John River Returns with New Single "Burn the Boats"

John River Returns with New Single "Burn the Boats"
By Calum Slingerland
Published Sep 14, 2018
After spending the better part of 2018 battling a debilitating illness, John River has returned with a new single.

Titled "Burn the Boats," the song finds River reflecting on his journey "back from the dead," rapping, "My life was on the line, guess you iced the wrong n***a / Died and came back to life, Christ and John River."

This past January, River took to Twitter in hopes of finding a diagnosis for a condition that had given him chest pains, breathing trouble, light sensitivity, temporary blindness and depressive episodes.

In February, a neurologist diagnosed the rapper with paraspinal pain, severe anemia, a dislocated jaw joint and intracranial hypotension, revealing that "his brain has been sagging in his head for 40 days."

In April, River's family revealed that he had undergone a pair of surgeries to fix a brain fluid leak.

In early August, River had shared a photo of him in a recording studio, writing, "I want to thank God for bringing me back to life & everyone who didn't abandon my mother & my family. As for the rest, fuck you, I hope you see me in your nightmares. No talking."

You can hear "Burn the Boats" in the players below.