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The first proper "best-of" from Cypress Hill arrives nearly 15 years after their debut, a surprisingly long time considering how compilation-happy their parent label, Sony, has been. Whatever the reason for it, the wait for this comp was entirely worth it, since Greatest Hits from the Bong is filled with top-notch tracks and saves the consumer from having to purchase the group's disappointing albums -- Temples of Boom, IV -- while leaving enough of their classics -- Skull & Bones, Black Sunday, and their nearly perfect debut -- unheard until the decision is made to dig further. The mostly chronological layout may seem dry, but it displays the growth of the group and all the risk-taking and genre-blending that happened along the way. Raw gangsta tracks and hedonistic odes to pot smoking give way to reggae-influenced numbers, layered Clash samples, and more intricate smoking songs. Two new tracks toward the end -- the Ambrosia-sampling "The Only Way" and the tight and hardcore "EZ Come EZ Go" -- offer something new for the regulars and while "EZ" is very good, "Only Way" is a hooky triumph. Including the reggaeton remix of "Latin Thugs" with Tego Calderón is a very 2005 move, but it's a hot track and if there ever were a hip-hop act that seemed a natural for the reggaeton explosion, it's this Latin, reggae-loving crew. With a running time of less than 50 minutes and the lack of an essay or words from the band, Greatest Hits from the Bong isn't perfect, but being all killer and no filler, it's close enough.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Larry Muggerud, Composer - Larry Muggerud, Lyricist - DJ Muggs, Producer - Jason Roberts, Recording Engineer - Louis Freese, Composer - Louis Freese, Lyricist - Senen Reyes, Composer - Senen Reyes, Lyricist - Joe Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Joe Nicolo, Engineer - Cypress Hill, Performer - Lowell Fulsom, Composer - Lowell Fulsom, Lyricist - DJ Muggs Presents Soul Assassins feat. DR. DRE & Real, Mixing Engineer - DJ Muggs Presents Soul Assassins feat. DR. DRE & Real, Arranger - Jimmy McCracklin, Composer - Jimmy McCracklin, Lyricist
(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Schwartz, Executive Producer - Jason Roberts, Recording Engineer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - B. Bouldin, Composer - B. Bouldin, Lyricist - Joe Nicolo, Executive Producer - Joe Nicolo, Engineer - Joe Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Cypress Hill, Performer - L. Muggerud, Composer - L. Muggerud, Lyricist - D.J. Muggs, Mixing Engineer - D.J. Muggs, Arranger - D.J. Muggs, Producer - Michael Miller, Recording Engineer - Eugene Dixon, Composer - Eugene Dixon, Lyricist - L. Freese, Composer - L. Freese, Lyricist - Bernice Williams, Composer - Bernice Williams, Lyricist - Earl Edwards, Composer - Earl Edwards, Lyricist
1991 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Larry Muggerud, Lyricist - Larry Muggerud, Composer - Chris Schwartz, Executive Producer - Joe The Butche Nicolo, Executive Producer - Joe The Butche Nicolo, Engineer - Joe The Butche Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Jason Roberts, Recording Engineer - Louis Freese, Composer - Louis Freese, Lyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Senen Reyes, Composer - Senen Reyes, Lyricist - Cypress Hill, Performer - D.J. Muggs, Arranger - D.J. Muggs, Producer - D.J. Muggs, Mixing Engineer - Michael Miller, Recording Engineer
1991 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Larry Muggerud, Composer - Larry Muggerud, Lyricist - DJ Muggs, Producer - DJ Muggs, Executive Producer - DJ Muggs, Arranger - DJ Muggs, Mixing Engineer - Andy Kravitz, Engineer - Chris Schwartz, Executive Producer - Jason Roberts, Engineer - Louis Freese, Composer - Louis Freese, Lyricist - Senen Reyes, Composer - Senen Reyes, Lyricist - Jon Gamble, Engineer - Manuel Lecuona, Engineer - Joe Nicolo, Executive Producer - Joe Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Cypress Hill, Performer - Chris Shaw, Engineer
(P) 1993 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Iommi, Composer - Tony Iommi, Lyricist - Larry Muggerud, Composer - Larry Muggerud, Lyricist - DJ Muggs, Executive Producer - DJ Muggs, Mixing Engineer - DJ Muggs, Arranger - Andy Kravitz, Engineer - Jason Roberts, Engineer - Louis Freese, Composer - Louis Freese, Lyricist - Jon Gamble, Engineer - Manuel Lecuona, Engineer - Joe Nicolo, Executive Producer - Joe Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Cypress Hill, Performer - Chris Shaw, Engineer - Todd Ray, Composer - Todd Ray, Lyricist - T-Ray, Producer - Ozzy Osbourne, Composer - Ozzy Osbourne, Lyricist - Terry Butler, Composer - Terry Butler, Lyricist - Bill Ward, Composer - Bill Ward, Lyricist
