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#Cypress Hill#Los Grandes Exitos En Español#Loco En El Coco (Insane In The Brain)#Genre:#Hip Hop#Released:#1999#Gangsta#USA#Tequila Sunrise
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BY MARCOS HASSAN12.10.20
Cypress Hill had nothing to lose. By the year 1999, the Los Angeles-based hip-hop group had become one of the biggest acts of the genre thanks to their unique styleâclaustrophobic beats that soundtracked tales of street violence and stoner anthems that were equal parts comedy and gritty storytelling. Yet they made perhaps their biggest contribution to the music when they decided to make a whole album of their greatest hits in Spanish, Los Grandes Ăxitos En Español .
In the process, they helped shine a light on the emerging hip-hop scene in Latin America, giving credence to rappers and DJs from the continent like Control Machete, Tiro de Gracia, Vico C, among others.
Emerging from the Los Angeles Latin rap micro-scene that gave us Kid Frost and Mellow Man Ace (been Sen Dogâs brother and part of pre-Cypress band DVX); Cypress Hill set themselves apart thanks to their weed-centric narratives, gangsta storytelling and laid back musical approach. All of the aforementioned put them in the same league as fellow West Coast artists like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, etc; however, there was nothing else quite like the combined efforts of DJ Muggsâ post-Public Enemy noisy/hazy/jazzy beats, B-Realâs nasal whine and Sen Dogâs gruff counterpoint voice at the time.
The coalition of these elements helped them propel their first three albumsâ1991âs Cypress Hill, 1993âs Black Sunday, and 1995âs Cypress Hill III: Temple of Boomâto multi-platinum status. They toured with everybody from Lauryn Hill to Rage Against The Machine, appeared on Lollapalooza and Woodstock 94, and even landed on the legendary Simpsons episode âHomerpalooza.â Without a doubt, they became one of the decadeâs most representative bands.
Cypress Hill reassured U.S. Latinosâ place in hip-hop history.
Prior to Grandes Ăxitos en Español, Cypress Hill had a weird relationship with Latin hip-hop. Their debut album featured two songs in Spanish, âLatin Lingoâ and âTres Equis,â with the former released as a single, perhaps in hopes of following the success of âLa Razaâ and âMentirosa.â Yet the bandâs Latine signifiers were more aesthetic than explicit. According to the book Mambo Montage: the Latinization of New York City, Cypress Hill was âpart of the hip-hop coreâas opposed to the fringes that Latin rap artists occupied [âŠ] developing as part of a nationwide Latino/Americano hip-hop aesthetic [âŠ] Their relative Afrocentrism doesnât necessarily mean theyâre not reaching for vatos in the hood.â In essence, Cypress Hill reassured U.S. Latinosâ place in hip-hop historyâespecially those who didnât speak Spanish, finding heirs in Big Pun, Noreaga and Fat Joe, among others.
Yet, their sound and aestheticâfrom their laid-back but menacing stoner stance to their cholo-indebted wardrobeâhelped them become a huge influence in Latin American hip-hop, too. During the â90s, the genre took root in countries like Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. While the roots of this genre can be traced back to the â80s when it was imported as a dance craze, it was during the following decade that the sound of Latin American hip-hop was forged and consolidated with a characteristic voice. Soon enough, various acts emerged from their respective scenes to achieve international success.
1995 saw the release of Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramasâ Chaco, a funk-rock fusion album that displayed its rap influences upfront and became an international success. In 1996, Mexicoâs Control Machete had dropped their debut full-length, Mucho Barato, which quickly became one of the most important albums of the genre in Latin America by cementing a style that both nodded to the U.S. and maintained its own identity. The following year, Chileâs Tiro de Gracia dropped their own first LP, Ser Humano, to commercial success. These albums signaled a new movement taking place: Cypress Hill was a palpable influence for the rising sound of Illya, Control, Tiro, and scores of othersâheard in both the rhymes and beats found within their music.
Cypress Hillâs impact was not lost on the members of the band.
âWe wanted to do (a Spanish album) a long time ago, but we never really had the proper amount of time to do it,â B-Real told The Chicago Tribune in 1999. âIt was mainly for our Latin fans in the Latin countries who didnât understand English. We wanted them to get a clear understanding of what these songs were. Although they liked the way the music sounded, they never really truly understood it. We wanted to give them something that they could understand and call their own.â
Cypress Hill was a palpable influence.
