Skull Disc
1. Intro
2. Another Victory - 3
3. Rap Superstar – “I remember the days when I was a young kid growin’ up / Lookin’ in the mirror dreamin’ about blowin’ up / To rock crowds make money / Chill wit the hunnies / Sign autographs and whatever the people want from me / Shit’s funny / How impossible cream manifest in the games that be comin’ with it / Never the less you gotta go for the gusto / But you don't know about the blood sweat and tears and losin’ some of your peers / And losin’ some of your self / Music has past gone by / Hopefully you don't manifest for the wrong guy / Egomaniac in the brainiac / Don't know how to act / Shits deep / 48 tracks / Studio gangsta mack / Sign a deal emcees wanna make a mill / But never will / Till he crosses over still / Feelin’ no hate / But fantasies come wit these / Just to sacrifice the taste of makin’ cheese / You wanna be a rap superstar in the biz / And take shit from people who don't know what it is.” - 4.5
4. Cuban Necktie – 4
5. What U Want From Me – 3.5
6. Stank Ass Hoe - “I got double platinum records on the wall / While you got double cheeseburgers in yo toilet stall.” - 4
7. Highlife - “Curtains open, you see the people applaud, feelin’ it / You can’t figure out the formula so you stealin’ it.” - 4.5
8. Certified Bomb - 3.5
9. Can I Get a Hit - 3.5
10. We Live This Shit – 3.5
11. Worldwide - 3.5
Bones Disc
1. Valley of Chrome - 4
2. Get Out of My Head - 4.5
3. Can't Get the Best of Me - 4
4. A Man - 3.5
5. Dust - 3.5
6. Rock Superstar - 5
Song Rating – 4 (closer to 3.75)
Rhymes – 3.5
Beats – 3.5 (closer to 3.75)
Originality – 3.5
Overall Rating - 3.5 mics
Damn near close to 4 mics…. After Cypress Hill’s highly unappreciated IV, B-Real, Bobo, Sen-Dog, and Muggs decide to pull out the trend that they may have started. Anyone remember the Judgment Night Soundtrack? Cypress colabs with rockers, Fear Factory and Brad Wilk from Rage, along with Sen-Dog’s next project SX-10, to garner to the alternative audience once again. However, the Skull Disc still presents the good ol’ hip-hop these rap vets have been known to bring through the years. Muggs ditches the use of samples, and experiments with a keyboard; and although I prefer the old samples, the new sound doesn’t lose too much ground. Sen-Dog appears thoroughly in Skull & Bones, adding an improved flow and variety to B-Real’s classic nasal sound. Do you wanna be a rap superstar or rock superstar? Cypress Hill still maintains both in 2000.
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