Personal Struggles and Addictions
In 2011, Scribe was interviewed on Campbell Live, describing how he became addicted to drugs, alcohol and gambling between 2005 to 2007 following poor sales of his second album, Rhyme Book. His addiction led to his family denying him access to money, to the point that he had to pawn off many of his platinum awards he won from his debut album.
In November 2011 Scribe was arrested in Wellington for disorder and released after being formally warned.
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