Temples Of Boom [PA] - Cypress Hill > Reviews

Advantages: Everything, its just brilliant
Disadvantages: Too dark for some

III Temples of Boom is the 1995 album from Hip-Hop legends Cypress Hill. The band had broken onto the scene in 1991 with their self titled debut album which went four times platinum, after that unexpected success the Hill were pressured by their record label to get another record made, Black Sunday, which would spawn many Cypress Hill classics and the first number one single from the new breed of rap in America with 'Insane In the Brain'. Cypress ... Read review

Advantages: Great Sounding Music, great group rapping
Disadvantages: 1 or 2 songs have long intros!!

...rap album then I reccommend Temples of Boom by Cypress hill!! Each track has great Bass and great lyrics, and each track is great sounding and original and haas some of the best group rapping you can find!!! So Buy this album today even if you don't know who Cypress Hill are, once you've heard this you'll be buying all their albums!!! ... Read review

Advantages: It rocks
Disadvantages: none

Temples of boom is a modern day classic. Have no doubt that this album has influenced a lot of rap since it's release in 1995. Six years old but in no way dated. The album cracks off with the anthems "spark another owl" and "throw your set in the air". Then mellows dramatically with the haunting lyrics of "illusions". Track after track of head charging rap just leaves you gagging for more. 15 tracks in all make up this masterpiece finishing with the ... Read review

Advantages: Great backing on every track from DJ Muggs
Disadvantages: Several tracks sound too similar

Temples of boom is the third album from Cypress Hill. I bought it as I like the previous ones very much. You'll find that on this album, whilst the rapping style is similar to the previous two, the sound of the tracks is quite different. This time, producer muggs has opted for lots of dark, booming basslines, coupled with catchy melodic backing music, and the usual fat beats. One of my favourite tracks is 'boom biddy bye bye'. The only bad point about ... Read review