Stoned Raiders

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

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

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" 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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
BBC Manchester(7/10) [2]
RapReviews.com(8.5/10) [3]
  • 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."[4]
  • 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."[5]
  • Kludge listed it as one of the 25 best albums of 2001.[6]

Track listing

All tracks produced by DJ Muggs

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

Personnel
Scott Abels - drums on Intro and Bitter

Charts
Year Chart Position[7]
2001 The Billboard 200 64
2001 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 26

References
  1. Torreano, Bradley. "Cypress Hill: Stoned Raiders > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. Long, Chris (January 2002). "Stoned Raider". BBC Manchester. Archived from the original on 27 June 2004.
  3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (11 December 2001). "Cypress Hill :: Stoned Raiders". RapReview Of The Week. RapReviews.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  4. "Stoned Raiders review". Mixmag. London: DMC Publishing. December 2001. p. 64. ISSN 0957-6622. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. Edwards, Shawn (January 2002). "Cypress Hill: Stoned Raiders". Vibe. InterMedia Partners. p. 125. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. Perez, Arturo. "Top 10 Albums of 2001". Kludge. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  7. "Stoned Raiders > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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