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Cypress Hill (album)

Cypress Hill (album)

Overview
Cypress Hill is the self titled debut album of Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Originally called DVX, the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988. Cypress Hill was the first Latino group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide.-Early works:Cypress...

, released in August 1991. It was critically and commercially successful, getting certified double Platinum by the RIAA.

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
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery, released in 2006.It consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2005, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd. The book is arranged chronologically, starting with Frank Sinatra's In the...

.

Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason.The magazine was named after the 1948 Muddy Waters song of the same...

s Chairman Mao calls it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages."

Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason.The magazine was named after the 1948 Muddy Waters song of the same...

 (5/13/99, p.72) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."

Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr., it competes with industry stalwart Rolling Stone. Madonna was the artist on the cover of the first issue.-History:...

 (9/99, p.148) - Ranked #57 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."

Q magazine (12/99, p.70) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
  1. "Pigs" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:51
  2. "How I Could Just Kill a Man
    How I Could Just Kill a Man
    "How I Could Just Kill a Man" is the debut single by hip hop group Cypress Hill from their eponymous debut album, Cypress Hill, and was their first major hit in 1991. It was released as a double A-side to "The Phuncky Feel One" and the music video featured cameos by A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip and...

    " (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 4:16
  3. "Hand on the Pump" (Bouldin, Freese, Muggerud) – 4:03
  4. "Hole in the Head" (Freese, Muggerud) – 3:33
  5. "Ultraviolet Dreams" (Muggerud) – 0:41
  6. "Light Another" (Freese, Muggerud) – 3:17
  7. "The Phuncky Feel One
    The Phuncky Feel One
    The Phuncky Feel One is the second single of rap group Cypress Hill's self-titled debut album. It was released in July 11 1991 as a single and featured the previous single of the album, How I Could Just Kill a Man as a b-side. It's produced by the producer of Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs and is three...

    " (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:28
  8. "Break It Up" (Muggerud) – 1:07
  9. "Real Estate" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:45
  10. "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:46
  11. "Psycobetabuckdown" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:59
  12. "Something for the Blunted" (Muggerud) – 1:15
  13. "Latin Lingo" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:58
  14. "The Funky Cypress Hill Shit" (Freese, Muggerud) – 4:01
  15. "Tres Equis" (Muggerud, Reyes) – 1:54
  16. "Born to Get Busy" (Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:00


The following lists some songs and sounds sampled for Cypress Hill.

Pigs
  • "Ali; Funky Thing" by Chuck Cornish


How I Could Just Kill a Man
  • "Tramp" by Lowell Fulsom
  • "Midnight Theme" by Manzel
    Manzel
    Manzel was an American instrumental funk band from Lexington, Kentucky, which formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1978. They consisted of Manzel Bush , John L. Van Dyke and Steve Garner...

  • "Come on In" by Music Machine
    Music Machine
    Music Machine is a series of children's Christian musical albums that were made by Candle and Agape Force that all took place in a "Land Called Love," Agapeland. Most of these were released on Birdwing/Sparrow Records. Music Machine recordings usually centered around Stevie and Nancy's adventures...

  • "Are You Experienced" by Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix
    James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter...

  • "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies
    Suicidal Tendencies
    Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash and hardcore punk band. They were formed in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by the leader and only permanent member, singer Mike Muir. The band is credited as one of the "the fathers of crossover thrash"...

  • "Escape-ism", "I Got Ants in My Pants", & "I Got to Move" by James Brown
    James Brown
    James Joseph Brown , originally James Joseph Brown, Jr., also known as "The Godfather of Soul", was an American entertainer. He is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing...



Hand on the Pump
  • "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler
    Gene Chandler
    Gene Chandler is an American singer. He is esteemed by soul fans as one of the leading exponents of the 1960s Chicago soul scene, along with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. His signature hit is the #1 Billboard Hot 100 chart song, "Duke of Earl"...

  • "Shotgun
    Shotgun (song)
    "Shotgun" is a 1965 single by Junior Walker & the All Stars and produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn."Shotgun" is a 1965 single by Junior Walker & the All Stars and produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn....

    " by Junior Walker & the All Stars

Hole in the Head
  • "The Bird" by Jimmy McGriff
    Jimmy McGriff
    James Harrell McGriff was a hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who developed a distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ.-Early years:...



Ultraviolet Dreams
  • "Tom Cat" by Muddy Waters
    Muddy Waters
    McKinley Morganfield , better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musicians Big Bill Morganfield and Larry "Mud Morganfield" Williams...



