[With hip-hop artists ranging from Kanye West and Kid Cudi to singer Kehlani receiving medical attention throughout 2016, rap veteran Charles Hamilton (who also dealt with past mental issues) speaks to SOHH with his honest thoughts.]
There’s a permanent sacrifice you make as soon as you get into the business. Your privacy is gone, your ability to speak freely is gone, you have to straight up tow the line.
Sometimes towing the line can lead to insanity because you don’t want to lose your own self-respect for the sake of the dollar.
When you put the art first like myself or Kanye [West], you don’t mind being considered crazy.
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