The band soon lost Mellow Man Ace to a solo career, and changed their name to Cypress Hill, after a street in South Gate.

The lead single was the double A-side "The Phuncky Feel One"/"How I Could Just Kill a Man" which received heavy airplay on urban and college radio, most notably peaking at No.

The other two singles released from the album were "Hand on the Pump" and "Latin Lingo", the latter of which combined English and Spanish lyrics, a trait that was continued throughout their career.

Cypress Hill's songs started to appear more frequently in major Hollywood films, such as Lethal Weapon 3 ("Latin Lingo") and White Men Can't Jump ("A to the K") also from 1992.

It was the festival's second year of touring, and featured a diverse lineup of acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ice Cube, Lush, Tool, Stone Temple Pilots, among others.

[12] On October 2, 1993, Cypress Hill performed on the comedy show Saturday Night Live, broadcast by NBC.

Prior to their performances, studio executives, label representatives, and the group's own associates constantly asked the trio to not smoke marijuana on-stage.

DJ Muggs became irritated due to the constant inquisitions, and he subsequently lit a joint during the group's second song.

[10] Shortly after the release of III: Temples of Boom, Sen Dog became frustrated due to the rigorous touring schedule.

Cypress Hill continued their tours throughout 1995 and 1996, with Eric Bobo and also various guest vocalists covering Sen Dog's verses.

[16][17] Later on in 1996, Cypress Hill appeared on the first Smokin' Grooves tour, featuring Ziggy Marley, the Fugees, Busta Rhymes, and A Tribe Called Quest.

DJ Muggs released Soul Assassins: Chapter 1, with features from Dr. Dre, KRS-One, Wyclef Jean, and Mobb Deep.

B-Real appeared with Busta Rhymes, Coolio, LL Cool J, and Method Man on "Hit 'Em High" from the multi-platinum Space Jam Soundtrack.

The quartet then embarked on the third annual Smokin' Grooves tour with Public Enemy, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes, and Gang Starr.

Both singles received heavy airplay on both rock and urban radio, enabling Cypress Hill to crossover again.

Due to the rock genre's prominent appearance on Skull & Bones, Cypress Hill employed the members of Sen Dog's band SX-10 as backing musicians for the live shows.

In addition, Napster enabled each show of the tour to be free to the fans, and no security guards were employed during the performances.

Cypress Hill then recorded the track "Just Another Victim" for WWF as a theme song for Tazz, borrowing elements from the 2000 single "(Rock) Superstar".

[21] Cypress Hill's eighth studio album Rise Up featured contributions from Everlast, Tom Morello, Daron Malakian, Pitbull, Marc Anthony, and Mike Shinoda.

[23] The single "Rise Up" was featured at WWE's pay-per-view Elimination Chamber as the official theme song for the event.

"Armada Latina", which featured Pitbull and Marc Anthony, was Cypress Hill's last song to chart in the U.S. to date, peaking at No.

In one particular instance, the group was supposed to stop in Tucson, Arizona but canceled the show in protest of the recent immigration legislation.

At the Rock en Seine festival in Paris on August 27, 2010, they had said in an interview that they would anticipate the outcome of the legislation before returning.

[28] In addition, Cypress Hill planned to support the album by joining Slipknot alongside Ho99o9 for the second half of the 2022 Knotfest Roadshow.

[24] A documentary about the group, entitled Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain, was released on the Showtime service in April 2022.

[11][38] The sound and groove of their music, mostly produced by DJ Muggs, has spooky sounds and a stoned aesthetic; with its bass-heavy rhythms and odd sample loops ("Insane in the Brain" has a blues guitar pitched looped in its chorus), it carries a psychedelic value, which is lessened in their rock-oriented albums.

[27][40] Cypress Hill are often credited for being one of the few Latin American hip hop groups to break through with their own stylistic impact on rap music, in addition to finding a crossover audience among the rock community.

Cypress Hill have been cited as an influence by artists such as Eminem,[41] Baby Bash,[42] Paul Wall,[43] Post Malone,[44] Luniz,[45] and Fat Joe.

[46] Cypress Hill have also been cited as a strong influence on nu metal bands such as Deftones,[47] Limp Bizkit,[48] System of a Down,[49] Linkin Park,[50] Rage Against the Machine[51] and Korn.

[52][53] Famously, the bassline during the outro of Korn's 1994 single "Blind" was a direct tribute to Cypress Hill's 1993 track "Lick a Shot".