Younger Dro has revealed that he’s 17 months sober and is in an amazing area due to it.
The Atlanta rapper opened up about his journey in a brand new interview with VladTV shared on Thursday (January 5). As he heads into practically two years clear, Dro admits it’s nonetheless one thing he has to work at each day.
“As I sit right here earlier than you, I’m 100% clear of the whole lot,” Younger Dro stated. “17 months. I’m engaged on my two years. Robust too. I feel my mindset modified. It’s nonetheless a wrestle to really keep this as a result of I nonetheless reside a Hip Hop celebration life. I am going out at evening. I pay my payments out of golf equipment and live shows the place my friends are smoking and consuming, popping champagne. And that life-style remains to be there.
“To navigate by way of it, I really feel like I’ve been on this journey for 5 years already,” he continued. “And that’s simply because what I see within the evening – to struggle by way of that’s like going by way of terrain in Africa within the jungle.”
Later within the dialog, he revealed that his father’s wrestle with habit stored him from being energetic in Dro’s life.
“My father is an effective man however his habit led him to not being current,” Dro admitted. “And that’s one of many issues that made… I needed to be totally different from that. After I noticed myself within the grips of it, I used to be very upset and I fought with that for a very long time in my profession.”
He additionally revealed that habit plagued his mom’s facet of the household as nicely, taking the lives of 5 of her six siblings. The one who stays is a recovering addict.
Dro has been open about his sobriety journey on Instagram since he started in 2021.
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Previous to getting clear, Younger Dro discovered himself in hassle with the legislation a number of instances.
In 2019, the “Shoulder Lean” rapper acquired jail time after pleading responsible to 1 rely of battery/household violence for allegedly hitting his girlfriend and throwing banana pudding in her face.
As a part of his plea, Dro needed to undergo a drug/alcohol analysis inside 30 days of his launch. As well as, he was required to endure home violence counseling, undergo random drug assessments and forfeit all weapons.
In 2016, Dro acquired jail time after being present in violation of his probation. He was initially charged with one rely of ‘theft by conversion’ final 12 months and violated the phrases of his settlement when discovered with a gun and marijuana on him by Georgia Southern College Police whereas driving in a college zone.
