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.”

You can check out the full track list of Like a Drug, and watch the full video for “Curve Ball” here:

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Female rappers are scarce and a rare find in the rap game, but we’ve got a new honey to look out for– Honey Cocaine. Only 19, Last Kings first artist dropped her second mix tape 90s Gold. Following the 90s theme, the R&B beats from the decade match Honey’s 90s style flow. The Toronto native stands on her own in the mixtape with no features on any of the nine tracks, not even Last Kings boss Tyga. 90s Gold, hosted by DJ Ill Will, is Honey Cocaine’s first release following the shooting accident where she suffered a gun shot to the arm. The last track on the tape, “Who Shot Me,” explains what happened that night. Check it out.

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Last night Tyga took his Careless World tour to Omaha, NE. Apparently, someone missed the memo from SxSW that throwing trash on stage at a rapper isn’t cool. As you can take from the video, Tyga is from L.A. and he likes to handle his business outside. After Tyga ended his show with the smash “Rack City” and retreated back to his tour bus shots were fired. Two people were injured, including Tyga’s artist Honey Cocaine. Damn! They bangin’ in Omaha?

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