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In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with one of the most iconic and revolutionary hip hop groups of all-time: CYPRESS HILL Here's what we got into: • The progression of Cuban hip hop and emcees voicing their anger. • Eric Bobo's father Willie Bobo's place in music history as a pioneer of Latin Jazz. • B Real and Sen Dog's gang ties coming up in South Gate, California. • Convincing B Real to get off streets around the time he was shot. • Sen Dog auditioning for the part of Santo Rivera on Sons Of Anarchy. • Sen's younger brother Mellow Man Ace being one of the forefathers of Latin hip hop • Taking less money from the label that wasn't going to suppress their creative freedom. • Bobo joining Cypress Hill after getting off his tour with The Beastie Boys. • Why New York heads at first thought Cypress Hill was from NY. • B Real having to look over his shoulder during his early days of success. • Cypress Hill becoming one of the music wor...

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