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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Skull & Bones
| name = Skull & Bones
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Cypress Hill]]
| artist = [[Cypress Hill]]
| Cover = Cypress Hill Skull & Bones.jpg
| cover = Cypress Hill Skull & Bones.jpg
| Released = April 25, 2000
| alt =
| Recorded = 1999-2000
| released = April 25, 2000
| recorded = 1999–2000
| Genre = [[Hardcore hip hop]], [[rap metal]]
| venue =
| Length = 40:56 <small>(Disc 1)</small><br />23:31 <small>(Disc 2)</small>
| studio = Ameraycan Studios, [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles]], California<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skull & Bones|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/skull-bones-mw0000606936}}</ref>
| Label = [[Columbia Records]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[nu metal]]|[[rap metal]]}}
| Producer = [[DJ Muggs]]
| length = 64:27
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1fd8vwmia9uk link]
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
*Audio Video Revolution (7/10) [http://www.avrev.com/music/revs/cypresshill.shtml link]
| producer = [[DJ Muggs]]
*[[Robert Christgau]] {{rating-Christgau|hm2}} [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Cypress+Hill link]
| prev_title = [[Cypress Hill IV|IV]]
*[[Rolling Stone]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cypresshill/albums/album/256896/review/6210749/skull__bones link]
| prev_year = 1998
*[[Yahoo! Music]] (favorable) [http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12035135 link]
| Last album = ''[[Cypress Hill IV]]''<br />(1998)
| next_title = [[Live at the Fillmore (Cypress Hill album)|Live at the Fillmore]]
| next_year = 2000
| This album = '''''Skull & Bones''''' <br /> (2000)
| misc = {{Singles
| Next album = ''[[Stoned Raiders]]''<br /> (2001) |}}
| name = Skull & Bones
| type = studio
| single1 = [[(Rap) Superstar]] / [[(Rock) Superstar]]
| single1date = February 29, 2000<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rap-superstar-mw0000740152|title=Rap Superstar - Cypress Hill|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref>
| single2 = [[Highlife (Cypress Hill song)|Highlife]] / [[Can't Get the Best of Me]]
| single2date = October 31, 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Highlife-Cant-Get-Best-Me/dp/B00004Y3JE/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_9|title=Highlife: Can't Get the Best of Me|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Skull & Bones''''' is the fifth studio album by the rap group [[Cypress Hill]], released on April 25, 2000. The album is divided into two — a [[hip-hop]] disc ("Skull") and a [[rap metal]] disc ("Bones").
'''''Skull & Bones''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Cypress Hill]], released on April 25, 2000, by [[Columbia Records]]. The album's genre and style are divided into two discs — a pure hip hop disc ("Skull") and a [[nu metal]]/[[rap metal]] disc ("Bones"). It also features guest appearances from [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]], [[Eminem]], [[N.O.R.E.]], [[Christian Olde Wolbers]] and [[Dino Cazares]] of [[Fear Factory]], [[Brad Wilk]] of [[Rage Against the Machine]], and [[Chino Moreno]] of [[Deftones]].


==Album information==
== Background ==
Cypress Hill landed a slot supporting [[The Offspring]] and [[MxPx]] on the ''[[Conspiracy of One]]'' tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/tourArchive?year=2000 |title=Tour Archive: 2000 |publisher=Offspring.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209131956/http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/tourArchive?year=2000 |archive-date=9 December 2004}}</ref> The song "(Rock) Superstar" was a radio hit on both rap and rock stations. It was once performed live by the band with [[Saul Hudson|Slash]], [[Duff McKagan]] and [[Matt Sorum]], members of the hard rock band [[Guns N' Roses]]. The Intro includes a sample from [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s film ''[[Wizards (film)|Wizards]]''.
It features [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]], [[Eminem]], [[N.O.R.E.]], [[Christian Olde Wolbers]] and [[Dino Cazares]] of [[Fear Factory]], [[Brad Wilk]] of [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Chino Moreno]] of the [[Deftones]].


