Cypress Hill’s B-Real Doesn’t Use His Real Voice to Rap

[@brooksysdead]

B real has imo the most recognizable voice in rap history.. You could hear just a couple words from a verse and immediately know who it is

[@positronalpha]

Indeed. B-Real, Busta, Method Man, Sticky Fingaz, Biggie, Q-Tip, Snoop... There are a few unmistakable and inimitable voices in the history of rap, where you only need a single syllable to be transported back to the golden age.

[@Guitarist888]

@@positronalpha AND EAZY E!!!!!!

[@positronalpha]

@@Guitarist888 Iconic. Crusin' down the street in my six fo'...

[@bstrange666]

@@Guitarist888 and PAC aswell

[@GameGame-ui7dl]

@@Guitarist888 Not really there are many people with a similar voice to q tip

[@tonymontecino9761]

Who else thought ICE CUBE when he said dont trust that one dude, lol

[@BlenderMountain]

Lol

[@dolmanf]

Good boy went to school out in the valley

[@stephhernandez4477]

Absolutely, Lol

[@Mico8791]

I don’t get it. Why? Please explain. I don’t really know much about rap history.

[@donaldweedy5057]

@@Mico8791 Ice cube stole some lyrics from "throw yo set in the air" for his movie (friday) because b-real didn't wanna give it to him. You can look it up, he explains it in one of his videos here on YT.

[@eltravo2112]

I saw these cats play back in 2000 and the crowd went nuts! “Roll it up, light it up, smoke it up. Inhale, exhale.”

[@jamesblunt006]

1998!

[@eltravo2112]

They were doing Insane in the Brain back in 1993. They played Woodstock 94

[@moneysign7815]

Dude fr! They were in Portland last year and the building was shaking, it was a show!

[@bertrandrussell6470]

Just got a ounce in the maaaaaail

[@rashidjackson3705]

Cypress Hill are legends. I remember when their first album came out and I told everybody that this shit is dope. I was in the Army and my friend was like they're wack. I knew they were legends from their first album

[@bryanknechtel8001]

Good for you

[@celfl2218]

@@jshaw4757 checkmate > Greenthumb

[@celfl2218]

@M N Black Sunday > Cypress Hill (Self-named album)

[@cuchulainn162]

@@jshaw4757 thats 4th album bra

[@J_Murda16]

@@celfl2218 Temples of Boom > Black Sunday

[@michaelmetler6315]

Temples of boom is my favorite album The best

[@ryannichols9452]

Elephants on acid is my favorite

[@deejayspillz]

Same here. I binge it all the time, still to this day. Perfection

[@johnrice1943]

Fk I'm old if this is on AARP

[@boboloko]

AARP and Cypress Hill are not words I ever thought I would see together.

[@leevy6753]

I didn't even see the AARP until your comment. Wtf? Yeah, this is bizarre. Haha

[@ericgarcia4745]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@bdc-muzik]

John Rice fuuuuuuuuuck that ruined my day

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

that's what i'm sayin!

[@dougyoung3213]

So true about his VOICE. I promoted the first Cypress Hill album for Ruff House and Sony and Karen Mason. Also I watched them make their first album. Because DJ Aladdin and DJ Muggs were Roommates in Hollywood and my group Low profile was making their first album at the same time so we were one big family

[@shahidmalik7199]

Damn! I see the production credits on the low profile album and see your name pop up alongside DJ Aladdin,That is one classic underrated album 👍

[@dvc9939]

Thank you for your service in the genre 🔥🔥you deserve props.

[@1q3er5]

the story of his rapping voice is so cool lol - i can't believe he had an opera singer givin him tips

[@DoubleDuelist69]

Thats how you know the 90s generation of rappers was still very much in tune with music and composition where as now these days everything is overcooked and synthesized.

[@bunnykandi69]

Right

[@bunnykandi69]

@@DoubleDuelist69 facts

[@bunnykandi69]

@Alfonso Vasquez hi

[@josephholguin1934]

@@DoubleDuelist69 there's dope in tune rappers now, nd has been. Know what u listen to.

