Black Sunday (album)
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| Studio album by Cypress Hill | |||||
| Released | July 20, 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | 1992-1993 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, hardcore hip hop, Latin rap, West Coast hip hop | ||||
| Length | 43:38 | ||||
| Label | Ruffhouse Columbia Records |
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| Producer | DJ Muggs T-Ray |
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Black Sunday is the second album by rap group Cypress Hill. It was released on July 20, 1993.
It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, recording the highest Soundscan for a rap group at the time. The album went double Platinum in the U.S.
The first single, "Insane in the Brain," became a crossover hit, initiating their following among rock audiences.
The song "Hits from the Bong" was used in the movie How High.
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.[1]
Contents |
- "I Wanna Get High" – 2:55
- "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" – 4:27
- "Insane In The Brain" – 3:29
- "When The Shit Goes Down" – 3:08
- "Lick A Shot" – 3:23
- "Cock The Hammer" – 4:25
- "Lock Down" – 1:17
- "3 Lil' Putos" – 3:39
- "Legalize It" – 0:46
- "Hits From The Bong" – 2:40
- "What Go Around Come Around, Kid" – 3:43
- "A To The K" – 3:27
- "Hand On The Glock" – 3:32
- "Break 'Em Off Some" – 2:46
I Wanna Get High
- "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" by The New Apocalypse
- "Taxman" by Junior Parker
- "One Draw" by Rita Marley
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
- "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath
Insane In The Brain
- "I'm Black And I'm Proud" by James Brown
- "Good Guys Only Win In The Movies" by Mel & Tim
- "Four In The Morning" by The Youngbloods
- "Life" by Sly & The Family Stone
When The Shit Goes Down
- "Stratus" by Billy Cobham
- "Deep Gully" by Outlaw Blues Band
3 Lil' Putos
- "Ode To Billy Joe" by Lou Donaldson
Legalize It
- "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" by Gene Chandler
Hits From The Bong
- "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield
- "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
- "Don't Cha Hear Me Calling To Ya" by Junior Mance
What Go Around Come Around, Kid
- "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" by Grassella Oliphant
Break 'Em Off Some
- "Money In The Pocket" by Joe Zawinul
| Single cover | Single information |
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| "Insane In The Brain" | |
"When The Shit Goes Down"
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"Lick A Shot"
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"We Ain't Goin' Out Like That"
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| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1993 | Black Sunday | #1 | #1 |
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | |
| 1993 | ||||||
| "Insane In The Brain" | #19 | #27 | #1 | #16 | #5 | #16 |
| 1994 | ||||||
| "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" | #65 | #86 | #21 | - | #21 | - |
- B-Real - Vocals
- Sen Dog - Vocals
- Joe Gamble - Engineer
- Andy Kravitz - Engineer
- Manuel Lecuona - Engineer
- DJ Muggs - Arranger, Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Scractching/Turntablism
- Joe Nicolo - Executive Producer, Mixing
- Jay Papke - Design
- Jason Roberts - Engineer
- Chris Schwartz - Executive Producer
- Christopher Shaw - Engineer
- T-Ray - Producer
- Anthony Artiaga - Photography
- ^ 100 Best Rap Albums. The Source #100 (January, 1998). Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
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| B-Real · Sen Dog · DJ Muggs · Eric Bobo | |
| Albums | Cypress Hill · Black Sunday · III : Temples of Boom · Unreleased and Revamped · IV · Los grandes éxitos en español · Skull & Bones · Live at the Fillmore · Stoned Raiders · Stash · Till Death Do Us Part · Greatest Hits from the Bong |
| Singles | "How I Could Just Kill a Man" · "The Phuncky Feel One" · "Latin Lingo" · "Hand on the Pump" · "Insane in the Brain" · "When The Shit Goes Down" · "I Ain't Goin Out Like That" · "Lick A Shot" · "Throw Your Set in the Air" · "Illusions" · "Boom Biddy Bye Bye" · "Dr. Greenthumb" · "Tequila Sunrise" · "Rap Superstar" · "Rock Superstar" · "Highlife" · "Lowrider" · "Trouble" · "What's Your Number" · "Latin Thugs" |
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