Better Know a Stoner Song – “I Love You Mary Jane” by Sonic Youth and Cypress Hill

By the time the movie Judgement Night had come out, Sonic Youth were punk/grunge legends, and Cypress Hill had two bestselling albums, so this was very much a collaboration effort teaming two towers of power. The Judgement Night soundtrack was unique in pairing up and coming rockers with groundbreaking hip-hop, rap, and fusion.

While this specific pairing is more of a remix of an existing Cypress Hill song over a blanket of guitar provided by Sonic Youth, the soundtrack was important for wide market acceptance of rap, and was a decent stepping stone for several musicians turning actor, such as Ice T.

If you are interested in more of this fusion project, I highly recommend the ONYX / Biohazard collab – but be forewarned – It’s aggressive. Also, the Pearl Jam & Cypress Hill hook-up is called “Real Thing”, and it’s pretty amazing, as well.