== Reception ==
Cypress Hill gained critical recognition for the album and landed a slot opening for [[The Offspring]] and [[MxPx]] on the ''[[Conspiracy of One]]'' tour. The song "(Rock) Superstar" was a radio hit on both rap and some rock stations. It was once performed live by the band with [[Saul Hudson|Slash]], [[Duff McKagan]] and [[Matt Sorum]] of the band [[Velvet Revolver]]. The Intro includes a sample from [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s ''[[Wizards (film)|Wizards]]''.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/skull-bones-mw0000606936 |title=Cypress Hill - Skull & Bones |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en-us |access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Larkin|first1=Colin|author-link1=Colin Larkin (writer)|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2011|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=9780857125958|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC|language=en}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = C+<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weingarten |first=Marc |date=19 May 2000 |title=Skull & Bones |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/05/19/skull-bones/ |language=en |access-date=2019-01-13 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''RapReviews''
| rev4Score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_05_skullandbones.html |title=Cypress Hill: Skull & Bones |date=29 May 2000 |first=Steve 'Flash' |last=Juon |publisher=RapReviews.com |access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="rs"/>
| rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev6Score = {{rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac |url-access=registration |chapter=Cypress Hill|author=Sheffield, Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor-last1=Brackett |editor-first=Nathan |editor-last2=Hoard |editor-first2=Christian David |date=2004 |publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|isbn=9780743201698 |language=en |editor-link1=Nathan Brackett |editor-link2=Christian Hoard}}</ref>
}}


