All I can say is that I regret nothing. Some of the things that I’ve said might have stung. I am a kinder Wendy now because I’m on TV.
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However, not all artists need to spark the ‘bud’ to produce fire vocals on the beat. Like many, the artist struggled during the Covid pandemic, and during lockdown he relapsed. However, he cleaned up, and now works with CLEAN Cause – a sparkling yerba mate brand, who donate towards supporting addiction recovery. One of Kendrick Lamar’s first big hits, ‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’ addressed some of his experiences with alcohol and his feelings towards it. If we missed anything you’d like to add, write us in the comments.
The New York Times
This article will introduce you to some of our generation’s sober rappers. Call them straight edge, call them teetotal – these guys have discovered that alcohol and drugs don’t do them any good. It turns out that some of the most famous and successful rappers of all time don’t drink alcohol or take drugs. Yeah, Young Chop doesn’t rap, but it’s worth noting that the “Hate Being Sober” producer doesn’t smoke weed or drink.
I’ve always been critical of my body. Then I saw what it was capable of
- Whoever said weed isn’t a social drug was lying.
- So help me understand the distinction you’re making.
- Twain never drinks or smokes and is also a vegetarian.
- “I was in a dark place.” The album is pensive and desolate.
- But at this point, we’re in a very different time.
- All irony aside, it’s nice to see that the Chicago beatsmith doesn’t partake in any of Chief Keef’s wild shenanigans.
- Cannabis has been apart of Hip-Hop’s DNA since its inception.
Since then, he’s been open about drug and alcohol use while with the band Drive-By Truckers. Isbell’s 2013 LP, Southeastern, highlights his sobriety. Andre 3000 may experiment with bow ties and suspenders, but he doesn’t toy with drugs. Word has it that Ice Cold hasn’t touched a mind-altering substance for nearly two decades. Andre decided to make the change after partying too hard sober rappers in his younger days. “I actually looked in the mirror and saw myself deteriorating,” Andre 3000 told “VIBE” in 2012.
Those lessons, particularly the ones about physical appearance — Yeah, I got all this plastic surgery. My mother’s lesson to me regarding womanhood was about being as beautiful as you can at all times. It doesn’t mean that you put on a full face of makeup to watch the Lifetime movie on Sunday when you’re at home by yourself. It means that when you pass the mirror you still want to see something nice.
Tyler, The Creator
Artery can transform any space into a performance venue, be it a laundromat, park or even your own living room. As you can be the host, you decide if you wish to serve alcohol or not. Truly a unique and original experience. I was sober, but instead of binge drinking on the weekends, I was binge-watching Netflix and eating pizza like a champ instead.
Artists Who Have Chosen Sobriety
- Em has vacillated between addiction and sobriety for years, and you can usually tell which songs were recorded sober and which he recorded stoned out of his mind.
- Speaking in third person, he captioned the post, “Toosii if you don’t smoke or drink how do you have fun?,” dismissing any notion of relying on substances to keep himself busy.
- If you’re a celebrity, and you invite me over for dinner, I’m not talking about that.
- It doesn’t mean that you put on a full face of makeup to watch the Lifetime movie on Sunday when you’re at home by yourself.
- Other rappers have also sided with sobriety, too.
I started rapping around the same time I started using drugs and alcohol. When it comes to creativity, there’s this false notion that musicians are at their best when they are using a ton of drugs — that’s how they channel the spirit. That has never been my experience. When I use drugs and alcohol, I shut off.
