The Clipse's No Malice discusses his battle with depression

In an interview with Power 105, No Malice, formally known as Malice of the Clipse, recently addressed his name change and the depression he has felt while being in the music industry. According to the Virginia rapper, the source of his depression has stemmed from being unfulfilled by the superficial lifestyle of the entertainment business. These thoughts have shaped No Malice’s new direction of changing his name because he feels he is not a malicious person, thus not wanting to glorify it. The following quotes below summarize his position on the topic.

“Well, you know I just seen some things. It’s always been in my music. It’s always been there. I think what my fans didn’t know what they were witnessing was me battling with myself. I think the content of the stuff that The Clipse always talk about, even though it’s very real, I think we did it too well. And I think some people walked away with the wrong message from that. Especially seeing a lot of our friends, manager, and people that we considered family get locked up. It’s definitely an eye opener and I really don’t want to glorify that like that any longer.”

No Malice went on to explain:

“Being in this industry for as long as I’ve been and seeing the things that I’ve seen and accumulating the things that I’ve accumulated and have all of that and still feeling empty inside it really showed me something. And that’s what I find to be so ironic right now is that to be at the pinnacle of your career and to be touring and making money and having the things that you want but still not fulfilled. I just knew the life I was living wasn’t right. And you know, that’s not everybody. I’m just telling my story.”

Watch the full conversation above.