Genres: Alternative Rap, Hardcore Rap, West Coast Rap, Latin Rap, Rap-Rock Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1988 in Los Angeles, CA
Body Count, Da Lench Mob, Rage Against the Machine, Snoop Dogg, Gravediggaz, Wu-Tang Clan, Das EFX, Funkdoobiest, Boss, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Dr. Dre, Fu-Schnickens, Frost, Ice Cube, Limp Bizkit, Mellow Man Ace, House of Pain, Delinquent Habits A.L.G., J-Loc, Big Baller Click, Slush, MVP, Master P, Eminem, Sleep, Bob Da Rage Sense, Faculty, Garcia, Omar Cruz, Da Weasel, Everlast, B.G. Knocc out & Dresta, Akwid, White Flight, C-Rayz Walz |  |
Cypress Hill were notable for being the first Latino hip-hop superstars, but they became notorious for their endorsement of marijuana, which actually isn't a trivial thing. Not only did the group campaign for its legalization, but their slow, rolling bass-and-drum loops pioneered a new, stoned funk that became extraordinary influential in '90s hip-hop -- it could be heard in everything from Dr. Dre's G-funk to the chilly layers of English trip-hop. DJ Muggs crafted the sound, and B Real, with his pinched, nasal voice, was responsible for the rhetoric that made them famous. The pro-pot position became a little ridiculous over time, but there was no denying that the actual music had a strange, eerie power, particularly on the band's first two albums.
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Release: July 8, 2008
Label: Legacy, Playlist
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Release: May 13, 2008
Label: Legacy, Sony, Sony Legacy
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