Mac And Devin Go To High School

Mac and Devin Go to High School holds a unique place in the stoner canon. It’s not Half Baked or Pineapple Express —those are actual movies with plots. This is a feature-length hangout session.

The film also launched a sub-genre of "rapper high school movies." You can see its DNA in later projects like The High Note or even specific music videos from Migos and Lil Yachty that adopt the classroom setting as a backdrop for anti-establishment antics.

While the film received mixed reviews from mainstream critics, its achieved massive commercial success.

Let’s roll one up (metaphorically) and take a deep dive into the plot, the music, the controversy, and the surprising legacy of