The music industry has been under fire lately, and for good reason. In an Instagram Live session from yesterday, rapper Lil Xan not only accused his manager of fueling his drug addiction — he calls out the entire music industry for its complicit and predatory treatment of artists with substance abuse issues.
In a nearly 12-minute video saved on his Instagram page as “The Dangers of The Music Industry,” the 25-year-old artist alleges his former manager and former Shady Records/Aftermath artist Stat Quo supplied the self-professed “drug addict” with drugs when withdrawal symptoms hurt his ability to perform while overseas on Nicki Minaj and Juice WRLD’s The Nicki WRLD Tour in 2019. Xan reveals he almost died on that tour due to his drug addiction, and is preparing to sue his former manager for endangering his life. To Xan, Stat supplying him with drugs in order to guarantee he performed is a symptom of a sick music industry.
