Tay-K has been very vocal about his time in prison, with the rapper claiming that an inmate in a neighboring cell was killed by his cellmate. Now, the rapper has posted a handwritten letter to Instagram, speaking directly to his fans while denouncing violence.
“I know there’s a lot that I haven’t directly [spoken] on and there [are] many things my fans know but I am not sure everybody else does. I’ve been here for 5 1/2 years now and I feel indebted to y’all for going so crazy behind me,” said the rapper. Tay-K then spoke candidly about the details of his situation, saying, “It’s still crazy to me that I never had a chance to live outside as an adult. I’ve been locked up and in and out of the ‘justice’ and CPS system 4 my whole life. Not sure if y’all know but I got sentenced as an adult to 55 years in prison for a crime where I wasn’t even the shooter. I wasn’t even alleged to have a gun. I was never even suspected to have pulled a trigger or hurt anyone.”
Tay-K concluded by saying, “I was young and didn’t have no positive figures around. Now that I’m older, I know how important focusing on leading by example is. I love my fans and I don’t want any1 to think I’m promoting or really recommending violence. That’s why I really dedicate a lot of my time in here to using the success of my music to have a positive impact on other young artist, even if it’s something small like taking a phone call or writing a letter to keep them positively inspired.” Take a look above.
source: Instagram
