Cypress Hill IV is the fourth album by the rap group Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...

. It was released on October 6, 1998. It was certified Gold by the RIAA. It is one of their most varied releases and one that 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 :...

 is most fond of.

Reception

Cypress Hill IV received mixed reviews from critics, with Allmusic giving it a strongly negative review.

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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- 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "Cypress Hill's most bangin' LP since their 1991 debut

Cypress Hill (album)

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...

.… Cypress Hill still name-check firearm

Firearm

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s, threaten rivals and smoke more weed than a congregation of Rastas. But the obsessions are means to an end."

The Wire

The Wire (magazine)

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- "…they come out fighting. Red eyed, rabid and slobbering with skunk-fueled menace.… gangsta rap

Gangsta rap

Gangsta Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. Lyrics in gangsta rap have varied from accurate reflections to fictionalized accounts. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word...

's future as a musical force is secure."

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

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...

'."

Track listing

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
• Bobo - Bass, Percussion, backing Vocals
• Sean Evans - Art Direction
• Dean Karr - Photography
• Manuel Lecuona - Mastering
• MC Eiht
  MC Eiht
  Aaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and .38 caliber firearms...
  
   - Vocals
• Chace Infinite (of Self Scientific) - Vocals
• Barron Ricks - Vocals
• Mike Sims - Bass, Guitar
• Troy Stanton - Engineer
• Reggie Stewart - Bass

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1998	The Billboard 200	11
1998	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	11

Kingpin: Life of Crime Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Kingpin: Life of Crime

Kingpin: Life of Crime

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was provided by Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...

, and featured three tracks from IV. They were:

• "16 Men Till There's No Men Left"
• "Checkmate"
• "Lightning Strikes"

Alongside the full versions of these tracks, instrumental versions with the vocals removed were used as backing tracks. Cypress Hill also provided some of the voice acting for the game.