Rapper Fivio Foreign took to X on August 26, 2024, to address the controversial hard drugs video he recently posted online. The Big Drip crooner garnered immense backlash after sharing a now-deleted video of an unidentified person consuming what is alleged to be heroin. The musician now claims that he is doing his best to eradicate drug culture.
In his most recent tweet, Fivio Foreign, whose real name is Maxie Lee Ryles III, said:
“We watch this s**t everyday on Documentaries.. Don’t get mad at me I ain’t glorying that s**t.. maybe this ah open yah eyes to why we rap try to get up out this s**t.. Or juss get up off yo a*s and help clean I’m really 1 of people who help.”
The tweet had amassed nearly 40,000 views at the time of writing this article.
For those uninitiated, Fivio Foreign is one of the most popular rappers associated with the Brooklyn drill scene. He is best known for his East Coast musical blends and albums like Pain and Love, B.I.B.L.E., and 800 B.C., among others.
What did Fivio Foreign post online? Inside the controversial video as singer addresses backlash
Fivio Foreign shared that he took to the streets of Philadelphia after one of his shows was canceled. In the video, which has since been deleted from X, the rapper can be seen near someone who appeared to be snorting what appeared to be hard drugs from someone else’s arm.
As the rapper showed off his watch, someone in the background was heard yelling “dog food,” which is a popular term associated with heroin.
Several netizens took to the internet to accuse the singer of glorifying substance abuse, which prompted the MILANO singer to release the aforementioned statement.
This is the second time the rapper has been making headlines this month. Weeks before, the singer raised eyebrows for endorsing Donald Trump for the presidential race alongside Kodak Black. He said on X, “linking up w Trump inna couple days.” He then asked his followers:
“Ok what’s the 1 question yall want me to ask Trump when I see him? I was gon ask if the earth flat.. but fucc dat, Im deff asking bout the Aliens.”
If Fivio was promoting drug use, it would contradict Donald Trump's policies on substance abuse. Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, has even advocated for the death penalty for drug dealers.
Last month, Fivio Foreign got into an intense social media feud alongside late rapper Pop Smoke’s brother Obasi Jackson. This began with Jackson claiming that Fivio unfollowed Pop Smoke on Instagram. Pop Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Jackson, was shot dead during a home invasion in Los Angeles in February 2020.
Fivio, who has been open about how Pop Smoke’s assassination negatively affected him, then said in an Instagram comment:
“That n**ga [Obasi Jackson] is weirdo don’t believe s**t them cornballs that want attention say.. Pop ain’t follow that goofball when he was alive. Tell stop goin pop smoke crazy after death for the clout boy hated his own brother and pop [ain’t] fucc w with lame head a*s n**ga.”
Fivio Foreign had not further addressed the viral drug video at the time of writing this article.