Purple Pills

D12

About Purple Pills

"Purple Pills", also known as "Purple Hills" in the radio edit, is a hip hop single by American rap group D12, taken as the second cut from their debut studio album, Devil's Night. It achieved notable success, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 2 in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Norway, number 3 in Australia, number 5 in Sweden and number 10 in the Netherlands and Finland.


Year:
2001
5:03
81 
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D12

D12, an initialism for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. D12 was formed in 1996, and achieved mainstream success after Eminem rose to international fame. D12 released the album Devil's Night in 2001 and D12 World in 2004, spawning numerous hits such as "Fight Music", "Purple Pills", "My Band", "How Come" and "Shit on You" throughout that period. Since 2006, Eminem's hiatus and the death of the member Proof resulted in them being less active in subsequent years. more »

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10 facts about this song

Genre
"Purple Pills" is a hip-hop song that fuses elements of funk music.
Album Appearance
The song is featured on the album "Devil's Night", which was the first studio album by D12 and released in 2001.
Censorship
Due to its explicit content and the references to drug use, it was re-titled as "Purple Hills" for radio and television airplay.
Music Video
The music video for "Purple Pills" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video in 2002.
Quality Control
Eminem, a member of D12, said in numerous interviews that he had to extensively edit the song's lyrics to ensure it could receive radio airplay.
Commercial Success
Despite the controversies surrounding the song, "Purple Pills" managed to secure a top 20 spot in the UK Singles Chart and was a top-five hit in Australia.
Writing Credits
All six members of D12, which are Bizarre, Kon Artis, Kuniva, Proof, and Swift have writing credits on this song along with Eminem.
Creating Awareness
The song also received attention for highlighting the consequences of drug misuse in line with the band's often dark and controversial lyrical content.
Production
Famed hip hop producer, Dr. Dre produced the song.
Streaming Success
As of 2021, "Purple Pills" has over 150 million streams on Spotify, marking its enduring popularity.

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