Cypress Hill is a mostly-Latin American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Their consistent advocacy around the legalization of cannabis consumption has contributed to their popularity. Cypress Hill was the first Latin rap group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums and are history's best selling Latin rap group. The band was originally called DVX, but the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988.

Cypress Hill is a prominent rap music group (formed in 1988), which has sold 17 million records around the world. It is composed of members B-Real (Louis Freese or Freeze, Mexican/Cuban), Sen Dog (Senen Reyes, Afro-Cuban), DJ Muggs (Lawrence Muggerud, Italian-American) and, since 1994, percussionist Eric Bobo. The name Cypress Hill refers to the place where the first members of the band have lived, who grew up mostly in Cypress Avenue in South Gate, Los Angeles. It also refers to a graveyard (wh