About this episode
Felix chats with Cypress Hill about their new album 'Dios Bendiga' and the significance of their Latin roots in hip hop.
Latin identity has been at the core of Cypress Hill's music from the very beginning -- their 1991 track "Latin Lingo" gave voice to the Latin roots of hip hop with its funky Spanglish callouts. But it took the band thirty-five more years to make an album of original songs written in Spanish: 'Dios Bendiga,' which was just released. In this episode, Felix chats with the band -- B-Real, Sen Dog and Eric Bobo -- about the influences behind the album, and why this moment felt right to finally make it. Plus, a cameo from the band's longtime producer and turntablist, DJ Lord. This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. Suraya Mohamed is the executive producer of NPR Music. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Felix
Guests: B-Real, Sen Dog, Eric Bobo
Topics covered
- Cypress Hill
- Latin identity
- hip hop
- Spanish music
- album release
- music influences
Keywords
- Cypress Hill
- Dios Bendiga
- Latin Lingo
- hip hop
- Spanish songs
- music interview
- album influences
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cypress Hill, NPR Music
Books & works: Dios Bendiga, Latin Lingo
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