Cypress Hill (1991)

Cypress Hill is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released through Ruffhouse and Columbia Records on August 13, 1991. The recording sessions were held at Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles from August 1990 to May 1991. The album was produced by DJ Muggs. The album was critically and commercially successful and received major airplay on urban and college radio. The album went double platinum, with over 2 million units sold, in the United States.

Critical reception

Steve Huey of AllMusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop."

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2007, the members of Cypress Hill broke the album down track-by-track in the book Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies.

Rolling Stone called it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages."

Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's".

Ranked No. 57 in Spin's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s".

Included in Q's "90 Best Albums of the 1990s".

Personnel

• B-Real – vocals
• Sen Dog – vocals
• DJ Muggs – arranger, producer, mixing
• Joe Nicolo – engineer, executive Producer, mixing
• Jason Roberts – engineer
• Chris Schwartz – executive Producer
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Ponch – various percussions
• Mike Miller – photography