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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, we\u2019re opening up\xa0The Opus\xa0podcast archives to re-release seasons focused on some of history's most legendary rap albums. Next up we revisit Cyrus Hills self-title record \u2014 a landmark of West Coast hip-hop that pioneered the \u201cweed rap\u201d\xa0movement. What\u2019s more, Cypress Hill\u2019s own\xa0B-Real,\xa0Sen Dog, and\xa0DJ Muggs\xa0all\xa0joined us for the journey through the album\u2019s legacy.

For more from Cypress Hill, check out Sen Dog\u2019s Crate Digging into 10 essential hip-hop albums.\u201d, and there will be loads of artist interviews, essays, and more coming throughout the month, so make sure to check it all out at\xa0Consequence.net.

You can also snag some of our exclusive Hip-Hop 50 merch at the\xa0Consequence Shop.

Season 15 of\xa0The Opus, presented by the\xa0Consequence Podcast Network\xa0and Sony, travels back to the Southern California in which\xa0Cypress Hill\u2019s sound exploded onto the scene.

The sonic sense of urgency in the hip-hop group's self-titled debut album was a time-and-place thing -- a product of late '80s/early '90s Los Angeles that was swept up in the tension just before the Rodney King verdict and the uprising that followed.

Cypress Hill's lyrics and beats were tailor made for the subwoofers in the trunks of the low riders that played them, and would echo around rap's landscape in the years to come. And it served as representative for the Black and brown voices who felt the need to protest as much as they felt the desire to party in the face of a community that would soon be national news.

In this first episode of\xa0The Opus: Cypress Hill, we venture into Cypress Hill\u2019s Southern California, and the powder keg that made their debut album important, necessary, and seemingly ubiquitous. And who better to give host\xa0Jill Hopkins\xa0a tour of this era than the members of Cypress Hill themselves, as\xa0B-Real,\xa0Sen Dog, and\xa0DJ Muggs\xa0guest on Episode