*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "A bipolar breakdown…proving hip-hop is more like T2…capable of morphing into anyone they wanna be."<ref name="rs">{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cypresshill/albums/album/256896/review/6210749/skull__bones |title=Cypress Hill: ''Skull & Bones'' |first=Pat |last=Blashill |date=11 May 2000 |page=132 |issue=RS 840 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=Straight Arrow |issn=0035-791X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314193107/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cypresshill/albums/album/256896/review/6210749/skull__bones |archive-date=14 March 2008}}</ref>
==Reception==
*''[[College Music Journal|CMJ]]'' - "Proves rather convincingly that Cypress Hill still packs a mighty punch."<ref>{{cite news |title=Skull & Bones |date=1 May 2000 |page=23 |magazine=[[College Music Journal|CMJ New Music]] |location=Great Neck, NY |publisher=College Media |issn=1074-6978 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8583314&desc=2 |access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref>
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (5/11/00, p.132) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "A bipolar breakdown....proving hip-hop is more like T2...capable of morphing into anyone they wanna be."
*''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' - "Marks the first major shift in the group's direction....Half of [the album] is a head-banging jam session....Songs like '(Rap) Superstar' prove that the group still has that winning formula."<ref>{{cite news |title=Skull & Bones |date=June 2000 |page=223 |magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |publisher=InterMedia Partners |issn=1070-4701 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8583314&desc=2 |access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref>
*''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' - 3.5 mics out of 5 - "May be their most drastic turn yet.… Cypress' flavor runs thick across the disc.… They break down the barriers in order to transcend the industry-imposed terms of alternative and rap…another set for the weeded."<ref>{{cite news |title=Skull & Bones |date=June 2000 |pages=218–20 |magazine=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |location=New York |issn=1063-2085 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8583314&desc=2 |access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref>
*''Rap Pages'' - "May be the best album you hear for the next 2 years.… [It] is so artistically good that it [will] stay in your personal rotation…"<ref>{{cite news |title=Skull & Bones |date=June 2000 |page=42 |magazine=Rap Pages |location=Beverly Hills |publisher=LFP |issn=1063-1283 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8583314&desc=2 |access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref>
*''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' - "Finds them sticking a finger in the air and finding the wind blowing in the direction of thrash-metal."<ref>{{cite news |title=Skull & Bones |date=June 2000 |page=113 |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |publisher=Bauer Media |issn=1351-0193 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8583314&desc=2 |access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref>
*''[[NME]]'' - 7 out of 10 - "Picks up where the groggy metal/rap melange of '98s Cypress Hill IV left off.… It's business as usual.… They do hip-hop and they do funk-metal rawk…evolving slowly."<ref>{{cite news |title=Skull & Bones |date=29 April 2000 |page=33 |magazine=[[NME]] |publisher=IPC Media |issn=0028-6362 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8583314&desc=2 |access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
*''[[CMJ]]'' (5/1/00, p.23) - "Proves rather convincingly that Cypress Hill still packs a mighty punch."
'''Skull & Bones'''
{{Track listing |headline=''Skull'' {{nobold|(Disc 1)}}
| title1 = Intro
| writer1 = Muggerud
| length1 = 1:52
| title2 = Another Victory
| writer2 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud}}
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = [[(Rap) Superstar]]
| note3 = feat. [[Eminem]] and [[Noreaga]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud}}
| length3 = 4:53
| title4 = Cuban Necktie
| writer4 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud}}
| length4 = 4:13
| title5 = What U Want from Me
| writer5 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes}}
| length5 = 3:50
| title6 = Stank Ass Hoe
| writer6 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud}}
| length6 = 5:09
| title7 = [[Highlife (Cypress Hill song)|Highlife]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes}}
| length7 = 3:53
| title8 = Certified Bomb
| writer8 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes}}
| length8 = 4:03
| title9 = Can I Get a Hit
| writer9 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud}}
| length9 = 2:47
| title10 = We Live This Shit
| writer10 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes}}
| length10 = 4:20
| title11 = Worldwide
| writer11 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes}}
| length11 = 2:45
}}
{{Track listing |headline=''Bones'' {{nobold|(Disc 2)}}
| title1 = Valley of Chrome
| writer1 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes}}
| length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Get Out of My Head
| writer2 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud}}
| length2 = 3:31
| title3 = [[Can't Get the Best of Me]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Correa|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes|Wilk}}
| length3 = 4:15
| title4 = A Man
| writer4 = {{hlist|Correa|Freese|Reyes|Fleener|Zambrano}}
| length4 = 3:08
| title5 = Dust
| writer5 = {{hlist|Correa|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes|Fleming}}
| length5 = 3:56
| title6 = [[(Rock) Superstar]]
| note6 = feat. [[Chino Moreno]] and [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Freese|Muggerud|Reyes}}
| length6 = 4:37
}}
All tracks produced by [[DJ Muggs]].


== Notes ==
*''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' (6/00, p.223) - "Marks the first major shift in the group's direction....Half of [the album] is a head-banging jam session....Songs like '(Rap) Superstar' prove that the group still has that winning formula."
The untitled instrumental segue after "Stank Ass Hoe" was re-used for the track "Heart of the Assassin" on the 2000 [[DJ Muggs]] produced album ''[[Soul Assassins II]]''.


== Personnel ==
*''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' (6/00, pp.218-20) - 3.5 mics out of 5 - "May be their most drastic turn yet....Cypress' flavor runs thick across the disc....They break down the barriers in order to transcend the industry-imposed terms of alternative and rap....another set for the weeded."
===Cypress Hill===
*[[B-Real]] - [[Rapping|vocals]]
*[[Sen Dog]] - vocals
*[[DJ Muggs]] - [[turntables]], [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]
*[[Eric "Bobo" Correa|Bobo]] - [[drums]]


{{col-begin}}
*''Rap Pages'' (6/00, p.42) - "...May be the best album you hear for the next 2 years....[it] is so artistically good that it [will] stay in your personal rotation..."
{{col-3}}


===Guitarists===
*''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' (6/00, p.113) - "Finds them sticking a finger in the air and finding the wind blowing in the direction of thrash-metal."
*[[Dino Cazares]]
*Jeremy Fleener
*Rogelio Lozano
*Andy Zambrano
*Alfunction - also [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]


{{col-3}}
*''[[NME]]'' (4/29/00, p.33) - 7 out of 10 - "Picks up where the groggy metal/rap melange of '98s Cypress Hill IV left off....It's business as usual....They do hip-hop and they do funk-metal rawk....evolving slowly."


