Over the years, discussions of mental health have become increasingly common in hip hop music. Artists have become more comfortable expressing vulnerabilities without feeling it detracts from their sound or image. Rising memphis rapper NLE Choppa just expressed his goal of using his platform to speak on these issues and make his struggling fans feel less alone. 

In a heartbreaking series of tweets on Saturday (Mar. 7), NLE Choppa opened up about how he suffers from depression, which he largely attributes to the trauma he has been exposed throughout his brief 17 years. After revealing that he has trouble sleeping due to things he's seen, he wrote, "I just wanna be understood it’s hard tho I got problems." He will do his best to make his fans feel understood in their struggles by offering a song on his next album that validates low points. "Everybody go through depression I suffer from that I think in the blacc community that shit ignored... on my album i got a song for everybody who suffer from bipolar depression, mental health issues man anything I hope it touch u, let u know u not alone I’m with you."

He then went on to explain how it's hard for him to get candid about his struggles because people doubt his tough upbringing. "And fore all you pussy ass n****s steady speaking on me 'he from the burbs' BITCH IM FROM 3687 COTTONWOOD My momma still doing taxes out that bitch til this day u need yo taxes done hit ma deuce my baby pics inner too she lost customers being my manager sorry momma." 

Choppa jokes that he's even willing to undergo a lie detector test to prove that he's been through a lot. "Y’all don’t know me mentally I’m throwed I’m only 17 and done seen trauma and I done did trauma to others. They quicc To say choppa ain’t this chop ain’t that next tattoo session I’m getting a lie detector test we gone see do I rap cap or not."

Later in the day, the rapper provided a reassuring message that he has to "protect [his] happiness" for his son that is on the way. Read all the referenced tweets below. 

Lil Uzi Vert can be called a lot of things, including a hitmaker, a young Philly legend and a collaborator on A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s new album Artist 2.0 just to name a few. However, the latest label he’s now rocking proudly is “insomniac” after recently sharing with the world Instagram how he’s become such a success story.

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Even though he looked a bit droopy in the face while attending Powerhouse 2018 a few years ago (seen above), Uzi claims that he can function off only a handful of hours of sleep per day, two to be exact. “I’m not better than anybody,” the Luv Is Rage 2 rapper suggested, further explaining,”the reason y’all broke because y’all sleep…I sleep 2 hours a day.” Of course, we’ve all heard the rhetoric of “sleep when you’re dead” as a way to suggest people should always stay on their grind 24/7. However, we find it very hard to believe that anyone, Uzi included, can survive a year, month or week even by not getting an adequate amount of sleep. In short, rest up your head top for at least 6 to 8 hours a night, people!

Let us know if you agree or disagree with Lil Uzi Vert‘s “no sleep” success regime down in the comments.