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“We always try to make a place where we can constantly be creative in,” says Cypress Hill’s B-Real. He’s talking about his downtown studio, where the bandmates have done most of their recording for the last decade.
If anything, it’s certainly cozy. He’s huddled on a black leather couch alongside his longtime friends and group members during a Zoom interview. Eric Bobo leans into the camera from his right, donning a leather jacket and hiding his eyes beneath a bucket hat and black sunglasses combo. Sen Dog is on his left, looking as calm as ever and grinning from time to time. DJ Lord hangs over the couch’s edge, his hat leaning off to the side.
The walls behind them are adorned with photos and platinum records collected during their nearly 40-year-long careers. A lighter flick echoes as B-Real sparks up a joint and takes a puff.
The group’s latest endeavor takes them to the world of concert films, but with a twist.
Maybe you remember sinking into a recliner and kicking up your feet sometime during ‘95. You grab the remote, flick over to Fox, and tune into the latest episode of “The Simpsons.” This episode brings viewers to the summer music festival “Hullabalooza,” where Marge and Co. stumble upon some backstage shenanigans.
“Hello, bands,” shouts an impatient stage manager, “Who is playing with the London Symphony Orchestra?”
The camera pans to Cypress Hill, who whisper among themselves: “Aye man, did we order an orchestra?”
“Yeah, yeah, we think we did,” says a yellow-cartoon version of B-Real. “Do you know ‘Insane in the Brain’?”
“We mostly know classical… but we could give it a shot,” a violinist responds. What ensues is an iconic clip of them dancing around to a symphonic version of the song.
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