Rapper Lil Pump says he's not taking Xanax in 2018
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Rapper Lil Pump kicked off the new year with a very public resolution - he says he's no longer taking Xanax in 2018.
The 17-year-old has been very open about his drug use in his music and on social media.
But in a post on New Year's Day, he wrote: "2018 we going even more crazy...(btw I don't take xanz no more)".
His decision comes not long after the death of rapper Lil Peep from a suspected drug overdose in November.
Even if you haven't heard the name Lil Pump, you've almost definitely heard his song Gucci Gang.
His 2017 breakthrough single has more than 300m views on YouTube and includes lyrics like "They kicked me out the plane off a Percocet" - a reference to a painkiller.
And in September, he posed with a Xanax cake after hitting one million followers on Instagram.
But in 2018 he says his relationship with Xanax - which is used to treat anxiety - is over and he's not alone.
His friend and fellow rapper Smokepurpp has made the same vow on Twitter.
The two have collaborated on music for Lil Pump's debut mix tape - including a track called Smoke my Dope.
Lil Peep's death prompted many conversations about the glamourisation of prescription drugs used to treat pain or anxiety among a new generation of rappers.
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