Chance the Rapperis opening up about mental health.In a clip fromPeace of Mind with Tarajipremiered exclusively with PEOPLEon Thursday,Taraji P. Hensonand Tracie Jade chat with Chance about mental health, the pressure placed on Black men to “man up” — and why he’s working to break that cycle.In the opening of the clip, Henson, 51, asks Chance if mental health was a topic of discussion in his household. To this, the rapper replies, “Wellness wasn’t something that we knew, you know?““There’s probably a ton of situations where people you know, we just wrote them off as crazy, or like they was tweakin' but they were actually going through a chronic mental health disorder,” Chance, 28, says.Chance the Rapper.Ethan Miller/GettyHe continued, “I feel like this is something that we’re all, as a mainstream, we’re starting to be like, ‘OK, yeah health is beyond just our physical.'“The “All Night” rapper also opened up about his personal mental health struggles — and says he has “a lot of dark days.““Obviously I deal with PTSD, I saw my friend killed in front of me when I was 19 and I’ve seen people I didn’t know get killed too,” he says. “You become kind of numb to it, like somebody else died last week but it stays with you, you know what I mean? And you don’t realize until later — like I have lasting effects.“The episode, titled “Why Black Men Don’t Cry with Chance the Rapper” will air on Nov. 1 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET onFacebook Watch— and it will also feature a 19-year-old who shares he felt ashamed to ask for help when he came out as bisexual.The series releases a new episode every week and in each, the co-hosts will discuss mental health with celebrity guests as well as everyday people to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health issues.Chance the Rapper.Gabe Ginsberg/GettyThe rappertook a break from daddy dutiesin September and made an appearance at the 2021 Met Gala with his wife Kirsten Corley Bennett.At the event, Chance told reporters about enjoying the parents’ night out. “This is a huge relief to just be out here with a bunch of adults,” he told Keke Palmer during theVoguelive stream. The pair share daughters Marli, 2, andKensli, 6."[It’s] amazing,” he then told PEOPLE about being kid-free for the night, as Kirsten said, “I miss them!““I miss them [too],” Chance quickly added, joking, “just in case they look at this interview in 20 years!“In October 2020, Chancedelivered an emotional performancewithJustin BieberonSaturday Night Liveand the duo performed their hit single “Holy.”
Chance the Rapperis opening up about mental health.
In a clip fromPeace of Mind with Tarajipremiered exclusively with PEOPLEon Thursday,Taraji P. Hensonand Tracie Jade chat with Chance about mental health, the pressure placed on Black men to “man up” — and why he’s working to break that cycle.
In the opening of the clip, Henson, 51, asks Chance if mental health was a topic of discussion in his household. To this, the rapper replies, “Wellness wasn’t something that we knew, you know?”
“There’s probably a ton of situations where people you know, we just wrote them off as crazy, or like they was tweakin' but they were actually going through a chronic mental health disorder,” Chance, 28, says.
Chance the Rapper.Ethan Miller/Getty
He continued, “I feel like this is something that we’re all, as a mainstream, we’re starting to be like, ‘OK, yeah health is beyond just our physical.'”
The “All Night” rapper also opened up about his personal mental health struggles — and says he has “a lot of dark days.”
“Obviously I deal with PTSD, I saw my friend killed in front of me when I was 19 and I’ve seen people I didn’t know get killed too,” he says. “You become kind of numb to it, like somebody else died last week but it stays with you, you know what I mean? And you don’t realize until later — like I have lasting effects.”
The episode, titled “Why Black Men Don’t Cry with Chance the Rapper” will air on Nov. 1 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET onFacebook Watch— and it will also feature a 19-year-old who shares he felt ashamed to ask for help when he came out as bisexual.
The series releases a new episode every week and in each, the co-hosts will discuss mental health with celebrity guests as well as everyday people to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
Chance the Rapper.Gabe Ginsberg/Getty
The rappertook a break from daddy dutiesin September and made an appearance at the 2021 Met Gala with his wife Kirsten Corley Bennett.
At the event, Chance told reporters about enjoying the parents’ night out. “This is a huge relief to just be out here with a bunch of adults,” he told Keke Palmer during theVoguelive stream. The pair share daughters Marli, 2, andKensli, 6.
“[It’s] amazing,” he then told PEOPLE about being kid-free for the night, as Kirsten said, “I miss them!”
“I miss them [too],” Chance quickly added, joking, “just in case they look at this interview in 20 years!”
In October 2020, Chancedelivered an emotional performancewithJustin BieberonSaturday Night Liveand the duo performed their hit single “Holy.”
source: people.com
