Blunt Blowin

## Promotional single by Lil Wayne

"**Blunt Blowin**" is a promotional single by American rapper Lil Wayne, released as the second track from his ninth studio album, *Tha Carter IV* (2011). According to Young Money President Mack Maine, Weezy wrote the record while in Rikers prison, then recorded it "as soon as he got out."

Upon the release of *C4*, the song debuted at number 33 on the US *Billboard* Hot 100. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 16, 2012, for selling 500,000 digital copies. It has since been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.

## Background

Producer DVLP stated to *Life + Times*, "I had a couple other beats, but 'Blunt Blowin' was the one I wanted him to get on. I felt like it was going to happen. With that beat, I was really getting into character. [...] I kept thinking that this guy had been in jail for eight months. I was sure he wanted to just lose his mind, so I wanted to make a really epic record where the music didn’t come in until about a minute and a half and really let him express himself. It was the first record that he cut when he came home. He spent about two days on it."

## Reception

AllMusic described it as "seductive and flossy version of the blues," while *DJBooth* called it "completely forgettable." *Billboard* remarked, "5-minute epic, with Wayne taking things slow and sneering through the hook. The beat knocks, but Weezy still sounds too tentative."

Kyle Kramer of *Vice* analyzed, "Not only is 'And they say never say never, but fuck it, never mind' one of Wayne's most quotable bars [...] But if you look at the song through the lens of it being a new beginning rather than a return, it makes a lot more sense." They continued it was "a declaration he was back, but it was also a declaration of the idea that Wayne had changed from the blunt smoker of the past."

## Personnel

* Bigram "DVLP" Zayas – writer, producer
* Brian Gardner – masterer
* Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter Jr. – vocals, writer
* Edward "JewFro" Lidow – assistant recording engineer
* Elizabeth Gallardo – assistant mixer
* Fabian Marascuillo – mixer
* Matthew "Filthy" DelGiorno – writer, co-producer
* Michael Cadahia – recording engineer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

Yeah, I put my shades on

[Verse 1]

I live it up like these are my last days

If time is money, I'm an hour past paid

Ugh, gunpowder in my hourglass

N\*\*\*as faker than some flour in a powder bag

Yeah, I put it down like my hands hurting

I'm on a natural high, but I land perfect

Some of us are lovers, most of y'all haters

But I put up a wall, and they just wallpaper

So love or hate me, I stay hate-free

They say we learn from mistakes; why, that's why they mistake me

I got some weight on my shoulders, to me it's like feathers

All hail Weezy, call it bad weather

I stick to the script, I memorize the lines

Cause life is a movie that I've seen too many times

You're on the outside looking in, close the blinds

And they say never say never, but fuck it, nevermind

I've been gone too long, true or false, right or wrong

Hello Weezy, welcome home, yeah

[Chorus]

And I'm a blunt-blowin', Polo-drawers-showin'

I-don't-give-a-lovely-motherfuck-ass-n\*\*\*a

With my money growing, no matter where you going

You don't need a bus pass for me to bust yo ass, n\*\*\*a

I'm a blunt-blowin', Polo-drawers-showin'

I-don't-give-a-lovely-motherfuck-ass-n\*\*\*a

With my money growing, no matter where you going

You don't need a bus pass for me to bust yo ass, n\*\*\*a

[Verse 2]

Stunna, I got 'em, I'm back on them bitches

All about my riches, my name should be Richard

Cut the bullshit out, I'm Edward with the scissors

Life is a choice, and death is a decision

Times have changed, but fuck it get a new watch

I still got the vision like a line between two dots

Young Money's eating, the label getting fatter

And yea, the tables turned, but I'm still sitting at 'em

I'm a bad motherfucker cause the good die young

Everybody selling dreams, I'm too cheap to buy one

Man, when that cookie crumble, everybody want a crumb

Shoot that hummingbird down, hummingbird don't hum

Yea, big money, big money, deep pockets

Money talks, and motherfuckers eavesdropping

Bunch of bloods, you could call it blood clotting

Eastside, MOB Piru Damu

[Hook]

I'm a blunt-blowin', Polo-drawers-showin'

I-don't-give-a-lovely-motherfuck-ass-n\*\*\*a

With my teeth glowing, I'm on my Deebowin'

You don't need a bus pass for me to bust yo ass, n\*\*\*a

[Verse 3]

Light that Ashton Kutcher, I'm a limit pusher

See y'all dead meat, and me I'm just a butcher

I do it for the money, man I am such a hooker

And freedom was my girl, until they fucking took her

You can look into the future, it's right behind your eyelids

But I don't wanna know, cause shit I like surprises

Why that, why this, why you on that why shit?

Motherfucker ask me why, I say YM

Beach bum, call me Ocean Drive Slim

Drop the top, look up and make the sky grin

Young Mula, skinnies and some Supras

Belly of the beast 'til it puke us, motherfucker

[Hook]

I'm a blunt-blowin', Polo-drawers-showin'

I-don't-give-a-lovely-motherfuck-ass-n\*\*\*a

With my money growing, no matter where you going

You don't need a bus pass for me to bust yo ass, n\*\*\*a

[Outro]

I've been gone too long

True or false, right or wrong

Hello Weezy, welcome home

It's Young Mula, baby

## References

1. ↑ Markman, Rob (August 31, 2011). "Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter IV' Shows 'Three Different Sides'". *MTV News*.
2. ↑ Acevedo, Kai (July 14, 2014). "Check the Credits: DVLP Speaks on Producing for Eminem, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and More". *Life + Times*.
3. ↑ "Tha Carter IV Review by David Jeffries". *AllMusic*. 2011.
4. ↑ "Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV". *DJBooth*. August 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011.
5. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (August 29, 2011). "Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter IV': Track-by-Track Review". *Billboard*.
6. ↑ Kramer, Kyle (April 21, 2017). "A Year of Lil Wayne: Blunt Blowin'". *Vice*.