Black Sunday

Rolling Stone (9/16/93, p.64) - 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..." Rolling Stone (9/16/93, p.64) - 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..." Spin (8/93, p.81) - Highly Recommended - "...BLACK SUNDAY is a consolidation of power for Cypress Hill, tending more toward perfecting a solid formula than toying with invention..." Spin (8/93, p.81) - Highly Recommended - "...BLACK SUNDAY is a consolidation of power for Cypress Hill, tending more toward perfecting a solid formula than toying with invention..." Entertainment Weekly (7/30/93, p.56) - "...BLACK SUNDAY might as well be titled MORE SONGS ABOUT GATS AND BLUNTS. And that's just fine, because [Cypress Hill]'s basic formula--wacked-out Spanglish tough talk, deep bass & DJ Mugg's trademark squeals and sirens--is such a winner..." - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (7/30/93, p.56) - "...BLACK SUNDAY might as well be titled MORE SONGS ABOUT GATS AND BLUNTS. And that's just fine, because [Cypress Hill]'s basic formula--wacked-out Spanglish tough talk, deep bass & DJ Mugg's trademark squeals and sirens--is such a winner..." - Rating: A- Q (1/94, p.83) - Included in Q's list of `The 50 Best Albums Of 1993' - "...the swaying, slurry beat concocted by DJ Muggs rides roughshod over all reservations...." Q (10/93, p.105) - 3 Stars - Good - "...dope hasn't brought [Cypress Hill] much peace: the bulk of [BLACK SUNDAY] are the usual threats and slanging....Thankfully absent from their hardcore stance is the brute sexism that normally goes along with such a tough guy routine..." Q (1/94, p.83) - Included in Q's list of `The 50 Best Albums Of 1993' - "...the swaying, slurry beat concocted by DJ Muggs rides roughshod over all reservations...." Q (10/93, p.105) - 3 Stars - Good - "...dope hasn't brought [Cypress Hill] much peace: the bulk of [BLACK SUNDAY] are the usual threats and slanging....Thankfully absent from their hardcore stance is the brute sexism that normally goes along with such a tough guy routine..." The Source (9/93, p.82) - 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..." The Source (9/93, p.82) - 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..." Melody Maker (1/1/94, p.77) - Ranked #35 in Melody Maker's list of the `Albums Of The Year' for 1993 - "...A smoking record, in every sense'...." Melody Maker (7/31/93, p.29) - "...[BLACK SUNDAY]'s laid-back songs simmer with a violence just barely held in check...Cypress Hill capture that humid, heat-hazy unreal feel where walking the streets is like being inside a bad dream.." Melody Maker (1/1/94, p.77) - Ranked #35 in Melody Maker's list of the `Albums Of The Year' for 1993 - "...A smoking record, in every sens'...." Melody Maker (7/31/93, p.29) - "...[BLACK SUNDAY]'s laid-back songs simmer with a violence just barely held in check...Cypress Hill capture that humid, heat-hazy unreal feel where walking the streets is like being inside a bad dream.." Musician (10/93, p.95) - "...B-Real's sinister nasal rhymes still grate and delight....BLACK SUNDAY has enough tracks to keep any rap fan with decent woofers head-nodding..." Musician (10/93, p.95) - "...B-Real's sinister nasal rhymes still grate and delight....BLACK SUNDAY has enough tracks to keep any rap fan with decent woofers head-nodding..." Village Voice (3/1/94, p.5) - Ranked #29 in the Village Voice's 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. Village Voice (3/1/94, p.5) - Ranked #29 in the Village Voice's 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. NME (Magazine) (12/25/93, p.66) - Ranked #8 in New Musical Express' list of `The Top 50 LPs Of 1993' - "...The first crew to take the gangsta shit to a student audience...achieved the all-important compromise-free crossover from the hardcore audience and into mainstream consciousness...." NME (Magazine) (7/24/93, p.34) - 8 (out of 10) - Excellent - "...a record that gets better with each successive play..." NME (Magazine) (12/25/93, p.66) - Ranked #8 in New Musical Express' list of `The Top 50 LPs Of 1993' - "...The first crew to take the gangsta shit to a student audience...achieved the all-important compromise-free crossover from the hardcore audience and into mainstream consciousness...." NME (Magazine) (7/24/93, p.34) - 8 (out of 10) - Excellent - "...a record that gets better with each successive play..."