Just last week, Drive-In Music Company filed a lawsuit against Leaders of the New School and Busta Rhymes for copyright infringement over use of a track on their 1991 debut album 'Future Without a ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Aug. 13, 1991: The legendary rap trio Cypress Hill dropped their eponymous debut album on this day in 1991. Over the years, Cypress Hill would ...

Hip-hop's connection to the black and Latin community has been documented since its birth. Those who are familiar with the history of hip-hop are well aware that Latinos and Latinas have played a huge ...

Cypress Hill will celebrate the 25 th anniversary of their sublimely funky 1991 debut with what might be the most outrageous special edition packaging in hip-hop history. The “25 th Anniversary Skull” ...

If N.W.A introduced the world to South Central and Compton, Cypress Hill cracked the 40 and sparked the blunt for the rest of L.A. County. Until the South Gate trio emerged, the East Coast tended to ...

When Cypress Hill released its debut album in 1991, the group's staccato lyrics were, for most outside of their LA hometown, a first introduction to Spanglish slang. "We didn't really have much ...

When you’re celebrating your 25th anniversary as a famous grunge band, like Pearl Jam, you go on tour and play some deep cuts. When you’re hip-hop legends Cypress Hill, you give the fans what they ...

Cypress Hill celebrate the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album — released August 13th, 1991 — with an expanded digital edition featuring bonus tracks, plus a pair of new remixes. In ...

Cypress Hill has reigned as one of the west coast’s greatest rap groups since forming in L.A. in the late ‘80s. With B-Real’s distinctive nasal tone, Sen Dog’s commanding bark, and thumping, ...

In 1993, New York and Los Angeles ruled as hip-hop’s capital cities. The perfect group to seize the moment was Cypress Hill: two L.A. rappers, Louis “B-Real” Freese and Senen “Sen Dog” Reyes, and a ...

We live in an era of premature anniversaries and nostalgia-fueled hagiography. But Cypress Hill deserves every glowing retrospective. B-Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs have licked shots at pigs, rivals, ...