Drug Abuse and Rock N Roll

My favorite rappers rap about smoking weed and mixing hydrocodone in their drink, which could be purple or pink. Myself being raised to be an individual would not let such lyrics control my mind and have me experimenting with drugs that are potentially harmful but to others this may be a different story. We listen to music on the radio, on the internet, on phones while going everywhere to class, to the store, to work, to church anywhere that we could possible think of we listen to music. Rappers, singers, rock n roll legends, and pop artists all glorify drug use either in their music, videos, or photographs.  

above photo: Travis Barker and Lil Wayne

above photo: Rhihanna

Well known groups like the Beatles even glorified drug use in songs like “Got to Get You into My Life" as well as Rolling Stones, Weezer, James Taylor, and Alice in Chains just to name a few. If u have ever listened to a rap song the original version or the radio version their always glorifying drug abuse, here are some lyrics glorifying drug use.

Dj Khaled featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross

“I’m on one Yeah, f-ck it, I’m on one Yeah, I said I’m on one F-ck it, I’m on one Two white cups and I got that drink Could be purple, it could be pink Depending on how you mix that shit Money that we got, never get that shit Cause I’m on oneI said fuck it I’m on one”  

This song amongst other popular songs all glorifies the use of ecstasy pills and hydrocodone. Yes these are great songs and have reach the Top 40 in the billboard charts, but with all drug use the media fails to tell the younger generation about the horrible effects of drug use and abuse.

Either you know one of these artist or you know them all. Each of these artist achieved greatness with their music. With each lyric their music spoke to us and still does until this very day. These were not just local artist but legends even if you lived on the other side of the world.  What does each of these artist have in common the all died of a drug overdose.

“Purple haze all in my brain lately things just don't seem the same Actin' funny, but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky” ~Jimi Hendricks~

Media in this case in the Music we are listening to and drug use is no longer making the user antisocial. The users are well known public figures that children and teens look up to.  As long as the artist says that it is cool in the music then the younger generation continues to believe it is okay.  Although these are illegal drugs their glorifying and cannot actually be advertised in public, it is still happening through the music and who is subjected and most affected by this children and teens.