Words by Jesse Serwer
Word has it that Mad Lion, the ruff, gruff, Boogie Down Productions-affiliated deejay behind such mid-’90s raggamuffin rap classics as “Take It Easy” and “Double Trouble,” now operates a medical marijuana dispensary in Southern California. It seems that he’s found himself in another weed-soaked Cali laboratory, as well: Dr. Dre’s. Lion turns up alongside Snoop Dogg and Akon on a “refix” of “Kush,” said to be the first single from the D-R-E’s mythical Detox LP.
[audio:http://largeup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/KUSH-REFIX-ft-MAD-LION-AAA.mp3|titles=Dr. Dre feat. Mad Lion, Snoop Dogg and Akon — “Kush (Refix)]The one-time Ward 21 protégé is back in the dancehall conversation with the uplifting “Can’t…
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