Consequence has revealed that has was diagnosed with lupus. The rapper broke the news on Monday (Sept. 28), during a Zoom listening session for his new EP, Things Are Different Now, Hip-Hop DX reports.
The 43-year-old father said that he felt sick earlier in the year and feared that it may be COVID-19. He was officially diagnosed with lupus in June.
Cons, who also has Type II diabetes, credits his 9-year-old son, Caiden, with encouraging him to push forward. On Thursday (Sept. 30), Cons posted a throwback photo from his son’s birthday party and opened up about the simultaneous battle of lupus and diabetes, and the negative comments that he received on the photo.
“I was body shamed when I posted this pic on 8.17.20. I was [approximately] 113 [pounds] and some a**holes said I looked like ‘an old junkie,’” he wrote. “Lupus + Diabetes has been kicking my ass for [seven] months straight but…oddly enough I was getting better as [two] weeks before that I was 105 [pounds] and my sugar was in the 500’s from being on steroids. But I was determined to wish my son happy birthday because, as you can see, it could have been the last time. God’s will is God’s will. This is my story and I’m [going to] tell it my way.”
“Wait till you see me in a picture now,” he added.
He also shared another heartwarming photo with his son, and one alongside Kanye West, which he captioned in part: ‘Me and my brother Kanye…Thank you for helping me fight for my life.”
An estimated 1.5 million Americans suffer from the autoimmune disorder which affects the joints, kidneys, blood cells, skin, brain, lungs, and heart. Toni Braxton, Trick Daddy, and Nick Cannon are just a few recording artists who have spoken on battling lupus. Legendary hip-hop producer J. Dilla died from the disease in 2006.