DESCRIPTION:
Cypress Hill IV is the fourth album by the rap group Cypress Hill. It was released on October 6, 1998. It was certified Gold by the RIAA. It is one of their most varied releases and one that DJ Muggs is most fond of. The skeletons on the cover are posing as the three wise monkeys. This is Cypress Hill's first album to have any metal influence.

Cypress Hill IV received mixed reviews from critics, with Allmusic giving it a strongly negative review.

Rolling Stone | 3.5 Stars (out of 5) | - "Cypress Hill's most bangin' LP since their 1991 debut. Cypress Hill still name-check firearms, threaten rivals and smoke more weed than a congregation of Rastas. But the obsessions are means to an end."

The Wire - "...they come out fighting. Red eyed, rabid and slobbering with skunk-fueled menace... gangsta rap's future as a musical force is secure."

Rap Pages | 4 (out of 5) | - "Like previous albums... IV's fabulous formula of speakerphone tones by B-Real and sporadic comments by Sen Dog resembles 'How I Could Just Kill A Man'."

TRACK LISTING:
All tracks produced by DJ Muggs.
NO# | TITLE | WRITER(S)
1. "Looking Through the Eye of a Pig" | Freese, Muggerud |
2. "Checkmate" | Freese, Muggerud, Reyes |
3. "From the Window of My Room" | Freese, Muggerud, Reyes |
4. "Prelude to a Come Up" (featuring MC Eiht) | Freese, Grinnage, Johnson, Karrer, Leopold, Malave, MC Eiht, Muchita, Muggerud, Wilson, Zauner |
5. "Riot Starter" | Freese, Muggerud, Reyes |
6. "Audio X" (featuring Barron Ricks) | Freese, Muggerud, Ricks |
7. "Steel Magnolia" (featuring Barron Ricks) | Freese, Muggerud, Ricks |
8. "I Remember That Freak Bitch (From the Club) / Interlude Part 2" (featuring Barron Ricks) | Freese, Muggerud, Ricks |
9. "(Goin' All Out) Nothin' to Lose" | Freese, Muggerud, Reyes |
10. "Tequila Sunrise" (featuring Barron Ricks) | Freese, Muggerud, Ricks |
11. "Dead Men Tell No Tales" | Freese, Muggerud
12. "Feature Presentation" (featuring Barron Ricks, Chace Infinite) | Chace Infinite, Freese, Muggerud, Ricks |
13. "Dr. Greenthumb" | Freese, Muggerud |
14. "16 Men Till There's No Men Left" | Freese, Muggerud |
15. "High Times" | Freese, Fritz, Muggerud |
16. "Clash of the Titans / Dust" | Freese, Muggerud |
17. "Lightning Strikes" | Freese, Muggerud, Reyes |
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18. "Case Closed" | Freese, Muggerud |

SAMPLE CREDITS:
"Looking Through the Eye of a Pig" Contains a sample of "The Rill Thing" by Little Richard.
"Checkmate" Contains a sample of "Crackdown" by The 25th of May.
"From the Window of My Room" Contains a sample of "Midnight Theme" by Manzel.
"Prelude to a Come Up" Contains a sample of "Kismet" by Amon Düül II.
"Dead Men Tell No Tales" Contains a sample of "La Huella De Mi Amor" by Los Angeles Negros.
"Feature Presentation" Contains a sample of "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore.
"Dr. Greenthumb" Contains a sample of "Roller Coaster" by Henri Rene.
"16 Men Till There's No Men Left" Contains a sample of "A Divine Image" by David Axelrod.
"High Times" Contains a sample of "Winter's Child" by Charles Kynard.
"Clash of the Titans / Dust" Contains a sample of "Pacified" by Rita Jean Bodine.

B-Real | Vocals
Sen Dog | Vocals
DJ Muggs | Arranger, Producer, Mixing
Eric "Bobo" Correa | Bass, Percussion, backing Vocals
MC Eiht | Vocals
Chace Infinite (of Self Scientific) | Vocals
Barron Ricks | Vocals
Mike Sims | Bass, Guitar
Troy Stanton | Engineer
Reggie Stewart | Bass
Sean Evans | Art Direction
Dean Karr | Photography
Manuel Lecuona | Mastering

Billboard (North America)
YEAR | CHART | POSITION
1998 | The Billboard 200 | 11
1998 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 11