Kush – English Lyrics

• By: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Akon
• Album: Compton

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of West Coast hip-hop with Dr. Dre's 'Kush.' This track, a collaboration with legends Snoop Dogg and Akon, offers a fantastic opportunity to learn modern slang and the lyrical flow of some of rap's most iconic voices. Beyond the explicit celebration of 'kush,' you'll find a snapshot of a successful, carefree lifestyle embedded in the lyrics, making it a unique and engaging way to experience the language of hip-hop.

[English]

(flick of lighter)

♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪

♪ Let me put some kush up in it ♪

♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪

♪ Let me put some kush up in it ♪

♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪

♪ Let me put some kush up in it ♪

♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪

♪ Let me put some kush up in it ♪

♪ Now, this that puff, puff, pass shit ♪

♪ Cheech and Chong grass shit ♪

♪ Blunts to the head ♪

♪ Kush pillows, no mattress ♪

♪ Speedboat traffic, bitches automatic ♪

♪ Cross that line ♪

♪ Fuck around and get yo' ass kicked ♪

♪ We roll shit that burn slow as fucking molasses ♪

♪ Probably won't pass it ♪

♪ Smoke it 'til the last hit ♪

♪ Down to the ashes, Mary J. a bad bitch ♪

♪ Andre 3000 and one, another classic ♪

♪ Go ahead, ask him, bitches, 'bout how I be smoking out ♪

♪ Party all night, yeah, it's going down ♪

♪ Order rounds, we smoke a quarter pound of that good stuff ♪

♪ Oh yeah, we smoking all night ♪

♪ Yeah, puff puff pass that shit right here ♪

♪ Nigga, better, than my last batch ♪

♪ Caramel complexion and her ass fat ♪

♪ Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale ♪

♪ I know you trying to get high ♪

♪ Type of shit that have you leaning sideways ♪

♪ Take a whiff of this suicide ♪

♪ Holler at me, 'cause I got it all day ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ No need to fly to Jamaica ♪

♪ For the Ganja, we can get the same thing ♪

♪ You want that bom bom biggy? ♪

♪ Holler at my niggie right here in L.A. ♪

♪ Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale ♪

♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪

♪ Let me put some kush up in it ♪

♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪

♪ Let me put some kush up in it ♪

♪ Still I am ♪

♪ Tighter than the pants on will.I.am ♪

♪ Back throw, back still ♪

♪ I have a pound in my backpack ♪

♪ Next to where the swishers at ♪

♪ Smoking presidential ♪

♪ Got some bubba, I give ya that ♪

♪ Need it for my cataracts ♪

♪ Four hoes and I'm the pimp in my Cadillac ♪

♪ You can tell them Cali back ♪

♪ Matter fact, they gon' know this ain't 'dro ♪

♪ Get a whiff of that ♪

♪ No, it ain't no seeds in my sack ♪

♪ You ain't never gotta ask, dog ♪

♪ What he smoking on? ♪

♪ Shit, kush 'til my mind gone ♪

♪ What you thin I'm on? ♪

♪ Eyes low, I'm blown ♪

♪ High as a motherfucker ♪

♪ There ain't no question 'bout it ♪

♪ Niggas say, "Smoke me out," ♪

♪ Yeah, I really doubt it ♪

♪ I'm Bob Marley reincarnated, so faded ♪

♪ So if you want it, you know your nigga homie ♪

♪ You can put it in a zag or a blunt and get blunted ♪

♪ Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale ♪

♪ Yes! ♪

♪ Whoa! ♪

♪ I know you trying to get high ♪

♪ Type of shit that have you leaning sideways ♪

♪ Take a whiff of this suicide ♪

♪ Holler at me 'cause I got it all day ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ No need to fly to Jamaica ♪

♪ For the ganja, we can get the same thing ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ You want that bom bom biggy? ♪

♪ Holla at my niggie right here in L.A. ♪

♪ Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale ♪

♪ Ain't that kush, we blow on the best smoke ♪

♪ Inhale slow, no joke, make yo' ass choke ♪

♪ Hold up, wait a minute ♪

♪ You can go put it back ♪

♪ 'Cause what you got in your sack, boy ♪

♪ It ain't that ♪

♪ Need that kush, we blow on the best smoke ♪

♪ Inhale slow, no joke, make yo' ass choke ♪

♪ Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale ♪

(hip hop beat continues)

(up tempo piano)

♪ Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kush /kʊʃ/ B2	noun - a type of cannabis known for its potency
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	verb - to inhale and exhale the smoke of burning material
high /haɪ/ B1	adjective - having a great vertical extent adjective - under the influence of drugs
pass /pæs/ A2	verb - to move past or go by
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B2	noun - a female dog, often used derogatorily for a woman
grass /ɡræs/ B1	noun - a common plant that covers the ground, also slang for marijuana
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
classic /ˈklæsɪk/ B2	adjective - of the first or highest quality
blunt /blʌnt/ B2	noun - a cigar that has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana
mattress /ˈmætrəs/ B1	noun - a large, rectangular pad used for sleeping on
traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ B1	noun - the movement of vehicles or people
whiff /wɪf/ B2	noun - a slight smell or puff of air
cataracts /ˈkætərækt/ C1	noun - a medical condition that affects vision

Key Grammar Structures

• Let me put some kush up in it

  ➔ Imperative with 'Let'

  ➔ 'Let' + object pronoun + infinitive without 'to' is used to give permission or make a suggestion. Here, it's used as an instruction or suggestion, expressing desire to do something. "Let" "me" "put"...

• We roll shit that burn slow as fucking molasses

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that', Intensifier 'fucking'

  ➔ 'that burn slow as fucking molasses' is a relative clause modifying 'shit'. 'fucking' is an intensifier, adding emphasis (though it's considered vulgar). "shit" "that" "burn" "fucking"...

• Probably won't pass it

  ➔ Contraction 'won't' (will not), implied subject.

  ➔ 'Won't' is the contraction of 'will not', indicating future negative. The subject 'I' or 'we' is implied and omitted for brevity. "Probably" "won't" "pass"...

• Eyes low, I'm blown

  ➔ Adjective as subject complement, passive voice short form.

  ➔ 'Eyes low' describes the state of the subject's eyes. 'I'm blown' is a shortened passive form meaning 'I am high/intoxicated'. The full sentence could be "My eyes are low, I am blown". "Eyes" "low" "I'm" "blown"...

• Ain't that kush, we blow on the best smoke

  ➔ Slang contraction 'Ain't', Relative clause with omission of relative pronoun.

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a slang contraction for 'is not', 'are not', or 'am not'. The relative clause 'we blow on' has an omitted relative pronoun (which would be 'that' or 'which'). The full clause could be 'Ain't that kush that we blow on, we blow on the best smoke'. "Ain't" "that" "we" "blow"...