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As Megan Thee Stallion as soon as mentioned, “A nasty b**ch can have dangerous days.” With psychological well being consciousness changing into more and more essential, particularly inside marginalized communities, various rappers have stepped as much as launch initiatives that break stigmas and assist their followers.
Take, for instance, Doechii’s Nervousness Is Watching Me, a world hub and assist group the place folks share suggestions, recommendation and coping methods for anxiousness. There’s additionally Huge Sean’s “5 Weeks of Instruments to Assist Navigate Nervousness & Despair” video sequence, which presents tons of precious perception on how meditation, train and different habits impression your thoughts.
Whereas Might is designated as Psychological Well being Consciousness Month, psychological wellness deserves consideration year-round. So, Rap-Up compiled a listing of seven psychological well being initiatives began by rappers like Travis Scott, DaBaby and extra. Test them out under!
1. Doechii’s Nervousness Is Watching Me
Impressed by her viral track “Nervousness,” which she recorded in her bed room in 2019 earlier than it took off on social media a number of years later, Doechii’s Nervousness Is Watching Me prompts folks to share “hyperlinks to sources, coping mechanisms [or] phrases of recommendation [that] can assist another person.” Along with customers with the ability to assist others anonymously, the hub additionally homes community-based sources for queer, Black, AAPI, Latinx communities, amongst others. “Thanks for all the assist you’ve given my track ‘Nervousness.’ Now, let me assist YOU,” the Florida rapper shared by way of Instagram.
2. DaBaby’s DaBaby Cares
In 2020, DaBaby’s brother, Glenn Johnson, tragically took his personal life, forsaking three daughters and a son. Hoping to spare others from experiencing the identical ache, the KIRK creator launched DaBaby Cares, a psychological well being initiative in collaboration with Psychological Well being America of Central Carolinas, in 2024. With a particular emphasis on younger folks, this system’s Psychological Well being 101 Information presents steerage on easy methods to assist a struggling good friend, methods folks can become involved and sources to evaluate their very own psychological well being.
“I wished to make the most of my platform to offer the sources and create a secure house the place it’s actually wanted for those combating psychological well being,” DaBaby shared in a press release on the time.
3. G Herbo’s Swervin’ By Stress
After pouring his ache into albums like PTSD and Survivor’s Regret: A Facet & B Facet, G Herbo expanded the dialog round psychological well being by beginning Swervin’ By Stress in 2023. The group goals to “destigmatize the dialog round psychological wellness” by providing free wellness companies, instructional sources and extra to BIPOC communities.
4. Megan Thee Stallion’s Dangerous B**ches Have Dangerous Days Too
Taking a cue from the “All I actually wanna hear is ‘It’ll be okay’ / Bounce again ‘trigger a nasty b**ch can have dangerous days” strains from her track “Nervousness,” Megan began Dangerous B**ches Have Dangerous Days Too with the intention of uplifting the Hotties. Its official web site accommodates a listing of sources, together with Remedy for Black Women, Melanin and Psychological Well being and the Pricey Black Girls Undertaking, to say a number of. It additionally homes numerous hotlines and podcast spotlights targeted on emotional assist and therapeutic.
“I’ve a accountability to make use of my platform to make a significant impression within the lives of those that might not have entry to sources and assist companies,” the Texas native mentioned, per Billboard.
5. Likelihood the Rapper’s SocialWorks
SocialWorks is undoubtedly one of many longest-running organizations on this checklist. Likelihood the Rapper constructed an enormous a part of his identification round positivity, which clearly comes by means of in his non-profit. Although it debuted in 2016 with a mission to empower youth by means of schooling, handle homelessness and promote Chicago’s creative communities, psychological well being has additionally remained a core focus. In 2018, Likelihood pledged $1 million towards psychological well being companies within the Windy Metropolis, with six native organizations receiving $100,000 grants every. Alongside that, he launched the My State of Thoughts imitative, a simple means for folks to analysis, uncover and join with psychological wellness sources in Chicago.
6. Travis Scott’s Undertaking HEAL
Particularly following the tragic occasions at Astroworld Competition in 2021, Scott stepped up in a giant means with Undertaking HEAL, which launched the next yr. Not solely did he decide to tackling security challenges related to large-scale stay reveals, however the “goosebumps” rapper additionally pledged a beneficiant “seven figures” to the initiative’s psychological well being pillar. That funding, overseen by Dr. Janice Beal, was additional used to assist digital counseling and telephone hotlines by means of free companies from licensed counselors and social employees.
Undoubtedly not your typical initiative, Huge Sean teamed up together with his mother, Myra Anderson, to have fun Psychological Well being Consciousness Month by means of their video sequence, “5 Weeks of Instruments to Assist Navigate Nervousness & Despair.” Because the title implies, the “Bounce Again” rapper mentioned a few of the extra sensible methods to handle anxiousness and different feelings we might reasonably keep away from — together with methods like meditation, common train and, although it might appear apparent, getting sufficient sleep. Above the whole lot else, it was genuinely good seeing celebrities acknowledge that they expertise on a regular basis challenges identical to the remainder of us.