Lil Uzi Vert Credits Sobriety For Improving His Creative Process

Not long ago Sosa finished his stint at a rehab center, though we know what his response was to that. In an interview with Billboard, fans were generally overjoyed to hear Chief Sosa admit he “don’t sip the lean no more,” considering the sloppiness of his last two mixtapes. While hip-hop has its many celebratory moments from lyrics to accolades, in recent years, the genre has been hit with the negative consequences of drug culture, which has claimed the lives of many young rappers. From Mac Miller’s fatal overdose to Juice WRLD’s drug-induced seizure, the link between death and addiction has been a recurring topic in rap. The association of success and pain doesn’t only revolve around drug use or broken relationships. It was suggested that Meek Mill’s brief incarceration for a probation violation set the foundation for his 2018 comeback and No. 1 album, CHAMPIONSHIPS.

• "12 and a half years ago I was in active addiction," Bower tweeted in July 2022.
• After such a momentous change in the duo’s lives, it only makes sense that their new album, Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation, represents not only a musical change in direction but also a renewal of spirit and promise.
• “I have a problem with my vices,” said the pop star, I’ve kicked the drugs, but every now and then I have to go out and get completely wasted on alcohol.

It makes sense he lives his life cleanly, even revealing in an interview with VladTV that he’s never been drunk. He doesn’t smoke weed and stopped smoking cigarettes the day he dropped his 2014 album Under Pressure. While many musicians struggle with drugs and alcohol, others choose to remain sober or get clean after experiences with addiction.

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Aside from talking about his sobriety, Uzi recently addressed the controversy about the Satan-referencing line in an unreleased song of his and said he doesn’t think fans should take it too literally. Eminem celebrated a significant moment in his battle with addiction on Monday. From Guwop to Ricky Rozay, these MCs are embracing a healthier lifestyle.

Bebe Rexha, Harry Styles, and Ava Max among other celebrity musicians are being attacked by crazed fans mid-performance in a disturbing decline of concert etiquette. Kodak Black skipped a planned drug test on February 3 before taking one on February 8 that revealed fentanyl use. However, many believe that it was a narcotics case, and the “Super Gremlin” artist had been released on bail. The Masked Singer alum confirmed sober house that she is currently sober and would continue to be sober from here on out. The actress previously wrote in an op-ed piece for Teen Vogue about how being famous pushed her to self-destructive actions, revealing that she hadn't had any alcohol since before her first pregnancy with husband Brendan Rooney. The “Nights Like This” singer opened up about her decision to stop smoking marijuana in an August 2021 TikTok video.

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During an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, Dash opened up about the height of her addiction where she ended up taking between 18 and 20 Vicodin pills per day. Barrymore was previously candid about her battle with drugs as a teenager. Worthington noted that he would have his first drink in the morning. "Nine out of 10 people couldn't tell. They could probably smell it on me, but when they looked at me, they couldn't tell," he said. "I was still doing my job — I just don't think I was doing it very well." From time to time, however, a celebrity will surprise the world and suddenly announce that they got sober.

• The grunge era in Seattle is over-saturated with sad stories.
• “Going to jail unjustly was the best thing to ever happen to Meek Mill.
• TMZ caught up with Uzi on Tuesday (March 14) to ask him about his creative process for his upcoming project, The Pink Tape.

Logic, all things considered, is an unlikely chart-topper. Hailing from Gaithersburg, Maryland, the 27-year-old’s flow and penchant for agile rhyme schemes should align him more with alternative rappers than hip-hop superstars. His album, Everybody, features earnest, open soliloquies on political, social, and mental health issues.

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The man who built his career on rapping about drugs or the things he did while on drugs is sober today. 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. Em once told "VIBE" that he had to relearn how to record music sober.

Lil Uzi Vert is seeing clearer than ever ahead of his "The Pink Tape" album release and tells us he owes the 20/20 vision to his decision to go sober. "Super proud of you. Continue to do what you're doing one year at a time 🙌🙌," one fan wrote while another added, "And looking younger too, proud of ya Flav." To celebrate that success, there's a brand new video for the tune as directed by Shomi Patwary who's created videos for the likes of A$AP Rocky,
Diplo and Pusha T.

He has been very public about his past drug use and recent relapses. He has released several songs about the negative aspects of drug abuse and has even challenged the prescription drug industry on their role in the drug addiction trend. Music is definitely the rapper’s vice, initially saying Wolf would consist of “weird hippie music for people to get high to”. While he’s said that he’s never really had any desire to drink or do drugs, it’s also notable that he’s pretty naturally turnt up as it is. In his younger years, Eminem had a serious pill-popping addiction, something which is generally well-known if you’re a fan of the MC. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he confessed that he’d be taking up to 60 Valium and 30 Vicodin pills per day during the peak of his addiction.

On Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation, Ruby and $crim are happier than they’ve ever been, thanks in no small part to the role they play in each other's lives. Before starting $uicideboy$ in 2014, Ruby and $crim each attempted to find success in music separately. Ruby joined the band Vapo-Rats as their drummer, and $crim landed a job as an in-house producer for Universal/Republic, but something always managed to get in the way.