Throw Your Set in the Air

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"Throw Your Set in the Air"
Throw Your Set in the Air.jpg
Single by Cypress Hill
from the album Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995[1]
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length4:08 (album version)
3:25 (edit)
LabelRuffhouse, Columbia, SME
Songwriter(s)Freese, Muggs
Producer(s)DJ Muggs
Cypress Hill singles chronology
"Lick a Shot"
(1994) 		"Throw Your Set in the Air"
(1995) 		"Illusions"
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

"Throw Your Set in the Air" is the lead single from Cypress Hill's third album, Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom. Along with "Insane in the Brain", the song is used in The Simpsons episode "Homerpalooza".[2]

Feud with Ice Cube[]

According to B-Real and DJ Muggs, the rapper Ice Cube stole the hook of his song "Friday", the theme song of the 1995 comedy film Friday, from "Throw Your Set in the Air".[3] This ignited a feud between Cypress Hill and Ice Cube's supergroup Westside Connection, which resulted in three diss tracks: "No Rest for the Wicked" on Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom (by Cypress Hill), "King of the Hill" on Bow Down (by Westside Connection) and "Ice Cube Killa" (non-album single by Cypress Hill).[4]

Critical reception[]

Music & Media commented, "Advise your listeners to follow the instructions given by the Hispanic rappers in this song title. The bang of the exploding radio will be less weird than the noises featured on the record."[5] British magazine Music Week rated it three out of five, adding that "the godfathers of stoned rap return with a laid-back offering that will please fans."[6]

Music video[]

The song's music video shows the group performing the song in various places along with images of Buddha.

Track listing[]

Club Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Throw Your Set in the Air" (Album Version)3:25
2."Throw Your Set in the Air" (Club Remix)3:12
3."Killa Hill"3:26
4."Throw Your Set in the Air" (Instrumental)2:52
5."Throw Your Set in the Air" (Slow Roll Remix)3:23
6."Killa Hill" (instrumental)3:26
7."Throw Your Set in the Air" (Club Remix Instrumental)3:12
8."Throw Your Set in the Air" (Slow Roll Remix Instrumental)3:24

Charts[]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[7] 29
Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 83
Ireland (Irish Singles Charts)[9] 19
New Zealand (RIANZ)[10] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 60
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[15] 11

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Throw Your Set in the Air [Ruffhouse Single] - Cypress Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Simpsons "Homerpalooza" (TV episode 1996) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Isenberg, Daniel (January 26, 2013). "DJ Muggs Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)". Complex. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
    - Freese, Louis Mario (April 16, 2013). "B-Real Details Ice Cube Beef Over Stealing Songs" (Interview). Interviewed by Vlad Lyubovny. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliott; Mao, Jefferson; Alvarez, Gabriel; Rollins, Brent (1999). Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. New York: St. Martin's Press, Ego Trip. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-312-24298-5.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. September 23, 1995. p. 13. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 16, 1995. p. 46. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Discography Cypress Hill". Australian charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Cypress Hill / Longplay" (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Discography Cypress Hill". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "Discography Cypress Hill". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  11. ^ "Discography Cypress Hill". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  12. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  13. ^ "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  14. ^ "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  15. ^ "Cypress Hill Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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