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Cypress Hill - Stoned Raiders (CD)

Stoned Raiders
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Album Details: Stoned Raiders

Release Date:12/04/2001
Label:Sony
UPC:696998574021

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  • Overall:

    stoned raiders

    By igotthatbinladenweed  Aug 17, 2006

    Pros: cypress hill rocks

    Cons: none

    this is a great cd in my opinon cypress hills best.....................
    ........................b
    ut ice cube's still the king of the hill

  • Overall:

    Some Unique Hits

    By jon  Jan 13, 2003

    Songs such like Trouble are unique. In this album, I feel that cypress Hill pushed the limit a little bit further to create a really good albulm and enjoyable to listen when
    we are stoned. yeah it rocks a lot yo

Pro Reviews: Stoned Raiders

  • All Music Guide

    Ten years after the release of their first album, Cypress Hill has maintained a distinctive personality that has stuck around through several different musical directions. Never a band that has been afraid to experiment, the rock-rap sound they attempted on Skull Bones is again one of the driving forces of the album. Where on that release they attempted to separate the tracks into the rap and rock sides, they just keep it all in the same mix here. Another huge difference between the two records is the quality of their rock-raps compared to their regular hip-hop sound. The biggest problem with Skull Bones was that the rock songs were missing strong hooks, keeping them from being a successful blend of the two genres. But on Stoned Raiders, the rock songs are some of the strongest tracks. The best song on the entire album might be "Bitter," a brooding slow-burner that shows B-Real laying down disjointed rhymes over shuffling jazz drums and strummed surf guitar. Other notable rock tracks... include "Amplified," a Rage Against the Machine knockoff that features some subpar rhyming from Sen Dog but a catchy chorus, and the opener "Trouble," which utilizes Roni Size-esque percussion with trippy guitar courtesy of Fear Factory's Christian Olde Wolbers. The percussion is actually one of the standouts of the record; DJ Muggs and live drummer Bobo do a meticulous job of finding unique beats for the record. Unfortunately, many of the hip-hop tracks do not come near to the rock songs. There are a few exceptions, especially toward the beginning of the album. "Southland Killers" is a great duet between B-Real and MC Ren; in fact, Ren contributes his best rhymes since NWA's Niggaz4life. And "Kronologik" is a spellbinding retelling of Cypress Hill's history that adds some clever insight into some of the notable events in their career. But many of the other rap songs simply do not have the beats or the choruses to keep them interesting, a problem that would seem unthinkable considering how incredibly unique and catchy their first two albums are. The biggest disappointment is "Red, Meth B," a collaboration between Redman, Method Man, and B-Real that has a fairly interesting beat but reveals a surprising lack of chemistry between the three. Overall, Stoned Raiders is a good album despite its varying quality, and should appeal to those who enjoyed their previous album's experiments with rock. - Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill were notable for being the first Latino hip-hop superstars, but they became notorious for their endorsement of marijuana, which actually isn't a trivial thing. Not only did the group campaign for its legalization, but their slow, rolling bass-and-drum loops pioneered a new, stoned funk that became extraordinary influential in '90s hip-hop -- it could be hea... Read more