==Track listing==
===Bassists===
*[[Christian Olde Wolbers]]
===''Skull'' (Disc 1)===
*Reggie Stewart - also [[guitar]]
# "Intro" (Muggerud) – 1:52
# "Another Victory" (Freese, Muggerud) – 3:11
# "(Rap) Superstar" (Freese, Muggerud) – 4:53
# "Cuban Necktie" (Freese, Muggerud) – 4:13
# "What U Want from Me" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:50
# "Stank Ass Hoe" (Freese, Muggerud) – 5:09
# "Highlife" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:53
# "Certified Bomb" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 4:03
# "Can I Get a Hit" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:47
# "We Live This Shit" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 4:20
# "Worldwide" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 2:45


{{col-3}}
===''Bones'' (Disc 2)===
# "Valley of Chrome" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 4:04
# "Get Out of My Head" (Freese, Muggerud) – 3:31
# "Can't Get the Best of Me" (Correa, Freese, Muggerud, Reyes, Wilk) – 4:15
# "A Man" (Correa, Fleener, Freese, Reyes, Zambrano) – 3:08
# "Dust" (Cypress Hill, Fleming, Freese) – 3:56
# "(Rock) Superstar" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 4:37
# "Jack You Back" (Bonus Track) (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) - 3:32


===Other personnel===
==Notes==
*Michael Barbiero - [[engineering]]
The untitled instrumental segue after "Stank Ass Hoe" was re-used for the track "Heart of the Assassin" on the 2000 [[DJ Muggs]] produced album ''[[Soul Assassins II]]''.
*[[Brad Wilk]] - drums
==Personnel==
*[[B-Real]] - Vocals
*[[Sen Dog]] Vocals
*[[DJ Muggs]] - Producer
*[[Eric Bobo]] - Drums
*Michael Barbiero - Engineer
*[[Dino Cazares]] - Guitars
*Jeremy Fleener - Bass
*Rogelio Lozano - Guitar
*Reggie Stewart - Bass, Guitar
*[[Brad Wilk]] - Drums
*[[Christian Olde Wolbers]] - Bass
*Andy Zambrano - Guitar
*Alfunction - Guitar and keyboard


{{col-end}}
==Charts==

'''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
== Charts ==
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550"
{{col-begin}}
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
{{col-2}}
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart

!align="left" valign="top"|Position
=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2000
!scope="col"|Chart (2000)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|align="left" valign="top"|The Billboard 200
|align="left" valign="top"|5
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|6|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|align="left" valign="top"|2000
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
{{album chart|Austria|5|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|align="left" valign="top"|4
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|17|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|37|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|3|artist=Cypress Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums ([[Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html|title=R&B : Top 50|website=[[Jam!]]|date=May 22, 2000|access-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000523214517/http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html|archive-date=May 23, 2000}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|10|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|France|13|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|4|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|id=3282|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|13|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|24|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|29|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Skull & Bones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|6|artist=Cypress Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Cypress Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Cypress Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2000&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2000|publisher=Ultratop|language=Dutch|access-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref>
| 84
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032100/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 24, 2022}}</ref>
| 98
|-
! scope="row"| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-23.pdf |title=Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=17 |issue=52 |date=23 December 2000 |page=9 |oclc=29800226 |via=American Radio History|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref>
| 94
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2000/ulkomaiset/albumit|title=Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2000|language=Finnish|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>
| 165
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2000|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=January 4, 2021}}</ref>
| 96
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=2000: Billboard 200 Albums|work=Billboard|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>
| 84
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ|title=2000 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-54|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=October 4, 2021}}</ref>
| 91
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106073523/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html|archivedate=November 6, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
| 197
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|title=Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
| 97
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Skull & Bones|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2001|access-date=February 23, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Skull and Bones|nocert=yes|type=album|salesamount=12,445|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ifpi.fi/tutkimukset-ja-tilastot/myydyimmat/2000/ulkomaiset/|title=Top Selling Albums of 2000|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|language=fi|access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Skull & Bones|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2013|id=9069-418-2|access-date=February 23, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Skull & Bones|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|access-date=February 23, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
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Skull & Bones
Studio album by
Cypress Hill
ReleasedApril 25, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
StudioAmeraycan Studios, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California[1]
Genre
Length64:27
LabelColumbia
ProducerDJ Muggs
Cypress Hill chronology
IV
(1998) 		Skull & Bones
(2000) 		Live at the Fillmore
(2000)
Singles from Skull & Bones
  1. "(Rap) Superstar / (Rock) Superstar"
    Released: February 29, 2000[2]
  2. "Highlife / Can't Get the Best of Me"
    Released: October 31, 2000[3]

