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Title: Cypress Hill | Cypress Hill

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1991, Hip-Hop, West Coast Hip-Hop, South Gate

Matrix #: GET 51293

Condition: VG+ clear vinyl (TC)

Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle B-Real’s nasal voice came partly from getting shot in the lung as a teenager, a real-life injury that permanently shaped one of rap’s most recognizable sounds.
2. Band Drama Cypress Hill’s chemistry came from very different personalities locking together: B-Real’s sharp delivery, Muggs’ dark production, and Sen Dog’s harder street energy.
3. Media Narrative Their debut helped make weed rap feel less like novelty and more like a fully realized world, opening space for Latino voices in mainstream early-90s hip-hop.