Boosie tells TMZ he nearly died 3 or 4 times from drinking lean and says it’s “f***ed up a lot of rappers and the culture of hip hop.” He says users don’t realize something that tastes like Kool-Aid ...

Jumpin' off a mountain into a sea of codeine/I'm at the top of the top but still I climb/And if I should ever fall the ground will then turn to wine/Pop-pop, pop-pop I feel like flyin'/Then I feel ...

Is excessive consumption of codeine-containing cough syrup responsible for recurrent seizures suffered by the rap star Lil Wayne? As reported by the gossip site TMZ, earlier this week the performer ...

The sizzurp trend plaguing hip-hop may finally be nearing its demise. According to TMZ, Actavis--the Promethazine Codeine producer that is frequently name dropped in rap songs--is pulling the plug on ...

The abuse of Lean leaves users with a high that lasts around three hours. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) It’s cooler than ever to get high, and this without getting locked up or braving Hillbrow for a ...

When you drink it, you can't even stand up straight - hence it's called lean. But it's also known as purple drank, sizzurp or Texas tea, double cupping - all these names are used to describe lean, a ...

Inside the recording studio at Screwed Up Records & Tapes, William Gibbs lights up a Black & Mild and pauses to consider how long he’s been sipping. Next to Gibbs—who’s better known as Will-Lean, a ...