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Mind of a Stoner

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"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 American rapper Wiz Khalifa.[4]

Background and release

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.