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This week in... 1993

This week in... 1993
Tracy Low
Jul 25, 2016 11:11 am
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The Song

Insane In The Brain

The Artist

Cypress Hill

The Lyrics

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Insane in da membrane / Insane in da brain

The Results

The US hip-hop group's crossover hit was the first single from their second album Black Sunday. It hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart and No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Insane In The Brain was one of the best-selling records in 1993, selling up to 600,000 units in the US. It also earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in that same year.

That was then...

Black Sunday hit No. 1 on both the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums, achieving triple platinum in the US after selling more than three million units.

Cypress Hill are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast rap and hip-hop in the early 1990s, receiving critical acclaim for their first three albums.

This is now...

PHOTO: AFP

Members B-Real, 46, DJ Muggs, 48, Sen Dog, 50, and Eric Bobo, 47, revealed that they will be releasing a remastered version of their 1991 self-titled debut album to celebrate Cypress Hill's 25th anniversary.

The special edition album comes in a black resin skull sculpture and has a 100-plus page booklet with interviews of the band and archival photos.

Lead rapper B-Real told Rolling Stone magazine: "I thought (the skull reissue) was a great idea; it goes along with the imagery that we've carried throughout the 25 years of our career."

Only 1,991 copies of the skull will be made. Pre-orders start on Aug 13 at getondown.com.

- Tracy Low

This week in... 1993

Tracy Low
This week in... 1993

PHOTO: AFP

The Song

Insane In The Brain

The Artist

Cypress Hill

The Lyrics

Songs reflect singers' struggles at ITE Singer-Songwriter Showcase
Singapore

Songs reflect struggles of budding songwriters

Jan 04, 2021

Related Stories

K-pop's Blackpink pulls video after backlash in China over baby panda

Asian Dream come true for winning local singer Tyen Rasif

Millions watch Bocelli's Easter concert in empty Duomo cathedral

Insane in da membrane / Insane in da brain

The Results

The US hip-hop group's crossover hit was the first single from their second album Black Sunday. It hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart and No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Insane In The Brain was one of the best-selling records in 1993, selling up to 600,000 units in the US. It also earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in that same year.

That was then...

Black Sunday hit No. 1 on both the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums, achieving triple platinum in the US after selling more than three million units.

Cypress Hill are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast rap and hip-hop in the early 1990s, receiving critical acclaim for their first three albums.

This is now...

PHOTO: AFP

Members B-Real, 46, DJ Muggs, 48, Sen Dog, 50, and Eric Bobo, 47, revealed that they will be releasing a remastered version of their 1991 self-titled debut album to celebrate Cypress Hill's 25th anniversary.

The special edition album comes in a black resin skull sculpture and has a 100-plus page booklet with interviews of the band and archival photos.

Lead rapper B-Real told Rolling Stone magazine: "I thought (the skull reissue) was a great idea; it goes along with the imagery that we've carried throughout the 25 years of our career."

Only 1,991 copies of the skull will be made. Pre-orders start on Aug 13 at getondown.com.

- Tracy Low

No-drug pledge, written tests for China's athletes

China have asked Olympic-bound athletes and coaches to sign a pledge not to use banned drugs and pass a written test, as they seek to enforce their zero-tolerance stance on doping, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.

Gao Zhidan, vice-director of China's General Administration of Sport who will lead China's 711-member delegation, told Xinhua that rule violators would be punished severely and those who failed the written test - which requires 80 out of 100 points to pass - would be barred from travelling to Rio de Janeiro.

"China have been firmly against doping and have a zero-tolerance approach to this particular problem," he said.

"We have made it very clear that we want to ensure fair play and the well-being of athletes."

The country will send 416 athletes to the Games next month, their largest overseas delegation in Olympic history.

- Reuters.

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