Who makes it?

If it's popular in Houston, it's sure to slow your roll....with a screwed-driver...(add vodka)

I wonder if they serve it at Chalmun's Cantina in Mos Eisley! LooL361

Interesting. Houston rapper DJ Screw is the first person I remember talking about "drank," a concoction with codeine in it, and a host of others bring it up, too. "Gettin' their lean on," and slowing down.

the government

IMA GRIP AND SIP

I've been waiting for something like this. Non alcoholic mellow buzz. Beautiful.

PURPLE DRANK!

TERRIBLE IDEA

you want MORE energy, not less - this drink is counter-productive

It's pretty obvious they're patterning this drink after "purple drank," a.k.a. Sprite with prescription cough syrup containing promethazine and codeine. It was popularized by Houston's DJ Screw, who happened to die from OD'ing on the stuff, and is very popular in the hip hop community in the south. There have been many songs about it or that mention in, mostly from Houston or southern rappers, however it is also mentioned on Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin," in which Houston rapper Pimp C mentions it by one of its other names, lean, in his first line (last verse):

"Uh, smokin out, throwin up, keep it lean up in my cup..."

Pimp C died from a combination of his sleep apnea and elevated levels of promethazine and codeine in his system.

I grew up and went to school in the South Park area of Houston, near where DJ Screw started putting out his underground mix tapes, and use of syrup/lean/drank became very popular in the late 90's in that area.

Syrup sippin' halfway house?

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I'm from Houston, never heard of this stuff.

Perfect for work!

Hah, I am definitely going to get one of these as soon as I can.

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Marketing is the key here, lets think of pill heads popping extacy pills tripping balls, wanting to slow there near dead heart from the 142 bps... I mean hell, it already says "to slow your roll"...

I live in Houston, and the convenience store at the end of the block has this stuff. While I am aware of the links to the hiphop drug culture, my fiancee and I actually find this stuff a fairly decent insomnia cure. I take melatonin most nights anyway, and it's got the same amount of melatonin, PLUS the valerian, etc.

So yeah. Weird stuff, questionable origin, but does have at least one decent use.

I'm from Houston, a city with opera and ballet companies that consistently draw great reviews, and many excellent fine-art galleries.


And all we get is a an article about "Drank". Maybe I can take some of this stuff with me to the opening night of a show...

Hey Phillip,

True enough, and in fact you've got an excellent alt weekly there called the Houston Press, which covers all of those topics and more.
Check it out: http://www.houstonpress.com/

Thanks for reading,
Sarah

Oh my, I'm exposed to a all kinds of interesting drink product pitches and even I hadn't seen this one yet. Funny find!

Imma buy you a drank...oowoah woah...you gonna pass out on me..

lol...I wonder if this would hit UK markets at all?

Wonder how it would taste with Jager????
Love me some SURUP! LOL
First Houston has NASA, Then the Medical Center
and now Ladies and Gentlemen
DRANK!

Melatonin is wonderful for sleep but it interferes with intellectual functioning.
Absurd!

Funny

whats the calories and carbs!

Looks like we are on our way to legally selling liquid rufies

Melatonin is wonderful for sleep but it interferes with intellectual functioning.
Absurd!

So mixing it with alcohol sounds like a swell idea. Drank 'n Vodka: all the stupid, twice the unconsciousness.

Purple Drank is slang for cough syrup, promethazine, and codeine. Look up what it behind the silly name, before you give it free advertising, man. Even googling "Drank" without any arguments would have turned up enough to make one suspicious.

First I drink some Red Bull, then I drink some Drank, now I just go side-to-side...

After reading all of the above posts, where do I purchase Drank? haha

What you know about them Texas boyzzzzzzz?

R.I.P. to all of the Houston rappers who pioneered the Screwed up way of life. Pour out some drank for em ;-)

Hip Hop and grape drink...stereotypes

just so y'all know, 'rolling' is slang for being high on exstacy, this drink is pretty brazenly being marketed as a come-down, a sort of more user-friendly quaalude. if you're all coked up, or on some kind of speed or hallucinogen, you drink this and it calms you down some. that's the point.

