“In terms of breaking an artist traditionally, it was in the form of radio. You had to pop your record off there. Now you don't have to rely on radio. That traditional route, it was a hard climb. I think it's a little bit easier now to break yourself if the record companies ain't knocking on your door.”

American rapper

B-Real, born Louis Mario Freese, is an American rapper best known as one of the lead voices of Cypress Hill. Since 1991, he has been one of the group’s two frontmen with Sen Dog and the only constant member of the band. He has also worked with Kush, Serial Killers, and Prophets of Rage. Alongside those group projects, he has released solo mixtapes and two solo albums, Smoke n Mirrors in 2009 and Tell You Something in 2020.