Cypress Hill Celebrate Their 25th Anniversary With The Release of Their Own EmojisĀ in Partnership With Emoji Fame
The Legendary California Trio Releases a Set of Over 100 Insane Emojis, Prepares For NYC Concert at Terminal 5Ā
10.27.2016
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The Emojis:
25 years ago, the SoCal trio of B-Real, Sen Dog,Ā andĀ DJ Muggs introduced the world to “That Funky Cypress Hill Shit,” releasing their critically acclaimed and hugely successful debut album Cypress Hill. Today,Ā Cypress Hill continues to celebrate their 25th Anniversary with the release of their own set of emojis, created by custom emoji appĀ Emoji Fame. With over 100 emojis to choose from, fans will be able to communicate with each other using the band’s faces, lighters, skulls, low riders, lyrics and more. “Cypress Hill are bonafide legends,” explains Emoji Fame co-founder Gavin Rhodes, “So when we were presented with the opportunity to do set of emojis for them in conjunction with their debut album’s 25th anniversary, we went insane in the membrane. The Emoji Fame team got extra creative with their set; it’s got lowriders, copious weed references, clever text blocks, and of course a huge selection of B-Real, Sen Dog, and DJ Muggs faces and bodies.” The set is now available in the iTunes app store for 99 cents.
Finishing up a year of successful touring, Cypress Hill will bring theirĀ “Haunted Hill” show to Terminal 5 in New York tomorrow, October 28th. In addition, the trio announced this summer that they will be releasing a limited-edition, ultra deluxe 25th Anniversary SkullĀ reissue of their classic 1991 debut. The entire set is housed in a unique, hard resin black skull–a faithful, 3-D physical recreation of the group’s 1991 logo–and features a CD with remastered audio, as well as a 100-plus page hardcover book that includes extensive liner notes with input from the group.
Released in 1991 and buoyed by hits such as “How I Could Just Kill a Man” and “The Phuncky Feel One,”Ā Cypress Hill’s self-titled debut sold overĀ 2 million copies. They followed that with the release ofĀ Black Sunday, which debutedĀ #1 on Billboard 200 in 1993Ā and set the record for the biggest sales week for a rap group. With their hit “Insane in the Brain” crossing-over to mainstream, the album soldĀ 3.5 million copies, making Cypress Hill the first rap group to have 2 albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 charts at the same time. They went on to release six more albums, which haveĀ sold over 18 million copies worldwide.Ā
The emoji set is available nowĀ at http://itunes.emojifame.com.
Please contact Michelle, Gavin or DharmicĀ for more info.
Emoji Fame:
Emoji Fame makes custom emojis from your favorite musicians, celebrities and brands. Emoji Fame has been featured in Complex, Billboard, Noisey, Guitar Player, The Houston Chronicle, SF Weekly, and Bill Simmon’sĀ The Ringer.Ā Unlike other apps, Emoji Fame’sĀ are officially licensed by the artists, which means fans’ in-app purchases help themĀ continue making the art that you love.
Emoji Fame is the ONLY officially licensed emoji app that allows fans toĀ messageĀ friends with custom emojis, text, and iOS emojis in the same message. Their clever custom keyboard allows fans to communicate with custom emojis in the way that emojis were meant to be used- as part of their everyday texts and emails.