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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Connection => Topic started by: astra4322 on January 22, 2022, 01:37:11 AM
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAIZTcqncJ/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL6V4PCcLkk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqXz0TXqrwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jGNAPQqcBI
New album. Two singles out. Only 10 songs :grumpy:
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Only 2 feats, thats good.
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You might wanna post some content next time you make a thread. Post the singles etc.
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B real has been sounding pretty washed lately. Hope this is good
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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cypress-hill-new-album-back-in-black-bye-bye-1288684/amp/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAIZTcqncJ/?utm_medium=copy_link
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i am so hyped fo this!
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Me too :o
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i am so hyped fo this!
when was the last time Cypress put out a good album since "till death do us part"?
im keeping my expectations low on that one.
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you are right, their last good album was stoned raiders, but rise up got highlights too. I aint liked till deaths...
still one of my fav groups.
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you are right, their last good album was stoned raiders, but rise up got highlights too. I aint liked till deaths...
still one of my fav groups.
Comon guys - ELEPHANTS ON ACID was dope 8)
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yup, i liked it too!
and seen them on stage with that album. 8)
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Comon guys - ELEPHANTS ON ACID was dope 8)
Hmmm i will give it another spin for you but i just listened to that album for once and didnt like it.
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We already had a thread for this album.
when was the last time Cypress put out a good album since "till death do us part"?
im keeping my expectations low on that one.
"Elephants On Acid" was great. "Rise Up" is the only album I don't like that much. "Get It Anyway" is classic Cypress though IMO.
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This will be a great album..
For any true Cypress fan the understand how AMAZING Elephants on acid was! Not everyone's cup of tea but god damn I loved it.
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They should've come up with a better (and original) title for the album. Back in Black is AC/DC all day.
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We already had a thread for this album.
thanks okka :)
please merge next time
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This will be a great album..
For any true Cypress fan the understand how AMAZING Elephants on acid was! Not everyone's cup of tea but god damn I loved it.
Big facts. Elephants On Acid reminded me sound wise of a cross between Temples Of Boom and Black Sunday
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Brand new B-Real interview (fan Q and A)
Cypress Hill’s B-Real: ‘I’ve been pulled over many times with a tremendous amount of cannabis on me’
The rapper answers your questions about his passion for weed, the group’s appeal to 90s rock kids – and their beef with Ice Cube
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You were one of the hip-hop acts that crossed the divide and attracted fans who were into other genres. Did you realise that back in the day?
In the beginning, in 1991, we opened for the likes of Naughty By Nature and Ice Cube, but developed a reputation for energetic shows. We somehow got booked for Lollapalooza and thought: “What are we doing here?” but started seeing crowdsurfing and stage diving. After that, rock fans, metal kids and punk fans started showing up to our shows. Our imagery was rockish and we started winning those kids over without doing that style of music.
Who inspired you when you started?
Before I knew what hip-hop was, I listened to rock, metal, punk, reggae and old soul. I loved Black Sabbath. In those days, rock kids felt that hip-hop borrowed stuff from others to make hits, but we carried ourselves like a punk band: “If you like us, great. If you don’t, fuck off!”
We were a Latino group singing about cannabis, so there were enough obstacles without being misogynistic
As seminal creators of the west coast/90s hip-hop sound, how have you viewed genres that have mutated from it, such as British grime?
Some of it is really fucking good and some not so much, but that’s music. I love it when they do creative shit.
Your lyrics noticeably lack the sexism that is a feature of a lot of hip-hop – is that a conscious effort?
I never wanted to do what other hip-hop acts were doing, but also [his bandmate] Sen Dog and myself have sisters and we wouldn’t want them to be talked to that way. Tres Equis was a true story about a girl Sen Dog used to date and I Remember That Freak Bitch was also based on some real shit, but other than that it wasn’t our messaging. We were a Latino group singing about cannabis, so there were enough obstacles without being misogynistic. We were no angels, but over the course of our career we never wanted to be disrespectful to women.
Do you feel any guilt or regret for some of the lyrics, for example How I Could Just Kill a Man?
No, because we were able to tell people in the mainstream what it was like in our communities. Normally, the shit that we were singing about got swept under the rug, but we approached music like the saying: “This is medicine. You may not like it, but it’s good for you.” When you live in a place with a lack of opportunities, one option is selling drugs and one way to have your back is to be in gangs. We tried to explain why things were like that.
Since the Simpsons episode [in 1996, Cypress Hill were spoofed trying to remember if, while high, they had booked to play with the London Symphony Orchestra], it has been reported that you were thinking of collaborating for real. What happened?
[He laughs.] That started as a joke between us and the LSO on Twitter, but we would love to do something, preferably a classical performance of Black Sunday. There were serious discussions, which fell through, but we still talk about it. I listen to classical music and I still think it will happen.
Did [bandmate] Muggs’ work on the Soul Assassins remix of U2’s Numb lead to invitations to dinner parties at Bono’s or holidays with The Edge in the south of France?
That would have been cool. Maybe Muggs went and kept quiet [he laughs].
Who would be the ideal collaborator on a Cypress Hill track, dead or alive?
Bob Marley. I Wanna Get High was inspired by Rita Marley’s song One Draw and the whole Marley movement was a big influence on us in terms of us pushing for cannabis legalisation and being consumers of it.
All these years on, how do you feel about Ice Cube’s King of the Hill?
How are things between you guys and Ice Cube?
After we felt that Cube took the hook from Throw Your Set in the Air, we poked back at him on No Rest for the Wicked. He kicked back with King of the Hill, so we released Ice Cube Killa to DJs only. I don’t think he took it as seriously as us in terms of what this shit can turn into, but prior to that we’d been friends and we had a lot of mutual friends who wanted us to mend the relationship. Some time later, on 1 January 1997, he called me and we both sort of apologised to each other in our roundabout way [he laughs] and since then we’ve done shows together and hung out. I’ve got nothing but love and respect for Cube. When I started, he was my benchmark.
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When you played on Eminem’s Anger Management tour at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in 2003, there was a sound system failure and you performed the first couple of numbers acoustic, with live conga drums as backing. I wonder if you recall one of the best pieces of improvised showmanship I’ve ever witnessed?
I totally remember. We were always taught to keep going and never complain about the sound guy. We knew that any stoppages would kill the show’s momentum. Credit to Eric Bobo, who’d come from the Beastie Boys on tour with us as live percussionist – fortunately, it worked.
Approximately, in kilograms, how much weed do you think you’ve smoked in your life?
Oh man, I don’t know. I’m always reaching new peaks [he laughs]. During our two-hour Dr Greenthumb show on YouTube, we’ll have four or five joints apiece. I’ll probably have six before and another eight afterwards. I’ve built up a tolerance, so we’re high, but not so that we can’t function.
When was the last time the cops “come and tried to snatch your crops”? Did they have to “blow your house down” to do so [a reference to Insane in the Brain]?
[He laughs.] Oddly enough, I’ve been pulled over many times here in California when I’ve had a tremendous amount of cannabis on me, but they’ve been stupefied that I haven’t tried to hide it. Law enforcement hasn’t given us as many problems as you might think. I don’t think they believed that we had the audacity to actually smoke cannabis on stage in front of their faces, but they were wrong.
If you only had one method available, what would it be – edibles, bongs, blunts or spliffs?
I stopped doing blunts in ’96, ’97. Bongs I hit now and then. I prefer to smoke regular US joints, without any tobacco, but we’re well rounded, so we can do it all.
What would you take to a house party at No 10 Downing Street?
A couple of ounces and three bottles of tequila. I don’t know if that would do the trick for Boris Johnson. He doesn’t seem to be liked very much, but in the US we’ve also got politicians that no one likes – and a couple that people like too much.
Cypress Hill’s 10th studio album, Back in Black, is released on 18 March via BMG.
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Most definitely getting the new album when it drops. Their last one Elephants On Acid was dope! Even their albums that are my least favorite are good and have some great tracks. There's not many groups or solo artist that have been in the game as long as they have, with as deep of a catalog of great music, with a several albums that people consider to be classic that are still dropping great music today. That's why they're still one my favorite groups. 8)
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It's out and I have mixed feelings after first spin. Short but no fillers IMO.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/back-in-black/1605967463
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https://www.spin.com/2022/03/cypress-hill-back-in-black-interview-anniversary/
checkn right now! 8) 8)
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https://www.spin.com/2022/03/cypress-hill-back-in-black-interview-anniversary/
checkn right now! 8) 8)
I'm curious about your opinion.
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man, i like it. black milk did a great work reminds me the early CH albums. A bit short only 10 track, but thats good. Overall the album is somewhere between rise up (couse less Muggs) and cypress x rusko (couse its short, and with another producer not muggs) to me. And i liked rise up a lot! More than till death do us part. elephants on acid was heavily Muggs vision (and a bit like temples of boom), this is more B-real (and black sunday) to me.
Really want to hear a Sen Dog lead CH project finally.
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Pretty solid release 8)
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Most definitely getting the new album when it drops. Their last one Elephants On Acid was dope! Even their albums that are my least favorite are good and have some great tracks. There's not many groups or solo artist that have been in the game as long as they have, with as deep of a catalog of great music, with a several albums that people consider to be classic that are still dropping great music today. That's why they're still one my favorite groups. 8)
Hell yeah. I can't wait to check out the new album.
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first skim through it sounds pretty good! i pulled 4 tracks for another closer listen 8)
the ride
takeover
open ya mind
the original
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The Ride was cool but rest is pretty forgettable to me. #overthehill
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https://www.youtube.com/v/pIJjUhaCFZ0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIJjUhaCFZ0)
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I think Back In Black is pretty great. There is not 1 song that I'd skip. Black Milk gave them some dope beats, album has a raw and cohesive sound. I also really like how Sen Dog and B Real trade bars back and forth on the same verse throughout the album. And I'm really diggin how Sen is rapping just much B Real on this one, where as on other albums you can tell that B is the lead rapper of group. Solid add to their catalog for sure, imo Cypress Hill never disappoints.
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I think Back In Black is pretty great. There is not 1 song that I'd skip. Black Milk gave them some dope beats, album has a raw and cohesive sound. I also really like how Sen Dog and B Real trade bars back and forth on the same verse throughout the album. And I'm really diggin how Sen is rapping just much B Real on this one, where as on other albums you can tell that B is the lead rapper of group. Solid add to their catalog for sure, imo Cypress Hill never disappoints.
That’s true but I’ve never liked their rock nad latino type of music.
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Their Bones disc,the rnr themed is my fav! 8) 8)
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The Ride was cool but rest is pretty forgettable to me. #overthehill
Agreed %100... nothing special at all. only track i remember after first listen is "the ride" and its not even a hit.
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Its not bad I guess. It just seems to be short as fuck. 10 tracks is pretty slim for cypress especially when they have already given us nearly half an albums worth of singles before the album dropped. Doesn't seem like a good way to Roll out an album. It felt like half of the album was missing. I know there is a bonus track on the vinyl version called " Anymore" but good luck trying to get a hold of that online even just to listen. It is placed as track 3 or 4 I think so im not sure who's idea that was but seems like a strange decision to me. Maybe this extra track would of help increase some of the Replay value but with only 10 tracks, I've already 'kind of' out played it. My issue with Elephants On Acid was that it was too long and contained too many Interludes and Skits but this is the opposite. This should of been at least 13 or 14 tracks of solid music if your going to realise 4 singles before the LP drops. Plus DJ Muggs is missed off Back in Black . He should of at least produced 3 or 4 tracks with Black Milk. There I said it...
6.5 /10
Cypress since 2010 haven't gone in the direction I thought there journey was taking them. This is album 10. I was expecting something off of final sending off and a Victory Lap of sorts. But Hey, it is what it is I guess.
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Its not bad I guess. It just seems to be short as fuck. 10 tracks is pretty slim for cypress especially when they have already given us nearly half an albums worth of singles before the album dropped. Doesn't seem like a good way to Roll out an album. It felt like half of the album was missing. I know there is a bonus track on the vinyl version called " Anymore" but good luck trying to get a hold of that online even just to listen. It is placed as track 3 or 4 I think so im not sure who's idea that was but seems like a strange decision to me. Maybe this extra track would of help increase some of the Replay value but with only 10 tracks, I've already 'kind of' out played it. My issue with Elephants On Acid was that it was too long and contained too many Interludes and Skits but this is the opposite. This should of been at least 13 or 14 tracks of solid music if your going to realise 4 singles before the LP drops. Plus DJ Muggs is missed off Back in Black . He should of at least produced 3 or 4 tracks with Black Milk. There I said it...
6.5 /10
Cypress since 2010 haven't gone in the direction I thought there journey was taking them. This is album 10. I was expecting something off of final sending off and a Victory Lap of sorts. But Hey, it is what it is I guess.
They got another album dropping after this. "Back In Black" had been done for a long time. DJ Muggs is back on the last album. They're going to use old beats that Muggs found some time ago. They spoke about this on the Dr. Greenthumb show when Muggs was a guest. It was a great episode.
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They got another album dropping after this. "Back In Black" had been done for a long time. DJ Muggs is back on the last album. They're going to use old beats that Muggs found some time ago. They spoke about this on the Dr. Greenthumb show when Muggs was a guest. It was a great episode.
Correct me if I'm wrong but it will be NFT release right?
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They should've come up with a better (and original) title for the album. Back in Black is AC/DC all day.
haha yeah...but that was even before my time
Their Bones disc,the rnr themed is my fav! 8) 8)
very dope 8)
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Well he Ain't Wrong
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5/10
Sounds like Young D aka Demrick did some Sen Dog writing. It seems like his flow and cadence on a hand full of songs. I'm probably wrong but I get that feel.
Black Milks drums hit hard on this!!!!
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I really tried to like the album... I consider myself a Cypress fan + always liked Black Milk as well, so I gave it a couple of spins... But there's really nothing special about this album. It ain't bad either, but I'm afraid it has little to no replay value for me. B-Real sounds a bit lazy at times, which at least made me appreciate some Sen Dog verses even more (who I always thought was the weakest link in CH). Production is solid tho.
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Dope album.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/WmEb4fIRpOE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmEb4fIRpOE)
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https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3859/title.cypress-hill-back-in-black-album-review#signup