....GB has some priceless vids...wow.

One thread's fine with me. Just not 100.

Cypress Hill is the self titled debut album of Cypress Hill, released on August 13, 1991. It was critically and commercially successful, getting certified double Platinum by the RIAA. The album is broken down track-by-track by Cypress Hill in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.^[1]

Steve Huey of Allmusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop."^[2]

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.^[3] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Rolling Stone's Chairman Mao calls it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages." ^[4]

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

Spin (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."

Cypress hill - Aint goin out like that

Claire & Friends - Its Orrible Being In Love [totp2]

Cypress Hill "Hits from the Bong"

The songs "Hits from the Bong" and "I Wanna Get High" were used in the movie How High. "Hand on the Glock" is a re-recorded version of the track "Hand on the Pump", from the debut album Cypress Hill.

The booklet to the album contains 19 facts about the history of hemp and the positive attributes of cannabis.

St Winifreds School Choir - Theres No-One Quite Like Grandma

The Ramblers - I'm Only A Poor Little Sparrow

1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says

The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) [totp2]

The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker

Henri Toivonen Memorial

Wu-Tang Clan members RZA and U-God both make appearances on "Killa Hill Niggas". Also notable was track "No Rest For The Wicked" which ignited the feud between Cypress Hill and rapper Ice Cube, who they claimed, stole material from the band.

On many shows of the "Temples Of Boom" tour, the group would take time in between songs to talk about this feud and get the crowd to yell obscenities about Ice-Cube.

The song "Make a Move" contains an excerpt from the film Pulp Fiction.

With this album the band turned towards a more tranquil, sedate, slower, spooky sound with beats. The dark mood of this album reflects the strife within the band during this era, when member Sen Dog temporarily left the band to pursue other projects.

The span of six years between Till Death Do Us Part and Rise Up marks Cypress Hill's longest gap between studio albums in their career. The group commenced work on the record in 2005, but had not entered studio work until 2008.^[5] The writing and recording process spanned four years and a number of recording studios and was finished in 2009.

Rise Up was delayed several times before its release. Originally scheduled to be released in 2006, it was later postponed to March 23, 2010 (exactly six years since the release of their last album), then again to April 6. The album's release date was finally set for April 20, 2010.

In terms of the album's musical direction, in March 2010 Cypress Hill emcee B-Real told noted UK urban writer Pete Lewis - Deputy Editor of the award-winning Blues & Soul - "Musically we wanted a bigger sound, a more AGGRESSIVE sound, and something obviously with a lotta DYNAMICS. You know, our sound has always been raw and gritty, ominous and moody... And, while this time we still wanted it to be raw and dark, we also wanted it to be more UPTEMPO. Because, in terms of the live setting, whenever we do songs that are more uptempo and aggressive people do love them and it makes for a great SHOW. So, while making this album, we definitely had the intention of making songs that would translate well to the live aspect of what Cypress Hill is about. So that, when we play these songs out, we're gonna get a magnificent reaction from the crowd!"^[6]

Puff Daddy & Mase - Been around the world

"Been Around the World" is a 1997 single from the Puff Daddy album No Way Out, featuring The Notorious B.I.G and Mase. The song sampled the David Bowie song "Let's Dance" and Roy Ayers "Feelin’ Good"; it also featured a vocal interpolation of the Lisa Stansfield song "All Around the World", sung by The Notorious B.I.G. in the chorus. In the album version, the song concludes with a skit featuring an interview with "The Mad Producer".

A music video for the song was directed by Paul Hunter; it featured Mase and Puff Daddy as spies. The video included appearances by Vivica A. Fox, Quincy Jones, Wyclef Jean and Jennifer Lopez.

The remix features Mase & Carl Thomas.

Lady Gaga - Poker Face

Pink - Just Like A Pill & So What - Isle of Wight Festival 2010

Pixie Lott - Turn It Up - V Festival - 2010-08-22