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Classic Album Review: Cypress Hill | Los Grandes Exitos En Español

The hemp-happy hip-hoppers' hits lose something in the translation to Spanish.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Everybody’s favourite hemp-happy hip-hoppers head south of the border — or at least back to the barrio — with this bizarre set featuring their greatest hits re-recorded in Spanish.

But while it probably seemed like a good idea after a few brainers, in reality it’s kind of a burn. For every track that works — Loco En El Coco has just as nice a ring to it as Insane In The Brain — there are plenty that lose something in the blunted translation. And the sole new track, the loping Siempre Peligroso (translation: Always Dangerous), doesn’t exactly get you fired up about their new album due early next year. Maybe go buy a Molotov CD instead.