The "Black and Yellow" Pittsburgh emcee has decided to do a bit more singing and a lot less rhyming on a brand new song, titled "Stoned." Produced by Stargate, the beat features stuttering synths and a strong bass, with an electric guitar piercing in the background. Although the sound is not as catchy as "Black and Yellow," and the song has that Rebirth-era Lil Wayne vibe, it is an interesting effort from the western Pennsylvania native. Production-wise, it solidifies the production team's ability to make serious hip hop beats even if though their forte has been in the pop and R&B arena.
The song's lyrical content revolves around Wiz Khalifa's struggles coming up in the music industry, crooning about not being let into the club, radio neglecting his music, and his women troubles. He reserves his singing for the moments of his past in which he faced adversity, then interrupts his warbling with a few bars of unfettered spitting about the newly ushered good times with which he's been greeted. The marijuana is his escape, but so is his flow and lyricism, which saves the song from being a subpar sophomore track. It still lacks the shine and ingenuity of his ode to Pittsburgh, but there's something about this track that might get some crossover success on radio and who cannot rally behind an underdog anthem such as this track.
Listen below to the track.
