Rapper Big Sean turned 30 years old on Sunday, and his birthday gift to himself is self-care.
In a series of videos posted on his Instagram page, Sean talked about the importance of tending to mental health.
“I’m turning 30 and I don’t regret nothin’ I’ve ever been through in life. Everything made me who I am, period,” he said. “But if there’s something that I feel like I could have done better and I’m going to do better moving forward, and this is just for the people who need to hear it, it’s taking better care of myself, dog. Taking better care of my mental and how I feel.”
In one of the videos, the "Blessings" rapper shared that a friend recently committed suicide, and he believes the act was a result of bottled emotions.
“I got problems internalizing a lot, when I’m depressed or going through real s**t we all go through,” he continued. “But one of my homies shot himself in the head last week and did some other horrific things I don’t want to talk about. But nobody really knew what he was going through. Point is, we in this together. I’m not just talking about me and him, I’m talking about all of us.”
He also gave the Parkland survivors a shout out and urged society to deal with “our problems.”
“That’s why the kids at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, I respect them because they’re making a difference,” he mused. “The school shootings, those are our problems. If I’ve got a mental illness or anybody around us, we’ve got to speak up because those are our problems.”
He appears to be taking his own advice because he later posted pictures of himself celebrating his birthday with girlfriend Jhene Aiko.
Aiko posted her a shoutout on Twitter for her boo’s birthday.
Happy Birthday to my bff, homie, lover, friend… the finest thing I've ever seen ???? Welcome to 30 @BigSean !!! I love u forever ????
— Penny (@JheneAiko) March 25, 2018
