SZA has expressed concern regarding a dangerous legal drug that she says is being specifically “marketed to black children.”
The Top Dawg Entertainment artist took to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday (September 19) to share her dismay regarding the growing epidemic.
She tweeted a screenshot of the side-effects of nitrous oxide and wrote: “Sorry to be old n annoying but.. Is no one gonna talk about how galaxy gas came out of no where and is being MASS marketed to black children? the government is doing NOTHING ? .. since when are we selling whip its at the store ???? Somebody protect the children.”
In a second tweet she wrote: “Something about the childlike designs and marketing is so spooky like .. stars and bright colors? you tryna entice the kids on purpose ? Why when u google does it say it was founded in metro Atlanta in 2021 but no further info …sumn tells me the owner looks like colonel sanders.”
In a last tweet, she concluded: “Anyways lemme hush my behind up . Pray for the kids.”
Check out her tweets below.
Sorry to be old n annoying but.. Is no one gonna talk about how galaxy gas came out of no where and is being MASS marketed to black children? the government is doing NOTHING ? .. since when are we selling whip its at the store ???? Somebody protect the children. pic.twitter.com/Aa67ZSpkmU
— SZA (@sza) September 20, 2024
Something about the childlike designs and marketing is so spooky like .. stars and bright colors? you tryna entice the kids on purpose ? Why when u google does it say it was founded in metro Atlanta in 2021 but no further info …sumn tells me the owner looks like colonel…
— SZA (@sza) September 20, 2024
Anyways lemme hush my behind up . Pray for the kids pic.twitter.com/Kf7TBdiuBc
— SZA (@sza) September 20, 2024
The use of nitrous oxide seems to have become more prevalent in Hip Hop circles of late, as evidenced in part by last month’s revelation that Kanye West is battling a potentially fatal addiction to nitrous oxide.
According to his former chief of staff and far-right figure Milo Yiannopoulos, the substance is being supplied by Ye’s dentist. In an affidavit filed by Yiannopoulos against Thomas Connelly to the California Dental Board, he claimed that the dentist is charging Kanye more than $50,000 per month for the gas.
In the filing, Yiannopoulos makes a number of wild allegations against Connelly, including that he desired to run West’s Yeezy company and develop a “personal use N²O² system” for an annual salary of $2.4 million.
Yiannopoulos also claims that Connelly got the rap mogul hooked on nitrous gas and would deliver canisters of it to his home, while Kanye has been frequently seen inhaling it through an oxygen mask.
The affidavit also references a video posted online of Ye appearing to self-administer the gas while addressing boxer Ryan Garcia, saying: “Ryan Garcia, this Ye. I’m on the nitrous.”
Yiannopoulos claims that as a result of his gas addiction, Kanye has developed “distressing” side-effects and his behavior has concerned several Yeezy employees.
