Rapper Shotta Spence Shares his Mother's Story

Shotta Spence, the 21-year-old up and coming rapper from New Jersey, shared part of his mother's journey from Vietnam, on Instagram, on Monday, September 4, as he wished her a Happy Birthday, and thanked her for supporting him as an artist.

In his post, Shotta Spence (Spence Lee) wrote that when his mother was a little girl in Vietnam,

"the communist North had taken everything from her family. During the war, her parents and siblings had to escape further south in a TANK. The South Vietnamese and the Americans were losing the war, and she got separated from her family in the chaos. U.S. soldiers evacuated her via "Operation Babylift" ... on the LAST flight out."

Shotta Spence goes on to say that the flight his mother was originally supposed to be on, had gotten shot down.

"But by the grace of God she wound up in Ohio, then Washington Heights (NY) and got into fashion.. and the streets."

Shotta also adds that his mother didn't find her family in Vietnam until a decade later, after she had him.

Happy Birthday to my mother!!! The strongest person I know. When she was a little girl in Vietnam, the communist North had taken everything from her family. During the war, her parents + 6 siblings had to escape further south in a TANK. The South Vietnamese & the Americans were losing the war, and she got separated from her family amongst the chaos. US soldiers got her and she was evacuated to the US via "Operation Babylift" ... on the LAST flight out. (The one she was supposed to be on got shot down) But by the grace of God she wound up in Ohio, then Washington Heights (NY) and got into fashion.. and the streets 😅😲🤐 She had my sister at 20 and then my brother right after and raised them on her own 💪 and she raised them WELL 💪 She didn't find her family in Vietnam until a decade later, after she had me. Shit... much more to the story but yall needa stop being nosey 😂 Thank you momma for the unconditional love, the sauce you passed down, supporting and pushing me as an artist since day 0, and always telling me "CHEW YOUR FOOD!" 😂 Happy Birthday ❤️ Next year we'll be rich, nuh worry ✊️

A post shared by Shotta Spence (@shottaspence) on Sep 4, 2017 at 4:46pm PDT

Thank You Shotta for sharing your mother's story of survival!

Get to know Shotta Spence by checking out his 2016 debut album, "Upfall." In a previous Instagram post Shotta announced that new music is on the way. Until then, check out Shotta Spence's "Dirty Jersey," featuring 732Cash (Ear Drummers) which premiered on WorldStarHipHop on November 9, 2016.

Also check out the raw and real, "Nothing 2 Lose."

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