Cypress X Rusko

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

Cypress X Rusko track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lez Go"	Rusko	2:54
2.	"Roll It, Light It"	Rusko	3:06
3.	"Shots Go Off"	Rusko	3:01
4.	"Can't Keep Me Down" (featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley)	Rusko	3:22
5.	"Medicated" (featuring Young De)	Rusko	3:53
Total length:			16:17

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)