Eric Bobo from Cypress Hill + Beastie Boys Interview | Ep. 128

This episode we welcome on yet another Cypress Hill legend, Eric
Bobo, to talk…


 


Smoking with Dan Aykroyd


Cypress Hill’s X-Factor


The incredible rise of The Alchemist


Working with Beastie Boys


How jazz community treated 1990s hip hop


The new ‘Back in Black’ Cypress Hill album


 


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Show Notes:


Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:40)

Talking Cypress Hill’s debut album and their X factor (02:15)

How Bobo joined Cypress Hill, touring with Beastie Boys and
meeting a young Alchemist (06:41)

Speaking on the incredible rise of Alchemist (11:05)

Why does Black Sunday stand out? (12:50)

How the jazz community treated 1990s hip hop (16:45)

The differences between working with Beasties and Cypress
(19:55)

What’s it like smoking with Dan Aykroyd? (24:44)

Temples of Boom and the studio smoke sessions(28:50)

Breaking down the new album Back in Black (32:00)

Why he loves SAULT, touring UK and the new Cypress Hill
documentary (41:10)



 


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