Cypress Hill return April 6th with Rise Up (Priority/EMI), an album whose thrilling mix of deep grooves and hard riffs are amplified by guest appearances from Rage Against The Machine/Street Sweeper Social Club guitarist Tom Morello, Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda, System of a Down guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian, singer-songwriter Marc Anthony, rapper Pitbull, Everlast, Young De, Evidence, The Alchemist and comic legends Cheech & Chong.
The album spotlights not one, but two lead singles: the incendiary title cut “Rise Up,” which features Tom Morello (who co-wrote and co-produced the song) and “Armada Latina,” a hip-hop-flavored track spiced with vocals by Marc Anthony and Pitbull and production by Jim Jonsin (Lil Wayne, Beyonce).
“We spent time in the studio with some of our favorite artists and friends and we’re really proud of how the album turned out,” says Cypress Hill emcee B-Real. “We’re looking forward to taking these songs on the road and playing them for our fans around the world.”
The track listing for Rise Up is as follows:
Track Listing
01) It Ain’t Nothin’ (feat. Young De) (Prod by B-Real for Audio Hustlaz)
02) Light It Up (Prod by Pete Rock for Chocolate Boy Wonda Productions)
03) Rise Up (feat. Tom Morello) (Prod by: Tom Morello & B-Real for Audio Hustlaz)
04) Get It Anyway (Prod by: Jim Jonsin)
05) Pass The Dutch (feat. Evidence and Alchemist) (Prod by: DjMuggs & DJ Khalil for Soul Assassins)
06) Bang Bang (Prod by: B-Real for Audio Hustlaz)
07) K.U.S.H (Prod by: Sick Jacken and B-Real for Audio Hustlaz)
08) Get ‘Em Up (Prod by: B-Real for Audio Hustlaz)
09) Carry Me Away (feat. Mike Shinoda) (Prod by: Mike Shinoda)
10) Trouble Seeker (feat. Daron Malakian) (Prod by: Daron Malakian)
11) Day Destroys the Night (feat. Everlast) (Prod by: DJ Muggs & DJ Khalil for Soul Assassins)
12) I Unlimited (Prod by: B-Real for Audio Hustlaz)
13) Armed & Dangerous (Prod by: Jake One and B-Real for Audio Hustlaz)
14) Shut ‘Em Down (feat. Tom Morello) (Prod by: Tom Morello and B-Real for Audio Hustlaz)
15) Armada Latina (feat. Marc Anthony and Pitbull) (Prod by: Jim Jonsin)
Rise Up is Cypress Hill‘s first new album in six years and the first release being issued through Priority/EMI. Priority Records Creative Chairman Snoop Dogg signed the band to the label. The follow-up to 2004’s Till Death Do Us Part, Rise Up was recorded over the course of the past three years at B-Real‘s studio, The Temple, in Los Angeles.
Cypress Hill (emcees B-Real and Sen Dog, DJ Julio G and percussionist Eric Bobo), is one of the most successful and influential hip-hop/rock groups in music history, with more than 18 million worldwide sales, an amazing string of chart-topping hits and an international fan base whose members number in the millions. They’ve headlined Lollapalooza, been named “Best Rap Group” by Rolling Stone, collaborated with the likes of Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and have had their music licensed for a plethora of TV shows, commercials and films. Cypress Hill was also the first Latino hip hop group to be certified platinum.
