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90
The tracks on Back In Black are precise and straight to the point—and the album as a whole is both a nod to Cypress Hill's past and its future.
80
The Cheech and Chong of hip-hop are back – and are as clear-headed on hazy-eyed matters as ever.
80
Back In Black is Cypress Hill taking stock of what they did for music, for weed lovers, their home city and, most importantly, for themselves.
80
Impressive samples and uncompromising rhythms deliver a single-minded album with dense basslines and forceful percussion.
80
Like all dope returns to form, Back In Black succeeds because Cypress Hill not only honors their past, they also chart a course for its future.
75
It straddles that difficult artistic line between being devoted to what made the rap outfit great, while changing things up just enough to stay relevant.
70
It's ... B-Real who steals the show ... his nasally raps still as distinctive as a whiff of the green stuff.
70
With Black Milk at the reins, the hip hop veterans sound refreshed and re-energised.
70
Thanks to Black Milk’s production this is their most accomplished album since 1995's ‘Temple Of Boom’.
70
Cypress Hill’s legacy is secure, but their efforts to modernize their sound are underwhelming in the grand scheme of legacy rap artists. Experiments only work if you commit.
10mo
68
Back in Black remains a decent LP that comes full circle, offering a tight journey especially for longtime fans. Cypress Hill don’t want to compete with current trends and shouldn’t, as they have maintained a fairly untainted discography so far.
60
Bare-knuckled rhymes and eerie sing-song hooks deliver the trademark thrills, though Muggs' lysergic touch is often missed.
40
It has everything that we’ve come to expect from Cypress Hill, but with none of the charm.
40
Back in Black doesn’t tarnish Cypress Hill’s reputation, but it doesn’t do anything to challenge the idea that this is a late-career dud.
11mo
I hope Black Milk got a good check for this - he was the only reason I listened and the only reason I found myself smiling during this half an hour. Cypress Hill weren't lyrical heavyweights in their primes, of course anything they'd spit out now would sound redundant.
Though far from the quality of classic Cypress Hill records such as their first 3 offerings; when compared to the last decade or more from the group, it's a major return to form from unfathomably bad effort "Rise Up" and the only slightly better "Elephants on Acid". Don;'t even get me started on B-Real's selection of solo albums; none of which are worth hearing. B-Real really does snap here comparatively though. When he's spitting about weed and the more grimy aspects of his ... read more
How did I miss this? Cypress Hill is responsible for some of the best hip-hop of the early 90s but since then the years haven't been kind to the group. To my knowledge, this is their first album to not feature any DJ Muggs instrumentals, with the production entirely handled by Black Milk instead. While the beats aren't Black Milk's best and don't sound particularly fresh, I think they do a good job of calling back to, and capturing the spirit of, the group's old school glory days.
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How did I miss this? Cypress Hill is responsible for some of the best hip-hop of the early 90s but since then the years haven't been kind to the group. To my knowledge, this is their first album to not feature any DJ Muggs instrumentals, with the production entirely handled by Black Milk instead. While the beats aren't Black Milk's best and don't sound particularly fresh, I think they do a good job of calling back to, and capturing the spirit of, the group's old school glory days.
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Black Milk's incredible production makes for a worthwhile listen. Lyrics are ok, a little bit too monotonous on the subject matter (weed), but definetely a couple of great records to add to your playlist.
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Track List
| 1 | Takeover 3:15 | 70 |
| 2 | Open Ya Mind 3:44 | 70 |
| 3 | Certified 3:09 feat. Demrick | 68 |
| 4 | Bye Bye 3:48 feat. Dizzy Wright | 69 |
| 5 | Come with Me 3:15 | 67 |
| 6 | The Original 2:54 | 67 |
| 7 | Hit Em' 2:19 | 69 |
| 8 | Break of Dawn 2:54 | 71 |
| 9 | Champion Sound 3:03 | 69 |
| 10 | The Ride 4:04 | 68 |
Total Length: 32 minutes
Year End Lists
| #72 | / | Albumism |
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10mo
why is the most critically reviewed rap album of this year (-Sick!). Critics are just full of old heads fr
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Added on: January 21, 2022