Black Sunday (Cypress Hill album)

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Black Sunday | type = studio | artist = [[Cypress Hill]] | cover = Cypress Hill-Black Sunday.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|1993|7|20}} | recorded = February 1992 – April 1993 | studio = {{hlist|38 Fresh, Hollywood, CA|Baby Monster Studios, Hollywood, CA|Image Recording, Hollywood, CA|[[Chung King Studios|Chung King]], New York, NY|[[Greene St. Recording|Greene Street]], New York, NY|Soundtrack Studios New York, NY|Studio 4 Recording, Philadelphia, PA}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Black Sunday - Cypress Hill {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-sunday-mw0000619702 |access-date=2024-12-11 |language=en}}</ref> | genre = {{hlist|[[West Coast hip-hop]]|[[Latin hip-hop]]|[[alternative hip-hop]]|[[hardcore hip-hop]]}} | length = 43:38 | label = {{hlist|[[Ruffhouse]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}} | producer = {{hlist|[[DJ Muggs]]|[[Todd Ray|T-Ray]]}} | prev_title = Something for the Blunted | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = [[Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom]] | next_year = 1995 | misc = {{Singles | name = Black Sunday | type = studio | single1 = [[Insane in the Brain]] | single1date = June 22, 1993<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/insane-the-brain-single-mw0000621498|title=Insane in the Brain [Single] - Cypress Hill|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref> | single2 = [[When the Shit Goes Down]] | single2date = 1993 | single3 = [[I Ain't Goin' Out Like That]] | single3date = 1993 | single4 = [[Lick a Shot]] | single4date = 1994 }} }}

'''''Black Sunday''''' is the second [[studio album]] by American [[hip-hop]] group [[Cypress Hill]]. It was released on July 20, 1993, by [[Ruffhouse Records|Ruffhouse]] and [[Columbia Records]], and proved as successful as their debut, [[Cypress Hill (album)|''Cypress Hill'']]. The album debuted at No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200]], selling 261,000 copies in its first week of sales<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=756926526 |language=zh |title=我要发高端贴之 SOUNDSCAN历周冠军专辑销量！|trans-title=SOUNDSCAN album sales! |at=1993: 7 Aug |publisher=baidu.com |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> and became the highest [[Nielsen SoundScan|Soundscan]] recording for a hip-hop group at the time. Also, with their previous album, [[Cypress Hill (album)|''Cypress Hill'']], still in the charts, they became the first [[hip-hop]] group ever to have two albums in the Top 10 of the [[Billboard 200|U.S. ''Billboard'' 200]] at the same time. The album went [[Music recording certification|quadruple platinum]] in the U.S. with 3.4 million units sold.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kearney|first=Christine|date=16 April 2010|title=NY: Still Smokin', Cypress Hill Battle To Keep Fans|newspaper=The Drug War Headline News|publisher=Marijuana.com|agency=Reuters|url=http://www.marijuana.com/drug-war-headline-news/145107-ny-still-smokin-cypress-hill-battle-keep-fans.html|access-date=19 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112135402/http://www.marijuana.com/drug-war-headline-news/145107-ny-still-smokin-cypress-hill-battle-keep-fans.html|archive-date=2011-11-12}}</ref>

==Background== The first single, "[[Insane in the Brain]]", became a [[Crossover music|crossover]] hit. A clean censored version of the album was also made which removes the song "A to the K". The song "Hand on the Glock" is a re-recorded version of the track "[[Hand on the Pump]]" from the debut album ''[[Cypress Hill (album)|Cypress Hill]]''.

