Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill is a Latin-American Hip-hop group. It was founded in 1988 and has sold up to 17 million records worldwide by 2006. more...

The group consists of DJ Muggs (Lawrence Muggerud, DJ and producer, January 28, 1968), B-Real (Louis Freese, Rapper, June 2, 1970), Sen Dog (Senen Reyes, Rapper, November 20, 1965) and Bobo (Eric Correa, Percussionist, August 27, 1968 ). One aspect of their popularity is their commitment to the legalisation of Cannabis consumption, and most likely the biggest Marijuana supporters in hip-hop / rap history.

Name of the band

The name Cypress Hill refers to the place where the first members of the band have lived, who grew up mostly in Cypress Avenue in South Gate, Los Angeles.

Early career

Their first album, which was self-titled, was released in November 1991. Its single was "Phuncky Feel One," but it was the B-side "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (formerly "Trigga Happy Nigga") that attracted more airplay on urban radio and college radio. Based on the success of the single and other tracks such as bilingual track "Latin Lingo" and X-rated Spanish track "Tres Equis", the album sold two million copies in the US alone. Subsequently, DJ Muggs produced House of Pain's first album, then working with the Beastie Boys and Funkdoobiest. The band made their first appearance at Lollapalooza on the side stage in 1992.

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