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Monday, June 7, 2010
Cypress Hill Live In Berlin, Germany
Supporting their latest effort Rise Up, Cypress Hill came and conquered the German capitol of Berlin for one rocking show at the Columbiahalle Monday, June 7.
Photo links:
Getty Images
Bonus: Cypress Hill interviewed the day before with MTV backstage at Rock Am Ring Festival 2010 in Nurburg, Germany.
Cypress Hill tour dates:
6/11 - Madrid, SPA – Rock In Rio
6/12 - Rodez, FRA- Skabazac Festival
6/15 - London, UK – Brixton Academy
6/16 - Glasgow, UK – Academy
6/19 - Seinajoki, FN – Provinssirock Festival
7/03 - Zurich, SWI – Touch the Lake Festival
8/08 - Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
8/14 - Commerce City, CO – Mile High Music Festival
8/28 - Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
8/29 - Reading, UK – Reading Festival
(video courtesy of chokemaniac
Monday, April 19, 2010
Cypress Hill Go Classic With CS&N Sample, Pitbull & Marc Anthony Get Involved
via Canoe
Nobody could have predicted Cypress Hill would have a radio hit in 2010 courtesy of Crosby, Stills and Nash classic, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes — not even the West Coast rap veterans themselves.
But indeed they do, as Cypress Hill’s latest single, Armada Latina — which is fuelled by the CSN song’s guitar harmony and Spanish-language-chorus ending — has created buzz leading up to today’s release of the group’s first studio album in six years, Rise Up.
“It’s strange we get radio hits every five years or seven years,” said Cypress Hill’s lead rapper B-Real in a Canadian newspaper exclusive with QMI Agency.
“We’ve had success somehow without so much radio. But the airplay that we have had was significant with Insane in the Brain and after that we didn’t have another one that was massive until (Rock) Superstar came (in 2000). We’re not, by nature, a radio group. We get it when we can get it.”
The idea to use the Suite: Judy Blue Eyes sample came from Armada Latina’s producer Jim Johnson, who suggested Miami rapper Pitbull (You Know You Want Me) and Latin pop artist Marc Anthony also appear on the track.
Pitbull wasn’t a stretch, but Anthony’s involvement seemed unlikely.
“I didn’t believe that Marc Anthony would get on the track with us; that’s a little to the left,” said B-Real. “But he ended up being a fan and he ended up coming to the studio and taking the track over the top. It far exceeded what my expectations of it were and now there’s a big buzz on it so you can’t complain about that. It’s something you can’t anticipate and sometimes those are the best things. Our sound is usually really dark and gritty and underground. This particular track is not that. We take chances and sometimes we win.”
CSN’s Stephen Stills, who Cypress Hill met at the 1994 edition of Woodstock, even showed up to play guitar in the video for the song.
“He was talking to (Cypress Hill rapper) Sen Dog and myself and telling us how he was influenced in writing that original song (about his then long-time girlfriend Judy Collins),” said B-Real. “And that he loved the song so much and he was glad that somebody finally actually came and used it in the way that we used it. When you grow up listening to all these different types of genres of music, and you meet one of the people you hold in high regard, and he likes your s--t, that’s the craziest thing ever.”
The long break between Cypress Hill albums was due to the fact that the group had wrapped up their previous deal with Sony and had no pending deadline. They have since signed to Snoop Dogg’s Priority Records, distributed by EMI.
B-Real previously toured with Snoop Dogg, as is the case with many of the guests on Rise Up — including Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) and Everlast.
In fact, Everlast was responsible for adding lyrics from The Doors’ 1967 classic Break On Through (To the Other Side) to the song, Days Destroy The Night,
B-Real — who played with guitarist Robby Krieger in a band called Camp Freddy, met keyboardist Ray Manzarek at an industry function and got to know John Densmore while playing congas on a version of Riders on the Storm that the Doors drummer was producing — said he has nothing but respect for them.
“They knew who we were and they knew we appreciated their music and we’re big fans,” said B-Real. “They’re really open-minded when it comes to attaching where their music goes to, like how they brand it, with whom they brand it.
“They’re some cool dudes. I can’t say nothing but praise for them. I mean, those artists of that time are open-minded to what this is and to what we do. And that’s the great thing, seeing that Stephen Stills and The Doors collectively were open-minded enough to let us borrow from the existing vibe. Adding our vibe to theirs, that was the coolest s--t ever.”
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Cypress Hill 'Rise Up' Recording Sessions With System Of A Down Daron Malakian
Cypress Hill and Daron Malakian (of System Of A Down/Scars On Broadway fame) recording "Trouble Seeker" from the studio. The track is set to appear on 'Rise Up' on EMI/Priority which arrives in-stores April 20.
Related:
Cypress Hill 'Rise Up' Artwork & Tracklist With Production Credits, Features Posted Online
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sen Dog Of Cypress Hill Interview
via Crave Online
CraveOnline: Rise Up has a huge sound with a motivated energy behind it - was there a specific mindset you went in with for the record?
Sen Dog: We didn't want to go in any direction, really. Been there, done that. We've done the conceptual album. I just wanted to go into the studio & bang out the songs, know what I mean? Like old times. It's fun for me, its fun for us as a group. There was no hangups on trying to recapture any sound or rock a particular style or mood, like "oh, this song is too happy". We rolled with it.
CraveOnline: Any favorite tracks on the album?
