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DMX’s Daughter is Producing a Docuseries on Fentanyl Awareness

DMX's Daughter is Producing a Docuseries
DMX. Image source: Getty, Kevin Winter, Live Nation.

DMX tragically passed away on Apr 6, 2021. But DMX’s 10-year-old daughter, Sonovah Jr, is determined to maintain his legacy.

Fentanyl Fear

Two years ago, DMX, real name Earl Simmons, suddenly died of a heart attack brought upon by drug usage. For a large part of his career, DMX struggled with addiction and spoke on those experiences through his music. When authorities conducted an autopsy, multiple substances appeared in the New York rapper’s body, including crack cocaine, fentanyl, alcohol, and prescription pills.

The death of DMX added to a haunting trend of musicians falling victim to fentanyl-related overdose. In Sep 2018, 26-year-old Mac Miller passed away after unknowingly taking the fatal drug. Last year, country singer Luke Bell also met a similar fate with fentanyl. 

Truly, fentanyl is a hazardous substance that’s beginning to terrorize the entertainment industry.

DMX is survived by 8 children, including a 10-year-old daughter, Sonovah Hillman Jr. Sonovah is now staying with her mother of the same name in Oakland, CA. The young talent has been making music since her father’s untimely passing, and now she’s ready to venture into film-making.

Last month, Sonovah released a teaser clip of a docuseries on fentanyl awareness. She subsequently confirmed she hopes to release a four-part series on the topic.

Being Extraordinary

“My daughter is one of the most extraordinary people I’ve ever come across, and I’m not just saying that because she’s my daughter,” Hillman’s mother told FOX.

Her interest in substance abuse awareness began after the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program visited her school.

“She just told me, ‘hey, we’re learning about drugs and drug awareness at school,’ and said, ‘It’s pretty tense,'” Sonovah Jr’s mother explained.

Simultaneously, DMX’s daughter had come across a TikTok of Master P. He was speaking to his daughter about the dangers of drug abuse. Late last year, Master P’s 29-year-old daughter Tytyana Miller died from a fentanyl overdose.

“I told her how his daughter died of a fentanyl overdose, which then made her look into her father’s addictions,” Hillman expounded.

Sonovah Jr continued to look into the topic and eventually fixated on past interviews of her father speaking on his rehab experience. She then asked her mom to take her to a rehab center so she could see the process firsthand.

“She immediately started to talk to the people there and ask them questions about their experiences. The way they reacted to her was really, really beautiful.”

Following their trip to the rehab facility, Sonovah Hillman and her daughter spoke to family friends about how excited everyone was to talk to the young girl. Almost immediately, the pair got advised to record those conversations to cherish the forming bonds.

“I asked her, would that be something she’s interested in, and she said,’ Yeah,’ and we just went from there,” Hillman confirmed.

Sonovah Speaks Out

According to Sonovah Jr, a combination of her father’s death, her rehab center visit, and the DARE program inspired her ambitions of making a docuseries.

“I want to talk to other kids whose parents have died of an overdose or are still currently using. My goal is to educate, spread awareness and save lives,” Sonovah Jr told FOX. I’m ready to have the conversation that some adults aren’t ready to have.”

Of course, the girl’s mother is entirely supportive of the project. For the still-grieving family, this discussion surrounding drug addiction is a form of healing and a pathway to understanding addiction.

The mother and daughter duo has created a GoFundMe to fund the upcoming project. With the help of her community, Sonovah Jr has the power to make a real difference and spur some change.

Written By: Dreema Carrington 

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Kanye West Claims George Floyd Died From Fentanyl

Over the weekend, Kanye West claims that George Floyd did not die from the police officer kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes, but rather from fentanyl, the deadly painkiller. He is serious.

If you had been living under a rock for the last two years, George Floyd’s death is the straw that broke the camel’s back, which led to the Black Lives Matter movement. Kanye West claims that the movement is a scam. He did have both fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system. However, it was proven that it wasn’t enough to be fatal. His breathing did not slow down enough for the fentanyl to be a factor in his death.

Kanye West claimed the conspiracy theory in the Drink Champs interview that was posted over the weekend. He cites the documentary “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM” as the source. The documentary is from his friend and rightwing commentator, Candace Owens. West saw the documentary at its premiere last week, in Nashville, Tennessee. He went with Ray J, Kid Rock, and others.

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People are not happy with West and are trying to quiet him before he makes more of a fool of himself. Both Boosie Badazz, who had commented on the previous racist remarks that West has made, and Stephen Jackson, former NBA player, and friend of George Floyd, had commented on this. Badazz made several passionate tweets telling West off. Jackson made an Instagram post just calling him sad.

