When did weed become a part of hip-hop?

[4osiris]

Art and Herb will always be abstract in the form of creativity. It(marijuana) can never be subjected to a certain vibratory resonance per say, Hip Hop. That's what makes MJ such an icon to pair up with. It's alluring. Green is the Universal Genome! A true Godsend.

LOVE.LIGHT.Peace!

[el_fantistico]

Melle Mel and Grandmaster Flash (minus the Furious Five) were rappin' about coke in "White Lines", I think there may even be a pot reference in that sone as well... release date: Feb 1983. I know that's not weed, but it's something.

i think you'd most likely find it's roots coming out of R&B...

El Fantistico :smokin:

[FREETHEGREEN]

SNOOP wasnt the first but he was the first to talk about the chronic and publicize it .how many of u rember Total devestation they were huge weed rappers. cypress hill right up there also

[RaoulDuke45]

Shit came from P Funk man and Bootsy Collins and the escapades of R&B bad boys like Jmes Brown and Rick James ( I kno I kno two different eras but they were I conic so Blah). Curtis Blow started it back in 1979 and P Funk in 73. Look up George Clinton and Bootsy Collins

If you like Snoop Dogg you'll love them dre, easy, Ice cube took samples from most of their songs. Even 2PAC it was west coast funk baby "Pop lockin' it west coast style"
George Clinton (funk musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bootsy Collins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

bootsy collins had a son who calls him self rbx, who was featured on the chronic

[Gyakuzuki]

Dr. Dre's "The Chronic"

Plain & Simple

[thedutchmaster617]

"Cypress Hill" came out about a year before "The Chronic"

[trynagethigh]

I would have to say it was going on way back to the days of the SugarHill Gang back in the 70's