A Year of Lil Wayne: More Kush

Day 211: "Kush" feat. Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – Gunplay, single, 2013 / "Kush" – The Leak EP , 2008

All week, we've been talking about weed. And honestly, that has been hard for the Year of Lil Wayne—not because there's no weed to discuss but rather because I already wrote about my favorite Lil Wayne weed song, "Kush," where Wayne says that he's such a good rapper he feels like he's racing a bunch of little turtles. "Kush" is also a great Lil Wayne weed song because it is called "Kush," as anyone who listens to lots of Lil Wayne knows, kush is Lil Wayne's preferred type of marijuana upon which to puff. On the subject of kush, let us turn to the good folks at Leafly, the premier destination for cataloguing weed strains, for explanation. They say:

"Bright euphoria that puts a smile on the couch-locked consumer"? Sounds right up Lil Wayne's alley. No wonder he smokes so much of it. Luckily for us, given Wayne's preference for kush, "Kush" is not the only song named "Kush" on which Lil Wayne appears. There is also the 2013 Gunplay song "Kush," which although it is also named "Kush," is not the same as "Kush" and in fact references yet another Lil Wayne kush-smoking anthem not named "Kush," the Birdman and Drake-featuring single "Money to Blow."

On "Money to Blow," Wayne sings about having "a big bouquet of Mary Jane's flowers," which is sampled for the hook of "Kush," by Gunplay. At the time of the song's release, I was skeptical because, of course, there is already an extremely good song called "Kush" by Lil Wayne and also because, as we're discussing, there is already an extremely good song with Lil Wayne that uses the phrase "a big bouquet of Mary Jane's flowers."

However, in retrospect, since Gunplay's career seems to have evaporated, I cannot be mad that the song "Kush" exists, even if it has the same title as "Kush," because it's the only instance of Wayne and Gunplay on a track together. I recommend listening to "Kush" for Gunplay, who is a good rapper, especially when he says he is "hippy blitzed / trippy sticks." But, as it turns out, I even more, um, highly recommend listening to "Kush" for Wayne, who offers one of his absolute most thorough verses about weed and might also be Wayne's only reference to acid. Also, the first stream of the song that comes up on YouTube is on the channel "WeedStrainReviews," which is hilarious.

I recommend listening to the other "Kush" by Lil Wayne, too, but first, here is that kush-loving verse in its entirety. Happy Weed Week:

Check out the rest of Noisey's Weed Week coverage here.

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