Drugs are not cool – Bow Wow

Following the death of rapper, Mac Miller penultimate Friday of a suspected drug over dose, the ‘Let me hold you’ crooner, Shad Moss formerly known as Bow Wow, has taken to Twitter to advice youngsters against drug abuse. Experience as they say, is the best teacher. Moss who admitted to taking lean, a combination of […]

Following the death of rapper, Mac Miller penultimate Friday of a suspected drug over dose, the ‘Let me hold you’ crooner, Shad Moss formerly known as Bow Wow, has taken to Twitter to advice youngsters against drug abuse.

Experience as they say, is the best teacher. Moss who admitted to taking lean, a combination of promethazine and codeine-based cough syrup with soft drinks, on a daily basis a decade ago, said, “To the youth- Stop with these dumb a- drugs. “I’m going to let something out. When me and Omarion worked on FACE OFF album. I was high off lean everyday! When yall saw me on BET going off on torae I was high off lean. [sic] My attitude everything changed.”

The 31-year-old, recalled using the drug multiple times daily during his 2007 UCP tour with Chris Brown. A habit he said he never openly admitted to or “promoted” its use in his songs.

He said, “The whole time I was on the UCP tour with Chris I was sipping 4’s at least seven times a day. I was addicted until our show in Cincinnati. I came off stage and passed out. Woke up in the hospital.”

According to the actor and television host, the sudden cut-off from lean caused his body to suffer withdrawals which landed him in hospital.

He said, “I never felt a pain like that ever. It was summer but I was walking round with 3 hoodies on because I was so cold.” “I missed the Chicago show of that tour, Baltimore show because I was f- high and sick!!!! That is not cool and I was doing it to be cool!” [sic]

Miller in a February 2016, personal documentary – ‘Stopped Making Excuses’ –had said, “I’d rather be the corny white rapper than the drugged-out mess that can’t even get out of his house. Overdosing is just not cool. There’s no legendary romance. You don’t go down in history because you overdosed. You just die.”

In spite of Miller’s optimism to end his relationship with the lethal substances, all roads are leading to their being the probable cause of his death.

Although Miller couldn’t address the situation as soon as he desired to, his rapper colleague is cashing in on this dark end to advocate and enlighten his fan base, especially from the vantage point of one who narrowly escaped the fangs of death as a result of over indulgence in the substance.

Driving home his point some more, the artiste again, took fans down memory lane to 2007 when he filmed the BET mini docu-series ‘Road to Platinum’ with Omarion.

He said, “Go back and watch the faceoff show BET gave us! Look how dumb I looked. My ranting I was angry every day. They try to protect the truth by saying I was dehydrated… nawww bro. I was high off promethazine codeine! Actavis. Say no to these drugs.” [sic]

Hopefully, Bow Wow’s words will not be ignored.