Mental Health is the New Black

How Hip Hop Normalized Mental Health And Why You Should Thank the Artists

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I’ve got some issues that nobody can see

And all of these emotions are pouring me.

I bring them to the light for you, it’s only right

This is, the soundtrack to my life. Kid Cudi, Soundtrack to My Life

The following is an excerpt from Kid Cudi, a musician whose influence and talent has influenced music and everyday culture. That may seem like a bold statement, but really think about what he’s done:

His debut album, Man on the Moon, brought depression to the center stage while also influencing a generation of rappers from Travis Scott to Playboi Carti.

The lead single Day and Night focused on the effects of depression, but bigger than that, gave a voice to a growing epidemic that would become prevalent in the black community: suicide.

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