[@douglastumua9992]

B Real is one of the most underrated

[@scottwilliamwalmer6266]

I SAW CYPRESS HILL AT THE FIRST LALAPALOOSA IN WASHINGTON STATE. I WAS IN THE FRONT, RIGHT NEXT TO THE STAGE. B-REAL SAT ON THE EDGE BETWEEN SONGS. I HELD MY TICKET STUB UP. HE GRABBED IT AND AUTOGRAPHED IT FOR ME. THEN HE WENT BACK TO PERFORMING. IT WAS VERY GENEROUS OF HIM. I AM GLAD I GOT TO SEE CYPRESS HILL LIVE. THEY ROCKED THE CROWD. THE WHOLE AUDIENCE WAS JUMPING LIKE A TRAMPOLINE. B-REAL...CLASS ACT. CYPRESS HILL...BADASS FOREVER. YEAH...I GOT THAT AUTOGRAPH BABY...KILLER SHOW.

[@adam.kadziela]

Do have still this ticket? :D

[@dj90-d8q]

When my heavy metal lovers friends heard B-real for the first time they said this guy's voice is crazy cool

[@ticomartinez8675]

Being 12 years old...hearing his voice and the beats of the music..💪

[@gutzman0]

I’m a Chicano in TX and back then everything u saw on tv was black or white. When I was 13 I saw the Insane In The Brain video and was like whoa these are my people and have been a fan ever since. Who u tryin to get crazy with ese? Don’t u know I’m loco

[@hisroyalhighness8566]

It's sad that not everyone in Rap doesn't get that, about not glorifying the crime they rap about. This is the true essence of art.

[@gregpresley1466]

You must be very young. Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣 ...Go back and listen to Cypress Hill's first two albums. Go ahead youngster! ..Search KZbin right now! ..Cypress Hill probably glorified violence more than any other rap group in the history of hip hop!! ..🤣🤣🤣🤣 ...Trust me, I'm 46 years old. I loved their music when I was young, but it was violent as hell! ..😂😂😂 ..This interview was total B.S.

[@garycox4879]

Temples of Boom was a CD that I bought when it came out and added to my collection of sick metal CDs.

[@natesommers1316]

Legends ...Muggs is A Beat making Genius!

[@obeycastle2547]

What made them was weed music. I would have never known who they were if I weren't a pot head.

[@joshnippleton3449]

so cool to smoke marijuana brooooooooooooooooo. Hey brooooooooo you wanna smoke some GREEEN WIT ME BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO????????

[@Alifesalife]

Josh Nippleton lol nerd

[@olfan92]

@@Alifesalife totally agree people that actually smoke weed dont act like that. just the perception of people who are unaware.

[@BE-bk1tb]

@Obey Castle...oh because you know them through weed music, that’s what made them....Wrong! That is not what made them.

[@JasonNewsted420]

They still have the best vibe to get stoned and drive around with your friends, the music just feels perfect and not too absorbing. You can just talk for hours and then go silent for a minute because everyone's head is processing the lyrics

[@roy8200]

Got there first cassette tape in 90. A demo with two songs I used to blast to everyone. Hits from the bong is what got me. Then insane in the brain later. Been a fan from the beginning.

[@fmfdocbotl4358]

I got their first tape...7A3 Coolin in Cali

[@richcampus]

Henry Rollins spoke very honorably about B-Real and Cyrpress in one of his Sooken Word shows. Rollins' Band opened up for C.H. ~ ✌

[@lonniemustard7111]

My favorite rap artist of all time is b-real he got me through a lot of s*** and let me change my life around thank God for be real

[@cuchulainn162]

4th album really took the cake for me. That jawn was extra hard and grimy. Prelude to a come up....Magnolia...eyes of a pig..clash of the titans. Feels like yesterday when i bought the cassette. I dont throw the term legends around loosely like most now a days. But cypress is mos def legendary.

[@deezy81]

Still have my IV cassette

[@74bobby]

I met Him once hes a cool dude.

[@kennydalekodiak7710]

Saw Cypress Hill & Primus live at gasworks park in Seattle 1994 HEMPFEST Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn that shit was dope 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@djcrystar]

I dj a party and I played "I wanna get high" and as soon as that siren hit 5 blunts magically showed up in the booth🤣🤣😎 good times

[@albertamiddleton4038]

Man I absolutely love Hip Hop. To see it from the beginning to what it has evolved into today is amazing. The legends of hip hop who are still going doing what they love. ❤❤❤

[@Chilling4Shillings]

evolved into ? evolution is supposed to be an indication of progress. rap now is garbage

[@yesterdaysyouthdoc]

Love this interview

[@ShinkoFleur]

3 minutes in and I just realized this is an AARP video.

