You know what day it is… And for those of you who don’t, well, 4/20 isn’t just another day. It’s probably one of the best days for those who choose to partake in smoking marijuana. April 20th has now become an institution and all institutions need a playlist.
Marijuana inspires plenty of artists across genres. There’s stoner rock, stoner rap—even stoner jazz music. Essentially, you can blaze it to anything. However, there are a few classics and modern bangers that stand out as some of the best songs to light up to. Whether you’re on the hunt for the perfect playlist to toke up to or you simply want to keep that 4/20 energy with you all day long, there are plenty of essential songs about marijuana to keep in your back pocket.
Of course, there are the classics like ‘Because I Got High’ and ‘How to Roll a Blunt’, but there are also plenty of newer jams like A$AP and Schoolboy Q teaming up for ‘PMW (All I Really Need)’ or Doja Cat’s ‘So High’. Especially on a day for celebrating weed in all its glory, it can be good to have a bit of an eclectic mix to lean on.
So whether you’re all about the classics or you’re ready for something new, there are plenty of great songs about weed that you can bump while you hit the pen or roll the perfect blunt. Here are just a few of those songs to get you started.
25 essential songs about marijuana:
- ‘I Wanna Get High’ – Cypress Hill
- ‘Take Two And Pass’ – Gang Starr
- ‘Because I Got High’ – Afroman
- ‘Sticky Green’ – Devin the Dude, Scarface
- ‘Good Times’ – Styles P
- ‘Weed in LA’ – The Koreatown Oddity
- ‘How to Roll a Blunt’ – Redman
- ‘PMW (All I Really Need)’ – A$AP Rocky, ScHoolboy Q
- ‘Smoke Buddah’ – Redman
- ‘So High’ – Wiz Khalifa, Ghost Loft
- ‘iBETiGOTSUMWEED’ – ScHoolboy Q
- ‘Broccoli’ – Shelley FKA DRAM, Lil Yachty
- ‘Marijuana’ – Kid Cudi
- ‘Dr. Greenthumb’ – Cypress Hill
- ‘The Next Episode’ – Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
- ‘Get Em High’ – Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Common
- ‘Blow My High (Members Only)’ – Kendrick Lamar
- ‘So High’ – Doja Cat
- ‘Purple Swag’ – A$AP Rocky
- ‘James Joint’ – Rihanna
- ‘Plug Walk’ – Rich The Kid
- ‘High All The Time’ – 50 Cent
- ‘Budda’ – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- ‘Indica’ – Son Kuma
- ‘Sativa’ – Jhené Aiko, Swae Lee