In the midst of prepping for his second album “A.L.L.A.” controversial rapper A$AP Rocky sat down with Billboard magazine for a candid interview about drug use, death and the Baltimore uprising.
In the pages of the music publication, the 26-year-old fashion killa described the effect the loss of his mentor A$AP Yams had on him, leading him to use LSD, a psychedelic drug as a coping mechanism.
He also opened up about Freddie Gray and the Baltimore uprising, revealing he’s indifferent when it comes to social issues and doesn’t plan to get involved. For highlights from his Billboard spread, continue scrolling.
On the loss of his mentor A$AP Yams:
“But he showed me that there are people who can be born from another woman and another man but be as loyal to you as a blood brother, if not more. He had my back, man. Me and him had the same vision, and he knew how to help me reach it.”
On the recent police killings in across the nation:
“All it does is make me cringe. There’s not really much I could do, because I ain’t about to shoot no cop in the head, blow his f—ing head off, right now. So I just sit back and pray for the best. If I’m not going to Ferguson or any of these places, protesting or contributing, I should shut the f— up. So that’s exactly what I’m going to do. It ain’t my place to speak on it.”
On the roll LSD plays in his recording process:
“It helps me cope with life,” he said. “I’ve been doing this stuff since I got into the industry. People are scared to talk about it.”
He said he likes psychedelics because his life is psychedelic.
“It’s trippy. My art, my visuals. Very trippy,” he said.
Although A$AP’s admission may seem shocking, he’s not alone when it comes to the experimental use of LSD. Several creatives and geniuses alike, including: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, John C. Lilly, Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist, author and lecturer Kary Mullins have all been known (in the past) to experiment with LSD.
