Cypress Hill drop one of their best albums, free of mega-hits, but very solid. It is still what you expect from Cypress Hill; you still can swear that you can smell the weed coming out of the speakers. Cypress Hill puts down 10 solid tracks into wax. But there is more: The "Bones" disc, an EP of six rap-metal songs is one of the best example of true rap-metal this side of Rage. With help from (Rage drummer) Brad Wilk, the boys from Fear Factory, and Sen Dog's metal band, SX-10, this metal disc is a great example of the real rap metal. Real heavy, and real raps. Sorry Mr. Durst.

when i heard that cypress hill was comin out wid a new album i went out and got it straight away! i have to admit, that right from the intro, i knew this album would be great! the first single "rap superstar" is one of the best tracks of 2000 so far. And the "bones disc" is pretty awesome and shows us that a 10 year old band like cypress hill can still be original and come out with some new stuff! overall, this is an excellent album both skull and bones and i suggest all cypress hill and other rap fans go out and buy it immediately!

A lot of people, like I was orginally, would have been turned off Cypress's new album from the get go. The idea of Rock and Rap, although handled by them well in the 93 era, just isn't that appealing to most hip hop fans. The hip hop on the disc also proved not to be to everyone's liking; a slightly tinny sounding keyboarded orchestral effect was put in place by Muggs, unlike anything he's done before.

However, the album soon grew on me after I decided to give it one last chance. Much like the first, it doesn't initially grab you, but slowly lures you in. Soon the hip hop get addictive, each song contains at least one element that will have you checking it over and over again. Cuban Necktie stands as one of the most outstanding Cypress track yet whilst What You Want From Me, Another Victory, Worldwide, We Live This ----, and High Life also stand as excellent tracks. The disc don't break any new lyrical ground, but we're all so used to B and Sen now that oit shouldn't matter, it's Muggs that has the innovation. He attempted here a classical sound for Cypress, making it a consistent sound for the whole hip hop disc.

The Rock disc also has it's moments of brilliance, namely on Rock Supertsar, Get Out Of My Head, and Can't Get The Best. The others tend fall a bit flat whilst these three show Cypress can out-do any Limp Bizkit at their own game.

The album is at least consistent, much unlike the slight misfire of IV, which was too long. The first album relied on funk, the second on pop hooks and a generally hard sound, the third was jazzy and mystical, the fourth was big beated motivated and varied and this one has a classical string touch. A strong continuation within the ever-chainging sound of Cypress Hill.

being a long time music fan of everything from country, to rap,to rock, to metal I can say I've heard some rather unsaul mixes ofmusic... most rappers normally stick to a syenthic drum and bassmachine, the Hill is the first rap group to venture into this style, I mean [an artist] like Limb Bisket have tried it and don't do as well as these guys have with this album.... However some of the underground bands like Primer 55 is one I recommend if your in to distint orginal music,much like the hill. infact I was shocked to find this much cool sounding tracks on a band labeled main stream by most, to me their one of a select few of great music I call outlaws in the music busness main stream or underground there is no denying that they kick ass...

This is the best cd they have made yet! All the rap songs on the cd "Skull" are great, they have great beats and lyrics. I listen to this cd for hours at a time and I never switch songs. It's the best cd I own and I have a lot of cds. Then on the Bones cd all the songs are really good i really like the songs called: Cuban Necktie, Highlife, and Certified Bomb but i love all of their songs.