Cypress Hill

Band

Photo: Scott Penner · CC BY-SA 2.0
Active 1988-present
Origin South Gate, California
Albums 11
Tracks 173
Most frequent collaborator Todd Ray · 19 tracks
Genres West Coast Hip HopHardcore Hip HopPsychedelic RapRap Rock
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 173 of 173 tracks

Does Cypress Hill write their own songs?

Almost without exception. Members are credited on 172 of the group's 173 studio tracks, and 107 of those carry no writer from outside the group. B-Real is on 160 of them.

By the Numbers

11
Studio Albums
173
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
20 million
Records Sold
38
Years Active
140
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 173 / 173 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 173 tracks: how many Cypress Hill wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Cypress Hill has a writing credit100%
60%
40%
Sole author104tracks60%
Co-written69tracks40%
Outside writers0tracks0%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Cypress Hill's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 173 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)99%
Composer (music)100%
Producer83%
Performer100%

Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on

Percentage of all 173 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.

MemberPeriodLyricsMusicProductionPerformance
B-Real 1988-present
93%
94%
5%
100%
Sen Dog 1988-1995; 1998-present
60%
61%
0%
100%
DJ Muggs 1988-2004; 2014-present
77%
77%
78%
100%
Eric Bobo 1993-present
16%
17%
0%
100%
Mellow Man Ace 1988
2%
2%
0%
0%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Cypress Hill's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
1991Cypress Hill
1993Black Sunday
1995Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
1998Cypress Hill IV
2000Skull & Bones
2001Stoned Raiders
2004Till Death Do Us Part
2010Rise Up
2018Elephants on Acid
2022Back in Black
2026Dios Bendiga
Early · 100% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
1990s
Cypress Hill, Black Sunday +2 more
100%
2000s
Skull & Bones, Stoned Raiders +1 more
100%
2010s
Rise Up, Elephants on Acid
100%
2020s
Back in Black, Dios Bendiga

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Cypress Hill sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Cypress Hill
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Tim McGraw2%
Xscape17%
Marc Anthony37%
Boyz II Men51%
Alan Jackson66%
Coolio84%
Melissa Etheridge92%
100%Cypress Hill
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

How I Could Just Kill a Man
Cypress Hill
Written by DJ Muggs, B-Real, Sen Dog, Lawrence Muggerud, Louis Freese, Senen Reyes
Wrote it
Insane in the Brain
Black Sunday
Written by DJ Muggs, B-Real, Sen Dog, Lawrence Muggerud, Louis Freese, Senen Reyes
Wrote it
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
Black Sunday
Written by DJ Muggs, B-Real, Sen Dog, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Richard Todd Ray, Lawrence Muggerud, Louis Freese, Senen Reyes
Co-wrote
Throw Your Set in the Air
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
Written by DJ Muggs, B-Real, Lawrence Muggerud, Louis Freese
Wrote it
Boom Biddy Bye Bye
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
Written by DJ Muggs, B-Real, Sen Dog, Lawrence Muggerud, Louis Freese, Senen Reyes
Wrote it
Tequila Sunrise
Cypress Hill IV
Written by DJ Muggs, B-Real, Barron Ricks, Lawrence Muggerud, Louis Freese
Co-wrote
Dr. Greenthumb
Cypress Hill IV
Written by DJ Muggs, B-Real, Lawrence Muggerud, Louis Freese
Wrote it
(Rap) Superstar
Skull & Bones
Written by DJ Muggs, B-Real, Lawrence Muggerud, Louis Freese
Wrote it