West’s Other Conspiracy Theory

This was not the only conspiracy theory that he shared in the interview. He also claimed that Virgil Abloh was murdered by his boss, Bernard Arnault. The only evidence that he provides is just that Louis Vuitton, the company where he worked as an artistic director, is making statues of him “like, as a martyr”. The statues are to commemorate their first African American artistic director.

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Mac Miller’s Drug Dealer Sentenced To Almost 11 Years In Prison For Selling Fentanyl-Based Pills

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On Monday, Apr. 18, one of the drug dealers charged with a fentanyl overdose, which led to Mac Miller’s death, was sentenced to almost 11 years in prison.

According to Rolling Stone, Ryan Michael Reavis, 39, appeared before a Los Angeles federal court. The defendant admitted to providing fake oxycodone pills to another dealer that, in turn, killed Miller in September 2018. However, Reavis stated that he had no idea the pills contained fentanyl.

Mac Miller’s Drug Dealer Requested A Shorter Prison Term

Reavis sought a sentence of five years, while the prosecutors were seeking 12.5 years. However, after hearing an emotional statement from Karen Meyers, Miller’s mother, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II decided that Reavis would serve ten years and 11 months.

“My life went dark the moment Malcolm left his world,” Meyers’ statement read in part. “Malcolm was my person, more than a son. We had a bond and kinship that was deep and special and irreplaceable. He would never knowingly take a pill with fentanyl, ever. He wanted to live and was excited about the future.”

 

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In his defense, Reavis didn’t know Miller died from the pills he provided until a year later during his arrest in Arizona.

“This is not just a regular drug case,” he told the court. “Somebody died, and a family is never going to get their son back. My family would be wrecked if it was me. They’d never be all right, never truly get over it.”

Possession Of Firearms And Drug-Related Accessories

According to the prosecution, Reavis had three guns during his arrest in Lake Havasu. There was an untraceable “ghost gun” and boxes of ammunition, “digital scales covered in heroin and methamphetamine residue,” blank prescription pads, and baggies. It also appears he continued to sell drugs after Miller’s death, as evidenced by a 2019 text. Despite knowing the risks associated with fentanyl.

The text read, “People have been dying from fake blues left and right, you better believe law enforcement is using informants and undercover[s] to buy them on the street do [sic] they can start putting ppl in prison for life for selling fake pills.”

Furthermore, Assistant U.S. Attorney Elia Herrera told Judge Otis, “Defendant knew that people were dying from fake blues left and right. He knew that people were being put away in prison for life for dealing them. Defendant was not worried about people dying left and right. He was worried about getting caught.”

Sentences For Two More Dealers

Ultimately, Reavis received three years of supervised release with drug testing and a lengthy prison term. Following a guilty plea in October, 48-year-old Stephen Andrew Walter faces 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to supplying Reavis with fentanyl-laced pills. However, a case against co-defendant Cameron James Pettit is still pending. Federal authorities allege that Pettit supplied Miller with ten oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl, cocaine, and the sedative Xanax, which led to his death.

FMHipHop sends its thoughts and prayers to the Miller Family. Peace be with Mac Miller.

 

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Mac Miller’s Drug Dealer Claims Ignorance Over Fatal Pills

Two men have entered guilty pleas in distributing the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller.

48-year-old Stephen A. Walter and 38-year-old Ryan M. Reavis entered their respective pleas yesterday (Tuesday, November 20) in Los Angeles, California. Both men pleaded guilty to one felony count of distributing fentanyl, per The New York Post.

Speaking to Judge Otis D. Wright, Walter claimed to have never met Miller before. “I never met [Miller] before. I only talked to Cameron [James Pettit].” He continued, “I didn’t know what his intentions were with the pills. After he saw Ryan Reavis, I didn’t know what he was going to do with them.”

Furthermore, Walter admitted that he did sell “counterfeit oxycontin”, but did not know what the pills actually were. He stated, “…I didn’t know what was in them. I didn’t know, like, fentanyl was in it. But I do say, yes, that I aided and abetted the transaction.”

Reavis, whole also participated in the transaction, remained quiet throughout the proceedings. The 38-year-old got the fentanyl-laced pills from Walter, and then gave them to Miller. However, prosecutors claim that Walter did know the pills contained fentanyl. Reavis is scheduled to return to court on April 4, 2022. Walter will face sentencing on March 7, 2022. Walter and Reavis both face up to 20 years in prison, along with a $1 million fine.

 

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