This is big. Really big… So big, in fact, that two minutes into it I presumed this to be a joke.
What initially sounds like Waka‘s normal tantrums about marijuana and “trap going techno” is quickly reinterpreted with a gander at this three and a half minute video. “We selling kush not white, boy” is a simple enough line that would appear to lack content, but, provided this visual, unveils a much broader meaning. 
Yellow Claw, Diplo, & LNY TNZ came together for this bold music video with Waka Flocka Flame to make a monumental statement about what goes on behind the scenes far too often in the world of electronic music. Watch as this story follows sketchy drug dealers from distribution to all access at a night club and the resultant stark fatality of an average college girl who just went out looking for a good time.
In reality, this is too often the case; and such a big collaboration of names speaking out against the prevalence of drug culture in this controversial scene is a step in the right direction.
Bravely ending the video with the message: “drugs are not worth the risk,” we applaud the contributing artists for their attempts at trying to better educate the EDM obsessed masses.
The problem is not drugs per say, but the nasty stuff outthere.
LSD, marijuana , XTC are pretty safe and enjoyable. the problem is all the synthetic crap which no knows what they taking.
Laughing at waka being behind this.
This music video is retarded, not that I don’t agree with the message but if this had been to a sad piano chord progression with a minimalistic drop, like a progressive tune or something I could see people even crying to this video. But the music done it no justice. I don’t know if that’s just diplo’s style since I have no interest in trap but he should have done that. You cant have a tune that’s got a techno theme and a anti drug theme. That’s one too many theme’s. Cool video though
Yes tell people not to do drugs that will totally get people to not do drugs. Hey Diplo got a buddy for you who thought the same way as you – http://media1.shmoop.com/media/images/large/reagan-drugs.jpg
Wow I actually didn’t think it would be a decent track too, but luckily I was positively surprised. The music video is great, simple, conveys a serious message and does it’s job of educating about the dangers of recreational drugs. Good on you Diplo and other people who produced this whom I don’t follow or listen to.
I don’t get the bitching about Trap becoming Techno though.
Diplo dont do drugs just adderal before your set http://www.edmsauce.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Diplo6.jpg
I find this video not only misleading but reflects the hypocrisy of our culture. Drugs are not the problem. The problem is prohibition of drugs because you cannot regulate something that is illegal. By keeping drug prohibition alive (just like it happened with alcohol) you are encouraging the black market to continue flourishing without any type of control of what is being put in this substances, which is what really causes the dangers. 40 years have passed since the drug war was launched and not only drugs are more available, cheaper and purer, but also only in America 1.5 trillion dollars have been spent and what has come out of it is the biggest prison population in the world of non violent criminals. Realistically speaking, the best way to protect people is to implement harm reduction policies ( check the work Dancesafe does) rather than criminalizing personal behavior. If drugs were regulated and controlled we will have less overdoses and less people in hospitals because the use of these drugs. In addition, drugs that kill the most people (Alcohol and tobacco) are not only legal, but glorified in our culture while being responsible of the most deaths. For example, LSD and MDMA at their pure form (not laced with who knows what) are not only safe in a controlled environments, but have proven to be very beneficial to treat mental health disorders, again in a clinical setting. The problem are not the drugs, but what prohibition has created in the unregulated uncontrolled black market. I would suggest you look into the work Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) do, as well as the work of Neuroscientist Dr.Carl Hart and Rick Doblin in regard to this subject.
Remember when diplo said we should teach people how to use drugs? It was only a year ago. Have we already forgotten?
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/13/major-lazer-teach-kids-drugs
The moral is: Just don’t take drugs………music is the only drug you can ever accept. Take advantage of that.
Everyone’s opposite opinions are invalid!!
Everyone behind this gets tore down.. So.. I don’t understand what they’re selling..
I really like the video except for the statement at the very end. This girl most likely got “bad” “cut” or not the stuff she was intending & died as a result. Which is real & very scary & therefore many may not take that risk & that is fine. However if that same girl got what she got & brought it over to Dance Safe booth & tested it & got information on what it really was, what else may be in it, the risks associated with that she may not have taken it or taken much less of it.
What I really like is the scary sketch realites of the drug world & this just touches on it. The risks everywhere. When most is all about money the dealers will sell you anything to make double, triple or quadruple what they should be b/c they do not care. So how about we fix this problem.
And man I can have just as much fun sober dancing…many can’t. I like the quote kush not white too. Yes marijuana noesnt have as many risks…however do you really know what is in the pot you smoke now? Not unless it’s been but through a lab to test (& pesticides will slowly painfully kill you as well…. If we had 20 Mass spectrometry units all over the contry the issues would decrease. If every person cared what was in their stuff & every person in the cahin demanded it be at least tested with the $65 kit we have from person one to the end club user lives would be saved & actual legit shit would be out there that do have less risks. Know your body, Know your Mind, Know your source (but even then I would question everyone & ask to have them test it in front of you very respectfully).
I like what Diplo is trying to do but honestly I think & hope he is still trying to work with Dance Safe b/c we are one of the experts in harm reduction & we know what works. Telling someone not to do something or they shouldn’t is not the most effective approach. Giving them all the information to make informed decisions & if they want to dance sober applauding them for it then great!
I’m Not even going to comment or watch the video this is crazy, But i will continue to dance to this. plus this song sounds like its pushing for molly.
