Young Thug recounts the time he 'kinda died'

Young Thug.
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When Young Thug sings that he's been "killed before," he isn't kidding.

During a livestream with Offset on Wednesday, the Atlanta rapper revealed that he once almost died (permanently), apparently due to issues stemming from his struggles with substance abuse, Vulture reports. "I felt like my whole body was numb and I couldn't move. I went to the hospital and I had found out that I had liver and kidney failure," Young Thug said. "And I kinda had sorta passed away, like I kinda died."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.