Smoke a joint if you need something to relax you.... This is pointless!

Doesn't anything mix well with Vodka? I could chase vodka with a can of tomatoes and it would mix well. I think they should have added the codiene too, then I would buy Drank.

"awwww cool guys we got milk, OJ, sunny d, and OH YEAH SOME MO' FUCKIN' DRANK DAWG!!!!". The commercial might sound something like that, props to Dave Chapplle for the joke template!

You can order cases from Mooney Distributing in Houston
281-354-7919
They deliver Drank and Redline to the c-stores. I bought a case off the driver
for 30 bucks but they said that is store pricing and you might pay like 40-50 as an individual.\
Look for the Redline van... they got it!

is there a website for this so i can see where i can get it at

I found the distributor for Drank when I was at a convenience store in Houston.
It gets delivered with the Redline drinks.
The van says Mooney Distributing
281-354-7919 and the web site is
redlinedrinks.com
It ain't on their van or site but they got it. I bought a case from the driver for 30 bucks which is store prices for 24 cans. Stores sell it for 2.49 per can so that is cheap. The driver says individuals usually pay 40- 50 per case
but they had too many for that days route so I got lucky. They got cool videos under media on the site.
Mix redline and drank and yo won't need alcohol!

if you think this is stupid or dumb then it's not for you! urban style has reinvented america hate it or love it. if you don't know what it is educate yourself and if you don't care then back off. houston has a lot including some of the countries best indie rappers. besides, nelly had his pimp juice

I live in the Midwest, when can I get my drank on?

Yo guys pack some dope in yr dome & yr good to go. Why taste crappy fake grape from these morons? grab a joint you hosers

i drank drank...

and i slept slapt

Fo' sheezy! I be drankin' that sheeeoit wif sum Stoli.

oh man, no more Steele Reserve + grape Mad-Dog's for me... i gotta gets me some DRANK!!!

sounds good

I live in Spring Branch in Houston, where the hell can I find this at? If you know HOLLA!

Does anyone know who actually makes this? Want to know where to find it!

I was in Monroe, LA and I saw Drank in a few nightclubs there. The club loved it and they mixed Drank with Hypnotic and they call it Lollipop...it was off the chain! The dirty south with all the chopped & screwed is the perfect market fo' this product. Hypnotic + Drank = Lollipop tastes great, ladies love it.

Can you O'D on this stuff?

can you ?!?

I live over in the katy area of houston, any1 know where i can grab some of this stuff ( i dont want a case juse a few cans)

BUY AT
DRANK.ecrater.com

This drank stuff is a hack drink. The real deal relaxation drink that gives you a sense of calm without the crash is "Vacation in a Bottle" or ViB (www.drinkvib.com). It has recently become available in Dallas, TX and it tastes great by itself or mixed.

Jessica Simpson is part 0wner in a relaxation drink.....which is supposed to be calming and not make you sleepy, called Vacation in a Bottle.
http://cbs11tv.com/local/Celebrity.drink.vacation.2.711826.html

THAT LEEEEAAAANNN!!!!

Yeah, as if Houston needs to go any slower.

who the fuck said this is better than alcohol for your body- you are retarded- it's fucking cough syrup

Um, Joseph, that's "smokin' out, pourin' up", not "throwing up". I've never heard a rapper brag about vomiting.

Shaping Youth just did a post on what's toxic vs. true in the energy drink market, (links at the end) so I added this Drank 'heads up' for kids who will no doubt be impacted on the teen scene...sigh.

Just because something CAN be marketed doesn't mean it should be. Where's the transparency and disclosure on the ethical front, people? Do we need to wait until some middle-schooler barfs their brains out or ODs by 'drinkin too many Dranks?' ugh.

Even in the 'healthy beverages' market we need to know 'what's in this stuff'---here's my post on same:
http://www.shapingyouth.org/blog/?p=1716

Partypooper!!

Always banning whats scary.

i think the shaping youth moron needs to get over it.
kids are going to do what they want no matter how much she cares that they don't.
this drink sounds like a great stress reliever.

