This was a massive deal at the time for a rap group. Following this, their second album (‘Black Sunday’) debuted at the number one spot in 1993. The album was a success, selling two million copies in the USA alone. In 1989 the band signed with Columbia Records and releases their first album in August 1991. When the band lost Mellow Man Ace to a solo career they started anew and changed their name to Cypress Hill, after a street in their home town of South Gate. The band formed back in 1988, when brothers Senen Reyes (also known as Sen Dog) and Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (aka Mellow Man Ace) teamed together with Lawrence Muggerud (also known as DJ Muggs) and Louis Freese (also known as B-Real) to form the group DVX (Devastating Vocal Excellence). Their music style is unusual to say the least: an interesting blend of hip hop, Latin hip hop, Trip hop, West Coast hip hop, hard core hip hop, rap rock, rap metal, nu metal and psychedelic hip hop. The group have achieved enormous success, selling over 18 million albums worldwide.
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