Black Sunday
Artist Cypress Hill
Genre Hip Hop

After establishing themselves with their still-revered debut album in 1991, Los Angeles’ Cypress Hill broke through to the masses with their sophomore album. Black Sunday retains all the distinctive qualities of its predecessor, but this time the atmosphere is mellower and the hooks are catchier. The tone is set by “I Wanna Get High”, in which DJ Muggs blends samples from three different songs and creates a sound that evokes billows of smoke. The stoned atmosphere continues with “Legalize It” and “Hits From the Bong” (which makes great use of Dusty Springfield’s “Son of a Preacher Man”), but Black Sunday still has plenty of menace.

Songs like “Cock the Hammer”, “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That” and “Lick a Shot” are frenetic party anthems, while the simmering grooves of “3 Lil’ Putos” and “What Go Around Come Around, Kid” strike a low-key pose of gangsta cool. Even when the craziness reaches a fever pitch, the songs are always grounded in Muggs’ rock-solid rhythms. The group’s chemistry peaks on “When the Shit Goes Down” and the immortal “Insane in the Brain”, two hit anthems that exemplify the trio’s strength.

Tracklisting

  1. I Wanna Get High (2:54)
  2. I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That (4:27)
  3. Insane In The Brain (3:29)
  4. When The Sh– Goes Down (3:08)
  5. Lick A Shot (3:23)
  6. Cock The Hammer (4:25)
  7. Interlude (1:16)
  8. Lil’ Putos (3:40)
  9. Legalize It (0:46)
  10. Hits From The Bong (2:40)
  11. What Go Around Come Around, Kid (3:42)
  12. A To The K (3:27)
  13. Hand On The Glock (3:32)
  14. Break ‘Em Off Some (2:44)

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Wikipedia URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sunday_(Cypress_Hill_album)
Format Vinyl 2× LP Album Record Store Day Numbered Reissue (180Gram)
Label Ruffhouse Records
Catalog Number 88765493481
Notes Record Store Day 2013 20th Anniversary Edition with numbered, gatefold cover and printed b/w inner sleeves. Produced, arranged and mixed for The Soul Assassins. “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That” produced for Beat Down Productions. Recorded at 38 Fresh and Image Recording, Hollywood, CA, USA, Soundtrack, Baby Monster, Green Street and Chung King Studios, New York City, USA, and Studio 4 Recording, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Mixed at Studio 4 Recording, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Discogs URL Cypress Hill - Black Sunday