Lil Uzi Vert Opens Up About Going to Rehab for Seven Months

June 3, 2023

Lil Uzi Vert’s journey towards sobriety was beforehand unknown, however the Philadelphia rapper lately opened up in {a magazine} interview that he spent seven months in rehab so he might get clear.

On Thursday (June 1), Instagram’s Lil Uzi Vert fan web page, uziawge, shared pictures of Uzi’s cowl story for 032c magazine‘s Summer season 2023 concern. Within the interview, the “Just Wanna Rock” rhymer spoke candidly about getting clear and sober for his upcoming mission, The Pink Tape.

“I am fortunate to have folks in my life who really care about me and my well-being,” he defined. “Particularly, [Roc Nation CEO] Desiree Perez, who helped me get into this program. I did not need to do it however I needed to — and I can say now that it was an amazing factor to do.”

“I spent seven months in rehab,” he continued. “The primary month and a half have been onerous, however after that, it wasn’t straightforward as a result of the folks there grew to become my household. They confirmed me so many various retailers and methods to deal with life.”

“We did a whole lot of group talks, a whole lot of writing on whiteboards. I used to be so certain that it wasn’t going to work, however surprisingly it is fairly efficient,” he concluded.

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This information comes as DJ Drama, co-founder of Uzi’s label Generation Now, revealed that watching Uzi’s sobriety journey was an eye-opening experience for him.

Within the Spring 2023 issue of XXL, DJ Drama expressed how proud he was of Uzi getting sober and being drug-free.

“I am tremendous pleased with him and I am certain that for him, having the ability to strategy the music from that side was eye-opening and one thing totally different, one thing {that a} mature Uzi, who’s at a distinct stage in his life and his profession, is ready to accomplish,” he instructed the publication.

Salute to Lil Uzi Vert for getting clear and sober.