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Cypress Hill Wins Round in Syl Johnson Sampling Case
Cypress Hill Wins Round in Syl Johnson Sampling Case
Cypress Hill Wins Round in Syl Johnson Sampling Case
While Syl Johnson may be one of soul music's most revered voices, the legendary singer has lost yet another round in his lengthy copyright battle with rap group Cypress Hill. Johnson first sued Cypress Hill for copyright infringement back in 2003, accusing the West Coast rappers of illegally sampling his 1969 classic 'Is It Because I'm Black' on the group's song 'Lock Down,' an interlude on their
Kanye West Headlining Lollapalooza Chile
Kanye West Headlining Lollapalooza Chile
Kanye West Headlining Lollapalooza Chile
Kanye West is hitting the festival circuit hard in 2011. The rapper, along with the Killers and Jane's Addiction, will headline the first overseas installment of Lollapalooza, taking place April 2-3 in Santiago, Chile. This is the second 2011 fest that has West's name at the top of the lineup...
Cypress Hill Smokeout Fest Promises Marijuana Tent
Cypress Hill Smokeout Fest Promises Marijuana Tent
Cypress Hill Smokeout Fest Promises Marijuana Tent
Cypress Hill have announced a very appropriate addition to this year's Smokeout Festival. The event, which is being promoted in conjunction with Rock the Bells organizers Guerilla Union, will feature a special weed tent for card-carrying medical marijuana smokers...
Cypress Hill, Nas and Damian Marley Blaze Towards Smokeout 2010
Cypress Hill, Nas and Damian Marley Blaze Towards Smokeout 2010
Cypress Hill, Nas and Damian Marley Blaze Towards Smokeout 2010
Cypress Hill will be joined by more than 20 acts at their annual 2010 Smokeout. While the lineup features hip-hop artists like Nas -- performing his 'Distant Relatives' material with collaborator Damian Marley -- and Atmosphere, the bill also branches out with rock headliners Incubus, Manu Chao, Deadmau5, MGMT, Slightly Stoopid and funk metal outfit Living Colour...
Top Ten Hip-Hop Soundtracks of the ’90s
Top Ten Hip-Hop Soundtracks of the ’90s
Top Ten Hip-Hop Soundtracks of the ’90s
In the '90s, every hip-hop-themed movie had its own original soundtrack. Classics like 'Colors,' 'Boyz N the Hood' and 'Menace II Society' came strapped with sound pieces that matched the tone of the films perfectly. Though they ranged in quality from life-changing to "say what...
Cypress Hill Create an ‘Uprising’ With 25-Track Mixtape
Cypress Hill Create an ‘Uprising’ With 25-Track Mixtape
Cypress Hill Create an ‘Uprising’ With 25-Track Mixtape
Fresh off the release of their latest album 'Rise Up,' West Coast hip-hop group Cypress Hill are dropping the accompanying 'Uprising' mixtape. Boasting 25 tracks, the record is hosted by Peter Rosenberg, of New York City's Hot 97 radio station, and features previous Cypress Hill recordings like 'Insane in the Membrane' and 'How I Could Just Kill a Man...
Cypress Hill Still Add Latin Flavor to Hip-Hop
Cypress Hill Still Add Latin Flavor to Hip-Hop
Cypress Hill Still Add Latin Flavor to Hip-Hop
It's hard to imagine a time when hip-hop wasn't at the epicenter of pop music. Cypress Hill was around when this wasn't the case. In fact, one of the legendary group's biggest contributions to hip-hop was bringing Latin influences and fans into the fold...
Cypress Hill, ‘Rise Up’ — Video Premiere
Cypress Hill, ‘Rise Up’ — Video Premiere
Cypress Hill, ‘Rise Up’ — Video Premiere
If you're a consistent reader of The BoomBox, you already know that 'Rise Up,' Cypress Hill's eighth studio album, is on the way April 20. This is their first album on the Snoop Dogg-helmed Priority Records, where they were the first signing...

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