8teen Smokes (born February 10, 2002) is an independent producer from Pakistan who began making music in 2017 using FL Studio. Alan Walker, Martin Garrix, and David Guetta.
To understand the phrase, we must first break down its components.
At first glance, the term seems contradictory. "8teen" is a stylized spelling of eighteen—the legal age to purchase tobacco in many US states (though recently raised to 21 federally, the cultural echo remains). "Smokes" is a throwback slang for cigarettes or, increasingly, nicotine vapes. And "stay" suggests permanence, a decision to remain in a specific state of mind or location.