Stoned Raiders

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Stoned Raiders
Cypress Hill - Stoned Raiders cover art.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 4, 2001
Recorded2001
Genre
Length58:28
Label Columbia
Producer DJ Muggs
Cypress Hill chronology
Live at the Fillmore
(2000)
Stoned Raiders
(2001)
Stash
(2002)
Singles from Stoned Raiders
  1. "Trouble"
    Released: November 23, 2001
  2. "Lowrider"
    Released: February 26, 2002

Stoned Raiders is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill, released on December 4, 2001 by Columbia Records.

Contents

Background

This album is best known for its two singles: "Trouble" and "Lowrider". The song "Kronologik" also summarizes Cypress Hill's career from their debut in 1991 until the album was released. Many of its songs feature guest artists like MC Ren, King Tee, Redman and Method Man.

"Here Is Something You Can't Understand", is a sequel of their breakthrough single, "How I Could Just Kill a Man". "Lowrider" was performed by the group in the film "How High" starring Method Man & Redman, and is also used on the British TV Series Soccer AM.

The album title was taken from the song of the same name from the group's third album Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom , released in 1995.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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BBC Manchester (7/10) [3]
RapReviews.com(8.5/10) [4]

Track listing

All tracks produced by DJ Muggs

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" Lawrence Muggerud 1:03
2."Trouble"5:00
3."Kronologik" (featuring Kurupt)
4:45
4."Southland Killers" (featuring MC Ren and King Tee)
3:25
5."Bitter"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:20
6."Amplified"
3:54
7."It Ain't Easy"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • S. Reyes
4:13
8."Memories"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:09
9."Psychodelic Vision"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
4:27
10."Red, Meth & B" (featuring Redman & Method Man)3:45
11."Lowrider"
6:41
12."Catastrophe"
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • S. Reyes
  • Olde Wolbers
  • Correa
3:25
13."L.I.F.E." (featuring Kokane)
4:43
14."Here Is Something You Can't Understand" (featuring Kurupt)
  • Muggerud
  • Freese
  • S. Reyes
  • Brown
4:30
15."Weed Man" (special edition bonus track) 3:14


Personnel

Cypress Hill

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Stoned Raiders
Chart (2001–02)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 75
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 19

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Stoned Raiders
Chart (2002)Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [14] 153
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [15] 77
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [16] 93
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [17] 50

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Silver60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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