NEW MIXTAPE: Honey Cocaine - "Like a Drug" - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture

Canadian rapper Honey Cocaine has really been hustling hard working to get her latest mixtape, Like a Drug , ready for release. Born in Cambodia but raised in Toronto, Honey Cocaine writes hard-hitting lyrics that are more bite than bark. Honey Cocaine, now signed to Last Kings Entertainment, was discovered by Tyga after posting a freestyle rap to “Rack City” on YouTube. The artist was featured on Tyga’s tracks, “Heisman” and “Heisman, Pt. II.”

“Curve Ball” is the first video from Like a Drug. Though Honey Cocaine does not appear in the video, it follows the “thirsty” antics of attendees of Toronto’s famous Caribana festival. A girl, dressed in bikini top and short shorts, struts about the festival as the camera follows and documents the reaction of men at the festival. It’s a big ol’ man-bashing good time. The girl featured in the video wags her finger at men who vie for her attention, and befriends the local law enforcement. The whole while, Honey Cocaine’s voice resonates over the simple beat, “You know the motto / Honey never fall in love / Specially not no / Motherf**kin’ scrubs.” The video exposes the demeaning and ridiculous behavior that not only women in the rap industry, but women on the street every day have to put up with from ‘motherf**kin scrubs.’

Honey Cocaine is known for standing up for feminist causes with her music and her art. In a 2012 interview, she gave this advice to aspiring female MC’s: “Don’t try too hard to be a man. There are too many girls rapping like dudes. You have Foxy Brown, Lil Kim, Lauryn hill, MC Lyte and Eve, but those girls never tried to be dudes. Thats why they were super on. You don’t have to be sexy and talk about sex. Just be yourself.”