In an interview with the New York Times published on Nov. 29, he’s admitted that in the past he’s shut down his emotions and been unable to connect to his gorgeous lady, and that has led to him straying. He said that therapy has helped him deeply and that “I grew so much from the experience. But I think the most important thing I got is that everything is connected. Every emotion is connected and it comes from somewhere. And just being aware of it. Being aware of it in everyday life puts you at such a…you’re at such an advantage.”
Before he was referred to a therapist through friends, he said that he realized he was still holding on to a lot of pain from his youth growing up in a tough neighborhood. “You have to survive. So you go into survival mode, and when you go into survival mode what happen? You shut down all emotions. So even with women, you gonna shut down emotionally, so you can’t connect,” he told interviewer Dean Baquet, who happens to be the _Times_ executive editor. He asked Jay, “You can’t connect because of the way you feel about yourself, you mean?” and then the rapper went there. “Yes. In my case, like it’s, it’s deep. And then all the things happen from there: infidelity…”
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