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This article is about the 1993 Cypress Hill album. For other uses, go to Black Sunday (disambiguation).
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Black Sunday is the second album by rap group Cypress Hill. It was released on July 20, 1993. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling 261,000 copies in its first week,[1] recording the highest Soundscan for a rap group at the time. The album went Triple platinum in the U.S. with 3.4 million units sold.[2]

Album information

The first single, "Insane in the Brain," became a crossover hit, starting a following among rock audiences. A censored version of the album was also made which removes the song "A To The K".

The songs "Hits from the Bong" and "I Wanna Get High" were used in the movie How High. "I Wanna Get High" was also featured in the vampire junkie film "The Addiction." "Hits from the Bong" was also heard in the film Hall Pass. "Hand on the Glock" is a re-recorded version of the track "Hand on the Pump", from the debut album Cypress Hill. The booklet to the album contains 19 facts about the history of hemp and the positive attributes of cannabis.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Rhapsody(favourable) [4]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [5]
RealRap Network [6]
The Source [7]
Rolling Stone [8]

The single "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" was nominated for the Grammy Award's Best Rap Performance of the year category.[9]

Rolling Stone - 4 stars - Excellent - "…it's the Cypress combo of stark grooves and cinematic gangsta fairy tales that allows them to rule the streets, a formula not messed with on Black Sunday…"[8]

The Source - 4 stars - Excellent - "…a darker sequel…this album is definitely worth buying as it easily rips the frame out of all those Cypress bandwagon jumpers…"[7]

Track listing

No.TitleProducerLength
1."I Wanna Get High"DJ Muggs2:54
2."I Ain't Goin' out Like That" (Produced by T-Ray)T-Ray4:27
3."Insane in the Brain"DJ Muggs3:28
4."When the Shit Goes Down"DJ Muggs3:08
5."Lick a Shot"DJ Muggs3:23
6."Cock the Hammer"DJ Muggs4:25
7."Lock Down" (Interlude)DJ Muggs1:16
8."3 Lil' Putos"DJ Muggs3:40
9."Legalize It"DJ Muggs0:46
10."Hits from the Bong"DJ Muggs2:40
11."What Go Around Come Around, Kid"DJ Muggs3:42
12."A to the K"DJ Muggs3:27
13."Hand on the Glock"DJ Muggs3:32
14."Break 'Em off Some"DJ Muggs2:44

Samples

I Wanna Get High

I Ain't Goin' Out Like That

Insane in the Membrane

When the Shit Goes Down

Cock the Hammer

Interlude

3 Lil' Putos

Legalize It

Hits from the Bong

What Go Around Come Around, Kid

A to the K

Hand on the Glock

Break 'Em Off Some

Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1993 Black Sunday #1 #1

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Rhythmic Top 40 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Hot Dance Music/Club Play
1993
"Insane in the Brain" #19 #27 #1 #16 #5 #16
1994
"I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" #65 #86 #21 - #21 -

Personnel

  • B-Real - Vocals
  • Sen Dog - Vocals
  • Joe Gamble - Engineer
  • Andy Kravitz - Engineer
  • Manuel Lecuona - Engineer
  • DJ Muggs - Arranger, Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Scratching/Turntablism
  • Joe Nicolo - Executive Producer, Mixing
  • Jay Papke - Design
  • Jason Roberts - Engineer
  • Chris Schwartz - Executive Producer
  • Chris Shaw - Engineer / Mixing
  • T-Ray - Producer ("I Ain't Goin' Out Like That")
  • Anthony Artiaga - Photography

See also

References

  1. ^ "我要发高端贴之 SOUNDSCAN历周冠军专辑销量！" (in Chinese). baidu.com. 1993: 7 Aug. Retrieved 19 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Kearney, Christine (16 April 2010). "NY: Still Smokin', Cypress Hill Battle To Keep Fans". The Drug War Headline News. Marijuana.com. Reuters. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "Cypress Hill: Black Sunday > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Black Sunday (Explicit): Cypress Hill". Rhapsody. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  5. ^ Sinclair, Tom (30 July 1993). "Black Sunday: Cypress Hill". Entertainment Weekly. No. #181. Time. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Cypress Hill's zenith". RealRap Network. realrap.net. 11 July 2002. Archived from the original on 3 August 2002.
  7. ^ a b "Black Sunday". The Source. New York: 82. September 1993 (1993-09). ISSN 1063-2085. Retrieved 19 October 2011. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ a b Diehl, Matt (16 September 1993). "Cypress Hill: Black Sunday". Rolling Stone. No. RS 665. Straight Arrow. p. 64. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007.
  9. ^ "Cypress Hill - Black Sunday CD". CDUniverse.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  10. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 1993". Q. Bauer Media. January 1994 (1994-01). p. 83. ISSN 0955-4955. Retrieved 19 October 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "The Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. IPC Media. 1 January 1994. p. 77. ISSN 0025-9012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  12. ^ "1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. New York. 3 January 1994. p. 5. ISSN 0042-6180. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  13. ^ "The Top 50 LPs of 1993". NME. IPC Media. 25 December 1993. p. 66. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
August 7–20, 1993 		Succeeded by
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