14 Rappers Who Admitted To Drug Abuse
I Was A Fiend: 14 Rappers Who Admitted To Drug Abuse - Page 16
Your not-so-subtle Fox News pundit is quick to point the finger at any MC they believe is promoting recreational drug use.
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But with the slightest bit of nuance, these 14 rappers who admitted drug use give candid accounts via their interviews, rhymes, and sometimes unfortunate headlines.
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Gucci Mane
Since coming home from prison, Guwop has copped to indulging in marijuana and drinking lean in his wilder days. It takes some serious dope to get an ice cream cone inked on your cheek though.
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T.I.
A 2001 arrest found T.I. and Tiny on their way to what had the makings of one hell of a night. The couple was busted with ecstasy, codeine, and marijuana in their Mercedes Maybach.
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Eminem
How in the hell did Eminem survive downing up to 20 Vicodin, Ambien and Valium in a day?
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DMX
X was in the middle of a potentially life-threatening fall from grace in 2004 when authorities busted him with 15 to 20 rocks of crack cocaine as well as Oxycodone and Diazepam in his whip.
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Kendrick Lamar
Any Kendrick stan will tell you m.A.A.d is an acronym for “Me an Angel on Angel Dust.” Such is the case when the homies pass you a blunt laced with PCP that leaves you foaming at the mouth.
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ScHoolboy Q
While Kendrick’s indulgence in Schedule II narcotics seems accidental, ScHoolboy Q has been very candid about breaking the dopeboy golden rule. He has admitted he previously sold and was addicted to Oxycontin.
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Kid Cudi
He had a couple steamy scenes with Lake Bell on How To Make It In America, but in real life, Cudi had some trouble breaking up with that “white girl” pressed directly from the coca plant.
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Prodigy
A major part of “Quiet Storm” was how P admitted he formerly “spent too many nights sniffin’ coke gettin’ right.” True story?
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Turk & B.G.
It turns out at least two of the Hot Boys were also H-Boys. When they rapped about giving girls the “dope d**k,” they were referring to laying the pipe after beaming up on Heroin.
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Joe Budden
All you need to do is listen to tracks like “Calm Down” and “Walk With Me” to understand Budden’s battles with Molly and other drugs.
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Flesh N Bone
Much like Kendrick, Flesh-N-Bone also had a run in with “Shenanigans.” In 2000, the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony rapper was busted with a sawed off shotgun at a relative’s house while gone off angel dust.
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Macklemore
“The End,” “Otherside,” and “Inhale Deep” are just a few of the songs Macklemore uses to address his previous struggles with alcoholism and addiction to Oxycontin, marijuana, and Codeine.
