SA Hip Hop star, Reason finds himself again as he turns 34.
There is nothing we love more than a good mental wellness story. It makes you feel like anything is possible. Mzansi rapper, takes the front scene as he details some of the growth he has had in the last 24 hours as he turns 34.
Apparently, the “Satan O Wele” rapper had been battling depression for the past two years and his fans had no idea. He revealed in a lengthy post that he has not enjoyed making his own music for the past few years (since making “Azania”).
According to him, he made 6 to 7 songs in the last 24 hours and it had been a while since he could do that. Thanks to a conversation with DJ Maphorisa, he is finally laying his past to rest and moving on to being happy.
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I’ve been making music for the last 24hrs. Must have made about 6 to 7 songs I think. Something I haven’t done since I made #Azania.To tell you the truth, Turning 34 found me making music and having long conversation with @dj_maphorisa_ that probably got me out of a 3 year long depression I didn’t realize I was under.
To be frank, I haven’t really enjoyed making my own music for the last 2 years. I found more joy in creating music for others because I connected with other people’s stories better than my own. Probably because I haven’t been myself for 3 years straight.
Mainly because there’s a lot of hidden pain in loss. Loss of family, money, success, business, love, status and even self. The spirit becomes vulnerable to the hard hitting changes of life not going your way. As @mr_instro And @bogodile1980 Would always say… “we need to always make sure you’re ok because you’ve lived through things that kill people inside”. And Coming from the hood… I’ve always taken on everything with my chest. But it built up… and I just shut down.
I had to be in the same room with someone who had to face death and karma to remember what matters in life. Loving yourself.
See, when you love yourself, you find better ways of letting go of your past celebrating your new. You end up doing what feels right to you, rather than what people think is right for you. And that can only be achieved from loving yourself. Loving your changes. Your growth. Your wins and your losses. You have to know yourself in order to appreciate these things about yourself.
I can’t promise you all that talking to Porry will get you out of a depression you didn’t realize you had… but sometimes it takes death to appreciate life.
So let it be known. Today… I finally laid my past to rest. I have let go of the things I was holding onto that I thought would matter to me forever. And I’m giving birth to a new soul that I’ve been ignoring for 3 years.
Hears to 34! ❤️
And nice to meet you again #Sizwe 🙏🏾
P.S. i am sooooooooo in my bag right now!!!! 😤
