Young Dro Checks Friend for Interrupting Vulnerable Interview About Sobriety With Laughter: 'Finna Get Slapped'

Young Dro had a brief moment of tension with a friend who kept laughing during his recent The Breakfast Club interview, which saw him discussing his sobriety journey.

For the interview, Dro, who signed with Grand Hustle back in 2006, was joined by label co-founder T.I. In the early single-digit minutes of the conversation, Charlamagne asked Dro about seemingly taking “a step back” from actively releasing new music, noting that it’s been several years since he last dropped a full-length project. Dro pointed out that he was still active during the period in question, including with the rollout of his “Tik Tok” song, though he ultimately entered rehab after a series of wake-up calls in his life.

“Put out ‘Tik Tok’ and then I went into rehab and stuff like that, so I’ve been rebuilding myself as a person,” Dro said. “I felt like I should dig into the inside of me and find out what I have to give to the public.”

Charlamagne then joked about him not having to use “that voice” because he’s “not on Dr. Phil,” a joke seemingly taken well by everyone in the studio.

“No, listen, I had to find the good in myself,” Dro explained. “I think there’s good in all people. And if nobody can find the good in you or see the good in you, I think you should give ‘em a hug and tell ‘em life is difficult for the blind.”
At this point, DJ Envy asked Dro to get specific about what led him to rehab. According to Dro, he had grown “tired” of doing the same things over and over, including “getting high” and lying about it.

Around the same time, the Breakfast Club hosts acknowledged that Dro’s crew had been laughing throughout the interview, an interruption that continued even after it was pointed out. Dro laughed it off at first, stating that one individual was “a mechanic” and that “mechanics always laugh at stuff.” He then resumed the interview, albeit temporarily.

“All of these things happened: the overdose, my daughter was on drugs, and career wise I wasn’t where I wanted to be,” Dro said before again being interrupted. This time, Dro turned around and directly addressed the chief laugher.

“Hey, you finna get slapped,” he said. “I mean, we cool. But I’ll slap the shit out you for laughing [at this]. I’m just telling you.”

Tip then put his hand gently on Dro’s chest and drew him back into the importance of the conversation at hand with a polite “Sober Dro, come on back.” He then turned his attention to those laughing, reminding them of the gravity of the moment at hand.

“Remember who you came with and remember what we’re doing here,” Tip said. “Come on, man. Let’s get this shit together.”

This exchange swiftly got the interview back on track, with Dro telling the hosts he was now coming up on four years of sobriety, a feat fueled by his desire to “seek something better” after spending several months in a Los Angeles area rehab facility.

“I saw what was in front of me and I was like, this is more valuable than what’s behind me,” he said.

Naturally, a clip of the laughter interruption moment made the rounds on social media, ultimately resulting in some words of encouragement from Killer Mike by way of a comment left on The Shade Room’s Instagram post.

“Proud of my bro Dro,” the 2024 Best Rap Album Grammy winner wrote. “As a man, he changed his life and is now making sure kids in Atlanta hear his message [of] self-love and self-empowerment. He stays in a school and in the community affecting change.”

Addiction, of course, is no laughing matter. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available.