HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Cypress Hill was the first Latino-American hip-hop group to have RIAA-certified platinum and multi-platinum albums. The group received a new honor on Thursday: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Grammy-nominated group, whose roots are in South Gate, has sold over 18 million albums worldwide.
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Cypress Hill is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the music business this year.
The band's members, who go by B Real, Sen Dog, DJ Muggs, and Eric "Bobo" Correa, thanked their fans and family at the Hollywood ceremony.
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"They said we wasn't gonna get a record deal. Who's got the last laugh now homeboy?" said DJ Muggs. "They said we was crazy for trying to legalize marijuana. Look at us now, homeboy."