On Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom, Cypress Hill sounded a little tired, clinging to their slow, druggy beat a bit too much.
The Unreleased & Revamped EP was released a few months after the album, which signals that the EP is an attempt to salvage their reputation.
That suspicion is confirmed by the list of remixers and collaborators.
None of the guest musicians -- from the Fugees and A Tribe Called Quest to Redman, MC Eiht, and Erick Sermon -- are traditional West Coast rappers.
They are musicians who are pushing the boundaries of hip-hop in 1996.
In another attempt to restore their street credibility, Cypress Hill have distanced themselves from the alternative rock audience they cultivated through an appearance at Lollapalooza and with Temples of Boom.
So, the group has clearly tried to make a break from its trademark sound, and its attempts are marginally successful.
"Boom Biddy Bye Bye," which features a remix from the Fugees, is particularly successful, but most of the EP contains the germs of an idea, not the fruition of one.
Still, the EP is encouraging to long-term fans who may have thought that Cypress Hill had lost the plot with Temples of Boom.
Unreleased & Revamped suggests they are about to get back on track.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Throw Your Hands in the AirLouis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, R. Noble, Erick Sermon, A. Tyler | Cypress Hill | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Whatta You KnowBurt Bacharach, Hal David, Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud | Cypress Hill | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | Boom Biddy Bye Bye (Fugees Remix) | Cypress Hill | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Intellectual Dons (Featuring Call O Da Wild) | Cypress Hill | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Hand On The Pump (Muggs' Blunted Mix) | Cypress Hill | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Hits From The Bong (T-Ray's Mix) | Cypress Hill | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Illusions (Q-Tip Remix) | Cypress Hill | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | When The Ship Goes Down (Diamond D Remix) | Cypress Hill | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 9 | Latin Lingo (Prince Paul Mix) | Cypress Hill | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 35 mins | 82 MB | |||||
| 31 mins | 175 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burt Bacharach | Composer |
| 2 | Leslie Brathwaite | Remix Assistant |
| 3 | Call O'Da Wild | Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Cypress Hill | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Hal David | Composer |
| 6 | Diamond D | Producer |
| 7 | Little Jimmy Dickens | Composer |
| 8 | Esmond Edwards | Composer |
| 9 | Sean Evans | Art Direction, Design |
| 10 | Louis Freese | Composer |
| 11 | Fugees | Guest Artist |
| 12 | Wyclef Jean | Guitar, Producer, Remixing |
| 13 | Jerry | Bass, Producer |
| 14 | Andy Kravitz | Percussion |
| 15 | Manuel Lecuona | Mastering |
| 16 | MC Eiht | Guest Artist |
| 17 | Larry Muggerud | Composer |
| 18 | Lawrence Muggerud | Composer |
| 19 | Muggs | Arranger, Mixing |
| 20 | Joe Nicolo | Engineer, Mixing |
| 21 | R. Noble | Composer |
| 22 | Darin Prindle | Remixing |
| 23 | Redman | Guest Artist |
| 24 | Senen Reyes | Composer |
| 25 | Barron Ricks | Composer |
| 26 | Jason Roberts | Engineer, Mixing |
| 27 | Erick Sermon | Composer, Guest Artist |
| 28 | Jason Stang | Photography |
| 29 | T-Ray | Mixing |
| 30 | A Tribe Called Quest | Remixing |
| 31 | A. Tyler | Composer |
| 32 | Robert "Taj" Walton | Engineer |
| 33 | B. Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |