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Jul 8, 2018 · B-Real, lead rapper of Cypress Hill, was born Louis Freese on June 2, 1970, in Los Angeles to a Cuban mother and a Mexican father. At the age of 5, B-Real and his little sister moved to South Gate along with their mom. He went to Bell High School in California where he met and became friends with Reyes brothers.
Elsewhere, the meditative “Come With Me” features Cypress Hill channeling Tupac Shakur. “We were good friends with him,” Sen Dog says of the late rap icon. “We never got to the point where we made a song together, though, so we wanted to give him props.” Like Tupac, Cypress Hill has remained prolific throughout its illustrious career.
- Formation and ‘Mechanical Resonance’
- ‘The Great Radio Controversy’ and ‘Psychotic Supper’
- ‘Bust A Nut’ and Hiatus
- Reunion
- ‘Into The Now’
- ‘Real to Reel’
- ‘Comin’ Atcha Live!’ & ‘Forever More’
- ‘Twisted Wires & The Acoustic Sessions’
- ‘Simplicity’
- 30 Anniversary & ‘Mechanical Resonance Live’
In late 1982, bassist Brian Wheat (age 20) and guitarist Frank Hannon (age 15) formed City Kidd, a band that then spent time gigging at Sacramento’s defunct Oasis Ballroom. They also began working with American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose towards writing hard rock hit singles, reasoning “We wanted to get signed, and we thought the way to do that...
It was three years before the band released their second album, The Great Radio Controversy. The album helped solidify the band’s growing reputation and fan base. The album produced the hit single, a classic ’80s power ballad “Love Song”. In 1990, TESLA released Five Man Acoustical Jam, a live album featuring acoustic renditions of hits such as “Co...
In 1994 the band released their fourth studio album Bust a Nut. The 1998 Japanese reissue import of Bust a Nut contains the previously unreleased cover of Led Zeppelin’s “The Ocean”. After the release of Bust a Nut, Skeoch departed because of his struggle with substance abuse. He rejoined after completing rehab, only to depart again months later. T...
After a break of six years, the Sacramento Bee reported that the band had reformed in 2000 with the help of local radio personality Pat Martin of KRXQ. The band played an emotional sold out show at Arco Arena in Sacramento on October 25, 2000. Soon after they recorded the double live album Replugged Live. In 2002 they were featured in the Rock Neve...
In 2004 they released their fifth studio album Into the Now which debuted on the Billboard album chart at number 30. The album was well received by fans and the band was featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In February 2005, TESLA headlined a benefit show at the PPAC in Providence, Rhode Island for the victims of the Station nightclub fire. During the s...
TESLA recorded a two-volume collection of cover songs titled Real to Reel, which was released on June 5, 2007. The recording is available as a 2-CD set. The first CD (containing 13 songs) is sold in a case with a blank slot for the second CD. The second CD (containing 12 additional songs) will initially be available to concert goers in the USA at n...
In February 2008, TESLA helped fund and headlined a benefit concert for victims of the Station nightclub fire. The show was broadcast by VH1 Classic. TESLA played three songs: “What You Give”, “Signs”, and “Love Song”, though “What You Give” did not make it onto the broadcast. In June and July 2008, TESLA played a few shows in Europe and the USA, i...
On May 10, 2011, the band played at a rally for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. TESLA performed two songs, “Signs” and “Love Song” during the Kings #HereWeRally at Cesar Chavez Park in Sacramento, California to celebrate the team staying in Sacramento for at least one more year. On July 12, 2011 TESLA released it’s firs...
On June 10, 2014 TESLA Released their eighth studio album Simplicity in the U.S. which debut at #24 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. The album was released via Tesla Electric Company Recording’s arrangement with E1 Music and distribution. The album was produced by TESLA along w/ Tom Zutaut and mixed and mastered by Michael Wagener.
Celebrating 30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll in 2016, TESLA kicked off a massive North American summer arena tour with Def Leppard and REO Speedwagon. TESLA concluded their summer tour with the release of their new album “Mechanical Resonance, Live!” on TESLA Electric Company Recordings/Mailboat Records. The album celebrates the 30th-birthday of the origi...
1991. Cypress Hill. How I Could Just Kill A Man. David Perez Shadi. Hand on the Pump. n/c. The Phuncky Feel One. 1992.
Dec 1, 2021 · B-Real laughs as he tells this story more than three decades later. He, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs became Cypress Hill, named after a street in South Gate, California, where the three of them used to hang out as teenagers. After years of practising, recording and re-recording demos, they released their eponymous debut album in 1991.
Oct 7, 2022 · Cypress Hill’s weed-shrouded self- titled debut album, released in 1991, had been an out-of-the-box success. Sen Dog and B-Real grew up in the rough LA enclave of South Gate, and the powder-keg tension of their hometown fed into woozy yet exuberant songs such as breakout single How I Could Just Kill A Man. Cypress Hill went on to sell two million copies in the US, yet as they began work on ...
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Aug 9, 2021 · Happy 30th Anniversary to Cypress Hill’s eponymous debut album Cypress Hill, originally released August 13, 1991. In the early ’90s, hard-edged Los Angeles-based hip-hop wasn’t a new phenomenon. The “gangsta rap” scene was thriving, and rougher-edged, no-nonsense artists populated the landscape. Still, there had never been a group ...
