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—and though this couldn't have been the intention, for better or worse, SX-10 is more enjoyable than most of the Cypress Hill you're likely to hear". The album was reissued in Europe with new artwork and re-titled as ''Rhymes in the Chamber'' in 2004, on the Music Avenue label.

Track listing

Personnel

*Andy Zambrano –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Brian McNelis – A&R *Brian Perera – A&R *

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– bass *Fabrice Henssens – photography *Frank Mercurio – bass *

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*Greg Flynn – CD layout *Jeremy Fleener –

*Kevin Smith – engineering, mixing *Kevin Zinger –

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, management *

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– producer * Senen Reyes –

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, executive producer, producer * Steven Marcussen – mastering

References

{{Authority control 2000 debut albums SX-10 albums Cleopatra Records albums