Digital Culture: Music and Opioids Bitter Pill
»The use of Benzos is playful. The once-great Trap Hope, Lil Peep, shook pills directly from the bottle into his mouth – as if they were Smarties.«
merican Hip-Hop remains the measure of all things. So, German rappers not only imitate their American role models when it comes to beats, lyrics and sounds when it comes to their music; but also when it comes to the choice of their favorite drugs. A wave of substances that have long been considered the new stars in the drug sky in the USA is currently sloshing onto our shores. They are marketed under such melodious product names as Xanax, Valium, Percocet and Halcion. Although they have certainly not achieved widespread popularity in Germany, their use is increasing rapidly. The effects of these „Benzodiazepines“ have been aptly described by Capital Bra and Samra in their anthem „Tilidin“. They say: „A few drops of Tili, see the film pass me by, dear God, I feel so lonely / Give me Tilidin, yes, I could use some. The effect of Tilidin - to
