Ferg Opens Up About Childhood Abuse on New Track “Pool”

Rapper Ferg simply acquired actual on his newest observe, “Pool,” from his album DAROLD, revealing the painful childhood trauma he’s carried for years.

Within the music, he raps about being molested at a swimming pool when he was simply 9 years outdated—a second that left him confused and crammed with guilt.

In a latest Breakfast Membership interview, Ferg broke down the expertise: “It was weird and it was one second, but I was like, why?” He shared how an older particular person touched him on the pool, and on the time, he didn’t know methods to course of it. Feeling “weird,” he confided in his cousin however saved it bottled up for years. It wasn’t till watching Treasured in 2009 that he felt prepared to inform his mother.

“At ten I was drowned and touched when I was in the pool/All the breath left my body where I couldn’t move/Violated, hand on my private by a bigger dude,” he rapped.

He went on to explain the anger he felt and the violent motion he needed to take towards the one that damage him.

Ferg stated it took him eight years to write down “Pool,” however he knew it was necessary to share his story.

“This sh*t is going on everywhere, and people are not just gonna talk about it,” he stated. “I didn’t make that happen to me. That sh*t ain’t mine to be tryna hold inside.”

Ferg’s uncooked honesty on this observe is a strong reminder that talking out is vital to therapeutic from deep trauma.

Ferg discusses the observe round 15-min mark