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Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom, stoned rap crew
Cypress Hill open up their sound a bit, experimenting with jazz-inflected grooves as well as soul. Even with the new musical flourishes, the essential core of the band's sound hasn't changed at all, remaining a loud, chaotic, and hazed-over take on gangsta rap.
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom is an excellently produced record, filled with sonic details that most hip-hop records of the mid-'90s are missing, and Cypress Hill manage to keep a consistent mood throughout the record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine