Brooklyn, New York City: Young Ma, an American rapper, is in the spotlight for responding to her viral video of her when she was sick two years ago.
Her eyes appeared yellowish in the video, and fans worried about her well-being.
Highlights
- Fans speculated about Young Ma’s sickness from the two-year-old video that a celebrity barber, Aaron “Fatsdabarber” Turk, had posted.
- She assured fans that she was in good spirits and planned to share more about her journey through her music.
- She is open about being a lesbian but does not like to use any label for herself.
Katorah Kasanova Marrero, known professionally as Young Ma, started writing rhymes in her schoolbooks when she was 10. Her mother encouraged her and purchased a karaoke machine.
She was passionate about music and rapped about violence, women, wealth, and acquisitions. She worked at Shake Shack and T.J. Maxx and self-funded a recording studio with local record producers.
Although her song, Brooklyn Chiraq, was criticized for violent, harmful, and genocidal energy in 2014, it expanded her name and brought new listeners to her work.
Her debut single, Ooouuu, peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and had nearly 7 million plays on Spotify in September 2016.
Hip-hop artists like Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma, Jadakiss, Tink, French Montana, ASAP Ferg, and Uncle Murda remixed her debut single and released their song versions.
She released her debut album, Herstory in the Making, on September 27, 2019, and her second studio album, Off the Yak, on May 21, 2021.
This industry is male-dominated, we can’t pretend that it’s not. So when you do make it as a female, you feel more honored, because the guys take over so much.
Young Ma
Young Ma Is Better: On The Road To Recovery
Netizens sparked speculation about Young Ma’s illness from a video that was two years old. She shared that she had been hospitalized for several health conditions but is now on the road to recovery.
She assured her supporters she’s in good spirits and plans to share more about her journey through her music and an upcoming documentary.
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— __PlugTalk__ (@__plugtalk__) March 14, 2023
Young was in an unfortunate situation in her life two years ago and got sick. She got a whole music video talking about it.
As many of my supporters know I’ve been dealing with various personal health issues the last few years. I recently was hospitalized and was successfully treated for several conditions. I’m doing better now, will take some time, but I’m on the road to recovery and look forward to the future.
Young Ma
She responded to the viral video showing her with yellow eyes, for which fans speculated have contracted jaundice.
Aaron “Fatsdabarber” Turk, a celebrity barber, showed her hair before and after, and fans noticed the change in her eye color.
While netizens attacked him for posting her video, which seemed to have neglected her health, he defended himself against the backlash.
Y’all got so much to say as if I’m trying to embarrass my dawg. If she didn’t want me to record, she would’ve told me. Y’all don’t know our bond nor our friendship.
Aaron “Fatsdabarber” Turk
What y’all need to do is just send your prayers for her and that’s that she didn’t have a haircut in a month, and she wanted me to bring her haircut back to life, which I did. Thank you for coming, [Young M.A], and rocking with me like always. Love ya.
Previously, Young announced she had visited rehab to lose her addiction via Instagram in June 2021. Although she didn’t talk about the addiction she was referencing, her post was deleted.
Young Ma Has Been Open About Her Sexual Orientation
The American rapper Young Ma has often discussed her orientation in her music throughout her career. During her interview at the Breakfast Club, she mentioned that she liked girls since she was in first grade.
She stated that she often felt out of place when she was hiding her sexuality.
Young always denied that she was a lesbian to her mother when she tried to discuss her sexuality. She feared her mother wouldn’t accept her.
I used to be scared to tell my moms, though I knew my moms wasn’t the type of mother to be like ‘Oh, I don’t like you’ or ‘I’m gonna ignore you,’ but part of me still was scared.
Young Ma
She was scared to express others and didn’t accept herself even though she liked women deep down in her heart.
Later, she saw a turning point in her rap career when she opened up about her sexuality to her family at 18. Once she became herself, music became her expression, release, and therapy.
Moreover, her upbringing in New York City aided in her acceptance of her sexuality and identity. She used to see lots of gay people in the city, which made her comfortable.
Young is open about being a lesbian but does not like to use any label for herself. Similarly, she doesn’t want it to define her as an artist.
Jason Lee of Hollywood Unlocked asked her about her orientation, and she said, “No, I’m Young M.A. We don’t do no labels. I just wouldn’t date a guy. Nah, bro, I don’t like that.“
Previously, she dated itsmselfmade.
Additional Information
- Young Ma was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 3, 1992, to a Puerto Rican father and a Jamaican mother.
- Her father was arrested when she was a year old and spent about ten years in prison.
- Her family moved to Chesterfield to be away from the violence of East New York, but her brother, Kenneth Ramos, was stabbed to death by his friend on September 26, 2009.
- She missed school for a month due to depression and mourning but later graduated from Sheepshead Bay High School in 2010.
