Given The Simpsons' Nostradamus-like levels of prediction, it was only a matter of time before the show started manifesting all new creations and team-ups. Make no mistake; Cypress Hill's team-up with the London Symphony Orchestra is a direct result of a 28-year-old gag and as the clip plays out to signal the band's arrival, a clash of cultures that was once an out-there joke has officially become a part of hip hop history.
Only, flagging it as a purely hip hop phenomenon feels redundant to both parties. Given Cypress Hill's own flirtations with everything from funk and rock to their role inspiring nu metal, the group have always been open to experimentation, while the classical world has plenty of instances where it has been used to create all-new takes on contemporary music ranging from Ibiza and Haçienda Classiçal to all-metal orchestral compositions like this year's Bright & Black.
