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Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

The unique, smoke-filled story of the trailblazing hip-hop group. Director Estevan Oriol uncovers never-before-seen archival footage to show how this musical brotherhood has withstood the test of time.

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Estevan Oriol

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Mass Appeal,Sony Music Entertainment

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[muffled hip-hop music playing] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[muffled hip-hop music playing]

[music stops] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Estevan] For what I do,
I preserve memories for people. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Estevan] For what I do, I preserve memories for pe...

When I started shooting,
I only was shooting what I knew. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

When I started shooting, I only was shooting what I k...

I took pictures,
and people never saw them. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

I took pictures, and people never saw them....

The guys were like,
"Hey, homie, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

The guys were like, "Hey, homie,...

Somewhere in here,
there is... - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Somewhere in here, there is......

["I Ain't Goin' Out
Like That" playing] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

["I Ain't Goin' Out Like Tha...

I met them on the block in 1989. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

I met them on the block in 1989.

I mean, I was taking photos
and filming as much as I could. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

I mean, I was taking photos and filming as much as I ...

Comin' out the slums,
it's the hoodlums - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Comin' out the slums, it's the hoo...

[Sheena Lester]
Muggs, B-Real, and Senen - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Sheena Lester] Muggs, B-Real, and Senen...

That marriage between
B-Real and Sen Dog's voice - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

That marriage between B-Real and Sen Dog's ...

[Ice-T] They sound like
the crazy Mexicans - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Ice-T] They sound like the crazy Mexicans...

We ain't goin' out like that,
we ain't goin' out like that - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

We ain't goin' out like that, we ain'...

[Chris Schwartz] The music,
the cultural pedigree, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Chris Schwartz] The music, the cultural pedigree...

...out like that,
we ain't goin' out-- - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

...out like that, we ain't goin' ...

["I Wanna Get High" playing] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

["I Wanna Get High" playing]

B-Real was the first one ever - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

B-Real was the first one ever

[Chuck D] The resiliency
that Cypress has, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Chuck D] The resiliency that Cypress has,...

Every nigga out there
wanna be down with the crew - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Every nigga out there wanna be down with the crew...

Not the music only,
it's the artistry, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Not the music only, it's the artistry,...

[Chris] It's crazy that
they're the biggest-selling - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Chris] It's crazy that they're the big...

When I got your back,
you know I got your back - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

When I got your back, you know I got your back...

They were really ahead
of their time - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

They were really ahead of their time...

You had a camera with you
literally 24/7. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

You had a camera with you literally 24/7....

[Estevan] Nobody had
a photographer, videographer, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Estevan] Nobody had a photographer, videographe...

[music echoing]
Here is something - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[music echoing] Here is something...

-[man] That's right.
-...we're fucking - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

-[man] That's right. -...we're f...

These are some
of the earlier photos - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

These are some of the earlier photos...

And to think it all started
in L.A. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And to think it all started in L.A....

[Sen Dog] We came up
with the name Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Sen Dog] We came up with the name Cypress Hill...

We were street kids,
but we always had this thing - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

We were street kids, but we always had this thin...

Well, right now we're on
8672 Cypress Avenue - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Well, right now we're on 8672 Cypress Av...

My mom put that
fucking palm tree in. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

My mom put that fucking palm tree in....

And then they became some-- - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And then they became some--

My family comes from a place - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

My family comes from a place

And my dad had done, you know,
time in the joint there, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And my dad had done, you know, time in the joint th...

He didn't want that life
for his kids, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

He didn't want that life for his kids...

When we first moved in,
it was very, like, you know, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

When we first moved in, it was very, like, you kno...

And then I moved in,
and eventually - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And then I moved in, and eventually...

[police radio chatter] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[police radio chatter]

We were just using stuff.
[laughing] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

We were just using stuff. [laughing]...

You know, and they'd come
and try to, like, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

You know, and they'd come and try to, li...

And they could never
find nothing, you know, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And they could never find nothing, you know,...

And I was like, aw, man,
if these guys - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And I was like, aw, man, if these guys...

B-Real yells at me, he goes,
"Hey, Sen Dog!" - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

B-Real yells at me, he goes, "Hey, Sen D...

So, I went over there,
and then it was-- - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

So, I went over there, and then it was--...

