Elephants on Acid

{{Infobox album

| name = Elephants on Acid

| type = studio

| artist = Cypress Hill

| cover = CypressHill-Elephants On Acid.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2018|09|28}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Alternative hip hop|hardcore hip hop|experimental hip hop}}

| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=47}}

| label = BMG

| producer = DJ Muggs

| prev_title = Cypress X Rusko

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Back in Black

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Elephants on Acid

| type = Studio

| single1 = Band of Gypsies

| single1date = August 3, 2018

| single2 = Muggs is Dead

| single2date = August 23, 2018

| single3 = Crazy

| single3date = September 14, 2018

| single4 = Locos

| single4date = September 23, 2018

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 75/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/elephants-on-acid/cypress-hill/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Elephants on Acid - Metacritic|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=October 5, 2018}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

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| rev2 = NME

| rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/cypress-hill-elephants-on-acid-review|title=Cypress Hill – 'Elephants on Acid' review|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=September 27, 2018|website=New Musical Express (NME)|language=en-US|access-date=October 5, 2018}}

| rev3 = Mojo

| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{Citation|title=Elephants on Acid by Cypress Hill|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/elephants-on-acid/cypress-hill/critic-reviews|language=en|access-date=2018-10-07}}

| rev4 = The Independent

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/cypress-hill-elephants-on-acid-album-stream-release-date-tracklist-features-a8557471.html|title=Cypress Hill's new album 'Elephants on Acid' is one hell of a trip - review|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en-GB}}

| rev5 = Q

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| rev6 = The Guardian

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/30/cypress-hill-elephants-on-acid-review-stoner-hip-hop|title=Cypress Hill: Elephants on Acid review – reinvigorated stoner hip-hop|last=Empire|first=Kitty|date=2018-09-30|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-07}}

}}

Elephants on Acid is the ninth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, and is the group's first studio album in eight years following Rise Up making it the group's longest gap between albums.[https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.48605/title.cypress-hill-is-back-with-elephants-on-acid-album# Cypress Hill Is Back With "Elephants On Acid" Album] The album was released on September 28, 2018.[https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/urban-rap/elephants-on-acid/330561/ Cypress Hill - Elephants On Acid] at JB Hi-Fi The album includes 21 tracks. Unlike Rise Up, the group's last album, which was produced by a number of people, this album is fully produced by DJ Muggs.

Despite serving as an interlude, "Muggs Is Dead" was released as a second single of the album on August 23 and received an animated video created by Felix Colgrave.

Reception

The Independent said about the album, "On their first album in eight years, Cypress Hill still sound like no one else."[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/cypress-hill-elephants-on-acid-album-stream-release-date-tracklist-features-a8557471.html]

AllMusic reviewer Fred Thomas said that "Thirty years into any music career, the pressure is generally off. Cypress Hill, active since 1988 and best known for their weed-friendly gangsta rap hits from the '90s, could easily rewrite and revisit the ideas that made them famous for the rest of their days and fans would delight in the familiarity."[https://www.allmusic.com/album/elephants-on-acid-mw0003191239 Cypress Hill - Elephants On Acid] at Allmusic

The Guardian said of the album "Most episodes of the superb HBO sitcom Silicon Valley end with a musical outro: usually banging hip-hop. This album by Cypress Hill should make the music supervisors’ job on season six a doddle."[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/30/cypress-hill-elephants-on-acid-review-stoner-hip-hop Cypress Hill - Elephants On Acid Review] at The Guardian

Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer

| title1 = Tusko

| note1 = Intro

| extra1 = DJ Muggs

| length1 = 0:48

| title2 = Band of Gypsies

| note2 = featuring Sadat and Alaa Fifty

| extra2 = DJ Muggs

| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = Put Em in the Ground

| extra3 =DJ Muggs

| length3 = 2:21

| title4 = Satao

| note4 = Interval

| extra4 =DJ Muggs

| length4 = 0:29

| title5 = Jesus Was a Stoner

| extra5 =DJ Muggs

| length5 = 3:25

| title6 = Pass the Knife

| extra6 =DJ Muggs

| length6 = 3:36

| title7 = LSD

| note7 = Interval

| extra7 =DJ Muggs

| length7 = 0:37

| title8 = Oh Na Na

| note8 = featuring Brevi

| extra8 =DJ Muggs

| length8 = 2:57

| title9 = Holy Mountain

| note9 = Interval

| extra9 =DJ Muggs

| length9 = 1:15

| title10 = Locos

| note10 = featuring Sick Jacken

| extra10 =DJ Muggs

| length10 = 3:18

| title11 = Falling Down

| extra11 =DJ Muggs

| length11 = 2:19

| title12 = Elephant Acid

| note12 = Interlude

| extra12 =DJ Muggs

| length12 = 0:52

| title13 = Insane OG

| extra13 =DJ Muggs

| length13 = 1:23

| title14 = The 5th Angel

| note14 = Instrumental

| extra14 =DJ Muggs

| length14 = 2:01

| title15 = Warlord

| extra15 =DJ Muggs

| length15 = 3:17

| title16 = Reefer Man

| note16 = featuring Brevi

| extra16 =DJ Muggs

| length16 = 3:22

| title17 = Thru the Rabbit Hole

| note17 = Interlude

| extra17 =DJ Muggs

| length17 = 1:54

| title18 = Crazy

| note18 = featuring Brevi

| extra18 =DJ Muggs

| length18 = 2:52

| title19 = Muggs Is Dead

| note19 = Interlude

| extra19 =DJ Muggs

| length19 = 2:11

| title20 = Blood on My Hands Again

| extra20 =DJ Muggs

| length20 = 3:20

| title21 = Stairway to Heaven

| note21 = featuring Brevi

| extra21 =DJ Muggs

| length21 = 5:41

| total_length = 51:47

}}

Personnel

Cypress Hill

Louis "B-Real" Freese – lead vocals
Senen "Sen Dog" Reyes – co-lead vocals
Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – turntables, samples, producer
Eric "Bobo" Correa – drums, percussion

Additional

Kory B. Garnett – vocals (tracks: 8, 16, 18, 21)
Alaa Fifty – vocals (track 2)
Sadat – vocals (track 2)
Sumach Ecks – vocals (track 5)
Joaquin "Sick Jacken" Gonzalez – vocals (track 10)
Fredwreck – keyboards, guitars, mixing
Terrace Martin – alto saxophone
Adam Turchin – baritone and tenor saxophone
Josef Leimberg – trumpet, valve trombone

Production

Dave Kutch – mastering
Ramon Cho – artwork
Felipe Romero – artwork
Darren Vargas – artwork
Deb Klein – management

Charts

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{{album chart\|Scotland\|33\|date=20181005\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}
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{{album chart\|UK2\|64\|date=20181005\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|120\|artist=Cypress Hill\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 9, 2018}}

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| September 28, 2018