LOL AT HOUSTON PRESS BEING AN "ALT WEEKLY". YOU ARE AWARE THAT ONE COMPANY OWNS ALL OF THE COOKIE CUTTER "ALT WEEKLIES" FROM COAST TO COAST, RIGHT?

Just tried some Drank. Bought a can from my barber in Ruston, LA. I drank about 75 % the Mrs. drank the rest. If you want a sleep aide, drink it a good hour before bedtime. This is kicking my butt now. Feels like I'm on some stuff from the 70's. I just had to go online to see how its sold and where I can buy it. Life is hell RedBull in the A.M. Drank in the P.M. Holla Back Yall.

The FDA forced Cocaine energy drink to change its name because they objected to using a street drug as a marketing campaign.

Since the FDA is predominantly old white people, "drank" will go under the radar.

Trust housten Mo Fo's to come up with such a dumb idea. What FUCKTARDS

A couple of sources to purchase and explore:

www.getdrank.com
www.myspace.com/drankbeverage
www.drankstore.com

yep i instantly thought it was a drink to have when your coming down from something like ecstasy...but yeah i doubt it really has an effect just like lean, purple drink, 24 or w/e u want to call it.

jajaja no

Lol Slow your roll.

I jus bought 3 cans last night

Ahhhhhhhh PURPLE DRANK!

Sounds like something the NYC market might embrace for a minute. Crunk is still surviving in the stores so you never know.

We all should be on the lookout for DRANK at the X-Games sponsoring the next Chad Muska or Ryan Sheckler. This is a direct hit at Red Bull styled companies & their core demographics.

They should pay Brand Nubians for the rights to use "Slow Down" as the promotional track...

Just my thoughts...

All the best,

wwwDutchLabUSA.com

I love this stuff!! We sell it at work (a Dallas-area tobacco shop) and it does what it says! for those who are saying "more energy is better, not less!" ... Well, i guess you've never had an anxiety or sleeping disorder. This stuff is seriously like a dose of Tylenol pm.

It also mixes very well with grape, vanilla, or plain vodka! If you mix it, you get a serious buzz like youve had twice as much to drink (so drink at home please!) but absolutely no hangover!

Don't be fooled by imitations like Purple Stuff though, they may taste really good but they don't deliver any effect at all like Drank does. That's why it flies off the shelves, even at 5 bucks a can!!

it does what it says, i am leaning in my chair. great stuff

Check this out

http://www.mypurplestuff.com

Good stuff! I just smoked a joint and had a can. Very relaxing.

People on here are dumb. Its just a drink. People drink coke and coke is way F***ing bad than this stuff. I drink drank and go to the doctor and he says nothing is wrong with me. Its just another drink they put out in the market. People did all the things you haters are doing now, talkin s**t about there produce b/c you didn't think of the idea. Go do some thing productive with yourselves, and just never buy the drank, your opinions mean nothing...there still gonna sell and make more...

i need some of this asap

Yo i stay in dallas and i got some last friday , then hit up my dude and scooped up a 4th of that OiL and double cuped iT ALSO mixed way better that the normal sprite mix and with the other vitamins that are calming also i wasLEANED OUT all night. So if u pour up try DRANK

In houston only?? Awww... I was just there too even though i've been looking for this for a while! Oh well. I need it so bad though since of course, it would be illegal for a teen to drink vodka in public. Good thing I'm in Europe. Go dessert wine! =D

I prefer have energy more than loose it, so I drink Hype Energy Drinks

Melatonin is a wonderful natural sleep aid (naturally made in your body). It should be taken before bedtime in controlled doses every night. It sometimes takes a week before getting the full effects. It can be bought at most grocery and health food stores.

Valerian root may have some toxicity. Google it for varied answers. Which means drinking it with alcohol is not a smart thing, neither is putting it in a gimmicky energy drink marketed for hip hop culture.

Grape drink with downers yo.

If you're in the DFW area, I found Drank at D&H Mini Mart, 800 Brown Trail, Bedford, TX 76022.