[@davidflores6899]

I met B real at a Super Bowl party in 1990 on Dorothy st in South Gate he was unknown to the Rap world at this time. He told us he was in a group with Mellow Man Aces brother and that they were flying to Philadelphia after the Super Bowl to record an album. And the rest is history.

[@perfectandslow9689]

The interviewer looks like a Fusion between Jim From The Office And Keanu Reeves

[@richardesquibel4222]

Cypress Hill! I still have my tape! 😉👍

[@SmartGoblin8]

The movie "Judgement Night" had a great Soundtrack that experimented with mixing music of different types. Cypress Hill has some great songs on it. The OST outshines the movie.

[@GodWeenSatan]

Still thought the movie was pretty good though

[@sonnypedroza4208]

I know exactly Wat u talking bout bro good movie too

[@nedimlokvancic7530]

👍👍👍👍

[@MrPhenom444]

Underrated

[@mitchweissman5445]

......HOW THE HELL IS THIS THE AARP CHANNEL?????🤯!!!!

[@openrealm]

I came here for the AARP insight.

[@xp7575]

😅😂🤣😅😂😅

[@droopytx]

Their beats are so unique I love those boom 808s bassline

[@voronOsphere]

I love the Jazzy beats and riffs from Black Sunday, too!

[@forryg5432]

He plugs his nose when he Raps

[@951Foo]

Lmfao

[@bmoneyrancidfan91]

He doesnt breathe out his nose

[@1cruzian]

Thanks . Saved me time

[@southbeachmiamiart895]

Cypress Hill is the Def Leopard of rock. No one sounds like them. There's so many unanswered questions about the both of them on how they made their sounds.

[@antneyfatts665]

I met the whole band at Frankfurt airport years ago

[@GodWeenSatan]

You mean group? A band plays instruments

[@antneyfatts665]

@@GodWeenSatan I didn't think of it that way. Lol Either way, they were cool as shit and very approachable

[@antneyfatts665]

@** They were heading to Zagreb, Croatia like I was. Only, I went to Bosnia for a week first.

[@adc2327]

I met B-Real and Bobo in the LA airport. They were just blowing up. We had a wild ride during a storm. That plane was bouncing like a rubber ball!

[@deezy81]

@@GodWeenSatan Muggs does turntablism and Eric Bobo plays drums..

[@micheldonderwinkel3716]

b real one of the best ever his voice is magical

[@TreyIM22]

I remember seeing their ads in The Source and on posters in NYC for their first album when I was in high school. They were DIFFERENT and intriguing because they were never facing the cameras or even posing, for that matter. The pics were more like spy photos, randomly catching them doing whatever. I thought it was a dope concept. Then one day in a somewhat local but not THAT local record store my friends and we used to love driving to if we could get one of our parents' cars, which was usually one of mine, and they had a sale section and I seen their tape. I WANTED it, even tho I heard none of their songs nor did they have a vid out yet but Ed OG and Da Bulldogs' tape was in that section, too, but they had that banger, "I Got To Have It" which me and boys loved. Both tapes were $5, and Cypress Hills' tape case had a perfectly drilled lil hole in it that kinda bothered me because I never seen that before, ibut I didn't have enough for both. Sadly, I got what I knew, Ed n 'nem. Lol. WOW what. HUGE regret. Only joint was that song, which I already had the max-single of. What made matters worse was when Cypress dropped vids. Their first one, "The Phuncky Feel One" didn't move me that much but then the "How I Could..." vid dropped got me and my friends, HARD! I could go on and on but I kept bringing up how I originally had the album for $5 because I paid more by the time I actually got it. Lol. To this day, I keep most the cuts from that album on rotation in my phone.

[@TheRealDplayz6969]

Actually loved reading this. It hypes you up just following along 😃

[@TreyIM22]

@@TheRealDplayz6969 😉

[@Shadowmosesarea51]

I have loved Cypresshill since 1995. I’m sure I remember B-real saying on an interview that his singing voice is his natural singing voice and that’s just what he sounds like 🤔

[@xp7575]

Well, he doesn't sing, so there's that...

[@bert3163]

The Latino hip-hop before them was very gimmicky. Cypress Hill put it down correctly! I was happy for our Latino brothers and sisters to finally be able to do *their* thing in hip-hop!