On July 20, 2023, an expanded edition of the album was released to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the album, with five additional songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-07-07 |title=Black Sunday Expanded 30th Anniversary Edition Coming July 20 |url=https://cypresshill.com/2023/07/07/black-sunday-expanded-30th-anniversary-edition-coming-july-20/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Cypress Hill {{!}} Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Reception== {{Music ratings | subtitle = Initial reviews (in 1993) | rev1 = ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' | rev1score = B+<ref>Tremblay, Mark (August 8, 1993). "Recent Releases". ''[[Calgary Herald]]''.</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev2score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/07/30/black-sunday/ |title=''Black Sunday'' |first=Tom |last=Sinclair |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |location=New York |issue=181 |date=July 30, 1993 |access-date=October 19, 2011 |issn=1049-0434 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014010920/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,307438,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' | rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-18-ca-14208-story.html |title=Cypress Hill's Pot-Laced Hip-Hop High |first=Dennis |last=Hunt |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 18, 1993 |access-date=December 21, 2018}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev4score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000039reviews.html |title=Cypress Hill – ''Black Sunday'' |first=Angus |last=Batey |magazine=[[NME]] |location=London |page=34 |date=July 24, 1993 |access-date=December 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000610104230/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000039reviews.html |archive-date=June 10, 2000}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/08/13/cypress-hill-4/ |title=Cypress Hill |first=Parry |last=Gettelman |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=August 13, 1993 |access-date=December 21, 2018}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cypress Hill: ''Black Sunday'' |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |location=London |issue=85 |date=October 1993 |page=105 |issn=0955-4955}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/320921/review/6068137/blacksunday |title=Cypress Hill: ''Black Sunday'' |first=Matt |last=Diehl |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York |issue=665 |page=64 |date=September 16, 1993 |access-date=October 19, 2011 |issn=0035-791X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104154934/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/320921/review/6068137/blacksunday |archive-date=November 4, 2007 }}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]'' | rev8score = {{rating|4|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Adam|last=Higginbotham|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/03/albums2.jpg|title=New Albums|work=[[Select (magazine)|Select]]|date=August 1993|page=102|access-date=January 1, 2025|author-link=Adam Higginbotham}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' | rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="The Source">{{cite magazine |last=Oh|first=Minya "Shortie"|author-link=Minya Oh|title=Cypress Hill: ''Black Sunday'' |url=http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=330&album=1986|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000123183428/http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=330&album=1986|archive-date=January 23, 2000|magazine=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |location=New York |issue=48 |page=84 |date=September 1993 |issn=1063-2085|access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> }} {{Music ratings | subtitle = Retrospective reviews (after 1993) | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-sunday-mw0000619702 |title=''Black Sunday'' – Cypress Hill |first=Steve |last=Huey |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Cypress Hill |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/206 206] }}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]'' | rev3score = 8/10<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]] |editor1-last=Weisbard |editor1-first=Eric |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-75574-8}}</ref> }} {{Prose|section|date=July 2024}} The single "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" was nominated for the [[Grammy Award]]'s Best Rap Performance of the year category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/ |title=Cypress Hill - ''Black Sunday'' CD |publisher=CDUniverse.com |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref>

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' - 4 stars - Excellent - "…it's the Cypress combo of stark grooves and cinematic gangsta fairy tales that allows them to rule the streets, a formula not messed with on Black Sunday…"<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>

''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' - 4 stars - Excellent - "…a darker sequel…this album is definitely worth buying as it easily rips the frame out of all those Cypress bandwagon jumpers…"<ref name="The Source"/>

* Included in ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''{{'}}s list of the 50 Best Albums of 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=The 50 Best Albums of 1993 |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |page=83 |date=January 1994 |publisher=Bauer Media |issn=0955-4955 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/ |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> * Ranked No. 35 in ''[[Melody Maker]]''{{'}}s list of "The Albums of the Year" for 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Albums of the Year |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |page=77 |date=1 January 1994 |publisher=IPC Media |issn=0025-9012 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/ |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> * Ranked No. 29 in the ''[[The Village Voice|Village Voice]]''{{'}}s 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.<ref>{{cite news |title=1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |page=5 |date=3 January 1994 |location=New York |issn=0042-6180 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/ |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> * Ranked No. 8 in ''[[NME|New Musical Express]]''{{'}}s list of "The Top 50 LPs of 1993".<ref>{{cite news |title=The Top 50 LPs of 1993 |magazine=[[NME]] |page=66 |date=25 December 1993 |publisher=IPC Media |issn=0028-6362 |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/ |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = [[DJ Muggs|Lawrence Muggerud]], [[B-Real|Louis Freese]], and [[Sen Dog|Senen Reyes]], except track 2, written by Muggerud, Freese, and [[Todd Ray]]. All tracks produced by [[DJ Muggs]], except track 2, produced by [[Todd Ray|T-Ray]].

