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Cypress Hill’s B-Real Talks Celebrating Cultural Pride and Spirituality on ‘Dios Bendiga’ LP
Cypress Hill's B-Real has spoken about the group's eleventh studio album, Dios Bendiga, released last week, which is the hip-hop group's first full-length Spanish-language album since their 1999 compilation Los Grandes Exitos En Español. In an interview, the 56-year-old rapper described the record as both a creative milestone and a deliberate show of solidarity with Latino communities amid current efforts to criminalise, marginalise and deport undocumented immigrants in the US, many of whom come from Latin American countries.
The album, recorded in late 2025 with B-Real, Sen Dog, DJ Muggs and Eric Bobo, consists entirely of original songs rather than Spanish translations of existing tracks, unlike their earlier compilation. What was initially planned as a quick project was extended to allow more time for the material to develop, taking around one to two months rather than the initial short deadline. B-Real said the response to the album, which opens with the track "Wacha Trucha", has exceeded expectations given it has been roughly 30 years since the group released a Spanish-language record.
In short
- Cypress Hill's B-Real discusses new album Dios Bendiga, released last week
- First full Spanish-language LP since 1999, all original songs
- B-Real frames it as solidarity with Latino communities amid immigration crackdowns
Explained simply
Cypress Hill are a hip-hop group formed in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. Its members include rapper B-Real, rapper Sen Dog, DJ Muggs and percussionist Eric Bobo. The group has long drawn on its members’ Latino backgrounds, and Spanish has featured in some of its music.
Spanish-language hip-hop can reach listeners who prefer or connect with music in Spanish, while also giving artists a way to express cultural identity. The group’s earlier Spanish-language release was a collection of existing songs; this album consists of new material. Its subject matter also places it in the context of debate in the US over immigration and the treatment of Latino communities.