Studio Album · No. 4

Cypress Hill IV Songwriting Credits by Cypress Hill

1998 Ruffhouse / Columbia 18 tracks 73:17

Produced by DJ Muggs

Ruffhouse / Columbia West Coast Hip HopLatin Hip HopHardcore Hip Hop
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 18 of 18 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 18 / 18 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 18 tracks with documented writers, by whether Cypress Hill carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
18 trackswritten by Cypress Hill 0 tracksoutside writers
Cypress Hill's roles on this album

Share of the 18 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

18
Tracks
15
Lyricists
1
Producers
1998
Released
Data Insight

Eighteen tracks, all of them the group's, but only eleven carry nobody else. Sen Dog is back after three years away and outside writers start appearing for the first time. At 73 minutes it is the longest record they made.

Cypress Hill IV came out on Ruffhouse and Columbia in October 1998 and is certified gold. "Tequila Sunrise" reached number 70 and "Dr. Greenthumb" number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track Listing & Credits 18 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Looking Through the Eye of a Pig
DJ MuggsB-Real Lawrence MuggerudLouis Freese DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
2
Checkmate
DJ MuggsB-RealSen Dog Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseSenen Reyes DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
3
From the Window of My Room
DJ MuggsB-RealSen Dog Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseSenen Reyes DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
4
Prelude to a Come Up
DJ MuggsB-RealMC EihtProdigyHavocKool G RapFrankie CutlassM.O.P.Chris KarrerPeter LeopoldStefan Zauner Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseMC EihtAlbert JohnsonKejuan MuchitaNathaniel WilsonFrank MalaveJamal GrinnageChris KarrerPeter LeopoldStefan Zauner DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)MC Eiht (Featured Vocals)
5
Riot Starter
DJ MuggsB-RealSen Dog Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseSenen Reyes DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
6
Audio X
DJ MuggsB-RealBarron Ricks Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseBarron Ricks DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)Barron Ricks (Featured Vocals)
7
Steel Magnolia
DJ MuggsB-RealBarron Ricks Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseBarron Ricks DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)Barron Ricks (Featured Vocals)
8
I Remember That Freak Bitch (From the Club) / Interlude Part 2
DJ MuggsB-RealBarron Ricks Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseBarron Ricks DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
9
(Goin' All Out) Nothin' to Lose
DJ MuggsB-RealSen Dog Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseSenen Reyes DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
10
Tequila Sunrise #70
DJ MuggsB-RealBarron Ricks Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseBarron Ricks DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)Barron Ricks (Featured Vocals)
11
Dead Men Tell No Tales
DJ MuggsB-Real Lawrence MuggerudLouis Freese DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
12
Feature Presentation
DJ MuggsB-RealBarron RicksChace Infinite Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseBarron RicksChace Infinite DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)Barron Ricks (Featured Vocals)Chace Infinite (Featured Vocals)
13
Dr. Greenthumb #72
DJ MuggsB-Real Lawrence MuggerudLouis Freese DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
14
16 Men Till There's No Men Left
DJ MuggsB-Real Lawrence MuggerudLouis Freese DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
15
High Times
DJ MuggsB-RealRichard Fritz Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseRichard Fritz DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
16
Clash of the Titans / Dust
DJ MuggsB-Real Lawrence MuggerudLouis Freese DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
17
Lightning Strikes
DJ MuggsB-RealSen Dog Lawrence MuggerudLouis FreeseSenen Reyes DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)
18
Case Closed
DJ MuggsB-Real Lawrence MuggerudLouis Freese DJ Muggs B-Real (Performer)Sen Dog (Performer)DJ Muggs (Performer)Eric Bobo (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 24 contributors

DM
DJ Muggs
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album18 written
B
B-Real
Writer · Performer
On this album18 written
LM
Lawrence Muggerud
Writer
On this album18 written
LF
Louis Freese
Writer
On this album18 written
BR
Barron Ricks
Writer · Vocals
On this album5 written
SD
Sen Dog
Writer · Performer
On this album5 written
SR
Senen Reyes
Writer
On this album5 written
AJ
Albert Johnson
Writer
On this album1 written
CI
Chace Infinite
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
CK
Chris Karrer
Writer
On this album1 written
FM
Frank Malave
Writer
On this album1 written
FC
Frankie Cutlass
Writer
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions Cypress Hill IV

Who wrote Cypress Hill IV?
The group is credited on all 18 tracks and eleven of them carry no other writer, the first album where outside names appear regularly.
Is Sen Dog back on it?
Yes. He left in 1995 and returned in 1998 for this album.
How did it sell?
It is certified gold by the RIAA. No sales figure is published on the cited pages.
Which singles charted?
"Tequila Sunrise" reached number 70 and "Dr. Greenthumb" number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
No engineering credits are published on the album article.
Is this their longest album?
Yes, at 73:17 across 18 tracks.
Who produced it?
DJ Muggs, on his own across most of the record.

Sources

Wikipedia: Cypress Hill IV Wikipedia: Cypress Hill discography Cover Art Archive: Cypress Hill IV by Cypress Hill