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Cypress Hill: III (Temples of Boom) (Ruff House/Columbia)

Chuck Eddy, Spin, January 1996

CYPRESS HILL'S stoned slowness on Temple of Boom is definite proof that hemp demolishes brain cells. Middle-of-the-road and lame-in-the-membrane is how Temples hits me. Only 'Killa Hill' has much Latin lingo, and I really miss the speed and blaxpoitation/boogaloo-soul basslines that gave 'Light Another' and 'Tres Equis' such a deep party push.

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