Latest Release
- JUL 25, 2023
- 1 Song
- Black Sunday · 1993
- Skull & Bones · 2000
- Black Sunday · 1993
- Cypress Hill · 1991
- Black Sunday · 1993
- Stoned Raiders · 2001
- Black Sunday · 1993
- III (Temples Of Boom) · 1995
- III (Temples Of Boom) · 1995
- Cypress Hill · 1991
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.
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- No need to go insane—we've got all the Cali combo's jams right here.
Live Albums
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
The pioneering L.A. rap group Cypress Hill created a stoner-friendly fusion of hip-hop, rock, and Latin music. In doing so, they became the first Latino rap group to earn platinum sales. • In 1988, brothers Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace tapped B-Real and DJ Muggs to form Devastating Vocal Excellence. When Ace left the group, the remaining members renamed themselves Cypress Hill. • Cypress Hill’s 1991 eponymous debut album hit No. 4 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and eventually went double platinum. • The trio’s 1993 album Black Sunday debuted at No. 1 and made Cypress Hill the first rap group to have two albums simultaneously in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. • The smash single “Insane In the Brain” became a Top 20 pop hit and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. • In 1994, the group became a quartet with the addition of former Beastie Boys percussionist Eric “Bobo” Correa, who’d initially served as a tour drummer. • In 2018, Cypress Hill returned with Elephants on Acid, their first album in eight years. DJ Muggs produced the album while “dreaming of an out-of-body experience as a man with an elephant head.” • In 2019, they became the first Latino hip-hop group to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- ORIGIN
- South Gate, CA, United States
- FORMED
- 1988
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap