Gigi Lamayne is looking for a church she can attach herself to.
2018 proved to be a crazy year for her, but she seems to be rising beyond that, to become a better person.
Gigi took to Twitter to make her announcement, and for sure suggestions were in plenty.
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Gigi Lamayne took to Twitter to announce her desire in joining a church.
The 24-year-old rapper says she is on the hunt for a church to join this year.
Her fans were quick to offer suggestions to Gigi on Churches she should join.
If you think that your place of worship is the best on the block then Gigi LaMayne wants to hear about it.
https://twitter.com/Gigi_Lamayne/status/1086908776924528640
Gigi Lamayne had a chat with Masechanba Ndlovu and Mo Flava where she gave her fans an update on her current state.
In November 2018, she had shared concerning tweets which got many thinking that she was feeling suicidal.
Gigi was later said to have been taken to hospital after attempting to take her own life.
In the interview, she thus confirmed that she is now in a good space.
“I’m fixing a lot of friendships, relationships from the previous year, and of course I’ve discarded the ones that just aren’t allowing me to grow.”
Counselling has helped her in dealing with her depression. She has also started meditating and reading up on the disorder.
“There’s so many people who suffer from depression and they don’t come out and speak about it. It’s not a weakness. It’s something I’ve learned to deal with every single day. But we’re not dying, we’re not mentally unstable and all the other different stigmas that go with it. We’re just simply misplaced in the world. We’re people who care too much, so we feel energies more. Things get to us easily. And so I’ve had to create mechanisms to be able to deal with that,” she said.
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Bonang took to Twitter to express her love and support for Gigi.
“Sending you lots of love Gigi LaMayne…you’re my #WCW today,” she tweeted.
Gigi was obviously elated to receive the message and quickly thanked Bonang.
“You have no idea how much this means to me from YOU. Thank you, Queen B,” the rapper said.
Gigi has been through a tough time over the last few months, battling the depression that led her to attempt taking her own life.
She currently addressing her struggle with depression by talking up about it.
Sending you lots of love @Gigi_Lamayne…you’re my #WCW today…💐🙏🏽😘❤️ *big hug* pic.twitter.com/CdI996GzO0
— Bonang Matheba 👑 (@Bonang) December 5, 2018
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Gigi Lamayne has finally spoken about what led to to her suicide attempt,her support system, and her future plans.
She was born in what she describes as a quite destructive home, with school being her only escape. Her father has always been an alcoholic, and was always abusive towards her mother.
Gigi says her household shaped her in good and bad ways.
“My mom introduced me to the era of Salt ‘n Pepper and I loved the stories that were being told by Bob Marley and Tupac and I had an older brother who was musically inclined and listened to Biggie and my older sister was a huge fan of Eve and Da Brat. So, that helped shape my interest for poetry and rap.”
Growing up in an abusive home however affected her in a negative way.
“My father has impacted my relationships in the sense that I always find myself with people that have similar characteristics with him. I’ve also noticed that sometimes I have run away from good men because I’d think he is boring because I was conditioned that that was what love is.”
In November this year, the Gigi tweeted her birth date and her date of death, which left a lot of her fans on Twitter worried about her well-being.
“I recently tried to take my life. It was because of a buildup of things in my life, from society pressures to me questioning my existence. I felt like life was a lot. The cyberbullying is something I thought wasn’t getting to me because I’d read things and it wouldn’t get to me but I guess it went in subconsciously.”
She started questioning her existence as she didn’t understand why life was unfair.
“I did everything by the book, excelled at school, didn’t get pregnant, then excelled in university but things aren’t working for me. I seem strong but because of my past and conditioning, I’m easily bullied. Continuing to get bullied and controlled because that’s all I know.
“So, all these things just brought up emotions that were suppressed and I landed up in hospital. And even before Pro’s death I had existential questions; who am I? Why do I wake up every morning? It got deep and people around me started noticing. It got to a point where I started questioning God, and why Pro? I started thinking about all the entertainers that are in backrooms and broke, is this what awaits me? Is this what I worked hard for? I have a degree and it’s still not happening. I want to be able to pay for my mother’s bills cash, why can’t I do that? Where is the money I work for going? Why does that kid believe in me? Does he know he will just be like me?”
With her stress mounting up, she decided November the 3rd would be her death date. She tweeted: “7 July 1994 – 3 November 2018.”
Someone picked the tweet and alerted Gig’s cousin who rushed to her, and took her to hospital.
Almost a week in hospital, Gigi took to social media to let her fans know, she’s still holding on. “Awake. Wasn’t time huh.”
