10 Rappers Who Are Drug-Free

In the 1960s and 1970s, LSD and heroin helped musicians break on through to the other side, while cocaine gave 1980s pop music its turbo charge. Fast-forward to the 2010s, and it’s opioids that now have a grip over some of music’s biggest stars. In 1984, Grandmaster Melle Mel released “White Lines (Don’t Do It),” an anti-drug message disguised as a party anthem. Shortly thereafter, Kool Moe Dee doubled down on the message in “Crack Monster,” a song dedicated to the “devil” that was encroaching on life in black America. XXXTentacion’s lawyer, David Bogenschutz, says the rapper had “been concerned that someone would kidnap or kill him.

« Hopefully I can be the face to sho niggas to slow down an we got our whole life ahead of us fuck being rock stars gettin high I got ptsd, » he wrote on Twitter, a few days after being diagnosed with liver and kidney failure in October 2017. « I was running from my old life tryna get high didn’t want to face them demons…I’m getting help I might just go to rehab. » Before his untimely passing, he stated he hadn’t taken a sip in two months. The “Only Wanna Be With You” and “Wagon rappers on drugs Wheel” singer, 57, was booked Thursday in Williamson County jail on misdemeanor drug possession charges and was released about an hour after being taken to jail, where he was processed and took a mug shot. The ’90s gave us some of the best hip hop and R&B records to hit our speakers, ushering in a strong class of sensual, edgy and ingenious girl groups that dominated the iconic era. GET UP N RIDE NOLA, was created in 2015 by Blake Owens, Nick Reed, and Sinnidra Taylor.

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While there would seem to be an obvious connotation with a loaf of bread to money, Detroit rapper DeJ Loaf actually got the word “loaf” in her name because of a shoe. Yet her name can’t help but remind you of your latest trip to the grocery store. DeJ’s smooth delivery is a mix of melody and raps like butter on bread. Quintessential soul food items seem as though they should be regular entries for rapper names on a list like this one. However, that sole spot belongs to the multifaceted rapping and singing group The Black Eyed Peas.

A number of rappers of all backgrounds have grappled with substance use disorders. These products triggered a 2019 Food and Drug Administration crackdown on the vaping juices. The drugs themselves, however, still pump through the streets, just like the hip-hop lyrics. Although the UK isn’t experiencing a full-blown opioid epidemic like America, the numbers show it’s still becoming a problem – prescriptions for opioid-based painkillers have increased by more than 60 per cent in the past decade. Official statistics show Tramadol was implicated in 220 drug-related deaths in England in 2018 compared to just seven in 1998. And Oxycodone, the opioid many believe is at the centre of America’s epidemic, was implicated in 79 deaths in England in 2018 compared to zero deaths just ten years earlier.

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The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Washington and Jordan are accused of gunning down Jay in his recording studio over a drug dispute, a prosecution narrative challenging the public understanding of a DJ known for his anti-drug advocacy. They have pleaded not guilty, as has a third defendant who was charged this past May and will be tried separately. Nathan Oyeniyi is a senior who considers himself a fan of hip hop who likes to emulate the artists. He wears chains like artists do, he rocks earrings and also follows the drug-related messages of some of his idols.

• Lil Reese was also a part of the 2010s version of an Ice-T-style gangsta rap revolution in Chicago Drill music.
• His smooth delivery can, at times, resemble the pour of gravy over the turkey on any Thanksgiving table.
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• In 2007, the rapper almost died due to an accidental methadone overdose.

Frequent collaborators Lil Pump and Smokepurpp blacklisted Xans, announcing in January 2018 that they were leaving the habit in the past. Also last January, Mozzy kicked off the #KickDaKupChallenge, denouncing lean by pouring out a whole bottle onto the ground. REVOLT’s list of 2023’s most influential figures and changemakers in music, entertainment, sports, business, fashion and social justice. Many of today’s most recognized R&B artists had humble beginnings singing in their home church, and it laid the foundation for the rest of their lives.

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His music covers topics ranging from depression and suicide to benzodiazepine use. In his song “U Said,” he talks about dealing with the emotional pain of a broken relationship by popping pills and getting high. The Grammy Award-winning artist was addicted to prescription painkillers for years.