CMB Prezzo opens up about challenges with fame, women, and cocaine addiction
Veteran rapper Jackson ‘CMB Prezzo’ Ngechu, now 44, has opened up about the challenges he faced with fame. Gaining prominence in 2004, when his music career took off, Prezzo reflects on how fame negatively influenced his life.
“Fame brings a lot of chaos – distractions, women, drugs – everything. I’m not going to lie, I’ve used drugs. I still smoke weed occasionally. I used to do yayo (cocaine), but I eventually gained control over it. There are some drugs that made me lose myself, and I never touched them again after sobering up,” he confessed.
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Yayo is slang for cocaine, which also goes by other names like nose candy, coke, and snow.
Prezzo credits his strong mindset for helping him overcome drug addiction. “I’ve done drugs, but I thank God I never had to go to rehab. I have a strong mind – the drugs never controlled me, I controlled them. I could do drugs and still be at work by 8 a.m. I went on Big Brother Africa (in 2012) for 90 days, and I was fine because the only substances there were cigarettes and alcohol.”
Fame wasn’t just about battling addiction for Prezzo; he also struggled with depression after his highly publicized marriage ended. In 2008, at the peak of his career, he married Diasy Kiplagat, but their marriage only lasted three years. When Diasy filed for divorce in 2012, she accused Prezzo of being a violent, adulterous drug user. Prezzo, who spent KSh 4.5 million on the wedding, blamed fame for the fallout but proudly notes how he has since turned his life around, thanking God for guiding him.
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“I’ve been shot in the head at close range and survived. I overdosed on cocaine and spent a week in ICU at Nairobi Hospital, but I’m still here. I was stabbed in the back while studying in Canada, yet I’m still standing. When I reflect on why God keeps giving me these chances, I believe I’m here for a purpose.”
