Mental health struggles have been a part of Lil Wayne’s life since childhood. In an emotional and candid new episode of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”, host Emmanuel Acho sat down with the rapper, who opened up about attempting suicide at age 12.
RELATED: Lil Wayne Releases New Single ‘Ain’t Got Time’ In Celebration Of Presidential Pardon The incident occurred during a half-day off from school, when he almost got in trouble with his mom and decided to use her gun to take his own life. “I picked up the phone, I called the police,” he recalled. “Yes, I knew where she put her gun and it was in her bedroom.