| title1 = I Wanna Get High | length1 = 2:54

| title2 = [[I Ain't Goin' Out Like That]] | length2 = 4:27

| title3 = [[Insane in the Brain]] | length3 = 3:31

| title4 = [[When the Shit Goes Down]] | length4 = 3:08

| title5 = [[Lick a Shot]] | length5 = 3:23

| title6 = Cock the Hammer | length6 = 4:25

| title7 = Lock Down | length7 = 1:16

| title8 = 3 Lil' Putos | length8 = 3:40

| title9 = Legalize It | length9 = 0:46

| title10 = Hits from the Bong | length10 = 2:40

| title11 = What Go Around Come Around, Kid | length11 = 3:42

| title12 = A to the K | length12 = 3:27

| title13 = Hand on the Glock | length13 = 3:32

| title14 = Break 'Em Off Some | length14 = 2:44 }}{{Track listing | headline = 30th anniversary expanded edition track listing | title15 = [[Insane in the Brain]] - [[Statik Selektah]] Remix | length15 = 3:32 | title16 = Lick a Shot - Baka Boys Remix | length16 = 3:12 | title17 = Hits from the Bong - [[DJ Muggs]] 2023 Remix | length17 = 2:59 | title18 = Scooby Doo | length18 = 3:40 | title19 = Loco En El Coco - Insane in the Brain (Spanish Version) | length19 = 3:24 | total_length = 60:24 }}

===Notes=== *"[[I Ain't Goin' Out Like That]]" samples "[[The Wizard (Black Sabbath song)|The Wizard]]" by [[Black Sabbath]] * Later repressings have a fade at the end of "[[Insane in the Brain]]" due to sample clearance issues, & "Lock Down" is omitted.

==Personnel== ===Cypress Hill=== *[[B-Real]] – [[rapping|vocals]] *[[Sen Dog]] – [[vocals]] *[[DJ Muggs]] – [[turntables]], [[arrangements]], executive production, [[Programming (music)|programming]] and [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]

===Additional personnel=== *[[Todd Ray|T-Ray]] – producer ("I Ain't Goin' Out Like That") *[[John Gamble (record producer)|John Gamble]] – engineer *[[Andy Kravitz]] – engineer *Manuel Lecuona – engineer *Jason Roberts – engineer *[[Chris Shaw (recording engineer)|Chris Shaw]] – engineer, mixing *[[Joe Nicolo]] – executive producer, mixing *Chris Schwartz – executive producer *Jay Papke – design *Anthony Artiaga – photography

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Australia|13|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Black Sunday|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|26|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Black Sunday|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Germany|36|id=1779|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Black Sunday|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Hungary|40|year=1993|week=41|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 25, 2025}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Black Sunday|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|19|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Black Sunday|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|38|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Black Sunday|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|UK2|13|date=19930807|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Cypress Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Cypress Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- ! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html |title=Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 03/2025 |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |access-date=January 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122110655/https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | 19 |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15.pdf#page=39|title=Top 100 Albums 1993|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=January 15, 1994|page=25|access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref> | 96 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> | 33 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> | 19 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1994) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name=aria94>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122130/http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994|url=http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg|publisher=Australian Record Industry Association Ltd.|archivedate= October 25, 2015|accessdate=May 19, 2022}}</ref> | 93 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1994-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1994|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> | 12 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> | 98 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> | 98 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums ([[Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106073523/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html|archivedate=November 6, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref> | 162 |- ! scope="row"|Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|title=Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref> | 82 |} {{col-end}}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |rowspan="2"| '''Year''' |rowspan="2"| '''Song''' |colspan="6"| '''Chart positions''' |- | [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] | [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] | [[Hot Rap Tracks|Hot Rap Singles]] | [[Rhythmic Top 40]] | [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] | [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] |- | rowspan="2"|1993 |- | "[[Insane in the Brain]]" | #19 | #27 | #1 | #16 | #5 | #16 |- | rowspan="2"|1994 |- | "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" | #65 | #86 | #21 | - | #21 | - |}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Black Sunday|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|access-date=July 16, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Black Sunday|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1993|certyear=2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Black Sunday|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|id=1994-06-10|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1994}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Black Sunday|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1999|access-date=February 24, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Black Sunday|award=Platinum|id=938-418-2|relyear=1995|certyear=2013|access-date=February 24, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Cypress Hill|title=Black Sunday|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1993|certyear=2023|access-date=July 7, 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

==See also== *[[List of number-one albums of 1993 (U.S.)]] *[[List of number-one R&B albums of 1993 (U.S.)]]

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{discogs master|16404|{{noitalic|Cypress Hill}} – Black Sunday}}

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