Los Angeles’ Cypress Hill, with their G’d-up-stoner-dude-meets-Beelzebub aesthetic, always represented an exceptional sonic mélange. And on his solo debut, Cypress frontman B-Real exemplifies his group’s madcap versatility. He trades vigorous barbs with Damian Marley (“Fire”) and spits spirited Spanglish over buoyant guitar (“1 Life”). The clichéd “Gangsta Muzik” is a cumbersome drag, but on “Everything U Want,” featuring Black Moon’s Buckshot, the elder statesman still holds forth like a helium-breathing demon.
Listen: B-Real, “Dr Hyphenstein (ft. Snoop Dogg)”
