Till Death Do Us Part (Cypress Hill album)
Till Death Do Us Part | ||||
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Released | March 23, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2002–2004 | |||
Genre | Hip-hop | |||
Length | 49:38 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Singles from Till Death Do Us Part | ||||
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Till Death Do Us Part is the seventh studio album by American hip-hop group Cypress Hill. It was released on March 23, 2004 via Columbia Records. Production was handled by DJ Muggs, Fredwreck, The Alchemist and Tony "CD" Kelly. It features guest appearances from Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Prodigy, Tego Calderón, Tim Armstrong and Twin Gambino. The album was supported with two singles: "What's Your Number?" and "Latin Thugs".
Critical reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 62/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Blender | 3/5[3] |
laut.de | [4] |
Now | [5] |
RapReviews | 8.5/10[6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Spin | C-[8] |
The Guardian | [9] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | 2/5[11] |
Till Death Do Us Part was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 62 based on twelve reviews.[1]
Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone praised the album, stating: "the combination of mournful maturity and club-ready fun they come up with on Till Death Do Us Part suits them just fine".[7] Dave Simpson of The Guardian noted that the album "doesn't break with the formula, but at least it stretches it".[9]
In mixed reviews, Hua Hsu of Blender found "[some] attempts at genre-mashing suffer from some uncharacteristically sluggish Muggs production".[3] Spin magazine reviewer called the album "morbid", adding "the beats are never as heavy as the subject matter".[8] Filmore Mescalito Holmes of Tiny Mix Tapes resumed: "only about a third enjoyable".[11] AllMusic's Andy Kellman concluded: "strictly for the devout fan base".[2]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Another Body Drops" | DJ Muggs | 3:50 | |
2. | "Till Death Comes" |
| DJ Muggs | 3:30 |
3. | "Latin Thugs" (featuring Tego Calderón) |
| The Alchemist | 3:46 |
4. | "Ganja Bus" (featuring Jr. Gong) |
| Tony "CD" Kelly | 3:42 |
5. | "Busted in the Hood" |
| DJ Muggs | 4:03 |
6. | "Money" |
| DJ Muggs | 3:33 |
7. | "Never Know" |
| DJ Muggs | 3:14 |
8. | "Last Laugh" (featuring Prodigy and Twin Gambino) |
| DJ Muggs | 3:42 |
9. | "Bong Hit" | Muggerud | DJ Muggs | 1:20 |
10. | "What's Your Number?" (featuring Tim Armstrong) |
| DJ Muggs | 3:50 |
11. | "Once Again" |
| DJ Muggs | 3:48 |
12. | "Number Seven" | Muggerud | DJ Muggs | 0:50 |
13. | "One Last Cigarette" |
| DJ Muggs | 2:46 |
14. | "Street Wars" |
| DJ Muggs | 2:42 |
15. | "Till Death Do Us Part" |
| Fredwreck | 3:54 |
16. | "Eulogy" |
| DJ Muggs | 1:08 |
Total length: | 49:38 |
- Sample credits
- Track 5 contains re-sung elements from "Paul Revere" written by Adam Horovitz, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels and Rick Rubin.
- Track 8 contains replayed elements from "Share My Love" written by Gloria Jones and Janie Bradford.
- Track 10 contains replayed elements from "The Guns of Brixton" written by Paul Simonon.
- Track 13 contains elements from "Distesa Estata" written by Piero Piccioni.
Personnel
[edit]- Louis "B-Real" Freese — vocals
- Senen "Sen Dog" Reyes — vocals
- Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud — additional programming (track 3), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5-14, 16), mixing
- Tego Calderón — vocals (track 3)
- Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley — vocals (track 4)
- Albert "Prodigy" Johnson — vocals (track 8)
- Jamal "Big Twins"/"Twin Gambino" AbdulRaheem — vocals (track 8)
- Robert "Skinhead Rob" Aston — additional vocals (track 10)
- Aaron "Chace Infinite" Johnson — additional vocals (track 13)
- Traci Nelson — additional vocals (track 15)
- Reggie Stewart — guitar & bass (track 1)
- Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims — additional guitar (track 1), guitar (tracks: 3, 6-8, 10, 11, 14), keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 6-8, 10, 11, 14), bass (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 8, 14)
- Ray Armundo — congas (track 3)
- Rob Hill — guitar (tracks: 5, 10), keyboards (track 5), bass (tracks: 5, 6, 10, 12, 13), additional guitar (track 6), additional programming (tracks: 1-3, 6-8, 10-14), recording, mixing
- Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar — Moog synthesizer (track 8), guitar & keyboards (track 15)
- Rogelio Lozano — programming (track 9), guitar (tracks: 11, 16), bass (track 11)
- Tim Armstrong — additional guitar (track 10)
- Dan Boer — additional keyboards (track 10)
- Scott Abels — drums (track 10)
- Allen Pahanish — drums (track 13)
- Tim Burton — saxophone (track 13)
- Daniel Alan "The Alchemist" Maman — producer (track 3), additional recording (tracks: 3, 8)
- Tony "CD" Kelly — producer (track 4)
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner — mastering
- Mark "Mr. Cartoon" Machado — cover illustration design
- Estevan Oriol — photography
- Robb Epifano — photography assistant
Charts
[edit]Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 28 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 10 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 47 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 35 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] | 39 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] | 28 |
French Albums (SNEP)[18] | 30 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 11 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] | 60 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 16 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 42 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 55 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 11 |
UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 53 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[26] | 7 |
US Billboard 200[27] | 21 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] | 23 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Hungary (MAHASZ)[29] | Gold | 10,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Till Death Do Us Part - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Till Death Do Us Part - Cypress Hill | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ a b Hsu, Hua (May 2004). "The Guide » New Releases". Blender. p. 120. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Dobler, Eberhard. "Sound-Update mit hitverdächtigem Reggae/Dub". laut.de (in German). Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Perlich, Tim (March 25, 2004). "Cypress Hill - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Vol. 23, no. 30. Archived from the original on December 24, 2004. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 24, 2004). "Cypress Hill :: Till Death Do Us Part :: Columbia Records". RapReviews. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ a b Hoard, Christian (March 10, 2004). "The Rolling Stone review » New CDs". Rolling Stone. No. 945 (published April 1, 2004). p. 89. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ^ a b Day, Adrienne; Dolan, Jon; Ganz, Caryn; Mahoney, John; Pappademas, Alex (May 2004). "Breakdown". Spin. Vol. 20, no. 5. SPIN Media LLC. p. 108. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ a b Simpson, Dave (March 24, 2004). "Cypress Hill, Till Death Do Us Part". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ S., R. (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b Holmes, Filmore Mescalito. "Cypress Hill". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved June 10, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Cypress Hill: Till Death Do Us Part" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Cypress Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Cypress Hill Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2004" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part at Discogs (list of releases)