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South Gate, Los Angeles CA, United States (1987 – present)

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first latino group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums and one of the first rap groups to gain a following with fans of alternative and hard rock music. The band was originally called DVX, but the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988.

Their first album, which was self-titled, was released in August 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 worked on other projects like Funkdoobiest. The band made their first appearance at Lollapalooza on the side stage in 1992.

Black Sunday, the group’s second album, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in 1993, recording the highest Soundscan for a rap group up until that time. Also with their debut still on the charts they became the first rap artists to have 2 albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 at the same time. With “Insane in the Brain” becoming a crossover hit, the album went triple platinum in the U.S. and sold about 3.25 million copies.

Cypress Hill was banned from Saturday Night Live after Muggs smoked cannabis on-air and the band trashed their instruments while playing their second single “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That”.
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  • yarikh1

    Damn.. the new ep's gonna be crazyyy...

    15 days ago
  • Cailizz

    Still the best

    15 days ago
  • EricValeev

    Armada Latina ♥

    15 days ago
  • MrRez

    HEY! CHECK RUSSIAN "BEASTIE-STYLE" PUNKY OLD-SCHOOL HIP-HOP BAND ЛЕЙТЕНАНТ КОЛОМБО http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Лейтенант+Коломбо

    17 days ago
  • BoBs933

    >>доказательство того, что не весь реп гавно, жаль мало такого хорошего репа...зигхайлъ<< Это хип-хоп, видно что плохо различаете, именно поэтому у Вас сложилось такое впечатление

    19 days ago
  • Pam-param-pam

    Хороши,но не лучшие)

    21 days ago
  • donvito86

    I remember that freak bitch

    23 days ago
  • Prokop4ik25

    Лучшая рэп группа

    23 days ago
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