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Fourth Album: D.N.A.
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Current Single: "Break Up"
Released: April 28, 2009
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Teen People Magazine
Here is a little some'n some'n from Teen People Magazine. I typed this straight from the magazine because it was so touching.
My mom, Shawntia, is superwoman. She’s been one of my biggest influences; she’s always believed in me, and she’s pushed me to be the person I am today. I don’t care what anyone says – my mom can fly! But she wasn’t always like that. She was in a really bad car accident when I was four, and it nearly killed her. At the time, I lived with my grandmother, but I’d started to spend more time with my mom. I can remember walking into her hospital room; she had all these IV’s in her, and she couldn’t really talk. That wasn’t the last time I’d see my mom in the hospital. After her accident, my mom started using drugs – heroin.
Heroin Hell
My mom never really explained to me why she started using drugs, but I think it had a lot to do with the accident and the amount of pain she was in. Whatever my mom was going through, she still made sure I was going to school and staying out of trouble. But even though I was too young to realize that she had a drug problem – she never used drugs in front of me – I knew something was wrong. Before she started using heroin, she was really excited about life, but when she was on drugs, she wasn’t. Even though she was supportive of me, drugs had a part of her that I didn’t have.
Overdose Drama
A few years ago, my mom overdosed. I’ll never forget the day I saw her in the hospital after she OD’d. It was the worst thing I’ve ever gone through. She was just lying on the bed, and she looked like she was dead. Her accident was one thing, but this? A drug overdose? It wasn’t supposed to happen. I remember looking at her and feeling so sad. Music was always her way of keeping me close to her – through all her troubles, she would listen to Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Boyz II Men for motivation – so I said to her, “If you die, who will I sing to?”
Gradually, my mom recovered from her overdose and came out of her addiction. She told me about the experience of being under, of not really knowing what was going on and feeling totally helpless. She was tired of feeling like that, and she strove to do better things. I think the fact that my career started taking off helped motivate her to get better – she always wanted the best for me.
My mom’s problem with drugs defiantly changed our relationship. She’s my mom, but sometimes I feel like her father because I’ve had to look out for her. And I worry about her relapsing. That’s something that will probably never go away. But the belief I have in her as a person is greater than that worry. She’s stronger that that.
Healing Together
I was lucky when I was going through this – I had my grandmother and seven brothers and sisters to turn to for support – but it was still really hard on me. When you think that you’re going to lose someone you love so much, you just ache. But this whole experience made me appreciate my mom so much more than I did before. My mom could use drugs again if she wanted, but that’s not her destiny. Her destiny is to support me and be there for me. Now we’re very comfortable and tight with each other. We can talk about anything together, and she gets on me about mom things, like getting enough rest. She works for me now, helping manage my career, and she’s just the coolest lady. Everything we’ve been through together has made me love her so much more. No matter what, she’s still my mom.
Source: Teen People