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Muggs for Soul Assassins, Arranger - Muggs for Soul Assassins, Mixing Engineer - Jason Roberts, Engineer - Muggs, Producer - Cypress Hill, Performer - L. Muggerud, Composer - L. Muggerud, Lyricist - Ben Wallach, 2nd Engineer - L. Freese, Composer - L. Freese, Lyricist - Shag, Background Vocal - Manny Lecuona, Mastering Engineer - Buddah Monks, Performer - Reg Dog, Organ - Reg Dog, Bass - Lamont Hyde, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cypress Hill, Performer - Troy Stanton, Engineer - Sean Evans, Director - Manny Lecuona, Mastering Engineer - DJ Muggs, Producer - DJ Muggs, Mixing Engineer - DJ Muggs, Arranger - Larry Muggerud, Lyricist - Larry Muggerud, Composer - Louis Freese, Lyricist - Louis Freese, Composer
(P) 1998 Ruffhouse Records LP
Louis Freese, Composer - Louis Freese, Lyricist - Senen Reyes, Composer - Senen Reyes, Lyricist - Muggs, Mixing Engineer - Muggs, Producer - Muggs, Arranger - Troy Staton, Mixing Engineer - Troy Staton, Recording Engineer - Cypress Hill, Performer - Mike Fingers, Guitar - Lawrence Muggerud, Composer - Lawrence Muggerud, Lyricist - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Eric Bobo, Drums
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
The Alchemist, Producer - Cypress Hill featuring Tego Calderon, Performer - Tego Calderón, Composer - Tego Calderón, Lyricist - Rob Hill, Recording Engineer - Alan Maman, Composer - Alan Maman, Lyricist - Senen Reyes, Composer - Senen Reyes, Lyricist - Mike Sims, Guitar - Mike Sims, Keyboards - Mike Sims, Bass
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burleigh Drummond, Composer - Burleigh Drummond, Lyricist - Daniel Seeff, Vocal - Daniel Seeff, Bass - S. Reyes, Composer - S. Reyes, Lyricist - DJ Khalil, Producer - DJ Khalil, Mixing Engineer - Cypress Hill, Performer - Brian Gardner, Mastering Engineer - K. Abdul-Rahman, Composer - K. Abdul-Rahman, Lyricist - David Pack, Composer - David Pack, Lyricist - L. Freese, Composer - L. Freese, Lyricist - John Kirby, Keyboards
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Cypress Hill, Producer - Cypress Hill, Performer - Cypress Hill, Mixing Engineer - F. Nassar, Composer - F. Nassar, Lyricist - L. Freese, Composer - L. Freese, Lyricist - Brian Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar, Guitar - Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar, Producer - Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar, Keyboards - Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar, Mixing Engineer - Soul Assassins, Producer - Soul Assassins, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
The first proper "best-of" from Cypress Hill arrives nearly 15 years after their debut, a surprisingly long time considering how compilation-happy their parent label, Sony, has been. Whatever the reason for it, the wait for this comp was entirely worth it, since Greatest Hits from the Bong is filled with top-notch tracks and saves the consumer from having to purchase the group's disappointing albums -- Temples of Boom, IV -- while leaving enough of their classics -- Skull & Bones, Black Sunday, and their nearly perfect debut -- unheard until the decision is made to dig further. The mostly chronological layout may seem dry, but it displays the growth of the group and all the risk-taking and genre-blending that happened along the way. Raw gangsta tracks and hedonistic odes to pot smoking give way to reggae-influenced numbers, layered Clash samples, and more intricate smoking songs. Two new tracks toward the end -- the Ambrosia-sampling "The Only Way" and the tight and hardcore "EZ Come EZ Go" -- offer something new for the regulars and while "EZ" is very good, "Only Way" is a hooky triumph. Including the reggaeton remix of "Latin Thugs" with Tego Calderón is a very 2005 move, but it's a hot track and if there ever were a hip-hop act that seemed a natural for the reggaeton explosion, it's this Latin, reggae-loving crew. With a running time of less than 50 minutes and the lack of an essay or words from the band, Greatest Hits from the Bong isn't perfect, but being all killer and no filler, it's close enough.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:16
- Main artists: Cypress Hill
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
This compilation (P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
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