The album opens with âYo Quiero Fumar,â a reversion of their Black Sunday track âI Wanna Get High,â and sets the tone for the rest of the album. âYo Quiero Fumarâ sounds like it was written in Spanish; there are no awkward lyrical placements and the flow of the words integrates itself amazingly. The record then follows some of their biggest hits; âInsane In The Brainâ (which contains a diss to Kid Frost) becomes âLoco En El Coco,â while âHow I Could Just Kill a Manâ turns into âNo Entiendes La Onda.â
Los Grandes Ăxitos en Español moves between singles and deep cuts alike, forming a cohesive flow in the tracklist. However, the two biggest highlights are the ones with guest rappers. âNo Pierdo Nadaâ reunites Cypress Hill with Mellow Man Ace, the first rapper to score a hit with a hip-hop song in Spanglish, making for a historic event. Similarly, the only previously unreleased track on the set, âSiempre Peligrosoâ (later rewritten as âWe Live This Shitâ for their album Skull and Bones) features Fermin IV of Control Machete, giving a huge nod to Latin American hip-hop and closing the circle.
It cemented Cypress Hill as architects of a sound that made history.
While Cypress Hill was no longer the cultural behemoths of their mid-â90s heyday, they were still one of the biggest bands on the planet. By giving credence to Latinxs in hip-hop, Los Grandes Ăxitos might be one of the most important hip-hop albums of all time. Itâs a document of the role Latinxs have played in hip-hop throughout the years, from their contributions during the dawn of the culture to making contributions to the aesthetics of the genre in the late â80s to giving us some of the most versatile personalities in the game. Itâs a culmination of two decades in the genre and reassurance of the beginning of the culture outside its boundaries as it was taking root in Latin America. Los Grandes Ăxitos En Español cemented Cypress Hill as architects of a sound that made history.
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LIVE REPORT - Dour entre dans le dur
Câest le festival de tous les superlatifs : plus de 200 artistes, huit scĂšnes, cinq jours, 50 000 spectateurs quotidiens, une prairie (bardĂ©e dâĂ©oliennes gĂ©antes !) de 220 hectares⊠Dour est le plus grand festival de Belgique francophone, mais il est aussi pionnier en la matiĂšre
Pour sa 31e Ă©dition, du 10 au 14 juillet, son ADN nâa pas changĂ©Â : bon esprit, exigence, Ă©clectisme et dĂ©couvertes tous azimuts. Avec un si grand nombre dâartistes, impossible de voir tout le monde, et Ă chaque festivalier sa version des choses. Voici la nĂŽtre.
Jour 1, Ă©toiles montantes et tĂȘtes dâaffiche
En ce deuxiĂšme jour, jeudi (aprĂšs une premiĂšre soirĂ©e le mercredi, programmĂ©e en collaboration avec quatre curateurs, dont Salut câest cool et RomĂ©o Elvis), rendez-vous avec un des nombreux groupes de chez nous : Rendez Vous. Leur cold wave fĂ©brile branchĂ©e sur 10 000 volts tape tout de suite dans le mille. De lâhymne raide et romantique « Sentimental Animal » à « The Distance », les Parisiens en mettent plein la vue. Fontaines D.C. reprend sans mal le flambeau. Les Dublinois nâont pas volĂ© leur rĂ©putation de petites bĂȘtes de scĂšne qui montent, dans un registre post-punk Ă lâos dĂ©cidĂ©ment plus vivace que jamais. Un autre showman, câest Cadillac. DĂ©gaine de savant fou, faux yeux exorbitĂ©s, le performer Ă©chappĂ© de Stupeflip arpente la scĂšne en sandales, slalome entre ses musiciens masquĂ©s et ses « gardes du corps » armĂ©s de pistolets Ă eau, saute partout, enchaĂźnant les clins dâĆil (exorbitĂ©) au « Crou ». DĂ©licieusement absurde.
Chez Death Grips en revanche, on nâest pas lĂ pour rigoler. DrivĂ© par lâinĂ©narrable virtuose expĂ©rimental Zach Hill (Hella, The I.L.Y.S., Team SleepâŠ) Ă la batterie, le chanteur MC Ride Ă©ructe devant un public fou furieux qui peine Ă danser en rythme sur ces saillies frĂ©nĂ©tiques weirdo hip hop/hardcore indus du futur.
