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As part of Consequence’s Hip-Hop 50 celebration, we’re re-releasing our deep dive into a true opus of the genre: Cypress Hill’s self-titled debut. Back in Season 15 of The Opus: Cypress Hill podcast, host Jill Hopkins traveled back to the late-’80s Southern California landscape that fostered Cypress Hill’s sound and growth.
The sheer urgency baked into the hip-hop group’s self-titled debut album was undoubtedly tied to their Los Angeles setting. Sunny but tense, the social conflict of the era was soon to reach its boiling point: the Rodney King verdict and the uprising that followed.
Cypress Hill took that tension and imbued it into a sound tailor made for the beefed-up subwoofers of low riders. Equal parts bombastic and conscious, the attitude, beats, and lyrics would go on to define rap music for years to come and served as an outlet for oppressed communities to make their voices heard loud and clear.
Join Hopkins and Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog as they venture into Southern California on this episode of The Opus. And for another look into the mind of Cypress Hill, check out the 10 hip-hop albums Sen Dog thinks you should own, which you can also hear him discuss on the Consequence UNCUT podcast.
Stay tuned for our next The Opus archives release, as we’ll continue our look at Cypress Hill’s self-titled smash. You can also check out our exclusive Hip-Hop 50 and The Opus merch over at the Consequence Shop, or grab yours using the buy-now buttons below.
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Original music by Tony Piazza.
