WEBVTT 00:00:00.177 --> 00:00:04.359 Chad Butler, Known as Pimp C died in a Los Angeles hotel room. 00:00:04.359 --> 00:00:07.896 The L.A. county coroner's office ruled the rappers death accidental 00:00:07.896 --> 00:00:11.835 and attributed it to a combination of apnea and syrup, 00:00:11.835 --> 00:00:15.005 and we know that syrup on the streets usually has codeine 00:00:15.005 --> 00:00:20.472 absolutely, we have a problem now with the cough syrup epidemic /echo/ 00:00:20.472 --> 00:00:22.356 He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' on 00:00:22.356 --> 00:00:26.583 He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg? That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin' huh? 00:00:26.583 --> 00:00:28.621 And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard 00:00:28.621 --> 00:00:32.702 Yup yup five a bone When he passed him that styrofoam 00:00:32.702 --> 00:00:36.341 the easter pink, heard it rhyme before Finally got to see what all the hype was on 00:00:36.341 --> 00:00:40.774 And then he took a sip, sittin' in the Lincoln thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listened to the system 00:00:40.774 --> 00:00:43.446 Little did he know that it was just as addictive as bass 00:00:43.446 --> 00:00:47.023 Not the kind that hits from the kick drum Hot box, let the bass bump 00:00:47.023 --> 00:00:49.286 Take it to the face, gulp 00:00:49.286 --> 00:00:53.085 Months later the use went up And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff 00:00:53.085 --> 00:00:56.704 But Goddamn he loved that feelin' Purple rain coated in the throat 00:00:56.704 --> 00:00:57.880 Just so healin' 00:00:57.880 --> 00:01:01.236 Medicine alleviate the sickness liquid affix and it comes with a cost 00:01:01.236 --> 00:01:05.379 wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin' trying to escape the skin that barely fit him 00:01:05.379 --> 00:01:07.876 gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows 00:01:07.876 --> 00:01:10.003 headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it 00:01:10.003 --> 00:01:13.626 Didn't even think he had a problem Though he couldn't sleep without gettin' nauseous 00:01:13.626 --> 00:01:18.490 Room spinnin', thinkin' he might have sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup 00:01:18.490 --> 00:01:22.010 His eyelids closed shut Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup 00:01:22.010 --> 00:01:26.246 girlfriend came and a couple hours later said his name shook him but he never got up 00:01:27.230 --> 00:01:29.369 ...he never got up... 00:01:29.369 --> 00:01:31.147 ...he never got up... 00:01:31.147 --> 00:01:32.679 We live on the cusp of death 00:01:32.679 --> 00:01:34.947 thinkin' that it won't be us 00:01:34.947 --> 00:01:37.346 It won't be us... 00:01:37.346 --> 00:01:39.270 It won't be us... 00:01:39.270 --> 00:01:40.903 It won't be us... 00:01:40.903 --> 00:01:42.766 Nah, it won't be us!! 00:01:59.345 --> 00:02:02.908 Now he just wanted to act like them He just wanted to rap like him 00:02:02.908 --> 00:02:07.265 Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids 00:02:07.265 --> 00:02:11.423 Blunt passed, ash in the tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds 00:02:11.423 --> 00:02:15.666 The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some shit they haven't lived 00:02:15.666 --> 00:02:17.350 Surprise, you know the drill 00:02:17.350 --> 00:02:19.458 Trapped in a box to climb record sales 00:02:19.458 --> 00:02:22.113 Follow the formula: violence, drugs, and, sex sells 00:02:22.113 --> 00:02:25.790 So we try to sound like someone else This is not Californication 00:02:25.790 --> 00:02:28.038 There's no way to glorify this pavement 00:02:28.038 --> 00:02:32.154 Syrup, percocet, hit an eighth a day will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant 00:02:32.154 --> 00:02:35.976 Despite how Lil Wayne lives It's not conducive to being creative 00:02:35.976 --> 00:02:40.329 And I know 'cause he's my favorite And I know 'cause I was off that same mix 00:02:40.329 --> 00:02:44.353 Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to dedication 00:02:44.353 --> 00:02:48.663 But he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, pass out or play Playstation 00:02:48.663 --> 00:02:50.578 Months later I'm in the same place 00:02:50.578 --> 00:02:52.601 No music made, feeling like a failure 00:02:52.601 --> 00:02:56.880 And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parent's basement 00:02:56.895 --> 00:03:00.909 I've seen my people's dreams die I've seen what they can be denied 00:03:00.909 --> 00:03:05.025 And "weeds not a drug" - that's denial Groundhog Day life repeat each time 00:03:05.025 --> 00:03:09.207 I've seen oxycontin take three lives I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes 00:03:09.207 --> 00:03:11.710 I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside 00:03:11.710 --> 00:03:14.697 Cheatin' and lyin' Friendship cease, no peace in the mind 00:03:14.712 --> 00:03:17.145 Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside 00:03:17.145 --> 00:03:21.399 Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying 00:03:21.399 --> 00:03:25.479 That rush, that drug, that dope Those pills, that crumb, that roach 00:03:25.479 --> 00:03:28.023 Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug 00:03:28.023 --> 00:03:30.200 and growing up nobody ever does 00:03:30.200 --> 00:03:34.119 Until your stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become 00:03:34.119 --> 00:03:36.003 Swore I was goin' to be someone 00:03:36.003 --> 00:03:38.124 And growing up everyone always does 00:03:38.124 --> 00:03:40.328 We sell our dreams and our potential 00:03:40.328 --> 00:03:44.656 To escape, through that buzz Just keep me up, keep me up 00:03:44.656 --> 00:03:47.048 Hollywood here we come 00:03:58.875 --> 00:04:02.252 You can tend to um go a little too far with some of these things 00:04:02.252 --> 00:04:06.371 that have very strong addictive qualities pills and syrups and whatnot so um.. 00:04:06.371 --> 00:04:08.224 - Is it changing the music? - 00:04:08.224 --> 00:04:10.366 ...umm I can only speak for myself personally, 00:04:10.366 --> 00:04:12.621 know' what I'm saying' we have been taking down 00:04:12.621 --> 00:04:15.810 toning down the content of certain things in the music label 00:04:15.810 --> 00:04:19.742 and my new album of course probly' won't have any references to cough syrup in it 00:04:19.742 --> 00:04:23.189 but um as we, if we look at it more than in music I think its going to start 00:04:23.189 --> 00:04:26.288 affecting the personal lives of a lot of artists and people 00:04:26.288 --> 00:04:28.808 People... 00:04:42.660 --> 00:04:45.280 Subs done by Saniel 00:04:45.280 --> 00:04:49.387 using http://www.sweetslyrics.com/812995.Macklemore%20-%20Otherside.html