Cypress Hill IV

Cypress Hill IV is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released on October 6, 1998, by Ruffhouse and Columbia Records. The skeletons on the cover are posing as the three wise monkeys (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil). Rappers MC Eiht and Barron Ricks were featured on the album. The album went Gold^[1] in the U.S with over 500,000 units sold.

Cypress Hill IV
Studio album by Cypress Hill
Released	October 6, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	West Coast hip hop Latin hip hop hip hop hardcore hip hop
Length	73:17
Label	Ruffhouse Columbia
Producer	DJ Muggs
Cypress Hill chronology
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom (1995) Cypress Hill IV (1998) Skull & Bones (2000)
Singles from IV
"Dr. Greenthumb" Released: September 1998 "Tequila Sunrise" Released: 1998 "Audio X" Released: 1998

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
NME	7/10[6]
Pitchfork	3.3/10[7]
RapReviews	7.5/10[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[9]
The Source	[10]

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."^[11]

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."^[12]

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'."^[13]

Track listing

• All tracks produced by DJ Muggs

Cypress Hill IV

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Looking Through the Eye of a Pig"	Lawrence Muggerud Louis Freese	4:06
2.	"Checkmate"	Muggerud Freese Senen Reyes	3:35
3.	"From the Window of My Room"	Muggerud Freese Reyes	5:00
4.	"Prelude to a Come Up" (feat. MC Eiht)	Muggerud Freese MC Eiht Albert Johnson Kejuan Muchita Nathaniel Wilson Frank Malave Jamal Grinnage Chris Karrer Peter Leopold Stefan Zauner	3:24
5.	"Riot Starter"	Muggerud Freese Reyes	4:17
6.	"Audio X" (feat. Barron Ricks)	Muggerud Freese Barron Ricks	3:19
7.	"Steel Magnolia" (feat. Barron Ricks)	Muggerud Freese Ricks	3:30
8.	"I Remember That Freak Bitch (From The Club) / Interlude Part 2"	Muggerud Freese Ricks	5:22
9.	"(Goin' All Out) Nothin' to Lose"	Muggerud Freese Reyes	3:53
10.	"Tequila Sunrise" (feat. Barron Ricks)	Muggerud Freese Ricks	4:44
11.	"Dead Men Tell No Tales"	Muggerud Freese	2:47
12.	"Feature Presentation" (feat. Barron Ricks and Chace Infinite)	Muggerud Freese Ricks Chace Infinite	3:45
13.	"Dr. Greenthumb"	Muggerud Freese	4:24
14.	"16 Men Till There's No Men Left"	Muggerud Freese	4:20
15.	"High Times"	Muggerud Freese Richard Fritz	4:13
16.	"Clash of the Titans / Dust"	Muggerud Freese	4:45
17.	"Lightning Strikes"	Muggerud Freese Reyes	5:54
18.	"Case Closed"	Muggerud Freese	2:00

Bonus tracks

Rags to Riches is included as a bonus track on some editions of the album, which is actually a Baron Ricks song, credited to Baron Ricks featuring Cypress Hill & Self Scientific. It was separately released on his 12-inch vinyl single Rags to Riches / Harlem River Drive.

Personnel

• B-Real - vocals
• Sen Dog - vocals
• DJ Muggs - arranger, producer, mixing
• Eric "Bobo" Correa - bass, percussion, backing vocals
• MC Eiht - vocals
• Chace Infinite (of Self Scientific) - vocals
• Barron Ricks - vocals
• Mike Sims - Bass, Guitar
• Troy Stanton - engineer
• Reggie Stewart - bass
• Sean Evans - art direction
• Dean Karr - photography
• Manuel Lecuona - mastering

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1998	Billboard Canadian Albums[14]	3
1998	Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15]	17
1998	French Albums Top 100[16]	7
1998	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17]	17
1998	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	14
1998	The Billboard 200[19]	11
1998	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	11
1998	UK Official Albums Chart Top 100	25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	Gold	50,000^
France (SNEP)[21]	Gold	100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[23]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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4. Sinclair, Tom (October 16, 1998). "IV". Entertainment Weekly.
5. Baker, Soren (October 2, 1998). "Album Review / Pop". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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7. Richard-san, Mark. "Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill IV". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
8. DJ Fatboy (October 1998). "Cypress Hill: IV". RapReviews.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
9. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Cypress Hill". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
10. Pollack, Scott (November 1998). "Record Report: Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill IV". The Source. No. 110. New York. pp. 194, 196.
11. "Cypress Hill IV". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. October 15, 1998. p. 130. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
12. "Cypress Hill IV". The Wire. January 1999. p. 57. ISSN 0952-0686. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
13. "Cypress Hill IV". Rap Pages. Beverly Hills: LFP. December 1998. p. 140. ISSN 1063-1283. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
14. "Cypress Hill IV". Billboard Canadian Albums. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
15. Hung, Steffen. "Cypress Hill - IV". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
16. "Cypress Hill IV". lescharts.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
17. "Cypress Hill IV". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
18. "Cypress Hill - IV - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
19. "Cypress Hill - IV – Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
20. "Canadian album certifications – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill IV". Music Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
21. "French album certifications – Cypress Hill – IV" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
22. "British album certifications – Cypress Hill – IV". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
23. "American album certifications – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill IV". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

External links

• Cypress Hill IV at Discogs (list of releases)