[Estevan] All right, hey, B,
tell us about your mom. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Estevan] All right, hey, B, tell us about your m...

[B-Real] Um, yeah, so my mother,
she's originally from Cuba, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[B-Real] Um, yeah, so my mother, she's originally...

And I met Sen
through his brother Mellow. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And I met Sen through his brother Mellow....

Sen Dog was like 18, 19,
I'm like 15, 16. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Sen Dog was like 18, 19, I'm like 15, 1...

This was before any of us
were rapping, you know. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

This was before any of us were rapping, you know...

'Cause back then
we were listening to groups - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

'Cause back then we were listening to gr...

The first time
I heard hip-hop - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

The first time I heard hip-hop...

H-h-h-hip.
AM Stereo KDAY, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

H-h-h-hip. AM Stereo KDAY,...

[B-Real] KDAY, you know,
was an AM station - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[B-Real] KDAY, you know, was an AM station...

That's how we got it,
through the mix show, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

That's how we got it, through the mix sh...

[Estevan] What I remember
back then, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Estevan] What I remember back then,...

Yeah, AM radio
at that time - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Yeah, AM radio at that time...

The music wasn't so big yet, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

The music wasn't so big yet,

You'd have to find it,
but it was there, you know, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

You'd have to find it, but it was there, yo...

So, I met Muggs - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

So, I met Muggs

I said, "Hey, Muggs,
you should come to the block, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

I said, "Hey, Muggs, you should come to the...

They cool dudes, man,
you should just come kick it." - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

They cool dudes, man, you should just come kick it...

And I'm like, "Oh, man.
Technic 1200s you got?" - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And I'm like, "Oh, man. Technic 1200s...

[spinning, scratching] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[spinning, scratching]

And then Muggs started
to come kick it - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And then Muggs started to come kick it...

[Dusty Springfield "Son of
a Preacher Man" playing] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Dusty Springfield "Son of a Preacher Man&qu...

I came from a place
where it was ethnically diverse. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

I came from a place where it was ethnically diverse...

You know, Greek, Jewish,
Dominican, Puerto Rican, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

You know, Greek, Jewish, Dominican, Puerto Rican...

Then when I moved
to Los Angeles, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Then when I moved to Los Angeles,...

There was just bars,
funeral home, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

There was just bars, funeral home,...

So, I started tagging
on the walls, breakdancing. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

So, I started tagging on the walls, breakdancing...

[records scratching] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[records scratching]

[drumbeat] - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

My name's Larry Muggerud,
M-u-g-g-e-r-u-d. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

My name's Larry Muggerud, M-u-g-g-e-r-u-...

They had a record called
"7A3 Will Rock You" - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

They had a record called "7A3 Will Rock ...

[Ice-T] 7A3 had DJ Muggs - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Ice-T] 7A3 had DJ Muggs

Some Italian kid from--
he lived outside of L.A., - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Some Italian kid from-- he lived outside of L.A....

-And just wreck it.
-And just fucking plug it in, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

-And just wreck it. -And just fucking plug it in...

Prior to you guys'
hip-hop careers taking off, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Prior to you guys' hip-hop careers taking...

Basically, I was, you know, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Basically, I was, you know,

-Mm-hmm.
-Now that I know better, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

-Mm-hmm. -Now that I know better,...

I wouldn't change it
because then I wouldn't be - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

I wouldn't change it because then I wouldn...

It was basically impossible
to live in the hood - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

It was basically impossible to live in the hood...

[Sen Dog] Growing up here
in South Gate, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

[Sen Dog] Growing up here in South Gate,...

Gangbanging,
gunshots, scraps. - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Gangbanging, gunshots, scraps....

And see, the problem with L.A.
is everybody got a gun, - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

And see, the problem with L.A. is everybody got a ...

I'm a chickenhawk,
huntin' for a chicken - Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

I'm a chickenhawk, huntin' for a ch...

Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain poster

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The unique, smoke-filled story of the trailblazing hip-hop group. Director Estevan Oriol uncovers never-before-seen archival footage to show how this musical brotherhood has withstood the test of time.

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Director: Estevan Oriol

Writer: N/A

Production: Mass Appeal,Sony Music Entertainment

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 63/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Apr 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.sho.com/titles/3509312/cypress-hill-insane-in-the-brain