Light Another
  • "Good Times" by Kool & the Gang
    Kool & the Gang
    Kool & The Gang are an American jazz/R&B/soul/funk/disco group. They originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A. in 1964. They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...



The Phuncky Feel One
  • "More Peas" by the J.B.'s
  • "Hector" by Village Callers
  • "Look Ka Py Py" by the Meters
    The Meters
    The Meters were an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977 and also played an influential role as backing musicians for other artists such as Lee Dorsey and Dr John...

  • "Give it Up" by Kool & the Gang
  • "La Di Da La Di Day" by the J.B.'s
    The J.B.'s
    The J.B.'s were James Brown's band during the first half of the 1970s. On record the J.B.'s were sometimes billed under various alternate names such as The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, The First Family and The Last Word...

  • "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
  • "Fight the Power" by the Isley Brothers
  • "The Breakdown Pt I & II" by Rufus Thomas
    Rufus Thomas
    Rufus Thomas, Jr. was a rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian fromMemphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the...

  • "Life is What You Make It" by Kool & the Gang


Break It Up
  • "Compared to What" by Les McCann & Eddie Harris
  • "Down By Law" by Fab Five Freddy
    Fab Five Freddy
    Fred Brathwaite , more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American Hip hop historian, Hip hop pioneer and former graffiti artist...



Real Estate
  • "Copy Cat" by the Bar-Kays
    Bar-Kays
    The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group who began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today, although with only one original member. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group...

  • "Humpin'" by the Bar-Kays
    Bar-Kays
    The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group who began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today, although with only one original member. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group...

  • "Underdog" by Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, with varied lineups, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...

  • "Sexy Coffee Pot" by Tony Avalon & the Belairs
  • "Cramp Your Style" by All the People featuring Robert Moore
    Robert Moore
    Robert Moore may refer to:*Robert Moore , Northern Ireland theologian and politician*Robert Moore , United States Congressman from Pennsylvania...



Stoned Is the Way of the Walk
  • "Down Here on the Ground" by Grant Green
    Grant Green
    Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....



Psycobetabuckdown
  • "Foxy Lady" by Willie Hutch
    Willie Hutch
    Willie McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch was an American singer,songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980's....

  • "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
    Parliament (band)
    Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...



Something for the Blunted
  • "Future Shock" by Curtis Mayfield
    Curtis Mayfield
    Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly. From these works and others, he is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of...

  • "Smokin Cheeba Cheeba" by Harlem Underground Band


Latin Lingo
  • "Mongoose" by Elephant's Memory
    Elephant's Memory
    Elephant's Memory was a New York band most notable for backing up John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1972 on a pair of albums and a handful of TV and live appearances...

  • "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, with varied lineups, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...

  • "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On" by Edwin Starr
    Edwin Starr
    Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Career:...

  • "A Gritty Nitty" by Pazant Brothers and the Beaufort Express


The Funky Cypress Hill Shit
  • "Fencewalk" by Mandrill
  • "Hector" by Village Callers
  • "The New Dance Craze" by Five Stairsteps


Tres Equis
  • "Sophisticated Funk" by John Roberts


Born to Get Busy
  • "Bootleg" by Booker T.
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Cypress Hill is the self titled debut album of Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Originally called DVX, the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988. Cypress Hill was the first Latino group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide.-Early works:Cypress...

, released in August 1991. It was critically and commercially successful, getting certified double Platinum by the RIAA.

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
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery, released in 2006.It consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2005, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd. The book is arranged chronologically, starting with Frank Sinatra's In the...

.

Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason.The magazine was named after the 1948 Muddy Waters song of the same...

s Chairman Mao calls it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages."

Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason.The magazine was named after the 1948 Muddy Waters song of the same...

 (5/13/99, p.72) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."

Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr., it competes with industry stalwart Rolling Stone. Madonna was the artist on the cover of the first issue.-History:...

 (9/99, p.148) - Ranked #57 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."

Q magazine (12/99, p.70) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."

Tracklisting

  1. "Pigs" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:51
  2. "How I Could Just Kill a Man
    How I Could Just Kill a Man
    "How I Could Just Kill a Man" is the debut single by hip hop group Cypress Hill from their eponymous debut album, Cypress Hill, and was their first major hit in 1991. It was released as a double A-side to "The Phuncky Feel One" and the music video featured cameos by A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip and...