Cypress Hill arrive beaucoup plus tranquille. Les Angelinos « locos en el coco » dĂ©roulent leurs tubes enfumĂ©s : « Tequila Sunrise », « How I Could Just Kill a Man », « Superstar », « I Wanna Get High »⊠JusquâĂ lâinĂ©vitable « Insane in the Brain », tout y passe, et câest un plaisir rĂ©gressif auquel il est impossible de rĂ©sister. Une question cependant demeure : a-t-on le droit de porter un t-shirt de son propre groupe Ă son propre concert ?
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Jour 2, du rap mais pas que
Le hip hop francophone est particuliĂšrement Ă lâhonneur ce vendredi. On commence avec les fleurons nationaux du genre, Le 77. Sous un soleil de plomb post-orage, les colocataires jouent ici en terrain conquis : « Câest le 77 en direct de Bruxelles, mamĂšne ! » Le hip hop canaille du collectif agite une jeunesse qui connaĂźt toutes les paroles par cĆur. AloĂŻse Sauvage, qui produit un rap dâun autre tonneau, sâexcuse dâavoir « une petite rhinopharyngite ». Pas de problĂšme, lâindomptable chanteuse assure quand mĂȘme le show, donnant des tuyaux pour « faire des rencontres au camping » avec sa chanson « à lâhorizontale ». Le volubile Youssoupha passionne lui aussi la foule, la fait chanter en lingala, martĂšle que « la Belgique influence Paname ». Changement dâambiance chez Flavien Berger. EntourĂ© dâautomates-fantĂŽmes, qui se dandinent au grĂ© de ses morceaux languides et psychĂ©dĂ©liques, il livre un show intimiste dâune grande dĂ©licatesse.
On ne peut pas vraiment dire la mĂȘme chose de son collĂšgue Vald. Lâimpayable idole des jeunes enchaĂźne les punchlines truculentes sur la grande scĂšne, pour le plus grand bonheur des festivaliers⊠La Jungle, duo guitare-batterie, est venue en voisine de Mons. Au-delĂ du math-rock, du kraut et de la noise, sa musique organique est une machine de guerre implacable. Ă quelques Ă©oliennes de lĂ , le petit prodige de lâemo rap US Trippie Redd balance ses tracks surpuissants Ă un public bouillant. Nina Kraviz, habituĂ©e du festival, met sans mal le feu Ă la scĂšne Ă©lectro gĂ©ante, Red Bull Elektropedia Balzaal, un dancefloor de⊠15 000 personnes. Et la nuit est loin dâĂȘtre finie : Ă Dour, on joue jusquâĂ 4h.
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Jour 3, ça tape dur
Bonne nouvelle : MNNQNS de Rouen, cheveux au vent sur la grande scĂšne, ont dĂ©cidĂ© de remettre le rock Ă guitares au centre du dĂ©bat, et ne dĂ©mĂ©ritent pas dans cette entreprise, tandis que les Californiens de No Vacation et leur chanteuse Ă la voix de velours envoient une dream pop Ă©tonnamment musclĂ©e. Les mĂ©talleux du festival se sont eux donnĂ© rendez-vous devant les Français de Birds in Row, dont les rĂȘveries punk hardcore sont bien plus lourdes â mais jamais plombantes. Metronomy, habillĂ© tout en blanc et bleu, amĂšne le soleil (et un beau « Heartbreaker »), avant quâon ne replonge dans le dur avec les AmĂ©ricains de YOB, qui font headbanguer leurs ouailles.
On reste dans la mĂȘme thĂ©matique avec les sorciers britanniques doom/stoner dâElectric Wizard, piliers historiques du genre, qui entament sans attendre leur « Black Mass » pleine de vibrations, sur fond de films Ă©rotico-horrifiques vintage et dâimages psychĂ©dĂ©liques. « Hear me Lucifer », scande la foule en levant le poing. Neurosis, en vieux briscard post-metal made in California, enfonce le clou comme personne, bĂątissant des monuments de lourdeur avec un son immense. « Câest toujours comme ça ? » sâenquiert un festivalier inquiet aprĂšs plusieurs minutes de larsen, tandis que Dima (lâalias historique de Vitalic) sâinstalle sur la scĂšne en face, pour un autre genre de raclĂ©e. Le chanteur-guitariste Scott Kelly lui rĂ©pond immĂ©diatement avec un gros riff bourdonnant qui scotche tout le monde. Ne jamais oublier la rĂšgle de Dour : la surprise se trouve Ă chaque coin de scĂšne et surtout lĂ oĂč on ne lâattend pas.
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