Rise Up is the eighth studio album by Cypress Hill, which was released on April 20, 2010.^[4] It is their first album of new material in six years, following 2004's Till Death Do Us Part, and their first to be released on EMI's Priority Records, their first venture away from Columbia, who handled all of their previous releases.

Background [link]

The span of six years between Till Death Do Us Part and Rise Up marks Cypress Hill's longest gap between studio albums in their career. The group commenced work on the record in 2005, but had not entered studio work until 2008.^[5] The writing and recording process spanned four years and a number of recording studios and was finished in 2009.

Rise Up was delayed several times before its release. Originally scheduled to be released in 2006, it was later postponed to March 23, 2010 (exactly six years since the release of their last album), then again to April 6. The album's release date was finally set for April 20, 2010.

In terms of the album's musical direction, in March 2010 Cypress Hill emcee B-Real told noted UK urban writer Pete Lewis - Deputy Editor of the award-winning Blues & Soul - "Musically we wanted a bigger sound, a more AGGRESSIVE sound, and something obviously with a lotta DYNAMICS. You know, our sound has always been raw and gritty, ominous and moody... And, while this time we still wanted it to be raw and dark, we also wanted it to be more UPTEMPO. Because, in terms of the live setting, whenever we do songs that are more uptempo and aggressive people do love them and it makes for a great SHOW. So, while making this album, we definitely had the intention of making songs that would translate well to the live aspect of what Cypress Hill is about. So that, when we play these songs out, we're gonna get a magnificent reaction from the crowd!"^[6]

Production [link]

In addition to the group's main producer DJ Muggs, other producers include B-Real, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, Jim Jonsin, Pete Rock and DJ Khalil. Featured guests include Daron Malakian of System of a Down, Pitbull, Everlast, Evidence, Young De, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, and Marc Anthony. Other artists like Ill Bill, Apathy, DJ Premier and Slash were also featured as guests but never made the final cut.^[7][8]

Reception [link]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Slant Magazine	[9]
Allmusic	[10]
The Skinny	[11]
DJBooth.net	[12]

The album's introduction single, "It Ain't Nothin'" has been released as a free download from the group's official website with a music video by Matt Alonzo. "Rise Up", with Tom Morello, is the second single and also the theme song for Elimination Chamber 2010.

An early review, Scottish magazine The Skinny offered a largely positive 3 stars (out of 5), noting that the album appears "less playful than its predecessor (2004’s Clash-sampling Till Death Do Us Part) but surprisingly more focused - given Muggs’ notable absence from the producer’s chair – [The Hill] source inspired collaborations with Pete Rock, Jim Jonsin and Marc Anthony to reinforce their timeless agenda."

Commercial [link]

Rise Up debuted on the Billboard 200 on April 28th at #19 selling 18,000 copies.^[13] The next week it fell over 50 spots to #72 on the Top 200 albums.^[14] In its third week the album fell off the Top 100 to #105 and has sold 31,000 copies to date.^[15]

Track listing [link]

Personnel [link]

Release history [link]

Country	Date
China	April 13, 2010
Germany	April 16, 2010
France	April 17, 2010
Australia	April 19, 2010
United Kingdom
Canada	April 20, 2010
Hungary
United States
Japan	April 21, 2010
Brazil	April 23, 2010

References [link]

External links [link]

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• Cypress Hill, "Rise Up" by Billboard