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...
We live on the cusp of death
thinkin' that 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...
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