When did weed become a part of hip-hop?

[smokeydabear]

Can any one pin point for me the first rapper to say he or she smoked weed? Or even bring it up at all in a rap song?
Music is a big part of my life. Mostly hip-hop. But now that Im getting a little older and my kids are getting into music. It makes me wonder when did become so bad to say Im a gangsta rapper but I dont smoke. Jay Z is the only one I can think of that stresses the fact that he dont smoke.
Yall know any more?
Jus a thought that ran real fast across my mind.:stoned:
But I still what to know can anybody say who was the first MC to put a lyric on wax.:rastasmoke:

smokeydabear Reviewed by smokeydabear on 10-09-2007. When did weed become a part of hip-hop? Can any one pin point for me the first rapper to say he or she smoked weed? Or even bring it up at all in a rap song? Music is a big part of my life. Mostly hip-hop. But now that Im getting a little older and my kids are getting into music. It makes me wonder when did become so bad to say Im a gangsta rapper but I dont smoke. Jay Z is the only one I can think of that stresses the fact that he dont smoke. Yall know any more? Jus a thought that ran real fast across my mind.:stoned: But I Rating: 5

[doomie62]

to me i think snoop-dogg started it or maybe wu-tang or cypress hill???

[Ganja G0d]

Tupac, Biggie, and Bone Thugs were some originals that started up the "smoke weed" raps. And I'd have to say that those people might have possibly been influenced by people like Bob Marley. I'd have to say there's no way to pin point it, because many people are influenced by many other people over interlaced periods of time.

[thcbongman]

If I had to bet money on it, it would be Cypress Hill.

[Struck420]

all this time i thought all rappers smoked weed, i can rap so much better when im high and i hate rap lol

[OLDE ENGLISH '800]

krs-1,beastie boys their are plenty of ppl b4 them that rapped about weed its not only rap and hip-hop that talk about green every genre does it too.

[4gan2ja0]

weeds been a major influence of all music throughout the years. from back when jazz players were huge.
as for pinpointing it in hip hop, id say thats pretty tough. like i said before, weeds always been a major part of music, and it was deffinately referred to in many songs before hip hop was even a genre.

[Gothen]

weeds been a major influence of all music throughout the years. from back when jazz players were huge.
as for pinpointing it in hip hop, id say thats pretty tough. like i said before, weeds always been a major part of music, and it was deffinately referred to in many songs before hip hop was even a genre.

Bingo, some documentaries (both about drugs and not) say that mostly the influence of weed in the African American music culture started all the way back in the early 1910's and 1920's with the Harlem Renaissance.

A lot of musicians started smoking muggles, or joints, and since then...well...it just seems like weed has been an integral part of the arts, whether musical or what have you.

[UTD Toker]

When black people started smoking weed = forever. Lol no really I thing its Snoop Dodoubleg.

[13Lack]

Wow dude, Jay-Z not smoke?....you clearly haven't been listening to his lyrics close enough.

"And we just chilling watchin chandelier celings, high as fuck, old lady don't blow my high especially if you don't blow my la" - Diamond is Forever

"I tried to smoke weed to give me the fix I need like the game did to my pulse, with no results" - Allure

"Need a light, smoke that la la la" - La, La, La

I can go on, but Jay-Z definitely smoked/s...sorry I'm a hip hop head just had to say something, as for your answer, I'm going to have to have to point the finger at early 90's west coast hip hop. That was when Dre released "The Chronic" (classic album). However rappers before hand may have alluded to it, but I can't recall any direct quotes.

Hope that helps.