Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A+ |
| Q | |
| Piero Scaruffi | |
Steve Huey of Allmusic calls Cypress Hill's debut "a sonic blueprint that would become one of the most widely copied in hip-hop."
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Rolling Stone called it "an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages."
- Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's".
- Ranked #57 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s".
- Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s".
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