Some groups left an indelible mark on hip-hop history, and Cypress Hill is without a doubt one of them. Since the early ’90s, B-Real, Sen Dog, DJ Muggs and later Eric Bobo became key figures in a scene that captured the harsh social reality of California and Los Angeles, blending innovative sounds with a Latino identity that has always been central to what they do.
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That connection to their roots was cemented in 1999 with Los Grandes Éxitos en Español, a project that brought together some of the group’s most iconic songs adapted into Spanish and ultimately became a cult classic among Latino audiences. Tracks like “Yo Quiero Fumar” and “Loco en el Coco” made it clear that the Mexican and Cuban roots of several of its members were never a side note, but a fundamental part of the band’s identity.
Now, nearly three decades later, Cypress Hill is deepening that connection with the release of Dios Bendiga, the first album of entirely original Spanish-language material in its career. It’s a project arriving at a time when Latin rap is seeing unprecedented global growth, and one that aims to reclaim the cultural heritage that has been with the group since day one.