    " (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 4:16
  3. "Hand on the Pump" (Bouldin, Freese, Muggerud) – 4:03
  4. "Hole in the Head" (Freese, Muggerud) – 3:33
  5. "Ultraviolet Dreams" (Muggerud) – 0:41
  6. "Light Another" (Freese, Muggerud) – 3:17
  7. "The Phuncky Feel One
    The Phuncky Feel One
    The Phuncky Feel One is the second single of rap group Cypress Hill's self-titled debut album. It was released in July 11 1991 as a single and featured the previous single of the album, How I Could Just Kill a Man as a b-side. It's produced by the producer of Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs and is three...

    " (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:28
  8. "Break It Up" (Muggerud) – 1:07
  9. "Real Estate" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:45
  10. "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:46
  11. "Psycobetabuckdown" (Freese, Muggerud) – 2:59
  12. "Something for the Blunted" (Muggerud) – 1:15
  13. "Latin Lingo" (Freese, Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:58
  14. "The Funky Cypress Hill Shit" (Freese, Muggerud) – 4:01
  15. "Tres Equis" (Muggerud, Reyes) – 1:54
  16. "Born to Get Busy" (Muggerud, Reyes) – 3:00

Partial list of samples


The following lists some songs and sounds sampled for Cypress Hill.

Pigs
  • "Ali; Funky Thing" by Chuck Cornish


How I Could Just Kill a Man
  • "Tramp" by Lowell Fulsom
  • "Midnight Theme" by Manzel
    Manzel
    Manzel was an American instrumental funk band from Lexington, Kentucky, which formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1978. They consisted of Manzel Bush , John L. Van Dyke and Steve Garner...

  • "Come on In" by Music Machine
    Music Machine
    Music Machine is a series of children's Christian musical albums that were made by Candle and Agape Force that all took place in a "Land Called Love," Agapeland. Most of these were released on Birdwing/Sparrow Records. Music Machine recordings usually centered around Stevie and Nancy's adventures...

  • "Are You Experienced" by Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix
    James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter...

  • "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies
    Suicidal Tendencies
    Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash and hardcore punk band. They were formed in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by the leader and only permanent member, singer Mike Muir. The band is credited as one of the "the fathers of crossover thrash"...

  • "Escape-ism", "I Got Ants in My Pants", & "I Got to Move" by James Brown
    James Brown
    James Joseph Brown , originally James Joseph Brown, Jr., also known as "The Godfather of Soul", was an American entertainer. He is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing...



Hand on the Pump
  • "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler
    Gene Chandler
    Gene Chandler is an American singer. He is esteemed by soul fans as one of the leading exponents of the 1960s Chicago soul scene, along with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. His signature hit is the #1 Billboard Hot 100 chart song, "Duke of Earl"...

  • "Shotgun
    Shotgun (song)
    "Shotgun" is a 1965 single by Junior Walker & the All Stars and produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn."Shotgun" is a 1965 single by Junior Walker & the All Stars and produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn....

    " by Junior Walker & the All Stars

Hole in the Head
  • "The Bird" by Jimmy McGriff
    Jimmy McGriff
    James Harrell McGriff was a hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who developed a distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ.-Early years:...



Ultraviolet Dreams
  • "Tom Cat" by Muddy Waters
    Muddy Waters
    McKinley Morganfield , better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musicians Big Bill Morganfield and Larry "Mud Morganfield" Williams...



Light Another
  • "Good Times" by Kool & the Gang
    Kool & the Gang
    Kool & The Gang are an American jazz/R&B/soul/funk/disco group. They originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A. in 1964. They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...



The Phuncky Feel One
  • "More Peas" by the J.B.'s
  • "Hector" by Village Callers
  • "Look Ka Py Py" by the Meters
    The Meters
    The Meters were an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977 and also played an influential role as backing musicians for other artists such as Lee Dorsey and Dr John...

  • "Give it Up" by Kool & the Gang
  • "La Di Da La Di Day" by the J.B.'s
    The J.B.'s
    The J.B.'s were James Brown's band during the first half of the 1970s. On record the J.B.'s were sometimes billed under various alternate names such as The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, The First Family and The Last Word...

  • "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
  • "Fight the Power" by the Isley Brothers
  • "The Breakdown Pt I & II" by Rufus Thomas
    Rufus Thomas
    Rufus Thomas, Jr. was a rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian fromMemphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the...

  • "Life is What You Make It" by Kool & the Gang


Break It Up
  • "Compared to What" by Les McCann & Eddie Harris
  • "Down By Law" by Fab Five Freddy
    Fab Five Freddy
    Fred Brathwaite , more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American Hip hop historian, Hip hop pioneer and former graffiti artist...



