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Syrup (drink)
Syrup is a recreational drink popular in the Southern United States whose main ingredients originally consisted of some type of prescription cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine, and either soda or fruit juice. Recently, the term has expanded to cover mixtures including over-the-counter cough syrup and vodka in place of prescription cough syrup. Other popular terms for syrup include Barre, Oil, Purple Tonic, Lean and purple drank, highlighting the color of the beverage.'Château d'Barre' is a more expensive version.
Houston producer DJ Screw first popularized the concoction, which is widely attributed as a source of inspiration for the chopped & screwed style. Originally, the active ingredient of Syrup was cough syrup containing promethazine and codeine. [2] On November 16, 2000, DJ Screw died of a suspected overdose of codeine and alcohol [3], possibly related to his frequent consumption of the beverage.
The concoction gained popularity in the underground Houston, Texas rap scene, then spreading to Louisiana.
In 2005, rappers Paul Wall and Mike Jones brought the term to a wider audience with their multi-platinum records, The Peoples Champ and Who is Mike Jones?. The term "sizzurp" came to the forefront as a direct result of Three 6 Mafia's "Sippin' on Some Sizurp.
Some hold that true syrup must contain only promethazine with codeine cough syrup and a relatively clear soda, although the trend's newer adherents commonly replace the promethazine syrup with easier to acquire ingredients, typically either crushed prescription painkillers or vodka and over the counter cough syrup. Since over-the-counter cough syrup does not contain codeine or another narcotic, but instead contains dextromethorphan, a dissociative, these two recipes provide different subjective effects.
Sprite is a popular choice for the soda, as are cream soda and pink lemonade. Jolly Ranchers or cough drops are occasionally added to improve the taste.
The Harlem rap group Dipset market a drink called Sizzurp, which is similar to Hpnotiq .
"Purple drank" was also brought to the masses by the infamous gang DSAW.
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