White Trauma and Drug Addiction
<p>One of my favorite rap songs as a child was about a 15 year old junkie trying to shake his drug habit. The title was “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0FALnnlFpk&frags=pl%2Cwn" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Doing Bad</a>” by Cash Money rapper B.G. As a child I couldn’t fully comprehend the lyrics. I didn’t know what heroin was, nor did I understand the graveness of a teenager being addicted to it. What captivated me was Mannie Fresh’s production, and B.G.’s voice. He sounded like a kid, but there was so much pain and stress in his voice. He convinced the listener that he wasn’t just a good rhyming teenage rapper, but was battling his demons through Rap. He sounded like a seasoned vet, letting you know he was addicted and there was nothing “cool” about it.</p>
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