Editing Cypress Hill (section)

==Style==

===Rapping===
One of the band's most striking aspects is B-Real's exaggeratedly high-pitched nasal vocals.<ref name="Biography" /> In the book ''[[Check the Technique]]'', B-Real described his nasal style, saying his rapping voice is "high and annoying...the nasal style I have was just something that I developed...my more natural style wasn't so pleasing to DJ Muggs and Sen Dog's ears"<ref name="Coleman">Coleman, Brian. ''[[Check The Technique]]: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies''. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007, pp. 122–123.</ref> and talking about the nasal style in the book ''[[How to Rap]]'', B-Real said "you want to stand out from the others and just be distinct...when you got something that can separate you from everybody else, you gotta use it to your advantage."<ref name="Edwards" /> In the film ''Art of Rap'', B-Real credited the [[Beastie Boys]] as an influence when developing his rapping style. Sen Dog's voice is deeper, more violent, and often shouted alongside the rapping; his vocals are often emphasized by adding another background/choir voice to say them. Sen Dog's style is in contrast to B-Real's, who said "Sen's voice is so strong" and "it all blends together" when they are both on the same track.<ref name="Coleman" />

Both B-Real and Sen Dog started writing lyrics in both Spanish and English. Initially, B-Real was inspired to start writing raps from watching Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace writing their lyrics,<ref name="Coleman" /> and originally B-Real was going to just be the writer for the group rather than a rapper.<ref name="Coleman" /> Their lyrics are noted for bringing a "cartoonish" approach to violence by [[Peter Shapiro (journalist)|Peter Shapiro]] and Allmusic.<ref name="Biography" /><ref name="Shapiro">Shapiro, Peter, 2005, ''The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop'', 2nd Edition, Penguin, pp. 73–74.</ref>

===Production===
The sound and groove of their music, mostly produced by DJ Muggs, has spooky sounds and a stoned aesthetic; with its bass-heavy rhythms and odd sample loops ("Insane in the Brain" has a blues guitar pitched looped in its chorus), it carries a psychedelic value, which is lessened in their rock-oriented albums.<ref name="Biography" /><ref name="Shapiro" /> The double album ''Skull & Bones'' consists of a pure rap disc (''Skull'') and a separate rock disc (''Bones''). In the live album ''Live at The Fillmore'', some of the old classics were played in a rock/metal version, with Eric Bobo playing the drums and Sen Dog's band SX-10 as the other instrumentalists. 2010's ''Rise Up'' was the most radically different album in regards to production. DJ Muggs had produced the majority of each prior Cypress Hill album, but he only appeared on ''Rise Up'' twice. The remaining songs were handled by various other guests.<ref>{{cite web |first=Saxon |last=Baird |title=Cypress Hill: Rise Up |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/124695-cypress-hill-rise-up/ |website=[[PopMatters]] |date=May 6, 2010 |access-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220214811/http://www.popmatters.com/review/124695-cypress-hill-rise-up/ |archive-date=20 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 2018's ''Elephants on Acid'' marked the return of DJ Muggs, and the album featured a more psychedelic and hip-hop approach.<ref name="flh" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37457/title.b-real-announces-title-of-new-cypress-hill-album|title=New Cypress Hill Album 'Elephants on Acid'|website=Hiphopdx|date=February 11, 2016}}</ref>