Dobler writes that at Cypress Hill “everything is going well” and the group has reached a “high production level”, with DJ Muggs having “done a great job”. Above all, the diversity of Rise Up is emphasized: "From the usual laid back tune to raw hip-hop beats and Cuban-Caribbean excursions to mosh-compatible rock tracks, everything is there again."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ album cover
2. ↑ Chart sources (singles): DE ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AT CH UK US 
3. ↑ DE: Chart tracking Rise Up ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ US Charts: Cypress Hill Albums
5. ↑ Rating: metacritic.com (English)
6. ↑ ^{a b} Evaluation: laut.de
7. ↑ Evaluation: plattentests.de
8. ↑ Rating: cdstarts.de
9. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
10. ↑ Review: RapReviews.com