She is now speaking to a therapist once in a while, and fiocused on her organization that helps young creatives in the industry finding themselves in sticky situations.
Gigi LaMayne has revealed that the source of her depression is as a result of the traumas she had to endure in her childhood.
This comes after Gigi landed in hospital earlier this month following a botched suicide attempt.
The rapper shocked the nation when she tweeted her date-of-birth followed by her date-of-death and then proceeded to attempt suicide.
She took to Twitter to open up on her struggle with depression.
My battles with depression have never always been my own. I aim to create awareness around mental health more especially in the black community. Our environments are really important. I wanna make them safe. You just need somebody to talk to.Depression is as a result of ones environment and yes, is sometimes influenced by ones genetics. But it can get better. With therapy, lifestyle changes and even medication, it can get better.My battle with the illness was due to a traumatic childhood. I tried to over excel because of the inadequacies I would feel. In not addressing that you do suffer from something, you’re only creating one hectic blizzard. Come to terms with the fact that it isn’t your fault.But you can change how you live, the energy you surround yourself with and your life decisions. Suicide is only an easy way out. You have a life purpose greater than you may see. Feed that purpose. Nothing and nobody else matters.
Gigi also told her fans that she has made it her personal mission to help people who suffer from depression and anxiety.
She has joined forces with YCM Talks to present an open platform of discussion and healing called Safe Spaces: Mental Health and Depression.
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In a series of since deleted tweets Gigi alluded to the fact that she may be planning to take her own life.
Though it was not clears if it was true her friend Rashid Kay, took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to confirm that she was in hospital and that she was in a stable condition without really confirming how she ended up in hospital.
Here are the Tweets
After spending the weekend in ICU, Lamayne confirmed this morning on Whatsapp that she had been moved to a medical ward to recover.
Through a series of status updates, Lamayne confirmed the suicide attempt and added: “I am living with depression.
“One day I’ll tell you all about it. I’m thankful to you reading this. I’m thankful to you. Tried to end it. A meltdown of everything around me. I’m sorry I made you hurt and worried, I was just tired. I’ve beeeeen broken.”
She then took to Twitter to share an image of her hand with the message “Deppression Don’t Win” [sic] and the caption: “Awake. It wasn’t time huh…”
Checkout the Post
https://twitter.com/Gigi_Lamayne/status/1059305074655199233
Rouge, Nomuzi Mabena and Gigi Lamayne all have one thing in common. They are all hip-hop stars. The trio is also on the cover of August’s issue of The Throne magazine.
Rouge shared the news on social media, writing: “Look who is on the cover of @TheThroneSA for August.” Adding: “@noMoozlie @Gigi_Lamayne let’s keep making #HipHopHerstory.”
The issue is under the theme of HipHop Herstory. It showcases the role that women have played in the evolution of the hip-hop industry.
Look who is on the cover of @TheThroneSA for August
👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑Shoutout to @CaronWilliams_ ❤❤@NoMoozlie @Gigi_Lamayne let's keep making #HipHopHerstory pic.twitter.com/BkZmNEUzIG
— Rouge (@Rouge_Rapper) August 7, 2018
Gigi Lamayne has opened up about her fight with depression, marking seven years of battling with the disorder.
“Today marks my 7th year fighting and living with depression. I’m thankful to my friends and family who’ve supported me this long. The downs couldn’t be easy,” Gigi tweeted on Wednesday.
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Gigi Lamayne has left record label Mabala Noise.
The decision was reached at amicably. “The split with Mabala Noise is very amicable. If people want to check, Mabala Noise also responded and gave positive vibes. We are in good standing and we will still work together in terms of me performing at some of their events and things like that. I wish them all the best,” Gigi said.
Slikour exclusively reported on the split.
“Gigi owes her departure to their inability to match vision when coming to her creative direction. As a result, she has decided to start on a new leaf going into the next year as she prepares for her all-new sophomore album due towards the end of 2018,” read a statement.
Following the reports, Mabala Noise tweeted Gigi yesterday saying: “We love you always. The future is bright, we wish you great things on your new journey. We are also truly humbled to have been part of your journey, you, the finest lyricist of our time.”
When talking about her future, Gigi said she knew exactly what she wanted to do and although some of her plans were still lacking “this or that” she was determined to make 2018 her year.
“People can expect new music and more involvement in community youth development from my foundation. Hopefully, I’ll find new management, but I am putting it all to God right now and in the meantime everything concerning my brand will be handled independently.”
