But when it comes to laying bare the swirl of physical side effects, social ramifications and potential health ills associated with the drug, Tech N9ne's chopped and screwed ode to Ecstasy, "T9X," comes as close to an exegesis on the subject as any rap song has to date.
"10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, feelin' butterflies /My eyes dilate another size /Overwhelming sense of love got this nut so sprung / Walk up to a stranger, 'Can I suck your tongue?' " N9ne raps over an ominous beat.
After detailing how he has taken "five pills" over the course of an eve, the rapper catalogs certain physical sensations: "Tingling baby, got me feelin' like mingling, baby /This is hella 'Higher Learning' than Singleton, baby /One minute I'm cold, the next I'm heat /Get me some Big Red so I don't grind my teeth."
In the end, though, Tech N9ne pays lip service to the inherent dangers of taking too much. "It's pills and mo' thrills," he raps. "I'm lucky if I survive. I'm high!"
