In 1971, their family immigrated to the United States and initially lived in South Gate, California.
In 1988, the two brothers teamed up with New York City native Lawrence Muggerud (also known as DJ Muggs, previously in a rap group named 7A3) and Louis Freese (also known as B-Real) to form a hip-hop group named DVX (Devastating Vocal Excellence).
The band soon lost Mellow Man Ace to a solo career, and changed their name to Cypress Hill, after a street in South Gate. ===Early works and mainstream success (1989–1996)=== After recording a demo in 1989, Cypress Hill signed a record deal with Ruffhouse Records.
They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast and 1990s hip hop.
Their self-titled first album was released in August 1991.
In 1992, Cypress Hill's first contribution to a soundtrack was the song "Shoot 'Em Up" for the movie Juice.
The group made their first appearance at Lollapalooza on the side stage in 1992.
It was the festival's second year of touring, and featured a diverse lineup of acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ice Cube, Lush, Tool, Stone Temple Pilots, among others. Black Sunday, the group's second album, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in 1993, recording the highest Soundscan for a rap group up until that time.
In 1993, Cypress Hill also had two tracks on the Judgment Night soundtrack, teaming up with Pearl Jam (without vocalist Eddie Vedder) on the track "Real Thing" and Sonic Youth on "I Love You Mary Jane".
Cypress Hill then played at Lollapalooza for two successive years, topping the bill in 1995.
The group received their second Grammy nomation in 1995 for "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That". Cypress Hill's third album Temples of Boom was released in 1995 as it peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Meanwhile, in 1996, Cypress Hill appeared on the first Smokin' Grooves tour, featuring Ziggy Marley, The Fugees, Busta Rhymes, and A Tribe Called Quest.
The group also released a nine track EP Unreleased and Revamped with rare mixes. === Continued success and crossover appeal (1997–2002) === In 1997, the members focused on their solo careers.
In addition, Eric Bobo contributed drums to various rock bands on their albums, such as 311 and Soulfly. Cypress Hill released IV in 1998 which went gold in the US.
Three of the band's songs from the 1998 IV album were in the game, "16 Men Till There's No Men Left", "Checkmate", and "Lightning Strikes".
In 1999, Cypress Hill helped with the PC first-person shooter video game Life of Crime.
Also in 1999, the band released a greatest hits album in Spanish, Los Grandes Éxitos en Español. In 2000, Cypress Hill then fused genres with their fifth album, Skull & Bones, which consisted of two discs.
Also in 1999, the band released a greatest hits album in Spanish, Los Grandes Éxitos en Español. In 2000, Cypress Hill then fused genres with their fifth album, Skull & Bones, which consisted of two discs.
The group also released Live at the Fillmore, a concert disc recorded at San Francisco's The Fillmore in 2000.
Cypress Hill then recorded the track "Just Another Victim" for WWF as a theme song for Tazz, borrowing elements from the 2000 single "(Rock) Superstar".
Cypress Hill continued their experimentation with rock on the Stoned Raiders album in 2001; however, its sales were a disappointment.
Also in 2001, the group made a cameo appearance as themselves in the film How High.
The song would later be featured on the compilation WWF Forceable Entry in March 2002. === Till Death Do Us Part and Rise Up eras (2003–2012) === Cypress Hill released Till Death Do Us Part in March 2004.
The song would later be featured on the compilation WWF Forceable Entry in March 2002. === Till Death Do Us Part and Rise Up eras (2003–2012) === Cypress Hill released Till Death Do Us Part in March 2004.
In 2004, the song "How I Could Just Kill a Man" was included in the popular video game San Andreas, created by Rockstar Games.
In December 2005 another compilation album titled Greatest Hits From the Bong was released.
In the summer of 2006, B-Real appeared on Snoop Dogg's single "Vato", which was produced by Pharrell Williams.
The group's next album was tentatively scheduled for an early 2007 release, but it was pushed back numerous times.
In 2007 Cypress Hill toured as a part of the Rock the Bells tour.
They headlined with Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and a reunited Rage Against the Machine. On July 25, 2008, Cypress Hill performed at a benefit concert at the House of Blues Chicago, where a majority of the proceeds went to the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness.
In August 2009, a new song by Cypress Hill titled "Get 'Em Up" was made available on iTunes.
The song was also featured in the Madden NFL 2010 video game.
The album was released on April 20, 2010.
It also appeared in the trailer for the movie The Green Hornet. Cypress Hill commenced its Rise Up tour in Philadelphia on April 10, 2010.
At the Rock en Seine festival in Paris on August 27, 2010 they had said in an interview that they would anticipate the outcome of the legislation before returning.
Also in 2010, Cypress Hill performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals on August 28 at Leeds and August 29 at Reading.
On June 5, 2012, Cypress Hill and dubstep artist Rusko released a collaborative EP entitled Cypress X Rusko.
Also in 2012, Cypress Hill collaborated with Deadmau5 on his sixth studio album Album Title Goes Here, lending vocals on "Failbait". ===Elephants on Acid era and continued career (2013–present)=== During the interval between Cypress Hill albums, the four members commenced work on various projects.
He also contributed to an unreleased album by his father Willie Bobo. On September 28, 2018, Cypress Hill released the album Elephants on Acid, which saw the return of DJ Muggs as main composer and producer.
In 2019, Cypress Hill became the first hip hop group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ==History== ===Formation (1988)=== Senen Reyes (also known as Sen Dog) and Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (also known as Mellow Man Ace) are brothers born in Pinar del Río, Cuba.
In April 2019 Cypress Hill received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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