Cypress Hill performs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall in July. From left, Cypress Hill members Eric “Bobo” Correa, B-Real, and Sen Dog. Photograph: PR.
In Wednesday’s (7/10) Guardian (U.K.), Rachel Hall writes, “They might be more used to Rachmaninov and Brahms, but on Wednesday night the London Symphony Orchestra’s musicians will be showcasing their perfect crescendos while playing Cypress Hill’s ‘Insane in the Brain.’ The orchestra is making a Simpsons joke from 1996 finally a reality, by playing the US hip-hop trio Cypress Hill’s acclaimed Black Sunday album at the Royal Albert Hall. The evening will riff on a joke featured in a Simpsons episode, in which Cypress Hill speculated that they had mistakenly booked the London Symphony Orchestra ‘possibly while high.’ After years of fan pressure, the group has struck a deal for a one-night performance in London, in which the LSO will perform its most famous songs … B-Real (real name Louis Mario Freese) told the BBC: ‘It’s been something that we’ve talked about for many years since the Simpsons episode first aired. So it’s very special for us…. We’ve played a lot of historical venues throughout our career … but nothing as prestigious as this.’… LSO First Violin and Board Vice-Chair Maxine Kwok told the BBC that it was an important cultural reference and that ‘people are beyond excited.’ ”
