The Houston rapper describes his diagnosis, and why he’s worried about other rappers and musicians
I have insurance, but insurance is expensive for a rapper. It’s expensive for anybody. As a rapper, you always got to pay out-of-pocket — that’s a problem. People who work for companies, they get deals on this. The music industry definitely needs to fix that. A lot of older rappers don’t have those record deals no more. Who’s going to protect them? We need health insurance on every level. Everybody should have health insurance, ‘cause you can’t call it. You’ll never know when you’ll get sick.
I’m an independent rapper and entrepreneur. I’ve been like this for years. I constantly put out music. I just put out a record Friday,, that’s doing well and I own everything. So I don’t have to split up a lot of my money. So I make good money off of projects I put out through streaming. I got a construction company, Boss Life Construction. A clothing line, Boss Life, we do all kinds of stuff. We built penthouses in the community a couple years ago.
[Coronavirus] has already affected me a lot on all ends. I had six shows canceled. No telling how long this is going to last or how long it’s going to affect us, but at the end of the day, I am prepared for it. I’m not living check-to-check or nothing. I’m prepared for it, but at the same time, I’m definitely going to take a huge L because of what’s going on. I hate to see that, especially with a young rapper — let’s say DaBaby.
It’s sad and it’s scary, but then it’s also a wake-up call. I know a lot of rappers wait until later in their career to have other investments. But this is a wake-up call to show them that you shouldn’t have one thing you need to rely on, while you’re popping and got all of these shows. Buy some houses, so you can have some money coming in on the real estate side. While they hot and popping, they need to invest in different things, while the money coming in smooth.
It’s definitely something they need to take serious. I just wanted to keep it real with my people. I had a platform. I’m always an open person. I’m not a private person. It ain’t nothing I’m ashamed of. I knew I was going to be able to beat it. I just move like that. I feel like I’m at least 90%. I still feel a little shortness of breath, but I feel like if I can get back to my running then I can get that back right.
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