Cypress Hill

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'90s Night Tonight at Madrone Lounge

'90s Style Icons: the TeletubbiesAre the '90s back already? If so, is it too soon? After all, we can think of several dubious trends from that decade - grunge 'uniforms' (flannel shirts and scruffy faces), sugar-coated teenie pop (think Britney Spears, 98 Degrees, 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys), s ... More >>

Cypress Hill Announce 4:20 show on 4/20

EKAphotographyStoned Raider: B-Real It kind of says something about San Francisco's place in the pot-smoking pantheon of history that Stoner-hop icons Cypress Hill are playing not one but two shows on April 20th in San Francisco. Sure, B-Real, Sen Dog, and DJ Muggs could have probably been in Amste ... More >>

Cypress Hill

EKAphotographyStoned Raider: B-Real It kind of says something about San Francisco's place in the pot-smoking pantheon of history that Stoner-hop icons Cypress Hill are playing not one but two shows on April 20th in San Francisco. Sure, B-Real, Sen Dog, and DJ Muggs could have probably been in Amste ... More >>

Daring duos! Ladytronners Mira Aroyo and Reuben Wu! DJ AM and Travis Barker! GZA and DJ Muggs!

EKAphotographyStoned Raider: B-Real It kind of says something about San Francisco's place in the pot-smoking pantheon of history that Stoner-hop icons Cypress Hill are playing not one but two shows on April 20th in San Francisco. Sure, B-Real, Sen Dog, and DJ Muggs could have probably been in Amste ... More >>

T. Raumschmiere's punk rock techno and Tha Alkaholiks' boisterous hip hop

EKAphotographyStoned Raider: B-Real It kind of says something about San Francisco's place in the pot-smoking pantheon of history that Stoner-hop icons Cypress Hill are playing not one but two shows on April 20th in San Francisco. Sure, B-Real, Sen Dog, and DJ Muggs could have probably been in Amste ... More >>

BeatBox

"We Funk" brings DJs Dusk and Miles up from L.A.; get down to the "Sounds of the Basement" with Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs

BeatBox

"We Funk" brings DJs Dusk and Miles up from L.A.; get down to the "Sounds of the Basement" with Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs

Planet Rock

Break out the dance pants and hide your jewelry: You're about to meet the Crack Emcee

Underground Mission

Craig Baldwin: mad genius

Son Doobie

Funk Superhero

California Loved

Roger Troutman and his family brought funk to West Coast hip hop and influenced everyone from Ice Cube to Tupac Shakur. Then his older brother put four bullets in him.

The House of Tudor

Roger Troutman and his family brought funk to West Coast hip hop and influenced everyone from Ice Cube to Tupac Shakur. Then his older brother put four bullets in him.

Bombing Maneuvers

Bomb Records' David Paul single-handedly created a successful hip-hop magazine, launched artists' careers, and rescued the DJ from obscurity. Now what?

Beats, Rhymes, and Laughs

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

Hear This

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

Reviews

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

House of Tudor

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

Reviews

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

Reviews

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

Reviews

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

Spliffy

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

Night+Day

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

For the Love of Cheese

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

Samples

A failed record deal hasn't dampened the Mountain Brothers' sense of humor

The Book of Lists

SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995

Recordings

SF Weekly contributors salute the best (and worst) music of 1995

BRWN BFLO Album Out Today

EKAphotographyBuffaloes in Sepia: BRWN BFLO In case you forgot, or didn't remember in the first place, today is Cinco de Mayo. And what better way to celebrate Mexico's victory over the French army on May 5, 1862, than by copping the new album from Oakland's BRWN BFLO, which hit stores this morning ... More >>

Happy 4/20! Here's a Guide to Music-Related Activities on Doper Day

Photo by Jenne WarrenGet high with Cypress Hill at the Warfield tonight.​Any crunker still mired to the concept of time recognizes and observes the entirely spurious significance of April 20. Sadly, organized recognition of the day is just as ad-hoc, leaving teaheads to the dictates of their colle ... More >>

The Top Five Rap Cameos on The Simpsons

Kid Rock!​The squeaky-pitched funk of "Do The Bartman" might not come up often when rap nerds talk about hip-hop's golden era, but during The Simpsons' near 500-episode reign, the show has proved more than willing to spoof the rap world's biggest stars. So with the somewhat curious news that N ... More >>

Six Signs of Metallica's Pervasive Influence on Pop Culture

​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Kicks off Its 30th Anniversary Week with Notable Guests, Rare Songs, and Lots of Talking Sad But True: How the Black Album Both Made and Ruined Metallica Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows In ... More >>