Takura opens up about his struggle with dr+gs

Chart-topping rapper Takura has revealed his seven-year battle with dr+gs months after disclosing his mental health d3mons.

Over the past few years, Takura has been candid and frank about his personal struggles. In 2021, he confessed to suffering from depression on X, saying he was contemplating taking his own life:

“Suic!de has really been on my mind lately… it’s not easy feeling like everyone you love hates you because you’re the worst person in the world … misunderstood.”

In February 2024, the Haarore hitmaker revealed that he was hanging the mic and quitting music for mental health reasons. He said on Instagram:

“This is by far the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life, but I have finally decided to hang the boots. I am tired. I know people will think I am looking for attention, but it’s not that. I wanted to drop the deluxe, and that was going to be my last project, but I have been struggling to even make a song.

“The last thing I wanna talk about is, check on your friends. Mental health is something that is real, but it seems like if you are a man, how can you feel all those things going on until it is too late so check on your loved ones.”

The rapper sat for an interview with DJ Ollah 7 and revealed that he abus3d dr+gs for seven years. He said he started taking dr+gs in 2017. Takura said he ended up going to dr+g rehab this year.

He added:

“To say I was influenced to take dr+gs at this age, it’s impossible. But you know how you start with your friends, experimenting with things. But then, when I became an artist, and this is the problem with the industry, certain things just seem like they are normal because most artists get into that. Munogona musingangoziya but most artists do it. Some handle it well. They can do it throughout their career, but people like me couldn’t.”