00:00Bronx rapper Lil J detailed his disorientation after waking from a coma following a 20-20
00:05to shooting during an interview on Hot 97's Mornings with Mero on May 12, 2026.
00:11The artist survived multiple gunshot wounds sustained in Edgewater, New Jersey, which
00:16required emergency surgery and a lengthy recovery period.
00:20The musician recalled the specific moment he regained consciousness in the hospital
00:24and encountered a medical staff member.
00:26According to Complex, the sudden realization of time loss served as a significant shock
00:32during his initial clinical stabilization.
00:34I just remember waking up, said Lil J.
00:37It was a doctor or nurse named Lauren.
00:39She walked in and was like, oh, he's up.
00:42J noted that the medical staff informed him of his critical condition from the previous
00:47week, a timeline he was entirely unaware of at the time.
00:51This gap in memory highlighted the severity of the trauma he sustained during the incident.
00:55She told me, you didn't look so good last week, continued Lil J. And I'm like, last week.
01:02The rapper explained that he felt no connection to the event or his surroundings as he first came to.
01:08This lack of orientation was a central theme of his early recovery process as reported by Hot 97.
01:14It didn't feel like nothing, said Lil J. I didn't even know what happened.
01:18I didn't even know where I was at.
01:21Reflecting on the track Do What I Can from his album They Just Ain't You.
01:25The artist admitted he previously operated with a sense of invincibility.
01:29He told interviewers that the shooting fundamentally altered his perception of personal safety.
01:34I never thought I'd get shot, said Lil J. I just thought I could do whatever I want.
01:39The life-altering event forced the musician to recognize his own mortality.
01:43He described the moment he realized he was vulnerable to the same circumstances as anyone else.
01:49A realization that has since influenced his creative direction.
01:53The fact that I took any type of L or anything even happened to me that I didn't plan.
01:57I was just like, ooh shit, I could be just like anybody else, said Lil J.
02:02I was just like, okay.
02:03Now let's go.
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