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Stoned Raiders

For the song, see Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom.

Stoned Raiders is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released on December 4, 2001 by Columbia Records.

Stoned Raiders
Studio album by
Cypress Hill
ReleasedDecember 4, 2001
Recorded2001
Genre
Length58:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerDJ Muggs
Cypress Hill chronology
Live at the Fillmore
(2000) 		Stoned Raiders
(2001) 		Stash
(2002)
Singles from Stoned Raiders
  1. "Trouble"
    Released: November 23, 2001
  2. "Lowrider"
    Released: February 26, 2002

Background

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This album is best known for its two singles: "Trouble" and "Lowrider". The song "Kronologik" also summarizes Cypress Hill's career from their debut in 1991 until the album was released. Many of its songs feature guest artists like MC Ren, King Tee, Redman and Method Man.

"Here Is Something You Can't Understand", is a sequel of their breakthrough single, "How I Could Just Kill a Man". "Lowrider" was performed by the group in the film "How High" starring Method Man & Redman, and is also used on the British TV Series Soccer AM.

The album title was taken from the song of the same name from the group's third album Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom, released in 1995.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic      [1]
BBC Manchester(7/10) [3]
RapReviews.com(8.5/10) [4]
  • Mixmag – 3 out of 5 – "They seem to be searching for new sounds and styles and this explains the multi-personality nature of the album way better than the ubiquitous chronic."[5]
  • Vibe – 3.5 discs out of 5 – "Cypress Hill proves that where there's blunt smoke, there's fire. The quartet's hip hop joints haven't been this potent in years."[6]
  • Kludge listed it as one of the 25 best albums of 2001.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks produced by DJ Muggs

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"Lawrence Muggerud1:03
2."Trouble"
5:00
3."Kronologik" (featuring Kurupt)
4:45
4."Southland Killers" (featuring MC Ren and King Tee)
3:25
5."Bitter"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:20
6."Amplified"
3:54
7."It Ain't Easy"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • S. Reyes
4:13
8."Memories"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:09
9."Psychodelic Vision"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:27
10."Red, Meth & B" (featuring Redman & Method Man)
3:45
11."Lowrider"
6:41
12."Catastrophe"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • S. Reyes
  • Olde Wolbers
  • Correa
3:25
13."L.I.F.E." (featuring Kokane)
4:43
14."Here Is Something You Can't Understand" (featuring Kurupt)
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • S. Reyes
  • Brown
4:30
15."Weed Man" (special edition bonus track) 3:14


Personnel

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Cypress Hill

Additional personnel

  • Jeremy Fleener – guitar (6)
  • Paula Gallithno – string orchestration (7)
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Sonny Gerasimowicz – design
  • Rogelio Lozano – guitar (7, 12)
  • Tracy McNew – project coordinator
  • Jessy Moss – additional vocals (5)
  • Estavan Oriol – design, photography
  • Mike Sims – guitar (5, 7), Moog synthesizer (6)
  • Troy Staton – engineer
  • Christian Olde Wolbers – bass guitar (2, 12), guitar (2)
  • Andy Zambrano – guitar (6)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Stoned Raiders
Chart (2001–02) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 75
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 19

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Stoned Raiders
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[14] 153
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[15] 77
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[16] 93
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[17] 50

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Torreano, Bradley. "Cypress Hill: Stoned Raiders > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. ^ Lawson, Dom (November 1, 2022). "Every Cypress Hill album ranked from worst to best". Louder. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Long, Chris (January 2002). "Stoned Raider". BBC Manchester. Archived from the original on 27 June 2004.
  4. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (11 December 2001). "Cypress Hill :: Stoned Raiders". RapReview Of The Week. RapReviews.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Stoned Raiders review". Mixmag. London: DMC Publishing. December 2001. p. 64. ISSN 0957-6622. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. ^ Edwards, Shawn (January 2002). "Cypress Hill: Stoned Raiders". Vibe. InterMedia Partners. p. 125. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  7. ^ Perez, Arturo. "Top 10 Albums of 2001". Kludge. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Cypress Hill – Stoned Raiders" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cypress Hill – Stoned Raiders" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cypress Hill – Stoned Raiders" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Cypress Hill – Stoned Raiders". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cypress Hill – Stoned Raiders" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cypress Hill – Stoned Raiders". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  17. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Cypress Hill – Stoned Raiders". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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