Kanye West has confessed that he was battling suicidal urges and an addiction to painkillers while making his 2018 album Kids See Ghosts.
In eye-opening footage captured four years ago in Netflix's new docuseries Jeen-yuhs, the 44-year-old rapper admitted that he had everything he ever dreamed of in life, but was still riddled with suicidal thoughts.
Kanye, who was married to now estranged wife Kim Kardashian at the time, also admitted to being addicted to Percocet.
"I already had the house and the wife and the kids and the plaques - but still have moments where I felt, like, suicidal, still have moments where I'm addicted to Percocet without even realising it," he bravely confessed.
The first part of the three-episode series was released on Wednesday, with millions of fans from across the globe tuning in to hear Kanye's honest confessions.
The third instalment, which will be out on March 2, will see the Touch The Sky rapper discuss the mental health struggles he has faced since the death of his mum Donda in 2007.
In recent weeks, Kanye has been hitting the headlines after his continuous rants towards estranged wife Kim and her new beau Pete Davidson.
But, after deleting all his Instagram outbursts and following the comedian's new Instagram page, he has admitted his actions looked as though he was 'harassing Kim', and revealed he is taking accountability of his actions.
And now, in a new clip on his newly post-free Instagram account, the Gold Digger rapper, 44, has told fans 'never to give up on your dreams' as the first part of his documentary about his life aired on Netflix.
In a post in which he shared old video footage which was used in the doc, Kanye wrote on Instagram: "Never give up on your dreams and follow your Jeen-Yuhs! Praise GOD!"
Jeen-Yuhs draws on reels of intimate footage dating back two decades, showing the rapper's evolution from an unknown artist into one of the world's biggest music stars, as well as a fashion designer and businessman.
The rapper, who has legally changed his name to Ye, has split up with his wife, Kim, who filed for divorce from him last year, and is said to be working on a follow-up to his album Donda.
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