''Cypress Hill IV'' is the fourth

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by American

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. It was released on October 6, 1998, by Ruffhouse and

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. The skeletons on the cover are posing as the

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MC Eiht Aaron Bernard Tyler (born May 22, 1971), better known by his stage name MC Eiht (pronounced "MC Eight"), is an American rapper. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's nam ...

and Barron Ricks were featured on the album. The album went

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in the U.S with over 500,000 units sold.

Reception

''IV'' received mixed reviews from critics, with AllMusic giving it a strongly negative review. ''

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'' - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "Cypress Hill's most bangin' LP since their 1991 debut.… Cypress Hill still name-check

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s, threaten rivals and smoke more weed than a congregation of Rastas. But the obsessions are means to an end." ''

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'' - "…they come out fighting. Red eyed, rabid and slobbering with skunk-fueled menace.…

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's future as a musical force is secure." ''Rap Pages'' - 4 (out of 5) - "Like previous albums…IV's fabulous formula of speakerphone tones by B-Real and sporadic comments by Sen Dog resembles '

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Track listing

*All tracks produced by

DJ Muggs Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968) professionally known as DJ Muggs, is an American DJ, audio engineer and record producer. He has been a member of Cypress Hill, a member of the trip hop band Cross My Heart Hope to Die and the leader of h ...

Bonus tracks

''Rags to Riches'' is included as a bonus track on some editions of the album, which is actually a Baron Ricks song, credited to Baron Ricks featuring Cypress Hill & Self Scientific. It was separately released on his 12-inch vinyl single ''Rags to Riches / Harlem River Drive''.

Personnel

B-Real Louis Mario Freese (born June 2, 1970), known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper. Since 1991, he has been one of two lead rappers in the hip hop group Cypress Hill, along with Sen Dog. He has also been a part of the rap metal ban ...

- vocals *

Sen Dog Senen Reyes (born November 20, 1965), also known by his stage name Sen Dog, is a Cuban-American rapper who is best known as a member of the hip hop group Cypress Hill and as the lead vocalist for the nu metal band Powerflo. He has nurtured a sol ...

- vocals *

- arranger, producer, mixing *

Eric "Bobo" Correa Eric "Bobo" Correa (born August 27, 1968) is an American percussionist and a member of the hip hop bands Beastie Boys, then Cypress Hill and Ritmo Machine as well as the Industrial metal band Sol Invicto. He performed and recorded with the B ...

- bass, percussion, backing vocals *

- vocals *Chace Infinite (of Self Scientific) - vocals *Barron Ricks - vocals *Mike Sims - Bass, Guitar *Troy Stanton - engineer *Reggie Stewart - bass *Sean Evans - art direction *Dean Karr - photography *Manuel Lecuona - mastering

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cypress Hill Iv 1998 albums Albums produced by DJ Muggs Cannabis music Columbia Records albums Cypress Hill albums Ruffhouse Records albums