Back in Black (Cypress Hill album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Back in Black
| type = studio
| artist = Cypress Hill
| cover = Cypress Hill - Back in Black.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2022|3|18}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 32:29
| label = {{hlist|RuffNation|MNRK}}
| producer = Black Milk
| prev_title = Elephants on Acid
| prev_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Back in Black
| type = studio
| single1 = Bye Bye
| single1date = January 21, 2022
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 75/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/back-in-black/cypress-hill/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Back in Black|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=March 3, 2022}}
| rev1 = The A.V. Club
| rev1score = B{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Nina |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Cypress Hill fires up a return to its original sound |url=https://www.avclub.com/cypress-hill-back-in-black-album-review-1848644726 |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-us}}
| rev2 = The Arts Desk
| rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web |last=Oddy |first=Guy |date=March 14, 2022 |title=Album: Cypress Hill - Back in Black |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-cypress-hill-back-black |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=The Arts Desk |language=en}}
| rev3 = Clash
| rev3score = 7/10{{Cite web|last=Roseblade |first=Nick |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Cypress Hill - Back In Black |language=en |website=CLASH |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/cypress-hill-back-in-black |access-date=April 5, 2022}}
| rev4 = Gigwise
| rev4score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Gavin |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Album Review: Cypress Hill - Back in Black {{!}} Gigwise |url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3416556/album-review--cypress-hill---back-in-black |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=Gigwise}}
| rev5 = Kerrang!
| rev5score = 4/5{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-cypress-hill-hip-hop-b-real-sen-dog-back-in-black|title=Album review: Cypress Hill – Back in Black|last=Garner|first=George|website=Kerrang!|date=18 March 2022 |access-date=March 18, 2022}}
| rev6 = musicOMH
| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Devlin |first=Ben |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Cypress Hill - Back In Black {{!}} Album Reviews |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/cypress-hill-back-in-black |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=musicOMH |language=en-GB}}
| rev7 = RapReviews
| rev7score = 6/10[https://www.rapreviews.com/2023/02/cypress-hill-back-in-black/ Cypress Hill :: Back in Black - RapReviews]
}}
Back in Black is the tenth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released on March 18, 2022.
The album includes 10 tracks. Unlike Elephants on Acid (2018), the group's previous album, which was produced by DJ Muggs, this album was solely produced by Black Milk.{{cite web |url=https://thesource.com/2022/03/19/cypress-hill-releases-new-album-back-in-black/ |title=Cypress Hill Releases New Album "Back in Black" |last=Grant |first=Shawn |date=March 19, 2022 |website=The Source}}
Reception
Back in Black was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75 based on nine reviews. The aggregator Album of the Year has the critical consensus of the album at a 73 out of 100, based on twelve reviews.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Takeover
| writer1 = {{hlist|Louis Freese|Senen Reyes|Demerick Ferm|Curtis Cross II|Itsuroh Shimoda|Yutaka Higashi}}
| length1 = 3:15
| title2 = Open Ya Mind
| writer2 = {{hlist|Freese|Reyes|Ferm|Cross}}
| length2 = 3:44
| title3 = Certified
| note3 = featuring Demrick
| writer3 = {{hlist|Freese|Reyes|Ferm|Cross}}
| length3 = 3:09
| title4 = Bye Bye
| note4 = featuring Dizzy Wright
| writer4 = {{hlist|Freese|Reyes|Ferm|Cross}}
| length4 = 3:48
| title5 = Come with Me
| writer5 = {{hlist|Reyes|Ferm|Cross}}
| length5 = 3:15
| title6 = The Original
| writer6 = {{hlist|Reyes|Ferm|Cross}}
| length6 = 2:54
| title7 = Hit Em'
| writer7 = {{hlist|Freese|Reyes|Cross}}
| length7 = 2:19
| title8 = Break of Dawn
| writer8 = {{hlist|Freese|Reyes|Ferm|Cross}}
| length8 = 2:54
| title9 = Champion Sound
| writer9 = {{hlist|Freese|Reyes|Ferm|Cross}}
| length9 = 3:03
| title10 = The Ride
| writer10 = {{hlist|Freese|Cross}}
| length10 = 4:04
| total_length =
}}
Personnel
Cypress Hill
- B-Real – vocals (all tracks), engineering (track 2)
- Sen Dog – vocals (all tracks), engineering (2)
- Eric Bobo – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Black Milk – production, mixing
- Drew Drucker – mastering, engineering (1, 3–10)
- Aaron Diaz – engineering (1, 3–10), vocal engineering (all tracks)
- Dominic Thiroux – engineering (1, 3–10), vocal engineering (all tracks)
- Raphael Lamotta – creative direction
- Dana Diaz-Tutaan – layout design
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Back in Black ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|56|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Back in Black|rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|195|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Back in Black|rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|128|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Back in Black|rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|France|123|M|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=12?&annee=2022&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 12, 2022)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Back in Black|rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|17|id=493933|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Back in Black|rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|53|date=20220325|rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|12|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Back in Black|rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCurrentAlbums|69|artist=Cypress Hill|album=Back in Black|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2023}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|2555954|Cypress Hill – Back In Black}}
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