Sen Dog: My favorite track switches every couple of days. My favorite right now is "Shut 'Em Down," produced by Tom Morello. It's got that biting quality of Rock n Roll, but also the street quality of Hip-Hop. That's one where I can picture one big massive moshpit going off.
CraveOnline: Last year at the Smokeout festival, B-Real had a joint that had to be a foot and a half long, at the least. I was standing in the photo pit, right at your feet, and I couldn't believe he was pulling from that thing for half the show and staying conscious - especially with his professed loyalty to the indica strains. Was that thing real?
Sen Dog: Yeah that was very real. I've seen my friend do some crazy stuff before, but that was out there, man. He was like "it's the Smokeout, we gotta make a statement!" and so on, and I said alright man, let's go then. I think it lasted like a week.
CraveOnline: Will we see another Smokeout in 2010?
Sen Dog: Definitely. The Smokeout is something we definitely want to continue. We had to put the whole operation on for a minute as we reorganized the whole mothership from the floor up. But now that we came back with the last one and it was successful, we're going to continue coming back. And honestly, I think this next one's gonna be bigger than the last one. But I can't give it away just yet.
CraveOnline: How's the new deal with Priority Records?
Sen Dog: It's going great, man. It's going really good. Of course, Snoop Dogg is involved, and that was one of the key elements for us in that they've got one of our guys... - you understand what I mean when I said 'one of our guys' - but we're excited, man. It's a great position to be in. This new album, new label, and they're excited to push this record and make the best of a great situation.
Read the full Sen Dog interview here:
Crave Online - Sen Dog of Cypress Hill
Monday, February 22, 2010
Cypress Hill 'Rise Up' Artwork & Tracklist With Production Credits, Features Posted Online
via All Hip Hop
Cypress Hill has assembled an all-star cast for RISE UP, their first album in six years.
The group’s upcoming album features Cheech & Chong, Mike Shinoda, The Alchemist, Pitbull, Young DE, Evidence and Daron Malakian.
Cypress Hill has released two singles from the album, “Rise Up” featuring Tom Morello and “Armada Latina,” a track crafted by hit producer Jim Jonsin featuring Pitbull and Marc Anthony.
"We spent time in the studio with some of our favorite artists and friends and we're really proud of how the album turned out," B-Real told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "We're looking forward to taking these songs on the road and playing them for our fans around the world."
A number of highly respected producers contributed to Cypress Hill’s RISE UP.
DJ Muggs, Pete Rock, DJ Khalil, Sick Jacken, Mike Shinoda and Daron Malakian contributed tracks to the album, which hits stores April 6 (on Priority Records/EMI).
The track listing for RISE UP is as follows:
01. It Ain’t Nothin’ ft. Young De
Produced by B-Real for Audio Hustlaz
02. Light It Up
Produced by Pete Rock for Chocolate Boy Wonda Productions
03. Rise Up ft. Tom Morello
Produced by: Tom Morello and B-Real for Audio Hustlaz
04. Get It Anyway
Produced by: Jim Jonsin
05. Pass The Dutch ft. Evidence and Alchemist
Produced by: DJ Muggs & DJ Khalil for Soul Assassins
06. Bang Bang
Produced by: B-Real for Audio Hustlaz
07. K.U.S.H
Produced by: Sick Jacken and B-Real for Audio Hustlaz
08. Get ‘Em Up
Produced by: B-Real for Audio Hustlaz
09. Carry Me Away ft. Mike Shinoda
Produced by: Mike Shinoda
10. Trouble Seeker ft. Daron Malakian
Produced by: Daron Malakian
11. Day Destroys the Night ft. Everlast
Produced by: DJ Muggs & DJ Khalil for Soul Assassins
12. I Unlimited
Produced by: B-Real for Audio Hustlaz
13. Armed & Dangerous
Produced by: Jake One and B-Real for Audio Hustlaz
14. Shut ‘Em Down ft. Tom Morello
Produced by: Tom Morello and B-Real for Audio Hustlaz
15. Armada Latina ft. Marc Anthony and Pitbull
Produced by: Jim Jonsin
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Cypress Hill - 'It Ain't Nothin' (video)
Cypress Hill - 'Rise Up' on Priority Records arrives April 6.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Cypress Hill's B-Real On His Recording Session With Big Pun
The legendary B-Real sits down with Vlad Yudin for this Dubcnn Exclusive, speaking on Big Pun for the upcoming release Big Pun: The Lost Files, which is being released Feb. 7th, 2010 (which falls on the 10-year anniversary of Big Pun's death).
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Cypress Hill: B-Real says new album out in October plus their recent Eurockeenes Music Festival show in France photos & video posted
In this interview, B-Real talks about the 'Unite the Mic' joint forces tour with Bizzy Bone, his 'Smoke N Mirrors' release and a all new Cypress Hill release coming in October.
As reported by Baller Status
B-Real confides to BallerStatus.com that in October the latest, yet to be titled, Cypress Hill album will be released. "We're going to be doing our Cypress Hill Smoke Out in October to coincide with our record release."
You Tube video as B-Real and Cypress Hill were close to rappping up recording of the yet untitled album filmed back in March of this year.
Check out the photos (along with other artists) and video posted online from Cypress Hill's one off show at the "Eurockeenes Music Festival 2009" in Belfort, France Sunday July 5:
Rex Features
Friday, June 19, 2009
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