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

The Source (magazine)

The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection. The Source was founded as a newsletter in 1988...

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

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Rolling Stone

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

• Included in Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal 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...
  
  s "Essential Recordings of the 90's".

• Ranked #57 in Spin Magazine
  Spin (magazine)
  Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
  
  s "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s".

• Included in Q Magazine
  Q (magazine)
  Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
  
  s "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s".

Track listing

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 on 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...
   
   " (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 The Music Machine
  The Music Machine
  The Music Machine was an American garage rock and psychedelic band from the late 1960s, headed by singer-songwriter Sean Bonniwell and based in Los Angeles. The band sound was often defined by fuzzy guitars and a Farfisa organ...
  
  
• "Are You Experienced" by Jimi Hendrix
  Jimi Hendrix
  James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
  
  
• "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies
  Suicidal Tendencies
  Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "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 was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
  
  
• Speech by Fiorello La Guardia

Hand on the Pump

• "Duke of Earl
  Duke of Earl
  "Duke of Earl" is a 1962 number-one song, originally by Gene Chandler. It is the best known of Chandler's songs, and he subsequently dubbed himself 'The Duke of Earl'. The song was penned by Bernice Williams, Eugene Dixon, and Earl Edwards....
  
  " by Gene Chandler
  Gene Chandler
  Gene Chandler also known as "The Duke of Earl" or simply "The Duke", is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, producer and record executive. He is one of the leading exponents of the 1960s Chicago soul scene...
  
  
• "Shotgun
  Shotgun (song)
  "Shotgun" is a 1965 single by Junior Walker & the All Stars, produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks and was a Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
  " by Junior Walker & the All Stars

Hole in the Head

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

Ultraviolet Dreams

• "Tom Cat
  Electric Mud
  Electric Mud is a studio album by Muddy Waters. Released in 1968, it is a concept album which imagines Muddy Waters as a psychedelic musician...
  
  " by Muddy Waters
  Muddy Waters
  McKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...
  
  

Light Another

• "Good Times" by Kool & the Gang
  Kool & the Gang
  Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey 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 are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977...
  
  
• "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, A.A.B.B., 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 an American 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 and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, 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 1980s....
  
  
• "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
  Parliament (band)
  Parliament was a funk 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.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
  
  
• "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 John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1972 on a pair of albums, and a handful of TV and live appearances, including the John Lennon "One To One Concert", with two performances the 30th of August 1972 to benefit the Willowbrook School for...
  
  
• "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
  Sly & the Family Stone
  Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, 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 singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:...
  
  
• "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
• Dialogue excerpt from the film Car Wash
  Car Wash
  Car Wash is a 1976 American comedy film released by Universal Pictures. The Art Linson Production was directed by Michael Schultz from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher...
  
  

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 on 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... " 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 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 refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
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 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 based on how much the single...	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1991	"Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk"	-	#1	-	-
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 Cuban and Mexican heritage, and a film and TV actor...
  
   - Vocals
• Sen Dog
  Sen Dog
  Sen Dog is a Cuban-American 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 , better known as DJ Muggs, is Cypress Hill's DJ and producer. He also produced tracks for Funkdoobiest on the albums Which Doobie U B? and Brothas Doobie.-Cypress Hill :...
  
   - Arranger, Producer, Mixing
• Joe Nicolo - Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing
• Jason Roberts
  Jason Roberts (producer)
  Jason Roberts is a producer, engineer, mixer represented by Tsunami Producer Management working with popular acts such as Cypress Hill, Ozomatli...
  
  - Engineer
• Chris Schwartz - Executive Producer
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Ponch - percussions