Cypress Hill Backstage at The Smokeout URBN247

http://on.fb.me/URBN247 - Become a Fan! http://youtube.com/URBN247 - Click to Subscribe! http://Twitter.com/URBN247 - Follow Us! Backstage at the Cypress Hill Smokeout Music Festival. B Real and Sen Dog sit and talk with Hen Gee about the Band. B Real from Cypess Hill and Sin Dog sit and talk about the new movie "The Art of Rap" with Hen Gee. Senen Reyes (also known as Sen Dog) and Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (also known as Mellow Man Ace) are brothers who initially lived in South Gate, California. In 1971, their family had immigrated to the United States, settling in the Los Angeles neighborhood of South Gate. In 1988, the two brothers teamed up with Lawrence Muggerud (also known as DJ Muggs) and Louis Freese (also known as B-Real) to form a hip-hop group named DVX (Devastating Vocal Excellence). The band soon lost Mellow Man Ace to a solo career, and changed their name to Cypress Hill, after a street in South Gate.[2] [edit]Early works and mainstream success (1989--1995) After recording a demo in 1989, Cypress Hill signed a record deal with the major label, Columbia Records. Their self-titled first album was released in August 1991. The lead single was the double A-side "The Phuncky Feel One"/"How I Could Just Kill a Man" which received heavy airplay on urban and college radio. The other two singles released from the album were "Hand on the Pump" and "Latin Lingo", the latter of which combined English and Spanish lyrics. The success of these singles led to the album selling two million copies in the US alone. The group 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 in the charts, they became the first rap group 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. The band headlined the Soul Assassins tour with House of Pain and Funkdoobiest as support, then performed on a college tour with Rage Against the Machine and Seven Year Bitch. In 1993, Cypress Hill also had two tracks on the Judgment Night soundtrack, teaming up with Pearl Jam on the track "Real Thing" and Sonic Youth on "I Love You Mary Jane". The group later played at Woodstock 94, introducing new member Eric Bobo, son of Willie Bobo and formerly a percussionist with the Beastie Boys. Rolling Stone magazine named the group as the best rap group in their music awards voted by critics and readers. Cypress Hill played at Lollapalooza for two successive years, topping the bill in 1995. They also appeared on the "Homerpalooza" episode of The Simpsons. Prior to Bobo joining the crew, Panchito "Ponch" Gomez sat in as a percussionist when not acting. Their third album III: Temples of Boom was released in 1995, selling 1.5 million copies and reaching number 3 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of the hit single "Throw Your Set in the Air".[citation needed] Cypress Hill also contributed a track "I Wanna Get High" to the High Times sponsored Hempilation album to support NORML. The origin of today's music-fusion festivals can be traced back to the inception of Cypress Hill Smokeout Festival. The partnership between the well-renowned band Cypress Hill and Guerilla Union made it possible to bring together enthusiasts of all sorts and marrying genres of rap-rock, hip-hop, alternative, ska, metal, punk, dance and reggae into a one-day event. Since 1998, Cypress Hill Smokeout has provided audiences a complete mind-blowing and mind-opening experience. After a six year hiatus, Cypress Hill Smokeout returns to claim the throne as the ultimate music-fusion festival.

Added 21 Oct 2026