Boston native Slaine is no stranger to the spotlight. He’s appeared in a multitude of films alongside actors like Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Harvey Keitel, and most recently, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart. When he’s not acting, he’s rhyming.
As a rapper, Slaine’s ability to tell a dark story is evident in the new video for “Pusher,” from his forthcoming EP, Slaine Is Dead.
In a recent interview with Ambrosia For Heads, he revealed, “For years I’d try to get sober and couldn’t. Often times I would break down in the studio and relapse because I couldn’t write anything. The second I had a drink, or a drug I was writing verses in 20 minutes. The lyrics would come to me faster than I could write them. I would go on benders in the studio and record material the whole time.
“This time I was so desperate to get off the drugs and alcohol that I had to be willing to give up music,” he continued. “The two were so closely tied together that I couldn’t do one without the other. Deep down, I had doubts that I’d ever be able to do this again.”
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Slaine Is Dead drops September 23 and is now available for pre-order.
