Latest Release
- 25 JUL 2023
- 1 Song
- Black Sunday · 1993
- Skull & Bones · 2000
- Stoned Raiders · 2001
- Let's Be Cops (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2014
- Elephants on Acid · 2018
- Back in Black · 2022
- Elephants on Acid · 2018
- Elephants on Acid · 2018
- Elephants on Acid · 2018
Essential Albums
- After establishing themselves with their still-revered debut album in 1991, Los Angeles’ Cypress Hill broke through to the masses with their sophomore album. Black Sunday retains all the distinctive qualities of its predecessor, but this time the atmosphere is mellower and the hooks are catchier. The tone is set by “I Wanna Get High”, in which DJ Muggs blends samples from three different songs and creates a sound that evokes billows of smoke. The stoned atmosphere continues with “Legalize It” and “Hits From the Bong” (which makes great use of Dusty Springfield’s “Son of a Preacher Man”), but Black Sunday still has plenty of menace. Songs like “Cock the Hammer”, “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That” and “Lick a Shot” are frenetic party anthems, while the simmering grooves of “3 Lil’ Putos” and “What Go Around Come Around, Kid” strike a low-key pose of gangsta cool. Even when the craziness reaches a fever pitch, the songs are always grounded in Muggs’ rock-solid rhythms. The group’s chemistry peaks on “When the Shit Goes Down” and the immortal “Insane in the Brain”, two hit anthems that exemplify the trio’s strength.
Albums
Artist Playlists
- They narrate tales of anarchic L.A. subcultures while making your head nod.
Compilations
Appears On
- th1rt3en & Pharoahe Monch
- Sadat El3almy & Fifty
More To Hear
- B-Real talks the 30th anniversary of the group's debut album.
- B-Real shares stories as the group's debut album turns 30.
- The legendary LA group premieres “Put Em in the Ground.”
About Cypress Hill
A collision of stoner anthems, rap-rock fusions and eccentricity, Cypress Hill are a defining voice of West Coast hip-hop. Founded in 1988 by Cuban brothers Senen Reyes (Sen Dog) and Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (Mellow Man Ace), Lawrence Muggerud (DJ Muggs) and Louis Mario Freese (B-Real), the intrepid crew emerged in 1991 with their eponymous debut album. Powered by hazy DJ Muggs production, stark vocal contrasts and eccentric yet bluntly honest raps, the LP became a landmark. With subsequent albums like Skull & Bones (2000), Cypress Hill only reaffirmed their reputation as innovators, becoming one of the first hip-hop acts to infuse their songs with Spanish before diving into psychedelia and nu-metal (Stoned Raiders) and inspiring other artists to do the same. With their zany stylings and penchant for genre-surfing, the crew were fluent in an idiosyncratic artistry that made them legends of the rap game.
- ORIGIN
- South Gate, CA, United States
- FORMED
- 1988
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap