Chad Butler, Known as Pimp C died in a Los Angeles hotel room. The L.A. county coroner's office ruled the rappers death accidental and attributed it to a combination of apnea and syrup, and we know that syrup on the streets usually has codeine absolutely, we have a problem now with the cough syrup epidemic /echo/ He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' on He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg? That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin' huh? And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard Yup yup five a bone When he passed him that styrofoam the easter pink, heard it rhyme before Finally got to see what all the hype was on And then he took a sip, sittin' in the Lincoln thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listened to the system Little did he know that it was just as addictive as bass Not the kind that hits from the kick drum Hot box, let the bass bump Take it to the face, gulp Months later the use went up And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff But Goddamn he loved that feelin' Purple rain coated in the throat Just so healin' Medicine alleviate the sickness liquid affix and it comes with a cost wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin' trying to escape the skin that barely fit him gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it Didn't even think he had a problem Though he couldn't sleep without gettin' nauseous Room spinnin', thinkin' he might have sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup His eyelids closed shut Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup girlfriend came and a couple hours later said his name shook him but he never got up ...he never got up... ...he never got up... We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us It won't be us... It won't be us... It won't be us... Nah, it won't be us!! Now he just wanted to act like them He just wanted to rap like him Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids Blunt passed, ash in the tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some shit they haven't lived Surprise, you know the drill Trapped in a box to climb record sales Follow the formula: violence, drugs, and, sex sells So we try to sound like someone else This is not Californication There's no way to glorify this pavement Syrup, percocet, hit an eighth a day will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant Despite how Lil Wayne lives It's not conducive to being creative And I know 'cause he's my favorite And I know 'cause I was off that same mix Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to dedication But he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, pass out or play Playstation Months later I'm in the same place No music made, feeling like a failure And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parent's basement I've seen my people's dreams die I've seen what they can be denied And "weeds not a drug" - that's denial Groundhog Day life repeat each time I've seen oxycontin take three lives I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside Cheatin' and lyin' Friendship cease, no peace in the mind Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying That rush, that drug, that dope Those pills, that crumb, that roach Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug and growing up nobody ever does Until your stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become Swore I was goin' to be someone And growing up everyone always does We sell our dreams and our potential To escape, through that buzz Just keep me up, keep me up Hollywood here we come You can tend to um go a little too far with some of these things that have very strong addictive qualities pills and syrups and whatnot so um.. - Is it changing the music? - ...umm I can only speak for myself personally, know' what I'm saying' we have been taking down toning down the content of certain things in the music label and my new album of course probly' won't have any references to cough syrup in it but um as we, if we look at it more than in music I think its going to start affecting the personal lives of a lot of artists and people People... Subs done by Saniel using http://www.sweetslyrics.com/812995.Macklemore%20-%20Otherside.html