Kevin Gates and Coca-Cola are being accused of conspiring to promote Lean to kids with their latest energy drink “I Don’t Get Tired.” Gates and Coca-Cola’s energy drink can mirrors a bottle of Actavis-Promethazine. The cough syrup is one of the primary ingredients used to make Lean aka Sizzurp. Coca Cola knows all too well about Lean as its product Sprite is another primary ingredient used to make it.
Gates took to IG to show his fans that his drink is currently being mass-produced.
“Without Sacrifice there can be no struggle and without struggle there can be no progress #bwa #iDONTGETTIRED #idgt #ToGodAloneBeTheGlory #TGABTG #iDont
getTired #idgt.
“#idgt I ain’t gotta rap and you know it #toGodAloneBeTheGlory
“call Coca Cola,They’ll tell you I don’t play” #idgt #iDontGetTired #ToGodAloneBeTheGlory #TGABTG #iDontGettired #idgt #bwa #idgt #khaza,” the captions on his post read.
Gates later posted a video of a bottle of Act next to his energy drink.
Gates and Coca-Cola’s drink sparked much controversy throughout social media.
Boosie Badass, a former sipper of Lean, has been on a mission to stop its use in Hip Hop.
The “Show The World” rapper spoke with TMZ regarding Actavis pulling their promethazine-codeine product from the market.
Boosie reportedly said he nearly died three or four times from the beverage.
It’s “f*cked up a lot of rappers and the culture of Hip Hop,” Boosie said, according to TMZ.
The Baton Rouge rapper once battled an addiction to Lean. Boosie’s addiction was so bad he attempted to have codeine smuggled into prison despite the grave consequences.
The consequences proved severe as he was caught and sentenced to eight years in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
Lean, often called “Sizzurp” or “Purple Drank” has its origins in the South after Houston producer DJ Screw popularized the beverage.
Lean, when induced, provides its user a sedated feeling. Long-term use can have deadly side effects.
DJ Screw was found dead Nov. 16, 2000 in his studio following an overdose from a combination of Lean and drugs. A toxicology report found codeine, Valium and PCP in his system.
In September, Gucci Mane revealed he was battling an addiction to Lean following an infamous Twitter rant. Gucci later professed he would be entering rehab.
Gucci, whose birth name is Radric Davis, apologized to family and fans for his actions, saying he was “embarrassed.”
“Woke up the other day out this hospital bed & I’m so embarrassed & ashamed of my behavior that was brought to my attention. (Cont)
“I just wanna man up right now & take this time to apologize to my family, friends, the industry & most of all my fans. I’m SORRY! (Cont)
“I’ve been drinking lean for 10plus years & I must admit it has destroyed me. I wanna be the first rapper to admit (cont)
I’m addicted to lean & that shit ain’t no joke. I can barely remember all the things I’ve done & said. However there’s no excuse. (Cont)
I’m currently incarcerated but I will be going to rehab because I need help. I wanna thank everyone that has stood by me (cont)
during this difficult time. Please keep me in your prayers. #GUWOP
Lil Wayne suffered complications from long-term lean use of the beverage. He was rushed to the hospital in March after suffering multiple seizures.
Dr. George Fallieras, an emergency room physician and hospitalist at Good Samaritan Hospital, said codeine is an “opiate” and is in the “same family of drugs as heroin and morphine,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
Fallieras commented codeine addiction is the same as heroin addiction, only without the needles. This is due to the large amounts of codeine Lean drinkers induce.
He further said it is difficult to overcome Lean addiction and likened codeine withdrawal to the worst flu possible.
“One patient said to me, ‘Imagine the worst flu when you’re shivering, you’re vomiting, you can’t eat, you have diarrhea, every atom in your body hurts, you can’t sleep, you lie on the floor just shivering … and multiply that times a million,’” Fallieras told the Times. “And you know if you can just take the pill or inject yourself with heroin, that it just all goes away.”
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