[Spooky]

The rapper, 38, recently opened up about trying to kill himself in New Orleans when he was just 12 and praised police officer Robert Hoobler, who he refers to as Uncle Bob, for getting him to the hospital and saving his life.

Robert told TMZ that he has not taken the rapper up on his generous offer but they have had discussions about him joining Lil Wayne's team in 'some sort of administrative capacity'.

Earlier this month, Lil Wayne - whose full name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. - spoke candidly about his mental health issues and the devastating day he used his mother's gun to try to end his life aged 12.

He attempted to take his own life when he was just a boy following a phone call with his aunt who said he wouldn't be allowed to pursue music after ditching class. He also described the series of events leading up to his attempt where his mother found out he had been truant from school and was on her way home to punish him for his actions.

"I picked up the phone, I called the police. Yes, I knew where she put her gun and it was in her bedroom. And so I went in her bedroom, grabbed the gun. I already made the phone call, looked in the mirror. I pulled the trigger. [I shot] in my chest. I aimed for my heart, didn't feel a thing though. So I wasn't going through any pain, it was the shock. I woke up to the police knocking, that's what woke me up. It took too long to die. The blood was pouring out of my chest so much that it made it easy for me to slide with my shirt on the wood across the floor. I made it all the way there. All the energy I had left was to kick the door."

Law enforcement officials found his body, but instead of administering medical attention, they searched the home for drugs and other weapons.

Uncle Bob ran up the steps and immediately helped Wayne, with the rapper recalling: 'I was spitting all in his face, blood and everything and all I was trying to tell was I'm not a baby. He kept saying, ''Do you not see the f***ing baby on the ground with a hole in his chest?'''
'He was screaming at them... and he must've been the boss because they all came in the room and was like, ''Oh sorry boss, we called the ambulance'' and he was like, ''I don't give a f**k.'''

Wayne credited God with saving his life that day and added he was never truly able to discuss his mental health with his mother.

Wayne also shared that he met Bob again years later.

'I met him years later and he said to me, ''I'm just happy to see I saved a life that mattered''.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar...tempt.html

Amazing story and an amazing watch. Should definitely check it out.
There are simply not enough venues for mental health issues in america. This needs to change now.

[Dismas]

His opinion on cops, as a result of his experiences:
https://www.spin.com/2020/06/lil-wayne-d...no-reason/

Since you normally hear "fuck the police", it's more interesting to hear his opinion (which isn't based on generalizations).

[mothered]

His opinion on cops, as a result of his experiences:
https://www.spin.com/2020/06/lil-wayne-d...no-reason/

Since you normally hear "fuck the police", it's more interesting to hear his opinion (which isn't based on generalizations).

Lil Wayne Details His Experiences With Police: ‘Don’t Judge No One for No Reason’

A true statement In every sense of the word.

[Spooky]

His opinion on cops, as a result of his experiences:
https://www.spin.com/2020/06/lil-wayne-d...no-reason/

Since you normally hear "fuck the police", it's more interesting to hear his opinion (which isn't based on generalizations).

In the interview he even went so far as to explain that the black cops were looking for drugs and guns, while the white cop was concerned about his well being. This is living testament of truly do not judge a person by the cover. I love this story and am glad Lil Wayne got the help needed after this.

[Accident Man]

Lil Wayne is the epitome of why not to judge a book by its cover.