TDE rapper SiR is being candid about his struggles with addiction while making his forthcoming album, Heavy.
On Tuesday (March 12), the Inglewood, CA native stopped by Sway’s Universe to discuss the project —set to drop on March 22 — and got real about why it’s been so long since his 2019 debut, Chasing Summer.
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“A lot of people wonder why it’s been so long since I released music. It’s because I wasn’t able to,” he admitted. “I was going through my challenges with addiction. I had a couple of stints in rehab. I had to separate myself and really start over.”
He also apologized to Sway for his prior behavior while he was abusing substances.
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“At the time, I was going through something and wasn’t talking about it with anybody. I’m a year and three months sober now. Got my life together and I’m blessed to be here.”
Elsewhere in the interview, SiR explained how the title track for the album doubled as a therapeutic letter to himself to really come to terms with his issues.
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“Before I was even ready to talk to anybody I wrote a song about it and it’s on the album. It’s called ‘Heavy.’ It’s the title track, and that that song in particular it it’s basically me crying out for help.”
You can view the full interview below.
SiR revealed the cover art and tracklist to Heavyearlier this month. Anderson .Paak, Ty Dolla $ign, TDE labelmates Isaiah Rashad and Ab-Soul and Scribz Riley will all make appearances on his sophomore effort.
The cover features a shirtless SiR looking down in contemplative fashion against a gradient backdrop that moves from blue to white.
So far, the Los Angeles native has shared two single from Heavy: “Karma” with Isaiah Rashad and “No Evil.”
The latter made waves thanks to SiR channeling D’Angelo in the music video and recreating the neo-soul legend’s iconic “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” video.
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While showcasing his own ripped physique, SiR sings in the sultry clip: “What’s your superpower?/ Show me what you’re made of/ I been lonely for days and days/ But we’re one and the same.”
Heavy serves as SiR’s first album in five years following 2019’s Chasing Summer, which boasted appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Jill Scott, Smino and Sabrina Claudio, among others.
