Cypress x Rusko is a collaborative extended play by American hip hop group Cypress Hill and British dubstep producer Rusko. The five track album was released on June 5, 2012 digitally[1] and on August 14, 2012 on vinyl.[2] It debuted at number 50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[3]

Cypress x Rusko
EP by Cypress Hill and Rusko
Released	June 5, 2012 (digital download) August 14, 2012 (vinyl)
Genre	Hip hop dubstep
Length	16:17
Label	V2 Cooperative Music
Producer	Rusko
Cypress Hill chronology
Rise Up (2010) Cypress x Rusko (2012) Elephants on Acid (2018)
Rusko chronology
Songs (2012) Cypress X Rusko (2012) Kapow (2012)
Singles from Cypress X Rusko
"Roll It, Light It" Released: February 21, 2012 "Can't Keep Me Down" Released: October 17, 2012

The EP produced two singles, "Roll It, Light It"[4] and "Can't Keep Me Down" which features Damian Marley. On the amalgamation of the two styles of music, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill explains "I think dubstep is a natural progression of hip-hop... Especially the way that we formulated it with Rusko. There's definitely some roughness to it."[5]

Track listing

Personnel

• Chris Mercer - producer, mixing
• Louis Freese - vocals
• Senen Reyes - vocals
• Luca Pretolesi - mastering
• Frank Maddocks - art direction, design, photography
• Damian Marley - vocals (track 4)
• Demerick Shelton - vocals (track 5)

References