Isaiah Rashad Encourages People to Be Open About Their Mental Issues

Isaiah Rashad has been extremely candid in his new music and interviews, speaking on his dependency on Xanax and alcohol and how he's dealt with his growing depression. He told Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds on The Juan Epstein podcast that he was almost dropped by TDE because of his drug addiction, and taking to Twitter on Sunday (Oct. 9), Rashad encouraged those dealing with similar issues not to keep them to himself. Understanding mental health begins with a honest dialogue.

"Don’t go through the problems in your head alone. There’s nothing wrong with asking for help," he wrote. "The worst thing to do is think ur alone in it. Everybody’s somebody’s everything. Nobody’s nothing. I tend to forget that. Give that nigga a hug before u can’t dawg. Forreal."

Speaking with XXL in September, Rashad described the circumstances that led to some of his issues, saying, "So, after Cilvia [Demo], the highs of how tight that was, when I came back down to Earth it was like, damn, I did do a whole bunch of shit that was fucked up that I have to deal with. Everything, going from one kid to two kids, balancing responsibilities, maintaining friendships with people I work with, people I came up and moved across the country with. I’m not the only one out of my friends who went through something. I’m just the only one who puts it out vocally. I think it’s a refreshing thing for all of us and it’ll help us move on to the next chapter."

Read his tweets below.

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