Talib Kweli & Cypress Hill On 'Back In Black,' Soul Assassins, Berner, OG Kush | People's Party Full

In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with one of the most iconic and revolutionary hip hop groups of all-time:

CYPRESS HILL

Here's what we got into:

• The progression of Cuban hip hop and emcees voicing their anger.
• Eric Bobo's father Willie Bobo's place in music history as a pioneer of Latin Jazz.
• B Real and Sen Dog's gang ties coming up in South Gate, California.
• Convincing B Real to get off streets around the time he was shot.
• Sen Dog auditioning for the part of Santo Rivera on Sons Of Anarchy.
• Sen's younger brother Mellow Man Ace being one of the forefathers of Latin hip hop
• Taking less money from the label that wasn't going to suppress their creative freedom.
• Bobo joining Cypress Hill after getting off his tour with The Beastie Boys.
• Why New York heads at first thought Cypress Hill was from NY.
• B Real having to look over his shoulder during his early days of success.
• Cypress Hill becoming one of the music world's biggest cannabis activists.
• B Real coming up with the lyrics for 'Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk'.
• The importance of communication between the producer and emcee.
• Cypress Hill, Funkdoobiest, House Of Pain and The Whooliganz going on tour.
• Why B Real passed on the beat for House Of Pain's 'Jump Around'.
• Drawing inspiration from the Beastie Boys while opening for them on tour.
• 'Insane In The Brain' becoming ingrained in pop culture and taking a jab at Chubb Rock.
• Working with Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello.
• The chill and inclusive vibe of the Cypress Hill tour bus.
• The chain of events that led to Cypress Hill being banned from SNL.
• The origins of their rock influences and Sen Dog working with SX-10 and Powerflo.
• Contributions from Chace Infinite and B Smooth on their 'IV' album.
• The genius of the song 'Looking Through The Eye Of A Pig'.
• Leaning heavy into Rock and Metal on the 'Skull & Bones' album.
• B Real getting competitive after forming the Stoned Assassins paintball team.
• B Real's venturing into solo work with Berner and Scott Storch.
• Styles P challenging Cypress Hill to a "Smoker's Olympics'.
• Cypress Hill being credited for the naming of the OG Kush cannabis strain.
• Their most recent album 'Back In Black' being five years in the making.
• The album 'Elephants On Acid' and the concepts on that record.
• Giving Sen Dog his chance to shine as an emcee on 'Back To Black'.

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