Macklemore goes through withdrawal in his new “Drug Dealer” music video

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Ever the issues-based rapper, Macklemore has moved on from LGBT rights, white privilege, and the importance of saving money at the thrift shop to tackle another pressing social matter: Opioid addiction. In his new music video “Drug Dealer,” Macklemore stars as a addict going through withdrawal. The song, and especially Ariana DeBoo’s chorus, puts the onus on greedy pharmaceutical companies for creating our current opioid epidemic. “My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor,” DeBoo sings as she’s immersed in a pile of pills, “Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma.”