Classics Discussion: Cypress Hill

[Inspect Her Deck]

Ok so some of y'all will be familiar with a project I'm deciding to run. I made this thread: The Official 'Classic Album' Discussion Thread, trying to reach a conclusion as to what defines a classic album. After much discussion, I am running with this definition personally, so take it as you will when you consider your classic albums. But this definition in particular was most agreed upon.

Classic: 1. An album considered by consensus of the core hip hop community to be of the highest quality (doesn't have to be perfect or flawless, just an album that the consensus deems the shyt).
2. Assuming that condition 1 is met, is this an album that has stood the test of time amongst the core hip hop community? Is that an album still held in high regard, still referenced at least ten years after its release? By a consensus of the hip hop community?

Props to @mobbinfms for the definition and also for his help generally in helping me with ideas to create these threads.

So I'll be going through one artist per day, and I will list out all their discography or close to all of it until the year 2005, as we decided that an album needs at least 10 years of existence before it can be called a classic or not.

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Cypress Hill make an appearance in this one, special shout-out to @Deltron!

I will be making a POLL. For each album I will present a YES or NO option so if you think that particular album is a classic, you click 'yes' on the poll for THAT album and vice-versa. The acceptance rate for an album to be deemed a CERTIFIED classic is 80%.

If you don't think an album is a classic, DO NOT LEAVE THE POLL BLANK. You vote NO for that album instead so at least we register your vote.

I will NOT count any comments in the thread as votes, you must use the poll. The comments section should be used for discussion only.

Tagging some mods:

@FreshAIG @That Singer Guy... @hustlemania @houston911 @SoulController

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

#coliclassics

#tpc

don't think hashtags work so I'm gonna use the tag wall I used for Best Rapper Alive series

anyway we back fellas!

Cypress Hill....not the biggest fan of them but I'd say 2 classics ==> self-titled album and Cypress Hill III

gonna try and listen some more


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[MidnightMercenary]

Not too familiar with these guys tbh... but I've known Insane in the Brain ever since I was little. Love that song so much.

 

[Deltron]

I'd say the first 2 are classic - near classic status, the rest aren't...but Stoned Raiders, Temple of Boom are personal favorites.

Would say they have a pretty solid discography overall, and B-Real's solo shyt isn't too bad either, and of course Muggs' work outside the group.

 

[Big Mel]

Debut bonafide

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

I'd say the first 2 are classic - near classic status, the rest aren't...but Stoned Raiders, Temple of Boom are personal favorites.

Would say they have a pretty solid discography overall, and B-Real's solo shyt isn't too bad either, and of course Muggs' work outside the group.

I picked Temple of Boom off the strength it gets the most mentions when I hear Cypress Hill talk


I'm a big Muggs fan he laced Cube up with some great shyt especially on The Predator and also that album he did with GZA in 05 was dope.

But how you feel as a Cypress fan that they got washed by the best rapper to ever live?

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Not too familiar with these guys tbh... but I've known Insane in the Brain ever since I was little. Love that song so much.

you'll either love or hate B-Real his voice is fukking irritating to me but it's whatever

he's a very good rapper tho

 

[Deltron]

I picked Temple of Boom off the strength it gets the most mentions when I hear Cypress Hill talk


I'm a big Muggs fan he laced Cube up with some great shyt especially on The Predator and also that album he did with GZA in 05 was dope.

But how you feel as a Cypress fan that they got washed by the best rapper to ever live?

no arguments there but

was dope

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

no arguments there but

was dope

 

[smokeurobinson]

The 1st four songs on their 1st album = hip-hop perfection

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

The 1st four songs on their 1st album = hip-hop perfection

perfection?

AMW - Lethal Injection is perfection....

ok that's the last Cube smiley I swear....

sorry

 

[DoomzdayzV]

first album is incredible......then when Black Sunday dropped I remember thinking it was the wackest shyt I ever heard in my life. I still dont like it. Temples of Boom was kinda dope, the one after that + Skull and Bones were both ass.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

@smokeurobinson @DoomzdayzV @Big Mel

I'ma need y'all to vote in the polls

 

[DoomzdayzV]

B-Real was the first acceptable white face in hip hop. Soul Assassins camp had alot to do with the caucasian invasion that progressed through the 90s

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Imo , their first album, black Sunday and temples are all classic joints. IV had dope cuts, even skull and bones has some decent shyt after that they fell off.