Did being diagnosed with diabetes make you give up any other drugs? The syrup was fucking me up. The weed don’t do nothing to you. Do you remember the End Zone picture we had, with the two girls kissing in front of you? I always thought they were on some X. Man, I don’t what their situation was. There’s a lot of bi women out there, but I do know that when you give a woman X she gets really freaky. Not much surprises me though. I’ve seen it all X used to be some white boy shit, but rappers talk about it like it ain’t nothing now. How did it get to be so popular? I think it got popular in the 80s at the club. It was called Infamy at first. You could get it at the store. It was for people with marital problems. It just gives you a love feeling. Then it’s the sex drive and staying up all night. Catching 3-4 nuts. So you read about every drug you take? Yep. How did you get introduced to X yourself? My cousin was doing it at first. I was the last in the ‘hood to try it. I tried it and I liked it; I was 17. I started doing it for 2 years straight and then backed off it. Once I got diabetes I backed off it even more. Now I just do it one or two times a year. Maybe for a big occasion. You may see me sweating a little bit at the BET awards.
What else have you found out about drugs in your readings? Well, with weed, it come from the earth. The only thing now is that it’s the most potent its ever been. They’re growing it with two plants, and they’ve got scientist adding more THC to it now. And I learned that X takes pieces out your brain out. But I just love the high of smoking. I like to smoke, I can’t lie to you. The potent shit is everywhere now. You ain’t gonna find regular weed no more. The color of it fucks people’s heads up though. We’re also asking people what was there first, worst and best experience with drugs. Can you tell us about your first? My first experience was when I was 8 years old. My cousin had me smoking. I threw up everywhere in the back yard. I had to stay at their house for 7 hours just to come down before I went home. I came up around a lot of drug addicts. I sold to all of my uncles too. I regret it now, but I just wanted a dollar. I was out there [selling drugs] from 15 years old to 21. Are they still around? If so, any hard feelings? Yep, they all kicked the habit. They joke about it; my uncle talks about smoking rocks. I’ve been around the shit my whole life. Ever since I was a baby boy. My dad used to smoke weed with coke in it. He’d tell me it was just weed, but I knew the smell. What was your worst drug experience? When I first sipped syrup I couldn’t shit for 3 weeks. It tightens your kidneys and stops your bowels. It’s
horrible. You can push all you want and nothing will come out. You could have just [eaten], and you’re full, and nothing but pebbles come out. It took me year to get on top of it. I learned that you’ve gotta eat ice cream when you [sip lean]. The ice cream will make you go. Did you gain weight and get the barre belly? Nah, I lost a lot of weight. I was real skinny. That was about the time I learned I had diabtes so I didn’t want to take my meds or go to the hospital. I was in denial. What is your favorite drug experience? My favorite is when I go to Cali and I get to go to the weed store. They’ve got weed kool-aid, muffins, brownies, all that. I’ll be laughing for 24 hours. The edibles keep you laughing all day. When you aren’t high, do you notice a change in your personality? Man, every drug changes your personality. Weed will have you mellow, not thinking about your problems. Syrup makes you angry, have you waking up mad. Every drug will have you talking different. You can’t have a nice conversation with anybody because you’re fucked up. X will have you showing love to niggas you don’t even know. Every drug alters your personality. Anyone who says different is a muthafuckin’ liar. // Words by Maurice Garland Photos by Julia Beverly
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