[@trueselfpeaceallah2464]

Along with the Beatnuts as well.

[@JetsBauer]

Cypress hill on AARP...and im watching 😲

[@DirtyInc.]

Would love to hear him rap with his regular voice. He supposedly did on Cypress' first demo. Not sure if that's the one we can see on KZbin, like bootleg versions of it. I skimmed through it and couldn't really tell the difference, lol.

[@noname-ni1qt]

Klay Thompson's real father

[@JamesSmith-rw8ty]

😁

[@johnrumancik538]

Latin lingo baby!

[@italiancapo7]

Latino group? Muggs is white and Sen Dog is black. Only B Real is is hispanic. Smh

[@SeanRankin2]

@@italiancapo7 Sen Dog is from Cuba. Born into a completely Spanish speaking household.

[@andrewgonzales9767]

Funky bilingual

[@Nayarito]

@@italiancapo7 Literally 2 out of the 3 you just named are Hispanic. There are Black Latinos you know

[@jaquecousteau2976]

His rap voice is legendary, so is Son doobs.

[@deezy81]

Tash of Alkaholiks and Son Doobie of Funkdoobiest sound very similar. Probably because they are both Puerto Rican.

[@xp7575]

Son Doobs one of the most underrated of all time

[@WyattScott]

Love me some Cypress, great interview

[@ibbylancaster8981]

Man, as a fan of the same age, CH was a fave of mine. Always appreciated the art of the story. You guys are still doing it. Love Prophets of Rage as well. Keep going bro.

[@voronOsphere]

I love that voice!!!!!

[@jugghead82]

A TRUE LEGEND

[@Laederon]

B-Real is a coolest guy in the world, and I'm not a kid, I'm 51 old :) and I say THIS, peace!

[@glom_gazingo]

hahaha, I didn't scroll down until I watched the whole video and noticed the AARP label.. WTF... Cypress Hill and AARP are doing a collab? FIRE!

[@francisbarbotin]

The short story: He had to find a way to stand out or Muggs was going to kick him out.

[@alx42013]

Man.... I miss that Soul Assassins Radio in L.A....I.E....O.C... Ruthless Radio and Soul Assassins Radio.... Were the Best Radio shows EVER! They'll never make anything Comparable to those shows.

[@MannyJimenezSr]

Great interview.

[@415sassyfre]

I'm glad there's some people out there who do not want to glorify gangs or the violence cuz too many young people think it's a cool way of life and then end up losing their life over something stupid and Petty in the pain that goes with it is not necessary and their families suffer for their decision thank you for not glorifying it

[@ManOfAttitudeLP1998]

I loved his high pitched voice

[@AK47MR408miniPIT]

B-Real and Bizzy Bone and Twista best tight high pitch fast rappers ✌😎

[@Ruintek]

been jammin cypress hill forever, never knew B Real got opera lessons to rap better. That’s sick

[@joeyharris3951]

Damn. Watching this right now and seeing him wear the Lakers gear. I know he he has to be hurting as well about Kobe.

[@zipzip8239]

Lol

[@RonaldJames-eo2hc]

B Real has the most unique sound in hiphop. Nobody else will ever sound like him & he definitely sounds like nobody. That's what I miss about hiphop now when people had their own unique sound & I remember all rapper had to have their own sound because you would never make it if you sound like another rapper. Nowadays everyone sound the same

[@alejandroramirez4470]

Like shock G (RIP) doing the humpty voice

[@coquillo9612]

"Sounding like he got baby nuts" Ice Cube

[@voronOsphere]

B Real is one of the pioneering BEST!

[@teogarcia4205]

Hello Say from BRAZIL...we LOVE CYPRESS HILL

[@germaniatv1870]

Here is something you dont understand: They promoted how to kill a maaaan. In many cases, many verses animated many to go out Full-Gangster.

[@Bamfism]

DOPE interview B Real is real AF, no pun intended...now let me go listen to "How I Could Just Kill a Man"...

[@glenbellefonte9620]

You or none of you living vicariously are going to kill anything but your own pecker tossing off cuz you can't get pussy.

[@blueballsexotics8596]

@@glenbellefonte9620 dude hes gonna listen to a song?? Y so salty? Huh ese?

[@zilcompton6171]

There from my hometown no other's like Cypress Hill.

