Just as War's distinctly Californian brew of rock, soul and Chicano funk crossed musical boundaries, so too has the band's influence. Beyond inspiring fellow ‘70s fusionists like Chicago to spice their jazz rock with mambo rhythms, War's hydraulic bass bounce has powered freaky funkateers like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while their sweaty, sunbaked grooves translate just as easily to the hazy-headed hip-hop of Cypress Hill.