Skull & Bones is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released on April 25, 2000, by Columbia Records. The album's genre and style are divided into two discs — a pure hip hop disc ("Skull") and a nu metal/rap metal disc ("Bones"). It also features guest appearances from Everlast, Eminem, N.O.R.E., Christian Olde Wolbers and Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine, and Chino Moreno of Deftones.

Background

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Cypress Hill landed a slot supporting The Offspring and MxPx on the Conspiracy of One tour.[4] The song "(Rock) Superstar" was a radio hit on both rap and rock stations. It was once performed live by the band with Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, members of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The Intro includes a sample from Ralph Bakshi's film Wizards.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[7]
RapReviews6/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
  • Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "A bipolar breakdown…proving hip-hop is more like T2…capable of morphing into anyone they wanna be."[9]
  • CMJ - "Proves rather convincingly that Cypress Hill still packs a mighty punch."[11]
  • Vibe - "Marks the first major shift in the group's direction....Half of [the album] is a head-banging jam session....Songs like '(Rap) Superstar' prove that the group still has that winning formula."[12]
  • The Source - 3.5 mics out of 5 - "May be their most drastic turn yet.… Cypress' flavor runs thick across the disc.… They break down the barriers in order to transcend the industry-imposed terms of alternative and rap…another set for the weeded."[13]
  • Rap Pages - "May be the best album you hear for the next 2 years.… [It] is so artistically good that it [will] stay in your personal rotation…"[14]
  • Mojo - "Finds them sticking a finger in the air and finding the wind blowing in the direction of thrash-metal."[15]
  • NME - 7 out of 10 - "Picks up where the groggy metal/rap melange of '98s Cypress Hill IV left off.… It's business as usual.… They do hip-hop and they do funk-metal rawk…evolving slowly."[16]

Track listing

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Skull & Bones

Skull (Disc 1)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"Muggerud1:52
2."Another Victory"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
3:11
3."(Rap) Superstar" (feat. Eminem and Noreaga)
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
4:53
4."Cuban Necktie"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
4:13
5."What U Want from Me"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
3:50
6."Stank Ass Hoe"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
5:09
7."Highlife"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
3:53
8."Certified Bomb"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
4:03
9."Can I Get a Hit"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
2:47
10."We Live This Shit"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
4:20
11."Worldwide"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
2:45
Bones (Disc 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Valley of Chrome"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
4:04
2."Get Out of My Head"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
3:31
3."Can't Get the Best of Me"
  • Correa
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
  • Wilk
4:15
4."A Man"
  • Correa
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Fleener
  • Zambrano
3:08
5."Dust"
  • Correa
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
  • Fleming
3:56
6."(Rock) Superstar" (feat. Chino Moreno and Everlast)
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
  • Reyes
4:37

All tracks produced by DJ Muggs.

Notes

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The untitled instrumental segue after "Stank Ass Hoe" was re-used for the track "Heart of the Assassin" on the 2000 DJ Muggs produced album Soul Assassins II.

Personnel

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Cypress Hill

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[43] Platinum 100,000^
Finland — 12,445[44]
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[46] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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