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Meanwhile, other stars say they’re simply grateful and want to live their lives in the open. Let’s jump in and find out about the sober rappers who are shunning drugs and liquor today. Many rappers are known for celebrating drink and drugs, from smoking weed, to sipping lean, to popping Xanax. But there are plenty of rappers who find that life is better without substances. Montana’s single “Unforgettable” recently reached RIAA Diamond status, making him the first African-born artist to hit that mark. Born in Morocco and raised in the Bronx, the rapper has made a point of pairing his success with charitable efforts back home, having raised over $500,000 and helping to launch a hospital in Uganda in 2017.
Zac Efron told ELLE in 2016, “You get out of life what you put in. Crossing the line is what leads to greatness.” Over 16 years ago, Dax Shepard decided to turn his life around and got sober. One of his anniversary tweets in 2016 states, “I now have a wife & babies & Top 5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing Sober House some self-esteem #gratitude #promises.” He shared on his podcast, Armchair Expert, that he relapsed with painkillers, however he’s now sober again. The rapper had been open about his former sleeping pill and Vicodin addictions in the past — as well as his relapses.
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“With God’s grace and the support of MANY people who could relate to all the ‘feelings’ and a couple of sober angels…I’ve been able to stay sober, one day at a time, for 22 years,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “I was a high bottom, pun kind of intended, so the rare photo of me proudly drinking in a photo op is very useful to help me remember.” The former Pretty Little Liars star announced she’s been sober for over a year on Instagram. She captioned her post on Tuesday, February 14, “Bear with me, this is an alternative Valentine’s Day post.
- The room was hot, especially when the motorcycles used in one scene spun their tires out, but Gucci was intensely focused.
- During the gap between his 2014 debut, Cilvia Demo, and 2016’s The Sun’s Tirade, Isaiah Rashad was dealing with an addiction to pills and alcohol.
- “My decision to become sober wasn’t out of a need necessarily, it was more just that I did ‘sober January’ and I just decided to keep going,” said Willis to People.
- The Iron Man star openly talked about his battle with substance abuse in his 2014 Vanity Fair cover story, revealing that he has now been sober for over 10 years.
- Rappers have become increasingly more outspoken, revealing their struggles with their addictions to drugs and alcohol.
He has been very public about his past drug use and recent relapses. He has released several songs about the negative aspects of drug abuse and has even challenged the prescription drug industry on their role in the drug addiction trend. Back in 2020, during an interview with Converse for their Creative All Star Series, Tyler, The Creator shared that he’s never been interested in drinking, though he’s tried weed twice. Then he noted that his “addictive personality” is what could potentially lead to his downfall. “I’m in a financial place where I can enable it myself, and I don’t ever want to be that guy,” he affirmed.
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Mary J’s 2017 studio album Strength of a Woman—which discussed her public divorce from manager and husband Martin “Kendu” Isaacs—debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. But Hendrix’s inability to share such a positive transition in his life says more about the negative effects of fan culture and the music industry as a whole than it says about him. Staples admits that he didn’t have the luxury of time growing up to stop and think about his sober lifestyle, and that the violence around him was a more pressing concern. She experimented with alcohol in her college days, but has stood strong as a sober adult.
“No judgement to anyone. Be gentle with yourself.” She went on to tell her followers that she was “sober & loving life” after sharing a video of herself cooking fried chicken. “I write to you now with 627 days of sobriety and a moral compass that never existed before my great humbling that was the last year and a quarter of my life,” the Honey Boy star told Variety in an August 2022 open letter. The former One Direction member told iFL TV in May 2023 that he is more than 100 days sober.
