Overview
- The rapper made the remarks during a newly reported appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast.
- He said his father contracted the virus through shared needles and died when Gates was in his early teens.
- Gates linked the loss to his long-running embrace of holistic practices, adding, “I ain’t Dr. Sebi,” while asserting he could have helped.
- Outlets note there is no scientifically validated cure for HIV/AIDS and no evidence has been provided to substantiate his belief.
- In the same interview, he disclosed he was sexually abused as a child and said the abuser is deceased.