Lecture Notes: The Journey into the Lean Game and Music Career

Introduction to Lean

• Initial Introduction:
  • Started drinking lean at age 14.
  • Stopped for a while and resumed at 18.
  • Began selling lean at 19, earning the nickname "Drank Guy."
  • Acknowledged lean as a dangerous substance, equating it to liquid heroin.

Effects and Addiction

• Personal Impact of Lean:
  • Did not initially feel high, influenced by cousin.
  • Realized addiction only years later.
  • Difficult for people to get addicted due to cost and accessibility.

Lean Selling Experience

• Business Practices:
  • Sold lean mixed with K-Roll, a cheaper alternative.
  • K-rolled his whole city, initially fooling people who were unaware.
  • Engaged in deceitful practices, but justified it by the lack of awareness at the time.

Music and Cultural Influence

• Transition to Music:
  • Wanted to be a rapper since age 8, wrote first rap at 12.
  • Influences included local Detroit artists like Blade Icewood, Cheddar Boys, and the Street Lords.
  • Detroit music scene has been vibrant; recent recognition reflects longstanding talent.

Legal Issues and Business Ventures

• Run-Ins with the Law:
  • Pulled over with lean, experienced leniency due to lack of strict laws.
  • Encounter with police where lean was poured on the ground (2013).
  • Indicted in 2016, first serious legal trouble.
  • Previous minor legal trouble included a high-speed chase.

Business Ventures

• Entrepreneurial Endeavors:
  • Opened a car wash, restaurant, and dispensary by age 25.
  • Relied on others to manage businesses while in prison, a strategy acknowledged as flawed.

Transition from Lean to Legitimate Businesses

• Financial Basis:
  • Lean sales provided initial capital for business endeavors, not music.

Conclusion

• Despite moving away from lean, its impact on his life, both positive and negative, remains significant.
• Encouragement of support for the interview and acknowledgment of the ongoing evolution of the Detroit music scene.