ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Yesterday Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo upheld the Western Cape High Court’s ruling that marijuana can be used at home and ruled that parliament must change its drug trafficking and medicines control acts.
A number of South Africans are ecstatic about the ruling and, based on sentiments shared on social media, they will probably celebrate at home by lighting one up.
Like Elon Musk, artists across the nation have unashamedly engaged in the practice for years, often using their music to communicate that fact. So we compiled a playlist of local songs about weed in the wake of the ruling.
Emtee – Roll Up
Roll Up is perhaps South Africa’s most iconic anthem for proud smokers who kindly explained the confusing “krappa fassa, baba let’s” lyrics to the rest of the nation on social media.
When Emtee says “krappa fassa, baba let’s,” he is reportedly referring to the act of crushing the weed before smoking it.
Chronic Clan – Gimme Da Weed
The old school reggae jam is right on the nose with the Chronic Clan’s direct request for weed with lyrics like “gimme the weed, cause that’s what I need, when I smoke it, satisfaction guaranteed.”
Tshego – Garden
The song’s title features yet another common South African term for marijuana, ‘zol’ and the short song directly describes the act of smoking marijuana in a bottleneck.
“Take the empty bottle beer, smash it broken,
Stuff the neck full of dope, then I smoke it,
Blow the smoke out my nose like a dragon,
And I puff that magic and I drag on,
Ja I smoke-a the weed, and I get-a the high,
Now I’m lekker red in the eye.”
The duo also has a range of products named Zef Zol after partnering with one of Northern California’s largest suppliers of medical marijuana according to Wochit Entertainment.
The range has vape pens, vape refills, candy, and they are in the process of developing a wider range of products available for sale in the U.S.
Nasty C (ft. Erick Rush) “Problems”
With lines like “n***a, I got problems, what you think I’m smoking for?” and “hit the loud like once a month and leave my conscious spotless”, there are no doubts about what the focus of this collaboration is about.
