Drugs + Hip-Hop
Ben WesthoffFrom Wuhan drug labs to West Coast gangsta rap
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My favorite running trail
There’s an incredible running trail in St. Louis. It’s called the North Riverfront Trail, and it winds along the majestic Mississippi River. I have a difficult time getting anyone to come with me, however.
Reads one online review: “It sme...
Antagonist Screening in New York
I would love to see you in Manhattan for the East Coast premiere of my film Antagonist: How a Wonder Drug Got Sidelined, May 20, 2026, at the Tribeca Screening Room. Tickets are free but it’s a small venue so you should register here to sav...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Was a Self-Proclaimed "God" Tied To a Pedophile Cult
He created his own religious mythology, and used it to molest hip-hop's most vulnerable
Editor’s note: Earlier this month the controversial hip-hop legend Afrika Bambaataa died from complications related to prostate cancer. He faced highly...
The Suboxone Scandal: Interview With Emily Dufton
Emily Dufton is a Maryland-based drugs historian who appears in my documentary Antagonist (which screens in New York next month!) and steals the show. She’s also the author of a new banger, Addiction, Inc.: Medication-Assisted Treatment and...
Ban the 5K
A rare downtown St. Louis photo not featuring the Arch
Since the pandemic I’ve grown obsessed with running, training throughout the year, spending absurd amounts on gels and supershoes, and mastering jargon like “fartlek,” “negative splits...
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Ben Westhoff is the author of Fentanyl, Inc., about new synthetic drugs, and Original Gangstas, about the birth of West Coast Hip-Hop. He writes the Substack newsletter Drugs + Hip-Hop.
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