Beholder Halfway #23 - Calmly Smoke

Monthly investigations of music politics with Paul Rekret.

This month: Ketan Shankardass examines representations of stress and drug use in American hip-hop.

Tracklist

Organized Konfusion – Stress (Remix)
Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave
Fat Joe – Success (DJ Premier Remix Instrumental)
Toddy Tee – The Batteram
Ice Cube – Bird in the Hand
One Gud Cide – Bad Dreams
Kendrick Lamar – Cartoons and Cereal f. Gunplay
Maze – Lady of Magic
DJ Quik – The Maze
Mobb Deep – Drink Away The Pain (Situations)
Goodie Mob – Thought Process
Alchemist – Calmly Smoke (f. Styles P)
Ab-Soul – The Book of Soul
Bobby McFerrin – Moondance
Megalon – When I Go Out
Meek Mill f. Young Thug – We Ball
Fetty Wap – Wake Up
Soft Machine – Drop
Schoolboy Q – Black Thoughts