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2000 studio album by Cypress Hill
Skull & Bones is the fifth
studio album by American
hip hop group
Cypress Hill , released on April 25, 2000, by
Columbia Records . The album's genre and style are divided into two discs — a pure hip hop disc ("Skull") and a
nu metal /
rap metal disc ("Bones"). It also features guest appearances from
Everlast ,
Eminem ,
N.O.R.E. ,
Christian Olde Wolbers and
Dino Cazares of
Fear Factory ,
Brad Wilk of
Rage Against the Machine , and
Chino Moreno of
Deftones .
Background
Cypress Hill landed a slot supporting
The Offspring and
MxPx on the
Conspiracy of One tour.
[4] The song "(Rock) Superstar" was a radio hit on both rap and rock stations. It was once performed live by the band with
Slash ,
Duff McKagan and
Matt Sorum , members of the rock band
Guns N' Roses . The Intro includes a sample from
Ralph Bakshi 's film
Wizards .
Reception
Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "A bipolar breakdown…proving hip-hop is more like T2…capable of morphing into anyone they wanna be."
[9]
CMJ - "Proves rather convincingly that Cypress Hill still packs a mighty punch."
[11]
Vibe - "Marks the first major shift in the group's direction....Half of [the album] is a head-banging jam session....Songs like '(Rap) Superstar' prove that the group still has that winning formula."
[12]
The Source - 3.5 mics out of 5 - "May be their most drastic turn yet.… Cypress' flavor runs thick across the disc.… They break down the barriers in order to transcend the industry-imposed terms of alternative and rap…another set for the weeded."
[13]
Rap Pages - "May be the best album you hear for the next 2 years.… [It] is so artistically good that it [will] stay in your personal rotation…"
[14]
Mojo - "Finds them sticking a finger in the air and finding the wind blowing in the direction of thrash-metal."
[15]
NME - 7 out of 10 - "Picks up where the groggy metal/rap melange of '98s Cypress Hill IV left off.… It's business as usual.… They do hip-hop and they do funk-metal rawk…evolving slowly."
[16]
Track listing
Skull & Bones
Skull (Disc 1) Title Writer(s) 1. "Intro" Muggerud 1:52 2. "Another Victory" 3:11 3. "
(Rap) Superstar " (feat.
Eminem and
Noreaga ) 4:53 4. "Cuban Necktie" 4:13 5. "What U Want from Me" 3:50 6. "Stank Ass Hoe" 5:09 7. "
Highlife " 3:53 8. "Certified Bomb" 4:03 9. "Can I Get a Hit" 2:47 10. "We Live This Shit" 4:20 11. "Worldwide" 2:45
All tracks produced by
DJ Muggs .
Notes
The untitled instrumental segue after "Stank Ass Hoe" was re-used for the track "Heart of the Assassin" on the 2000
DJ Muggs produced album
Soul Assassins II .
Personnel
Cypress Hill
Guitarists
Bassists
Other personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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"Skull & Bones" .
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"Rap Superstar - Cypress Hill" .
AllMusic . Retrieved February 21, 2015 .
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"Highlife: Can't Get the Best of Me" . Retrieved May 16, 2014 .
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"Tour Archive: 2000" . Offspring.com. Archived from
the original on 9 December 2004.
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Erlewine, Stephen Thomas .
"Cypress Hill - Skull & Bones" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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Larkin, Colin (2011).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music .
Omnibus Press .
ISBN
9780857125958 .
^ Weingarten, Marc (19 May 2000).
"Skull & Bones" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2019-01-13 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (29 May 2000).
"Cypress Hill: Skull & Bones" . RapReviews.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019 .
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a
b Blashill, Pat (11 May 2000).
"Cypress Hill: Skull & Bones " .
Rolling Stone . No. RS 840. Straight Arrow. p. 132.
ISSN
0035-791X . Archived from
the original on 14 March 2008.
^
Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Cypress Hill". In
Brackett, Nathan ;
Hoard, Christian David (eds.).
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide .
Simon and Schuster .
ISBN
9780743201698 .
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"Skull & Bones" .
CMJ New Music . Great Neck, NY: College Media. 1 May 2000. p. 23.
ISSN
1074-6978 . Retrieved 21 October 2011 .
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"Skull & Bones" .
Vibe . InterMedia Partners. June 2000. p. 223.
ISSN
1070-4701 . Retrieved 21 October 2011 .
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"Skull & Bones" .
The Source . New York. June 2000. pp. 218–20.
ISSN
1063-2085 . Retrieved 21 October 2011 .
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"Skull & Bones" . Rap Pages . Beverly Hills: LFP. June 2000. p. 42.
ISSN
1063-1283 . Retrieved 21 October 2011 .
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"Skull & Bones" .
Mojo . Bauer Media. June 2000. p. 113.
ISSN
1351-0193 . Retrieved 21 October 2011 .
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"Skull & Bones" .
NME . IPC Media. 29 April 2000. p. 33.
ISSN
0028-6362 . Retrieved 21 October 2011 .
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UK Albums Chart . Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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"Cypress Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
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Jam! . Archived from
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OCLC
29800226 . Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via American Radio History.
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Jam! . Archived from
the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022 .
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"Canadian album certifications – Cypress Hill – Skull & Bones" .
Music Canada . Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
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"British album certifications – Cypress Hill – Skull & Bones" .
British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
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