Based on the title, one might think this song was an ode to marijuana’s pungent aroma. But “That Smell” is a morbid anti-drug track. Around the time it was written, many members of Lynyrd Skynyrd were using drugs ranging from weed to heroin. Things got so bad that Gary Rossington ...
She also realized that the younger generation was interested in marijuana and other recreational drugs. Her oldest, Lonnie, became the county sheriff, the other son, Ronnie became Maggie’s right hand man in their drug distribution business. Molly oversaw the entire distribution network as Ronnie ...
Did hit maker Billy Joel really write a song about heroin? "Captain Jack," from 1973'sPiano Man, could really be a song about anything that makes a person happy. But he does reference weed atone pointin the song: "So you play your albums and you smoke your pot." ...
The scope of “Death of a Constable” is enormous: Ennals begins with an anecdote of being tear gassed for the crime of walking to work while Black, gives a brief history lesson about the slave-catcher origins of law enforcement, and ends with the abolitionist promise of destroying the inst...
Skepta’s 2015 hit “Shutdown” serves as the decade’s ultimate London anthem: catchy enough to elevate slang to lexicon, hard enough to burst from the world’s weediest soundsystem, and worldly enough to shut down both the Arc de Triomphe and Central Park, as the rapper teases in the...
,"she was quick to explain the origin of her rap name. In an interview withDazedat the time, she simply stated that "Doja" and "Cat" were derived from two of her favorite things: marijuana and felines, which she loves "in every aspect."...
,"she was quick to explain the origin of her rap name. In an interview withDazedat the time, she simply stated that "Doja" and "Cat" were derived from two of her favorite things: marijuana and felines, which she loves "in every aspect."...
It felt a lot like the end of the world. I sat in the dark in an apartment in the sky and smoked my sparking weed and drank my V8 and read about MK Ultra and The Franklin Cover Up and other such horrors as Cohen crooned sweetly, a voice as deep as the abyss, perfectly describing...
In recent years, Willie Nelson has become a sort of token representative for marijuana use. He’s basically the Snoop Dogg of country music. His history is too often overlooked, but he qualifies as one of the best and most successful songwriters of our time. But, with his old friend Merle...
Lyrical allusion to needing Kaya because “the rain is fallin’ ” was inspired by Marley and Perry running out of weed just before a storm (they sent Perry’s little brother on his bike to get them more). In the studio, Perry dappled the edges of the track, recorded at Vincent “...