Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
| Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom | ||||
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| Studio album by Cypress Hill | ||||
| Released | October 31, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
| Genre | Latin hip hop, hardcore hip hop, West Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 55:54 | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse, Columbia, SME | |||
| Producer |
DJ Muggs RZA | |||
| Cypress Hill chronology | ||||
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| Singles from III: Temples of Boom | ||||
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Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom is hip hop group Cypress Hill's third album, released in 1995. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[4]
Album information
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.
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.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Robert Christgau |  [8] |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Source | [9] |
- Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars - Good - "…half of III bumps with a new and improved Cypress Hill sound that marks producer Muggs' progress.… For all the rude immediacy of its rhymes, III is an album of many musical hues…Cypress Hill still wield an intoxicating power that's all their own…"[10]
- Q - 4 Stars - Excellent - "The production is sophisticated, incorporating Indian sitar and sloping, almost psychedelic bass grooves to create a vaguely threatening ambient hardcore."[11]
- Melody Maker - Bloody Essential - "…resonates with freakish cheese-wire paranoia…a gobsmacking paradox of expansive claustrophobia.… The funk patters like an erratic heartbeat, the voices are stretched to bursting with menace and loathing and mockery…"[12]
- Rap Pages - 7 (out of 10) - "B-Real spits out lyric after lyric lambasting critics, ex-homies and anyone else not down with his familia.… Some of the record might sound familiar, but, hey, that's the Cypress sound."[13]
- NME - 7 (out of 10) - "At its most powerful, tuneful, sarcastic and entertaining, it's sneering '90s hip-hop.… In the weeks of the OJ fall-out and the Nation Of Islam Million Man March, Cypress Hill have made the album which reflects US and, therefore, global paranoia with spookily apt timing."[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spark Another Owl" | Freese, Muggerud | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Throw Your Set in the Air" | Freese, Muggs | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Stoned Raiders" | Freese, Muggerud, Reyes | 2:54 |
| 4. | "Illusions" | Freese, Muggerud | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Killa Hill Niggas" (featuring RZA and U-God) | Diggs, Freese, Reyes | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Boom Biddy Bye Bye" | Freese, Muggerud, Reyes | 4:04 |
| 7. | "No Rest for the Wicked" | Muggerud, Freese | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Make a Move" | Freese, Muggerud | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Killafornia" | Muggerud, Freese | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Funk Freakers" | Freese, Muggerud | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Locotes" | Freese, Muggerud, Reyes | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Red Light Visions" | Freese, Muggerud | 1:46 |
| 13. | "Strictly Hip Hop" | Freese, Muggerud | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Let It Rain" | Freese, Muggerud | 3:45 |
| 15. | "Everybody Must Get Stoned" | Freese, Muggerud | 3:05 |
| Japanese release bonus track | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 16. | "Smuggler's Blues" | Freese, Muggerud | 4:23 |
| Disc 2 | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Buddha Mix" | DJ Muggs | 20:54 |
Samples
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Spark Another Owl
Throw Your Set in the Air
Stoned Raiders
Illusions
Killa Hill Niggas
Boom Biddy Bye Bye
No Rest for the Wicked
Make a Move
Killafornia
Funk Freakers
Locotes
Red Light Visions
Strictly Hip Hop
Let It Rain
Everybody Must Get Stoned
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Personnel
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Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)[15]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Billboard 200 | 3 |
| 1995 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 3 |
References
- ↑ "Throw Your Set in the Air [Ruffhouse Single] - Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Illusions [12"] - Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Boom Biddy Bye Bye [Vinyl Single] - Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ↑ "American certifications – Cypress Hill – III (Temple of Boom)". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8583315&desc=1
- ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8583315&desc=1
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Cypress Hill". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ https://thimk.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/the-source-december-1995-issue-featuring-ll-cool-j/
- ↑ "Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. 16 November 1995. p. 109. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom". Q. Bauer Media. January 1996. p. 124. ISSN 0955-4955. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom". Melody Maker. IPC Media. 28 October 1995. p. 39. ISSN 0025-9012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom". Rap Pages. Beverly Hills, CA: LFP. January 1996. p. 32. ISSN 1063-1283. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom". NME. IPC Media. 28 October 1995. p. 54. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ "Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
External links
- Cypress Hill – III - Temples Of Boom at Discogs (list of releases)
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