Cypress Hill is an American hip-hop band from SOuth Gate, California. The group formed when brothers Sen Dog (Senen Reyes) and Mellow Man Ace (Sergio Reyes) teamed up with DJ Muggs (Lawerence Muggerud) and B-Real (Louis Freese) in 1988. They named themselves DVX (Devastating Vocal Excellence). However, Mellow Man Ace launched a solo career and the group changed their name to Cypress Hill after a street in South Gate. During the start of the commercial success, Eric Bobo joined the crew.
The outfit is best known for "Insane in the brain", their lead single from their sophomore album, "Black Sunday". It was #1 on the US Rap chart. The album itself reached #1 on Billboard chart. It eventually reached #21 in the UK upon reissue. They had 9 UK Top 40 hits although slightly surprising none of them reached the Top 10 there.
Date UK Song Jul 1993 32 Insane In The Brain Oct 1993 19 When The S**t Goes Down Dec 1993 15 I Ain't Goin' Out Like That Feb 1994 21 Insane In The Brain (re-issue) May 1994 20 Lick A Shot Oct 1995 15 Throw Your Set In The Air Feb 1996 23 Illusions Oct 1998 23 Tequila Sunrise Apr 1999 34 Dr Greenthumb
What happened next?
Cypress Hill went on to achieve their biggest hit in the UK with "Rap Superstar / Rock Superstar" (UK#13 in April 2020). A couple more of UK Top 40 hits followed with "Can't Get The Best Of Me / Highlife" (UK#35 in Sep 2000) and "Lowrider / Trouble" (UK#33 in Dec 2001).
Their most recent studio album was the 9th one, "Elephants on acid" in 2018. In 2019, Cypress Hill became the first hip hop group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cypress Hill are currently promoting their new single, "Open ya mind" on their own label and a couple shows lined up in the middle of 2022.
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