Kottonmouth Kings

Tour Dates

04/20/09 House of Blues w/ OPM & Sen Dog 3950 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 –
04/20/09 House of Blues w/ OPM & Sen Dog 1055 5th Ave, San Diego, California 92101 –
04/20/09 The Grove – 4/20 Freedom Fest w/ OPM & The Pricks & Boombox Ninjas 2200 E Katella Ave, Anaheim, California 92806 –
04/29/09 Prince of Wales Hotel – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Bunbury, Western Australia
04/30/09 Metro City Perth – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Northbridge, Western Australia
05/01/09 HQ Complex – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Adelaide, South Australia
05/02/09 ANU Union Bar – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Acton, Australian Capital Territory
05/03/09 Hifi Bar Melbourne: Basement – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Melbourne, Victoria
05/06/09 Pier Live – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Frankston, Victoria
05/07/09 The Gaelic – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Surry Hills, New South Wales
05/08/09 The Bar on the Hill – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Callaghan, New South Wales
05/09/09 Towradgi Beach Hotel – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Towradgi, New South Wales
05/10/09 Mona Vale Hotel – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Mona Vale, New South Wales
05/14/09 The Coolangatta Hotel – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Coolangatta, Queensland
05/15/09 Hifi Bar Brisbane – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Brisbane, Queensland
05/16/09 Sands Tavern – Down Under 2009 w/ Sen Dog Maroochydore, Queensland

Discography

[1998] Royal Highness	[1999] Hidden Stash	[2001] Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop
[2002] Rollin’ Stoned	[2004] Fire It Up	[2005] Kottonmouth Kings No 7
[2006] Hidden Stash III	[2007] Cloud Nine	[2008] The Green Album

You know what 4/20 is don’t you? Is it any wonder why pot-day is so close to earth-day?

In “celebration” is The Green Album by Kottonmouth Kings. Although you may think ‘green’ refers to the color money, looking at their cover artwork, it’s clearly all about the other green buds. These guys are seriously crazy about the Cannabis stuff, apparently they have an even newer album to be called Hidden Stash IV (YES these guys named several of their albums Hidden Stash, plus other high-larious titles like Rollin’ Stoned, Fire It Up and Cloud Nine).

So anyroad, the band’s been around since the mid-90s and described themselves as “psychedelic hip-hop punk rock”. And true to their description, there’s a little of everything on this Green Album, from rock-ish (“Rock Like Us”) to punk (“Socal Punk”) to trippy hip hop (“Grass Is Greener”) to rap (“We Don’t Give A F***”).

When you think of white guys doing hip hop or rap, it can go either way: 1. parodies/funny/ironic kind of band (see Blood Hound Gang), or 2. hardcore/serious (see House of Pain). It’s hard to tell with Kottonmouth Kings, they seem hardcore, but with the pot elements, it just seems silly to me.

They first became famous with their “Suburban Life” on the soundtrack to Scream 2 (1997), and about 10 years later, they were enjoying the height of their popularity by going on a very successful Cannabis Cup tour, as well as “Band of the Year” by High Times Magazine.

When they are not singing about pot, they do have some interesting songs. “Blaze Of Glory” gives us a glimpse of BJ “the Pimp” Smith’s back story and the lifestyle that they like to lead. He also raps on “What U In 4”, which is possibly the hardest song on the album.

Other subject matters outside of buds is sex, and it’s hard to ignore it on the song “Sex Toy”. It’s a bit raunchy, and features vocals by Tech N9ne.

The Green Album is available now at Suburban Noize Records, look for Hidden Stash IV to come out this year. If you’re into the pot culture or like party bands, you probably will love this band. In fact, you probably own this CD already, you just forgot.

Kottonmouth Kings “Everybody Move”

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