Under november månad kom nyheten att Chicago-sångaren Jeremih drabbats av svår sjukdom i sviterna av covid-19. Han hamnade i respirator under en period men repade sig slutligen och kunde skrivas ut från sjukhus den 4:e december. Efter tiden på sjukhus tackade han sina nära och kära samt kollegor som 50 Cent för deras stöd.

“First and foremost, I would like to thank God and the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for saving my life I will be forever grateful.

I would also like to thank my family and friends for all their prayers and well wishes. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. A special thanks to Chance The Rapper, 50 Cent and Diddy for their love and support.”

I samband med julhelgen gav Jeremih sin första intervju efter den svåra sjukdomen, med radioprofilen Kendra G för radiostationen WGCI 107.5 FM i Chicago. Jeremih sade bland annat:

“I had a tube down my throat for about a week and a half. I was really in a dream. I woke up two times. All I remember seeing is a white light.”

“All my organs became inflamed. My heart started beating irregularly, my kidneys went out [and] my liver started to go bad. Mind you, I didn’t know what was going on at the time. I was out…”