Popular American rapper Dwayne Carter Jr also known as Lil Wayne in music circles has revealed how attempt at killing himself changed his family’s perception of his musical aspirations.
The multiple-award winning rapper who revealed this during an interview with Emmanuel Acho on Sunday’s episode of ‘Uncomfortable Conversations’ said that he attempted suicide at the age of 12.
“When you have no one to vent to, no one to get this out to, you can’t bring it to your friends at school because you’re still trying to be cool to them,” he said.
He further revealed that he struggled for two years of his adolescence until his mother learned he had been skipping school while adding that he attempted to take his own life at just 12 years old because he thought his mum would rebuke him from rapping.
Wayne said he called the police then went into his mother’s bedroom to get her gun.