Real Estate
  • "Copy Cat" by the Bar-Kays
    Bar-Kays
    The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group who began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today, although with only one original member. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group...

  • "Humpin'" by the Bar-Kays
    Bar-Kays
    The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group who began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today, although with only one original member. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group...

  • "Underdog" by Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, with varied lineups, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...

  • "Sexy Coffee Pot" by Tony Avalon & the Belairs
  • "Cramp Your Style" by All the People featuring Robert Moore
    Robert Moore
    Robert Moore may refer to:*Robert Moore , Northern Ireland theologian and politician*Robert Moore , United States Congressman from Pennsylvania...



Stoned Is the Way of the Walk
  • "Down Here on the Ground" by Grant Green
    Grant Green
    Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....



Psycobetabuckdown
  • "Foxy Lady" by Willie Hutch
    Willie Hutch
    Willie McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch was an American singer,songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980's....

  • "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
    Parliament (band)
    Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...



Something for the Blunted
  • "Future Shock" by Curtis Mayfield
    Curtis Mayfield
    Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly. From these works and others, he is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of...

  • "Smokin Cheeba Cheeba" by Harlem Underground Band


Latin Lingo
  • "Mongoose" by Elephant's Memory
    Elephant's Memory
    Elephant's Memory was a New York band most notable for backing up John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1972 on a pair of albums and a handful of TV and live appearances...

  • "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone
    Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, with varied lineups, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...

  • "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On" by Edwin Starr
    Edwin Starr
    Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Career:...

  • "A Gritty Nitty" by Pazant Brothers and the Beaufort Express


The Funky Cypress Hill Shit
  • "Fencewalk" by Mandrill
  • "Hector" by Village Callers
  • "The New Dance Craze" by Five Stairsteps


Tres Equis
  • "Sophisticated Funk" by John Roberts


Born to Get Busy
  • "Bootleg" by Booker T. & the MG's

Album singles

Single information
"The Phuncky Feel One
The Phuncky Feel One
The Phuncky Feel One is the second single of rap group Cypress Hill's self-titled debut album. It was released in July 11 1991 as a single and featured the previous single of the album, How I Could Just Kill a Man as a b-side. It's produced by the producer of Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs and is three...

"
  • Released: July 11, 1991
  • B-side: "How I Could Just Kill a Man
    How I Could Just Kill a Man
    "How I Could Just Kill a Man" is the debut single by hip hop group Cypress Hill from their eponymous debut album, Cypress Hill, and was their first major hit in 1991. It was released as a double A-side to "The Phuncky Feel One" and the music video featured cameos by A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip and...

    "
"Hand On The Pump"
  • Released: 1991
  • B-side: "Real Estate"
    		•
    "Latin Lingo"
  • Released: 1991
  • B-side: "Stoned is the Way (Reprise)", "Hand On The Glock"
    		•

    Album Chart Positions

    Year Album Chart positions
    Billboard 200
    Billboard 200
    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

    		 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Heatseekers
    Top Heatseekers
    Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists. Albums appearing on Top Heatseekers may also concurrently appear on the Billboard 200....
    1992 Cypress Hill #31 #4 #5

    Singles Chart Positions

    Year Song Chart positions
    Billboard Hot 100
    Billboard Hot 100
    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

    		 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
    Hot Rap Tracks
    Rap Songs, formerly Hot Rap Tracks, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was...

    		 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
    1992 "Hand On The Pump" - #49 #2 -
    "How I Could Just Kill A Man" #77 - - -
    "Latin Lingo" - - #12 #44
    "The Phuncky Feel One/How I Could Just Kill A Man" - - #1 -

    Personnel

    • B-Real
      B-Real
      Louis Freese, better known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper of Mexican and Cuban heritage. He is best known for being the lead rapper in hip hop group Cypress Hill, who debuted with their self-titled album Cypress Hill in 1991.-Early life and career:Born on June 2, 1970 to a Mexican...

       - Vocals
    • Sen Dog
      Sen Dog
      Sen Dog is a Cuban rapper, and member of rap group Cypress Hill. He is the older brother of fellow rapper Mellow Man Ace.Sen Dog has been developing his own solo career in addition to his work with Cypress Hill...

       - Vocals
    • DJ Muggs
      DJ Muggs
      Lawrence Muggerud , and better known as DJ Muggs, is Cypress Hill's DJ and producer.-Cypress Hill :...

       - Arranger, Producer, Mixing
    • Joe Nicolo - Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing
    • Jason Roberts - Engineer
    • Chris Schwartz - Executive Producer
    • Howie Weinberg - Mastering
    • Ponch - percussions