AB-SOUL BATTLES THIS

Ab-Soul says that when he was ten years old, he got very sick. “It was a pretty vivid day. I caught a rare virus called Steven-Johnson Syndrome. And it was very, very life-changing for me. It hindered my vision and my skin configuration.” To this day, you will always see Ab-Soul wearing sunglasses to help with his sensitivity to light, and his lips have become permanently darker as a result of this disease.

The Cleveland Clinic reports that Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a very serious skin peeling conditions that is caused by an allergic reaction to medications or an illness. Hospitalized treatment includes stopping the problem medication, replacing electrolytes, applying skin dressings, and providing pain medications and antibiotics.