B-Real

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B-Real
B-Real performing in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Louis Mario Freese[1]
Also known as	Dr. Greenthumb
Born	June 2, 1970 (age 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Origin	South Gate, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip hop rap metal rap rock nu metal
Occupations	Rapper songwriter record producer
Years active	1988–present[2]
Labels	Columbia Ruffhouse Duck Down Goliath Aftermath
Member of	Cypress Hill
Formerly of	Psycho Realm Kush Prophets of Rage
Website	cypresshill.com

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).