Bow Wow Opens Up About His Latest Hospitalization: “I was losing my mind”

In a recent interview, Bow Wow revealed that he was hospitalized due to his drug addiction, and explained why he is determined to ‘get right.’ The 36-year-old rapper joined The Art of Dialogue podcast to discuss his recent addition to Lean, a drink made from codeine cough syrup and soda that’s popular among many musicians. The drink has been a part of his life for almost two decades since he started drinking it in 2007. Despite its mental effects, he quickly found himself drinking the drink frequently. “I was drinking that s— like crazy. If you go back and watch The Road to Platinum series on BET, you’ll see so many white styrofoam cups. I was losing my f—ing mind. That lean s— had me f—ed up. I was just always irritated,” he shared on the podcast. In the course of the interview, he explained that he found himself drinking Lean regularly. He then had a scare in 2018, when he collapsed off-stage and was quickly rushed to the hospital while on tour. “I’m sitting in the hospital not knowing what the f— going on, and when I get back home and the s— gets worse. I’m throwing up, I’m...