Dr. Dre's 'Kush' lights up Detox hype

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You want to know why California's Prop. 19 didn't pass? Because Dre released this song two weeks too late.

I knew it. You did forget about Dre. It seemed like everyone I talked to hadn't remotely heard of this single, and were even more astounded that Detox might actually get released in our lifetime.

Honestly, I never thought even Dr. Dre would live to see Detox get released. Maybe the album would be released as a bunch of tracks that never got finished due to Dre's compulsive perfectionism. But we're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with "Kush."

Enlisting the help of DJ Khalil, Akon and, of course, Snoop Dogg, "Kush" has the appeal of old-school Dre with the production of something you'd probably have to sell your soul to build. Heart-pounding bass, pizzicato minor strings and some lone piano keys for the hook make the track a synergetic piece.

Typical stoner laughs will be emitted from lines such as "We roll shit that burns slower than fuckin' molasses," and Snoop's "Got some bubba, I give ya that, need it for my cataracts." Of course, the duo of Snoop and Dre have never been ones to shy away from their old friend Mary Jane, even if "Kush" is, as Dr. Dre said, not what his album is about at all.

But, to affirm reality, the single is something much bigger than weed. This shows that the 10-plus years Dre was sitting in his lab and pushing back Detox wasn't just for cheap hype. Rather, "Kush" is the single factor in what could be a monumental achievement for the West Coast pioneer before his retirement.