- Grammy-nominated rapper Chika has announced she’s retiring from music due to the mental toll it has taken on her.
- “It’s really cool watching the world not give a f__k and paint you as a villain,”Chika posted on Twitter on Sunday.
- “I’ve told my team, i’ve [sic] told my therapist, i’ve told friends and acquaintances. today i [sic] told Twitter. what followed was a hoard of psychotic fans rejoicing in the decline of my mental health, harassing me as if I spoke to them first,”wrote Chika.
- The rapper says people were“cheering for the decline”of her mental health and due to her depression, “the negative self-talk you have towards yourself is deafening.”
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