Also at 2402 Sherman St, Grand Prairie, TX 75051

really? I’d stay away from something that “relaxes” you like Promethean.
Hmm….I wonder what the ingredients are though not the same poisonous chemicals that are in sleeping pills I hope.

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oh man where do i start, first it taste like grape and an energy drink but doesn't happen to give you energy. I drank one today during lunch and fell asleep for 2 periods straight, some "Drank" :) eh? im definetaly going to buy one today for tommorow morning ;)

Drank is great cure for people trying to get to sleep without the use of alcohol.

I brought some home for family and friends in NJ and they loved it.

It seriously makes you tired, so don't drink it if you're going out. That is definitely counter productive.

But it tastes great and helps me get to sleep without "knocking you out" like other sleep aids. And the can is big, so if you get up in the middle of the night and you haven't finished your can, take a sip. Boom. Sleeping again.

PENIS is delicious

It is the shiznat

help me how can i order the drank how much coast me thank you for your help

If you live in the Killeen/ Fort Hood area, they have it at the Valero/Church's on Stan Schluter.

BTW all you people talkin down on it are only talkin down because you haven't had it. Although it took like 2 hrs for it to work, it did.

They sell this at the convenience store around the corner, drink one of these while smoking a blunt and prepare to be completely worthless for a couple hours.

stop trash talking our product

stop trash talkin our product..
drank that junt wit a blunt and youll be straight fa life

Ship Some To Mobile, AL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ASAP

The website is http://www.drankbeverage.com/

I bought this off of dranks official website it's great im sippin just me and my drank :)

FUNNIEST SHIT EVER.

i love this stuff i drink it in memphis all the time it really works everyone should try it it's awesome

its awesome especially with vodka or skyy.

This a great drink for insomiacs and overly stressed people.

in the 305 Miami Area? Need to RELAX...? visit www.drankmiami.com

We now have it in miami! This stuff is awsome! These are the guys i get it from..

http://www.drankmiami.com/index.html

umm can i say headache from hell! am i the only one experiencing this?? didnt make me tired, just light headed and stuck for about 30 mins, maybe less, blunt definately preferred... 8 hrs & 800mg ibruprofen later, still a pounding headache - from something else? maybe, just my experience, wont be getting drank again, & i typically have a real high tolerance for things... hmm, oh well...

Man this stuff works! I had a can of this at around 4am, and by 430 i was passed out. man this stuff puts you to sleep, i love it

Drank and another relaxation drink called sippin syrup ( sounds weird I know ) but I reiterate these beverages are awesome to help get relaxed without smokin the Ganja or slamming down some alcohol.
I have nothing against either with the exception that the natural herb known as Pot will get one arrested and the legal beverage known as alcohol defenitely kills...
So I highly ( no pun intended ) endorse Drank as the alternative beverage it is so awesome and tasts great ...grape

It is about time ...
for a while now there have been these high energy drinks that available ...they make a person jittery and stuff like that but til now nothing non alcoholoc to help relax. Not everyone cares to be cranking on red bull or the like.

yeeeeeahhh 4 real this is gooooooooooood....

yeeeeeahhh 4 real this is gooooooooooood....

WAKE UP U DUMBASSES!! CAUGHT MY 13 YR OLD AND FRIENDS...DRINKING "DRANK"...AND THEY ALL PASSED OUT BY 6 PM!! THEY BELIEVE IT IS OKAY..BECAUSE IT IS NOT ILLEGAL!..KIDS HAVE O.D...ON THIS CRAP!! AND DIED!!...I BELIEVE..THE PERSON WHO MARKETED AND CREATED THIS PURPLE NEW XANAX FOR KIDS..NEEDS TO WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAKE UP U DUMBASSES!! CAUGHT MY 13 YR OLD AND FRIENDS...DRINKING "DRANK"...AND THEY ALL PASSED OUT BY 6 PM!! THEY BELIEVE IT IS OKAY..BECAUSE IT IS NOT ILLEGAL!..KIDS HAVE O.D...ON THIS CRAP!! AND DIED!!...I BELIEVE..THE PERSON WHO MARKETED AND CREATED THIS PURPLE NEW XANAX FOR KIDS..NEEDS TO WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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