IV (Cypress Hill album)
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| Studio album by Cypress Hill | ||||
| Released | October 6, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
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| Length | 73:17 | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse, Columbia | |||
| Producer | DJ Muggs | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
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| NME | (7/10) |
| Robert Christgau |
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| RapReviews | (7.5/10) |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable) |
IV is the fourth album by the rap group Cypress Hill. It was released on October 6, 1998. It was certified Gold by the RIAA. It is one of their most varied releases and one that DJ Muggs is most fond of. The skeletons on the cover are posing as the three wise monkeys. This is Cypress Hill's first album to have any rock music influence. Also, is notable that seven songs of the album were recorded with the rapper Barron Ricks.
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."
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."
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'."
Looking Through the Eye of a Pig
Checkmate
From the Window of My Room
Prelude to a Come Up
Audio X
Steel Magnolia
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Feature Presentation
Dr. Greenthumb
16 Men Till There's No Men Left
High Times
Lightnin Strikes
Rags to Riches
Album - Billboard (North America)
The soundtrack for Kingpin: Life of Crime was provided by Cypress Hill, and featured three tracks from IV. They were:
Alongside the full versions of these tracks, instrumental versions with the vocals removed were used as backing tracks. Cypress Hill also provided some of the voice acting for the game.
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