Reason: I’ve felt the pain of losing a son

26 April 2016 - 16:15 By Karishma Thakurdin

It’s been three years since rapper Reason’s four-year-old son passed away‚ reportedly from severe anemia‚ but the pain is something that no one can fully recover from.Instead Reason makes sure that he is the best dad he can be for his surviving son and daughter.In a rare moment Reason remembered the pain of losing a child‚ which has inspired him to cherish every moment with his children.“Happy birthday to the prince of my Castle. Having felt the pain of losing a son‚ I wake up every day to give you the joy of life. I ain't quite there yet. But I'm close. I love you‚” Reason wrote on social media.A photo posted by The Realest (@reasonhd_) on Apr 25, 2016 at 8:19am PDTreasonDuring an interview with Sunday World last year Reason opened up for the first time about the loss of a child.“I’m still trying to heal and I often use my music to convey my loss. People were shocked that I mentioned my son’s death in my track No Sleep‚ but since the song is all about not sleeping on the job or you’ll lose out on success‚ I had to mention that I slept on a good relationship with my son because I spent too much time trying not to sleep on the hustle."..

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