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Marcus warns about the "R.C.s" (Research Chemicals) sold on white blotter as shrooms. "Real shrooms taste like dirty sunflower seeds. If it’s chemical, spit it out. The street is finally learning the difference." shrooms q street interview exclusive
Exploring the city with Shroom Q Casting to find the most unique characters in the concrete jungle.
"Get up here if you want the real story," shouted Lia, a 29-year-old performance painter. If you are looking for the full transcript
"There's this romanticism about shrooms right now that I think is dangerous," he said. "People hear 'decriminalization' and think it's a health food store. But I’ve seen the dark side of this stuff in college. My roommate had a psychotic break on a high dose. He wasn't having a spiritual awakening; he was screaming at the wall for six hours, thinking the CIA was in the closet."
This period of his life, saturated with drugs and street survival, became the subject of his third album, Oxymoron . The album's title itself is an admission of the contradictions at the heart of his identity: a "lovable former Crip" who grew up with a 3.3 GPA while also selling Oxycontin. In the run-up to the album’s release in 2014, Q sat for a revealing interview with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds on their podcast, Juan Epstein . He discussed the immense pressure he felt following the massive success of his TDE label-mate, Kendrick Lamar. At the same time, Q was giving some of his most memorable press tours in history, dropping bombs about his personal life and drug use. The street is finally learning the difference
I've read that you've been open about your experiences with psychedelics and how they've influenced your music. Can you talk about that?
The contrast between the casual, noisy street background and the raw, mind-bending honesty of the speaker created the perfect storm for a viral hit. Why Did the Video Go Viral?
Perhaps the most talked-about exclusive "shrooms Q street interview" moment came from a 2014 conversation with Grantland , which was subsequently reported by outlets like AllHipHop . During this interview, Q recounted his last experience with psychedelic mushrooms in vivid, horrifying detail.