[@truthteller3104]

South Central or Southgate they claim both

[@zilcompton6171]

@@truthteller3104 haha South Gate

[@gimmeehands1]

The interviewer with some help and lessons could totally fool people into believing he’s Keanu Reeves! Hahahaha

[@voronOsphere]

You're right!

[@kazonikz]

When he talks about his rap voice - 3:19

[@sparechainge]

Thank you

[@roscoe0609]

👍🏽

[@lackyluciano9766]

B real is a great name for a great MC respect

[@joemomma6317]

Super fire🔥

[@canadian814]

Fun fact: Apparently there is a place in Alberta near MEDICINE HAT - get it? Medicine Hat? lol - called Cypress Hill. Thank you for sharing this interview. I'm a big fan. PEACE.

[@richcampus]

You can Retire Or You can Re-Tire And keep Rollin' ~

[@RedEyes_95]

Rich Campus - I like that

[@theprofilepod]

Straight legend.

[@laurisaarinen1126]

What's funny is that Andre 3000 said the opposite thing, that you shouldn't rap when you're old, it's a young man's game. And while he is one of my favorite rappers of all time, i do side with B-Real on this. Just like any music, do it as long as you want to. Come on, look at The Rolling Stones. Also music helps to keep you young.

[@Aircholo]

6:37 word....

[@wileyschmitt]

Cool, found the comment. Was that what B was laughing about?

[@30907bng]

One of my favorites groups EVER easily top six.

[@DavidSmith-ke1xb]

Cool stuff

[@jishimoari]

3:23

[@pizzaface4079]

Thanks

[@grandpastoner7527]

Gang bangers belong in Jail, not making millions of dollars! How did he pay for Studio time to record demo? Gang banging, selling crack, robbing people!

[@1EVILZ06]

My favorite joint (Hits from the bong)

[@alx42013]

#1 West Coast Gangster Rap O. G. Im down with Cypress 4 L I F E

[@MrNguela]

Back when you still could give a handshake or a hi5 to someone, without having to worry if that would kill you granpa 2 weeks later...

[@Balkan_game]

B Real have unique voice in hip hop , but not only him . Never forget Redman , Das Efx , DMX , Inspectah Deck , RZA , Kool Shen , Busta Rhymes , KRS One .....

[@ismewhat1234]

Damn bro still look crazy Young👍💗

[@PitoVH]

B-Real es una inspiración para todos nosotros los Latinos en estados unidos de que si se puede de que si nos ayudamos como raza Latina sin importar el pais podemos mandar un ejemplo de unión y prosperidad 💯✌✌🙌

[@concretejunglefx6554]

Yo!!!!!DON'T YOU KNOW THAT IM LOCO!!!!!?

[@suziqchav2428]

Black Sunday 😎

[@voronOsphere]

....is a masterpiece!

[@suziqchav2428]

@@voronOsphere yes!

[@dannyboydeluxfromthebigitybay]

A lot of rappers don't use their voice.. that's part of the art

[@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids]

he dissed ice cube in the first few seconds LOL

[@Penitten]

My sister's ex boyfriend told me to check cypress hill out, because "he is the best white rapper"😂 So I checked them out and began to love hip hop🙏

[@jamesblunt006]

This dude is always gonna b real.

[@bigrod359]

Breal is the best period. He can outsmoke anyone as well

[@ericgarcia4745]

Looking like Dustin Diamond in the thumbnail

[@smalliebiggs3836]

Ruby Dee the fantastic five with DJ caz, first Puerto Rican MC Ruby D, also Whipple whip Puerto Rican MC... Charlie Chase first DJ Hispanic played along with the furious 5 for short while I remember I was there...

[@bigpoppa5732]

Love Bong appetite. To teach you must learn

[@deezy81]

People always knew that was a put on voice. Such a shocker AARP😱

[@koreycowan1976]

one word.... LEGEND

[@G_Moreno89]

Can't believe he's the #1 stoner in hip hop, followed by Snoop then Khalifa.

[@montdiamonds5738]

Only in the hip hop culture is someone in their forties or fifties considered old🤦🏿‍♂️ other genres like Rock and Country have people making money and touring until they're like 80 years old B real =🐐

[@frankiethe5th]

The genre isn't that old. And these young kids blowing up at 18 make a 40-50 year old look old. Especially of how different types of styles have changed