Drugs
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Juice WRLD’s “Legends” Helped Me Cope with a Friend’s Death. Now, I’m Coping with His
“Legends” is a song for when you have nothing left to say, but you still feel the need to say something.
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How Hip-Hop Helped Me Quit Weed & Get Sober
One writer breaks down how hip-hop helped him get sober.
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Smokepurpp Reveals He “Nearly Died” While Making ‘Deadstar’ & ‘Deadstar 2’
“If you listen to ‘Deadstar,’ it’s really all about me feeling like I’m dying.”
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Eminem Taught Royce da 5’9” You “Don’t Have to be Drunk or High” to Make Music
“You don’t have to be drunk and high in order to create music.”
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Vince Staples Questions Why GQ Didn’t Speak with Other Sober Rap Artists
“They could have talked to J. Cole about not smoking, they could have talked to Kendrick about it.”
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A$AP Rocky is Sober—For Now
A$AP Rocky says he is going to be sober for all of 2019, unless his impulses get in the way.
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Future on What Has Changed for Him Since 2011: “$80 Million Richer”
Future is richer, but he is also more mature.
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Future Feels Burdened by Having to “Keep Living Every Line”
“That’s now who I am anymore.”
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Future Stopped Drinking Lean But He Didn’t Want to Tell Anyone
Future explains why he stopped drinking, but didn’t want fans to know.
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Vince Staples: “Reality Hurts, But So Does Addiction”
Vince Staples explains how his dangerous upbringing led to his sobriety.
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Kid Cudi: “I Was Really Good at Keeping My Troubles Hidden”
Kid Cudi opens up about his struggles with cocaine use.
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“Broken Girls,” Drugs & Viewing Women as Substances
From Lil Peep to Saba, women have historically been seen as substances in hip-hop.