Miami rap artist, Trick Daddy, born Maurice Young, born September 23, 1973 (who also loves the kids) was unable to make it to a scheduled interview recently. It seems that Trick is battling lupus, which can be debilitating.
In this very candid television interview, former award-winning Miami Herald writer Peter Bailey calls Trick Daddy the "most authentic hip hop star" while discussing the legendary rapper's soon to be released autobiography on My33’s Emmy-nominated show “Focus On South Florida”. Bailey goes on to explain how Trick's battle with Lupus has kept him out the spotlight as well as Trick's adoration for black single mothers.
Bailey also also co-authored Trick's autobiography, Magic City: Trials of a Native Son, scheduled for release later this year. The book chronicles Trick's life on the streets of Miami, rise from the Liberty City projects to incarceration to the top of the hip-hop charts.
From Lupus Foundation of America:
What is Lupus?
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years. In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs ("foreign invaders," like the flu). Normally our immune system produces proteins called antibodies that protect the body from these invaders. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissues ("auto" means "self") and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause inflammation, pain, and damage in various parts of the body.
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- Lupus is also a disease of flares (the symptoms worsen and you feel ill) and remissions (the symptoms improve and you feel better). Lupus can range from mild to life-threatening and should always be treated by a doctor. With good medical care, most people with lupus can lead a full life.
- · Lupus is not contagious, not even through sexual contact. You cannot "catch" lupus from someone or "give" lupus to someone.
- · Lupus is not like or related to cancer. Cancer is a condition of malignant, abnormal tissues that grow rapidly and spread into surrounding tissues. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, as described above.
- · Lupus is not like or related to HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) or AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). In HIV or AIDS the immune system is underactive; in lupus, the immune system is overactive.
- · Our research estimates that at least 1.5 million Americans have lupus. The actual number may be higher; however, there have been no large-scale studies to show the actual number of people in the U.S. living with lupus.
- · It is believed that 5 million people throughout the world have a form of lupus.
- · Lupus strikes mostly women of childbearing age (15-44). However, men, children, and teenagers develop lupus, too.
- · Women of color are 2-3 times more likely to develop lupus.
- · People of all races and ethnic groups can develop lupus.
- · More than 16,000 new cases of lupus are reported annually across the country.
Related Information
Target Awareness: what is lupus?
Watch a short six-minute video which provides an overview of lupus, its symptoms and health effects, and how the Lupus Foundation of America can help.
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Trick Daddy was the very first Hip Hop artist from Miami that was taken seriously when it came to spitting lyrics. Before that it was all booty shaking music. Trick Daddy brought a different aspect to the Hip Hop music scene in South Florida and brought listeners into the world of the "real Miami".
It pains us all to know anyone would catch this disease, but it shocks us more when it's an icon like Trick Daddy. Recently Trick Daddy and eXD3 combined to help fight Lupus. They made bobble heads of Trick Daddy in a "Donk" which is what we here in Miami call certain cars. You can read up more about that by visiting : http://305hiphop.com/content/trick-daddy-and-exd3-combine-help-fight-lupus
Posted by: Miami Music | Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 09:29 AM