I don’t pretend to know how Lord Infamous died, and I certainly am not interested in stomping on the brother’s grave. But as a man who seeks to protect and empower young black men, I cannot remain silent as corporate America promotes a lifestyle that is leading them to a premature death.
Three 6 Mafia, among other things, was responsible for the popular song, “Sipping on some Syrup” (Sizzurp), which served to heavily promote “Purple drank” deep in the south. The drink is a mix of codeine and Sprite, which dulls the senses and causes numerous side effects. Some of the side effects include slowed heartbeat, shallow breathing, blurred vision, agitation and hallucinations.
I dare say that this is the drink that put the rappers Lil Wayne and Rick Ross in the hospital multiple times for seizures over the past two years. It is also the drink that killed the popular rapper Pimp C (aka Chad Butler) at the age of 34. If Purple Drank were an organization, then corporate hip-hop artists would be the perfect spokesmen: They rap about the drink as if they own stock in the company, and it’s strange to see anybody spending this much time bragging about being high and drunk all the time.