Mind of a Stoner

"Mind of a Stoner"
Single by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Wiz Khalifa
from the album Black Flag
ReleasedJune 23, 2013 (2013-06-23)
Recorded2012–2013
GenreHip hop
Length2:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dre$ki
  • Brian Empire
Machine Gun Kelly singles chronology
"Black Tuxedos"
(2013) 		"Mind of a Stoner"
(2013) 		"No Miracles"
(2013)
Wiz Khalifa singles chronology
"See Me"
(2013) 		"Mind of a Stoner"
(2013) 		"I Bet"
(2013)

"Mind of a Stoner" is a song by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly.[1][2] It was released on June 23, 2013, for digital download by Bad Boy and Interscope.[3] The song features guest vocals from fellow American rapper Wiz Khalifa.[4]

Background and release

MGK announced the mixtape on January 28, 2013.[5] On February 18, 2013, Kelly revealed the mixtape's title to be "Black Flag", along with the cover art. Black Flag was released on June 23, 2013, with "Mind of a Stoner" enlisted as the fifth track on the project.[6] The song was officially recognized as the fifth single on February 10, 2014.[7]

Music video

The music video was released February 11, 2014.[8] It was directed by Charlie Zwick, and features cameos from Kid Ink, and Danielle Fishel, whom he acknowledges as Topanga.[9] The video's concept shows Kelly speaking of his problems and personal troubles, walking up to a bus stop where Khalifa offers Kelly weed, and the rest of the video sees Kelly smoking his problems away.[10] as of 2024 the music video had attained over 190 million views, making it one of Baker's most popular.

Awards

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2014 Ohio Hip Hop Awards Best National Music Video Won [11]
Best National Collaboration Won

References

  1. ^ "Listen to more of Machine Gun Kelly on Apple Music". Apple. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Listen to Black Flag by Machine Gun Kelly". SoundCloud. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Listen to Mind of a Stoner on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Explicit version of Mind of a Stoner now available". Amazon. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Stream Black Flag nu MGK now". Amazon. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Listen to Black Flag by Machine Gun Kelly". Spotify. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Stream Black Flag now on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "The message behind the video of Mind of a Stoner". urbanislandz.com. 12 February 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Topanga and Kid Ink feature in MGK's Mind of a Stoner music video". imvdb.com. 11 February 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "Watch the music video to Mind of a Stoner by MGK". YouTube. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ohio Hip Hop Awards". ohiohiphopawards.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.