Los Grandes Éxitos en Español (The Greatest Hits in Spanish) is the title of a 1999 release 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...

. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Album information

With exception of the last track, which was previously unreleased, together with "Latin Lingo," and "Tres Equis" which appeared on Cypress Hill

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...

, the album features old songs with new Spanish lyrics.

The instrumental of the song 'Siempre Peligroso', would later be re-used in 'We Live This Shit', on Skull & Bones

Skull & Bones (album)

*Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "A bipolar breakdown…proving hip-hop is more like T2…capable of morphing into anyone they wanna be."*CMJ - "Proves rather convincingly that Cypress Hill still packs a mighty punch."...

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A limited edition CD version features an additional 'hidden' bonus track - "Latin Lingo" (Blackout Mix). An edited 'clean' version of this mix later appeared on the Stash EP.

Reception

• Spin
  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...
  
  (1/00, p. 127) - 8 out of 10 - "...recutting some of their best tracks in a nimble, L.A.-spawned 'espanol' that never sounds literal or clumsy..."

• Q magazine (8/00, p. 124) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Weird that not getting a single word makes them seem somehow more likeable."

• Alternative Press (1/00, p. 79) - 4 out of 5 - "...new takes on old favorites...put this album 'pista y hombros' above your everyday best-of comp."

• CMJ (12/27/99, p. 26) - "Hip-hop's stoned raiders reinterpret their most well known anthems in their native tongue on this exceptional Spanish-language greatest hits package....interesting new spins on old classics, while later cuts...benefit greatly from the creative switch..."

• Vibe (2/00, p. 167) - "...they satisfy the hunger [for a full-length album 'en espanol'] like a plateful of 'carne asada'....[It] not only breaks the language barriers but also further validates Cypress Hill's importance as a hip hop entity..."

• NME
  NME
  The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
  
  (5/27/00, p. 40) - 6 out of 10 - "It's as good as its many words....enough to send you loco en el coco."

Track listing

1. "Yo Quiero Fumar" (I Wanna Get High)"
2. "Loco en el Coco" (Insane in the Brain
   Insane in the Brain
   "Insane in the Brain" is a hit single by the American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released in 1993 and in addition to hitting number 1 on the US rap chart, the song also was a surprise crossover hit, reaching number 19 in the Hot 100 chart in 1994. It was highly successful in other countries...
   
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3. "No Entiendes la Onda" (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...
   
   )"
4. "Dr. Dedoverde" (Dr. Greenthumb)"
5. "Latin Lingo"
6. "Puercos" (Pigs)"
7. "Marijuano Locos" (Stoned Raiders
   Stoned Raiders
   Stoned Raiders is the sixth studio album by rap group Cypress Hill. It was recorded and released in 2001.-Album information:This album is best-known for two of its songs - Trouble and Lowrider. The song Kronologik also summarizes Cypress Hill's career from their debut in 1991 until the album was...
   
   )"
8. "Tú No Ajaunta" (Checkmate)"
9. "Ilusiones" (Illusions)"
10. "Muévete" (Make a Move)"
11. "No Pierdo Nada" (Nothin' to Lose)" (featuring Mellow Man Ace
    Mellow Man Ace
    Ulpiano Sergio Reyes , better known as Mellow Man Ace, is an American rapper. He is best known for his hit single "Mentirosa"...
    
    )
12. "Tequila" (Tequila Sunrise)"
13. "Tres Equis"
14. "Siempre Peligroso" (featuring Fermin IV of Control Machete
    Control Machete
    Control Machete is a Mexican hip hop group from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Its members are Fermin IV , Patricio "Pato" Chapa Elizalde, and Toy Kenobi .-History:...
    
    )

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1999	Top Latin Albums	6

Sales and certifications