Paul Wall<\/a> is looking back on what he says was the impact of lean-focused reports involving Justin Bieber<\/a>, arguing that pharmaceutical company Actavis \u201cdidn\u2019t care\u201d about their cough syrup being used recreationally until it became associated with the superstar in tabloids.<\/p>\n Speaking with The Art of Dialogue for a recent interview, the Once Upon a Grind artist spoke at length about his own past among \u201creal drank sippers,\u201d pointing out that the aim was never to \u201cspotlight it like it\u2019s the Batman signal to the whole world.\u201d From there, he noted that doctors these days could wind up in trouble \u201cbecause some dumbass put it on Instagram Live\u201d instead of moving with discretion.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were real drank sippers,\u201d Wall said. \u201cWe ain\u2019t do that. \u2026 Even when we would talk about mentioning the brand names of the drink, nobody gave a fuck.\u201d<\/p>\n In fact, Paul argued, it was only when their product was mentioned in reports about Bieber circa 2013 and 2014 that Actavis, specifically, started to take notice.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cEven Actavis, when that was around, nobody cared,\u201d Wall said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t care until Justin Bieber got caught sipping drank and when he had a bottle of Actavis in his house. Police went in there because he was egging his neighbor\u2019s house and they went in there to see if he had the same eggs or some shit, and they found a bottle of drank. And now it\u2019s all over TMZ and the news everywhere that Justin Bieber got cough syrup. That\u2019s when Actavis said, \u2018Nah, we don\u2019t care if the rappers are doing it but if Justin Berber\u2019s doing it, this has influenced a different type of generation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n In 2014, an Actavis rep was quoted in a TMZ report as citing \u201cunlawful and dangerous use<\/a>\u201d of its promethazine and codeine syrup when announcing the end of its production and sales. Months earlier, the publication had reported<\/a> on Bieber\u2019s alleged use of the product.<\/p>\n \u201cThey don\u2019t want the Justin Bieber fan,\u201d Wall told The Art of Dialogue. \u201cThey don\u2019t care if the rap fans drink it but they don\u2019t want the Justin Bieber fans drinking it. So initially, that\u2019s when they shut down all operations of making Actavis and that\u2019s when all these other brands popped up and this and that. They make it the same but it\u2019s different so it tastes different, feels different, all of that. It\u2019s just different, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Bieber is currently fresh off the surprise release of a SWAG<\/a> sequel, marking his second new album of 2025<\/a>. In the wake of its release, many fans were quick to speculate about a possible third SWAG entry being on the horizon, though there’s been no official word on that just yet.<\/p>\n ComplexCon returns to Las Vegas on October 25\u201326, 2025, with over 300 brands and live performances by Young Thug, YEAT & Friends, Peso Pluma, Central Cee, Ken Carson, and more.\u00a0Get your tickets now<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Paul Wall Says Jay-Z Didn’t Charge Him to Include “Drive Slow” on His Album<\/span><\/p>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Justin Bieber’s Road to ‘SWAG,’ From Instagram Vulnerability to a “Therapy Session” With Druski<\/span><\/p>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Justin Bieber Jokes About Industry ‘Bundle’ Scandals Amid ‘SWAG’ Sequel Hype<\/span><\/p>\n Ice Spice on the Notion That She\u2019s Not a Lyricist: \u2018It\u2019s Just Not True’<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Ne-Yo Talks ‘Phenomenal’ Love Life With ‘Four Beautiful Ladies’ on Kai Cenat’s ‘Mafiathon 3’ Stream<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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