Tyler I understand your points & don’t know how to comment below your comment. It’s a good discussion. So dance safe is a non profit harm reduction we have been around for awhile. We are trying to be way more places & educate people in every night life setting to think. Just take those few moments. Also you can get a test kit online it’s very easily. Anyone & everyone can buy it’s $65 it tests hundred plus times. If more people did it would help. Before events best. You can request our presence anywhere & trust we are there to educate & help. Check us out. http://www.dancesafe.org & FB. You can download our mobile app which is pretty sweet & may help & ask us anything. We have call in lines as well. We love feedback & suggestions. You should come check us out places where we have strong chapters we are in underground raves to big events like tomorrow world to clubs etc…
Diplo was actually looking at supporting what we do I think…but you may have to ask him.
I love Dj’s now I ask to say stuff like pace yourself we got a long night ahead of us & dance safe out there y’all. It’s a slow process but with the right support we could be everywhere. We love how they do many things like this in Europe…works really well.
Also, misrepresented drugs are not new. People have been dying from bad ecstasy since at least the 2000s. People only care so much now because the media keeps fixating on the handful of deaths that happem at only EDM shows. What about about all those people whose lives are effected by prescription pill or alcohol abuse? What about the people who go to country music, caribbean, or hip hop events and end up injured or dead? Where’s the breaking news about all those people? While harm reduction is a very important topic to teach to our youth, in the grand scheme of things it’s a “non-issue”. If you shove 100k people into a venue in possibly extreme conditions, especially with intoxicants, just by odds alone someone is likely to die. People die on a cruise. People die in car accidents. We should be addressing these topics with the same diligence. I assure you, people aren’t dying from illicit drugs nearly as much as the media makes them out to be.
There are risks in everything many of us do. I try & reduce those risks. Driving is the biggest risk most of us take every day. Especially driving distracted. I hope the next video out is how truly risky being in the game at any level is. You risk your life, your families life, your friends, your sanity, people using you from every direction & a million other things that come a long with it…but some have to experience it to truly understand & no video will ever be the same as seeing the horror in front of your face. REDUCE RISK is key. And honestly not taking anything is your greatest risk reducer. Running things through Mass Spectrometry is maybe the next with information on what you are taking & keeping well hydrated & around people you trust & seeing medical care super quickly & having those medical people trained in drug trends & care important. Remember 100% of drug related emergencies are preventable….we need your help to make that happen. Try our app on any mobile phone to start…search dance safe…give us your feedback too!!!!
I am sure Diplo is patting himself on the back, believing he has done a good deed here with this video, but the truth is these kinds of judgmental, anti-drug messages always backfire. The DARE program, for example, has been shown to actually *increase* illicit drug abuse among the populations who went through those programs. Rather than overly simplistic “just say no” messages like this, it is much more effective to educate people on how to reduce the risks of using drugs. Test your drugs before you take them, for example, and remember to stay hydrated and take breaks from dancing. Heat stroke is the #1 cause of medical emergencies at EDM events, and stimulant drugs increase the risk of heat stroke. We should be teaching people this, like Dancesafe does. Venues and EDM producers also need to accept responsibility for heat stroke emergencies, and provide free and easily accessible water, chill rooms, etc. Simply blaming the drugs or the people who use them has never worked. We need to end the drug war and treat drug use as a public health issue.
this as awful. all it did was bring more drug recognition to a scene doing its best to recoup from years of media abuse. by putting this video out there he just reaffirms what everyone thought about dance music to begin with. way to take us a step backwards Diplo.
A lot of drugs can (Potentially) be bad for you for multiple reasons whether you want to admit it or not (Even marijuana), some of them aren’t too bad if used in moderation as with anything. I think most of the times the drugs aren’t the problems, but the people that take them have problems and don’t know how to do them responsibly or are even educated on exactly what they’re taking. A lot of people that take drugs or even smoke marijuana already have problems that they don’t know how to deal with, so taking drugs won’t help that at all. If you’re aware of what you’re really doing and responsible regardless, drugs wouldn’t be a problem. But a lot of people don’t know how to deal with their stress and problems before even taking drugs, so it usually doesn’t help them or do anything positive for them except get them high.
Everyone should watch this new documentary called “What’s In My Baggie?”. This group of people known as the “Bunk Police” go to different music festivals to test people’s substance, usually people with MDMA, but instead they discover that it’s something completely different than what they bought. Most of the tests came out as unknown chemicals, or bathsalts. It’s important to test your substance at all times. If you’d like to get your hands on a test kit, they sell them at their site.
ANNNNNND did anyone see wakaflockas recent insta? the pill just kicked in? fucking HYPOCRITES we know you do drugs you know we do drugs.. be responsible.. and yes there is a responsible way to use hard drugs
If drugs were legal and regulated we wouldn’t have nearly as many problems. If you could to a store and buy Molly that has packaging and labels and instructions on how to use it safely not only would less people overdose and dehydrate themselves, but you would actually know that you are getting Molly and not some crazy designer synthetic that your body reacts to much differently
Should have read the manual before going to the party!
Waka Flocka is such a hero, especially when he just shouted “who is ready to take some molly?” a couple days ago on stage at tomorrowworld.
Lol back in 09 he was saying “I sell yay, I sell coke, I sell crack, I sell meth”
http://youtu.be/kiEDZVrNP2A?t=1m5s
Yeah drugs are bad like this song fuck that smoke weed and don’t listen to trap. It’s all about that psy dub
So who paid them to make this?
It watches like a PSA from the early 90’s. Shame on these guys.
drug education is more powerful, know your body: http://www.erowid.com
This track is an insult to Techno!!!! And it was TRAP that killed that girl!!!
Can’t cook dope but a nigga shoot good – waka flocka, drugs are bad just murder people
get the word techno out of this garbage pls
Waka definatly is selling white.. boi
Life is not worth the risk without drugs…
This video is such a cover up -.-
is it bad i wanted to laugh?
know your limit
Good on him
Funny that they call Hardstyle Techno hahaha