The rap community has found interesting ways to pass time in the midst of what seems to be a global lockdown. Coronavirus has everyone in their homes in anticipation that this will all pass soon and people are launching all sorts of challenges on social media. Personally, I'm participating in the social distancing challenge which isn't all so challenging after all. Anyways, Gillie Da King launched the Kush Up Challenge and got Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, G Herbo, and more to participate and nominate fellow smokers. 

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@juicyj @tydollasign @xzibit @russ @gillie_da_king @snoopdogg

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Xzibit has now stepped up to the plate after being nominated by Wiz Khalifa. As Xzibit played a role in advocating for its legalization in California, he's also jumped into the industry himself so he wasn't about to go out with the baby lungs like Russ or Herbo. Instead, he whipped out an eight-gram joint that's seven grams flower and one gram live resin rolled in a live resin-infused paper.

Per the rules, Xzibit had to take 10 tokes of his joint without letting out any smoke. Xzibit accomplished this not once but twice, though the second time was definitely more clear. "Yeah, there we go," he said before letting out a loud cough.

Xzibit took the moment to nominate a few other OG smokers such as B-Real and Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, Method Man, Redman, and Berner.

Peep Xzibit's #KushUpChallenge below.

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I challenge @breal @sendog @redmangilla @methodmanofficial @berner415 #whatsinyourgrenade @wonderbrett_ @greenwooddistro @napalmcannabisco @lift_ticket_laboratory

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Instead of the push-up challenge -- which is still definitely a good thing to try out while in quarantine -- Gillie Da Kid decided to establish the "Kush Up" challenge. Effectively, it's the same exercise except, instead of working out your chest and arms, you're giving your lungs an uphill battle.

Unless you're an experienced smoker, we don't suggest trying out the Kush Up challenge. Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg accepted the competition without a second thought but, then again, they always have a joint placed between their fingers. Russ is an avid smoker, but he's not at the level that Wiz Khalifa holds himself at so when the latter invited the rapper to join the fun, he nearly ended up coughing his lungs out.

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"Ay @wizkhalifa why tf did you nominate me for this," asked Russ in a video upload to Instagram. "I almost died."

In the clip, the stages of discomfort that Russ encounters are visible on his face. At first, he doesn't have an issue but as he nears his limit, a scowl grows on his lips before he's forced to exhale quickly and presumably have a cough attack.

"I nominate no one because I will not subject anyone else to this suffering," added the artist.

Despite failing the challenge, Wiz Khalifa is still impressed with Russ, voicing his approval in the comments.

As everyone stays inside their crib due to social distancing, people are getting really creative with how they're passing time these days. Social media challenges are getting more and more popular. Most recently, the #PushUpChallenge began to infiltrate IG stories as people nominated their friends to do 10 push-ups. In response to the Push-Up challenge, Gillie Da King launched something for the smokers: the Kush Up challenge. Everyone nominated must take 10 tokes off of the blunt without letting out any smoke.

Gillie nominated a slew of stoners such as Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, G Herbo, T.I., Jim Jones, Lil Durk and more to partake in the challenge. Though a few haven't responded, the game's top smokers did show out. Snoop Dogg and Wiz accepted the challenge with ease while the latter nominated Ty Dolla $ign, Juicy J, Russ, and Xzibit. Herbo also got in on the challenge but as Gillie would put it, he has "baby lungs."

Jim Jones, though, stepped into the game correcting everyone on the actual rules. Jim laid down a history lesson on the origins of the challenge that he was introduced to by B-Legit in 1997. Described as 10-for-20, Jim Jones challenged everyone to take 10 tokes and hold it in for 20 seconds, later challenging a slew of his friends including Dave East. 

Check out the Kush Up Challenge posts below. 

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?????? #KushUpChallenge

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Nigga Smokes Smokes ???? check his new music out 2 Nite #KushUpChallenge

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