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Lil Boosie reveals on Instagram that he has cancer

Lil Boosie shared some sad news with his fans ahead of Thanksgiving; the rapper wrote on Instagram that he has been diagnosed with kidney cancer on Wednesday.

The caption has since been removed, but he initially asked fans for their help.

"I need all my fans to pray for me," he wrote. "Doctor just told me I have cancer on my kidneys. Prayer is power that's why I'm letting the world know prayfaboosie."

The rapper posted the caption along with a picture of himself sitting at a diner table.

Apparently, the artist's team made him take down the reveal, reports TMZ. He later took down the entire photo.

The rapper has had a rough past few years; he was in prison for five years for marijuana possession and probation violation until 2014, and he suffers from diabetes.

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