Juelz Santana Admits To Crippling Lean Addiction
Juelz Santana recently opened up about an addiction he had to lean and spoke candidly about his struggles to kick the habit.
During his Drink Champs interview with hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, the Dipset rapper and Love and Hip Hop: New York star said he doesn’t fault fellow emcee Paul Wall for introducing him to the drug and admitted to sipping daily.
“I was drinking lean, and did I have an addiction to lean? For sure,” Santana said on the podcast. “I was addicted to the point to where I was drinking it every day, and if I stopped drinking it, yeah, I would’ve got sick ’cause that’s what happens with the opiates and s**t, withdrawals and stuff.”
Juelz added that Wall “kind of introduced me to it a little bit, just on some ‘Taste it,’ you know what I mean,” but said he’s responsible for his own actions.
“I’m a grown-ass man; I do what I want,” Juelz stated. “Paul Wall did not drug — Nah, no way. I’m not gon’ do that to that man.” He took full accountability, noting that his company did little to assist with the issue. “But yeah, he put me on, and you know, me and [Lil] Wayne being close and recording that album at the time didn’t help, of course,” he continued. “We were just fully not feeling our face all around the board.”
Watch the full interview segment below.
