Black Sunday

Black Sunday
Studio album by Cypress Hill
Released	July 20, 1993
Recorded	February 1992 - April 1993
Studio	Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York) Baby Monster Studios (New York City, New York) Greene Street Recording (New York City, New York) Chung King Studios (Manhattan, New York) Studio 4 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	West Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Latin hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length	43:38
Label	Ruffhouse Records / Columbia Records
Producer	DJ Muggs, T-Ray

Cypress Hill chronology
Previous	Cypress Hill (1991)
Next	Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom (1995)

Black Sunday is the second studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released on July 20, 1993 by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Soundtrack Studios, Baby Monster Studios, Greene Street Recording and Chung King Studios in New York City and Studio 4 in Philadelphia from February 1992 to April 1993. Production was handled entirely by DJ Muggs, with the exception of one track produced by T-Ray.

The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 and on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with selling 261, 000 copies in its first week of sales and becoming the highest Soundscan recording for a rap group at the time. The album went Triple Platinum in the U.S., with 3.4 million units sold. Black Sunday released the singles: "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That", "Insane in the Brain", "When the Shit Goes Down" and "Lick a Shot".

Track listing

All tracks produced by DJ Muggs, except track 2 produced by T-Ray

1. "I Wanna Get High" - 2:54
2. "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" - 4:27
3. "Insane in the Brain" - 3:31
4. "When the Shit Goes Down" - 3:08
5. "Lick a Shot" - 3:23
6. "Cock the Hammer" - 4:25
7. "Lock Down" - 1:16
8. "3 Lil' Putos" - 3:40
9. "Legalize It" - 0:46
10. "Hits from the Bong" - 2:40
11. "What Go Around Come Around, Kid" - 3:42
12. "A to the K" - 3:27
13. "Hand on the Glock" - 3:32
14. "Break 'Em Off Some" - 2:44

Samples

I Wanna Get High

• "Taxman" by Little Junior Parker
• "Get Outta My Life Woman" by The New Apocalypse
• "One Draw" by Rita Marley

I Ain't Goin' Out Like That

• "Wicked World" and "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath
• "Rainmaker" by Harry Nilsson

Insane in the Brain

• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by George Semper
• "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
• "Hole in the Head" by Cypress Hill
• "Life" by Sly & the Family Stone
• "All Over the World (La La)" by The Youngbloods

When the Shit Goes Down

• "Deep Gully" by Outlaw Blues Band
• "Tramp" by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas

Lick a Shot

• "The Weaver" by Cannonball Adderley Sextet
• "Sweet Pea" by Tommy Roe

Cock the Hammer

• "Uri (The Wind)" by Flora Purim
• "Blind Alley" by The Emotions
• "Be Black Baby" by Grady Tate

Lock Down (Interlude)

• "Is It Because I'm Black" by Syl Johnson

3 Lil' Putos

• "Remix for P is Free" by Boogie Down Productions
• "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson
• "Keep Your Distance" by Babe Ruth
• "Sing a Simple Song" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Legalize It

• "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" by Gene Chandler

Hits from the Bong

• "Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield
• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey

What Go Around Come Around, Kid

• "Get Out of My Life Woman" by Grassella Oliphant
• "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
• "How I Could Just Kill a Man" by Cypress Hill

A to the K

• "A to the K" from Wild Style
• "Pistol Range, Military" by Audio Fidelity Records

Hand on the Glock

• "Midnight Theme" by Manzel
• "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Albert King
• "You're a Customer" by EPMD

Break 'Em Off Some

• "Funk Is Back" by Funk, Inc.
• "Money in the Pocket" by Joe Zawinul
• "Critical Beatdown" by Ultramagnetic MC's