The Rise of Lean as a Cultural Phenomenon in Hip-Hop

Lean is often made by mixing prescription-strength codeine cough syrup with soda. The drink has become popularized in hip-hop culture over the last several years, with famous rappers drinking and featuring it in their music videos. Now the trend has spread to social media, making it even more popular among fans who are posting to emulate some of their favorite rap stars. VICE’s Matt Shea travels to Florida to meet some users and distributors of lean to see its influence on pop culture first-hand. 00:00 Introduction 02:17 How Big is Lean? 05:00 Meeting AblesCups 06:37 Lean Dealers 08:58 Prevention Specialist 10:59 Is There A Problem with Our Generation? 14:27 The Effects of Lean Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Download VICE on iOS: http://apple.co/28Vgmqz Download VICE on Android: http://bit.ly/28S8Et0