In a recent interview, Bow Wow revealed that he was hospitalized due to his drug addiction, and explained why he is determined to ‘get right.’
The 36-year-old rapper joined The Art of Dialogue podcast to discuss his recent addition to Lean, a drink made from codeine cough syrup and soda that’s popular among many musicians. The drink has been a part of his life for almost two decades since he started drinking it in 2007. Despite its mental effects, he quickly found himself drinking the drink frequently.
“I was drinking that s— like crazy. If you go back and watch The Road to Platinum series on BET, you’ll see so many white styrofoam cups. I was losing my f—ing mind. That lean s— had me f—ed up. I was just always irritated,” he shared on the podcast.
In the course of the interview, he explained that he found himself drinking Lean regularly. He then had a scare in 2018, when he collapsed off-stage and was quickly rushed to the hospital while on tour.
“I’m sitting in the hospital not knowing what the f— going on, and when I get back home and the s— gets worse. I’m throwing up, I’m shivering in the bed, I’m sweating, I’m going through it… I didn’t know I was having withdrawals. That’s how much lean I was consuming.”
As soon as the physical pain interfered, the ‘Like You’ rapper knew it was time for a change.
“My stomach was so f—ed up. It felt like someone just had a knife, I never felt this type of pain ever in my life,” he said. “My body needed it but my mind, I don’t have an addictive personality. I was consuming a lot but I didn’t know that my body needed it…That was the worst s— I ever went through in my life. No joke,” he continued.
Bow Wow admits to only using tequila and weed, but many celebrities are sharing their journey to sobriety and quitting alcohol. Ari Lennox has been vocal during her sobriety journey, sharing memorable milestones. She shared a lengthy Instagram post on her first sober anniversary in December of 2023, saying she was proud of the progress she had made.
“I just knew it would be impossible to be sober if I was still flying, but wow look at me. I did that!” the singer shared in