The Stoned Immaculate

Curren$y's latest album features Big K.R.I.T., Pharrell, 2 Chainz, Estelle, Young Jeezy, Wiz Khalifa, and a buzz-harshing Wale, among others.

Curren$y is a curious paradox. His voracious appetite for new collaborators suggests a creative restlessness, but his dogged commitment to a single, chilled-out aesthetic betrays a resistance to change. The weed-mellowed Louisiana rapper has released a staggering eight albums in just a little over three years, and…

Combine rapper Curren$y's stoned, slow flow with his general preference for light, loopy beats and you've got an “acquired taste” indeed, plus there's the full-on embracing of weed and head shop culture topped by a prolific nature that's been averaging right around two mixtapes and two commercial releases per year.