Back in 2015, rapper Boosie Badazz, whose real name is Torrence Ivy Hatch Jr., was diagnosed with kidney cancer. He was very upfront with his fans and revealed the diagnosis online, asking his fans to pray for him.
“I need all my fans to pray for me,” he wrote at the time. “Doctor just told me I have cancer on my kidneys prayer is power that’s why I’m letting the world know. prayfaboosie”