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Birth name | Louis Mario Freese[1] |
Also known as | Dr. Greenthumb |
Born | June 2nd 1970 (age 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1988–present[2] |
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Website | cypresshill |
Louis Mario Freese (born June 2, 1970),[3] known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper. Since 1991, he has been one of two lead rappers in the hip hop group Cypress Hill, along with Sen Dog. He has also been a part of the rap metal band Kush (2000–2002), the hip hop supergroup Serial Killers (2013–present) and the rap rock supergroup Prophets of Rage (2016–2019). He has released a variety of solo mixtapes, as well as two solo albums: Smoke n Mirrors (2009) and Tell You Something (2020).