Discography 11 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Cypress Hill173 tracks
TR19Todd Ray, 19 tracks 14Demrick, 14 tracks CA12Chris Aparri, 12 tracks DF12DJ Flict, 12 tracks 10Black Milk, 10 tracks BR5Barron Ricks, 5 tracks B4Brevi, 4 tracks CO3Christian Olde Wolbers, 3 tracks on Fear Factory's page JF3Jeremy Fleener, 3 tracks AZ3Andy Zambrano, 3 tracks JG3Joaquín González, 3 tracks SJ3Sick Jacken, 3 tracks P2Prodigy, 2 tracks E2Everlast, 2 tracks K2Kurupt, 2 tracks RB2Ricardo Brown, 2 tracks TA2The Alchemist, 2 tracks AM2Alan Maman, 2 tracks TM2Tom Morello, 2 tracks on Rage Against the Machine's page JJ2Jim Jonsin, 2 tracks JS2James Scheffer, 2 tracks DK2DJ Khalil, 2 tracks KA2Khalil Abdul-Rahman, 2 tracks VM2Victor Manuel Morales, 2 tracks T71The 7A3, 1 track BB1Brett Bouldin, 1 track OO1Ozzy Osbourne, 1 track TI1Tony Iommi, 1 track GB1Geezer Butler, 1 track BW1Bill Ward, 1 track RT1Richard Todd Ray, 1 track K1KRS-One, 1 track BG1Bobbie Gentry, 1 track DS1DJ Scott La Rock, 1 track JH1John Hurley, 1 track RW1Ronnie Wilkins, 1 track AT1Allen Toussaint, 1 track R1RZA, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page RD1Robert Diggs, 1 track U1U-God, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page ME1MC Eiht, 1 track H1Havoc, 1 track KG1Kool G Rap, 1 track FC1Frankie Cutlass, 1 track M1M.O.P., 1 track CK1Chris Karrer, 1 track PL1Peter Leopold, 1 track SZ1Stefan Zauner, 1 track KM1Kejuan Muchita, 1 track FM1Frank Malave, 1 track JG1Jamal Grinnage, 1 track CI1Chace Infinite, 1 track RF1Richard Fritz, 1 track E1Eminem, 1 track N1Noreaga, 1 track DC1Dino Cazares, 1 track on Fear Factory's page BW1Brad Wilk, 1 track on Rage Against the Machine's page CM1Chino Moreno, 1 track on Deftones's page MR1MC Ren, 1 track KT1King T, 1 track LP1Lorenzo Patterson, 1 track RM1Roger McBridge, 1 track R1Redman, 1 track MM1Method Man, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page CS1Clifford Smith, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page MM1Method Man & Redman, 1 track OW1Olde Wolbers, 1 track K1Kokane, 1 track TC1Tego Calderón, 1 track DM1Damian Marley, 1 track AK1Anthony Kelly, 1 track T"1Tony "CD" Kelly, 1 track A1Ad-Rock, 1 track on Beastie Boys's page JS1Joseph Simmons, 1 track DM1Darryl McDaniels, 1 track RR1Rick Rubin, 1 track IM1Infamous Mobb, 1 track JB1Janie Bradford, 1 track GJ1Gloria Jones, 1 track JA1Jamal Abdul Raheem, 1 track PS1Paul Simonon, 1 track on The Clash's page TA1Tim Armstrong, 1 track on Rancid's page PP1Piero Piccioni, 1 track F1Fredwreck, 1 track FN1Farid Nassar, 1 track PB1Peabo Bryson, 1 track PR1Pete Rock, 1 track LD1Lamont Dozier, 1 track BH1Brian Holland, 1 track EH1Eddie Holland, 1 track MM1Mike Mani, 1 track FR1Frank Romano, 1 track JO1Jordan Omley, 1 track E1Evidence, 1 track DS1Daniel Seeff, 1 track MP1Michael Perretta, 1 track SB1Sonny Bono, 1 track PR1Psycho Realm, 1 track CD1Chuck D, 1 track on Public Enemy's page KS1Keith Shocklee, 1 track MS1Mike Shinoda, 1 track on Linkin Park's page DM1Daron Malakian, 1 track on System of a Down's page B1Bekon, 1 track DT1Daniel Tannenbaum, 1 track AD1Anne Dudley, 1 track TH1Trevor Horn, 1 track MM1Malcolm McLaren, 1 track JO1Jake One, 1 track WH1Willie Hutch, 1 track JD1Jacob Dutton, 1 track MA1Marc Anthony, 1 track P1Pitbull, 1 track SS1Stephen Stills, 1 track S1Sadat, 1 track AF1Alaa Fifty, 1 track IS1Itsuroh Shimoda, 1 track TS1Tenjō Sajiki, 1 track YH1Yutaka Higashi, 1 track DW1Dizzy Wright, 1 track A1Alemán, 1 track ER1Erick Raúl Alemán Ramírez, 1 track PL1Polet Leos, 1 track RM1Ricardo Morales, 1 track SC1Sergio Centeno de la Torre, 1 track T1Trueno, 1 track MP1Mateo Palacios Corazzina, 1 track BE1Bryant Ernesto Castellanos Cruz, 1 track CD1Centeno de la Torre, 1 track M1Moroales, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. TR Todd Ray · CA Chris Aparri · DF DJ Flict · BR Barron Ricks

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Members are credited on 172 of the group's 173 studio tracks, and 107 of those have no outside writer at all. That is one of the highest self-authorship rates in the catalogue for a group with a career this long. B-Real is on 160 tracks, DJ Muggs on 131 and Sen Dog on 103, and the split holds from 1991 through to 2026.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenMembers are credited on 172 of the group's 173 studio tracks
  • Nobody else107 tracks carry no writer outside the group
  • Who writes mostB-Real on 160 tracks, DJ Muggs on 131, Sen Dog on 103
  • Career salesOver 20 million albums worldwide
  • Biggest song"Insane in the Brain" reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100
  • FirstThe first hip hop group with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in 2019

Creative Fingerprint

Three writers and a producer who never stopped: 172 of 173 tracks.

The Story

Sen Dog and his brother Mellow Man Ace emigrated from Cuba as children and grew up in South Gate, where they met B-Real and DJ Muggs. Cypress Hill formed in 1988 and were among the first Latin American acts to break through in hip hop. Eleven studio albums have followed and they have sold over 20 million albums worldwide.

Awards & Recognition

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2019), the first for a hip hop group

Frequently Asked Questions Cypress Hill

Does Cypress Hill write their own songs?
Almost without exception. Members are credited on 172 of the group's 173 studio tracks, and 107 of those carry no writer from outside the group. B-Real is on 160 of them.
Who wrote "Insane in the Brain"?
B-Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs. It reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest placing of their career.
How many albums have they released?
Eleven studio albums between 1991 and 2026, from the self-titled debut to Dios Bendiga.
Which album sold the most?
Black Sunday, at 3,400,000 in the United States and certified 4x platinum. The debut is 2x platinum and Skull & Bones and Temples of Boom are platinum.
Who is DJ Muggs?
Lawrence Muggerud, the producer who built the group's sound and is credited as a writer on 131 tracks. He left in 2004 and returned in 2014.
Why is Mellow Man Ace only on three tracks?
He is Sen Dog's brother and was in the group at the very start in 1988 before leaving for a solo career. Three tracks carry his name.
What did they do first?
They were among the first Latin American acts to reach the hip hop mainstream, and in 2019 the first hip hop group to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who writes on the later albums?
Rise Up, Back in Black and Dios Bendiga all bring outside writers onto every track, which had not happened before 2010.
How many records have they sold?
Over 20 million albums worldwide.
Are they still recording?
Dios Bendiga came out in July 2026 on Hybe Latin America, their eleventh studio album.

Sources

Wikipedia: Cypress Hill Wikipedia: Cypress Hill discography File:Cypress Hill at Vegoose 2007 01 - Wikimedia Commons