The author continued, “And I said, ‘All right, I understand. But how do you feel about the wheelchair?’ He’s like, ‘All my friends in the rap game say I’m soft because I’m in a wheelchair.’ And I said, ‘Well, tell your friends in the rap game that you got shot. How much harder can you get? You got shot, and you’re in a wheelchair.'”
According to James, Drake, who stayed with the program till season 8, eventually comprehended where the composing personnel was originating from and had a change of mind. Although Jimmy continued to utilize the wheelchair throughout season 6, he went through stem cell surgical treatment the following season and was seen utilizing crutches in the season 7 ending.
“He was so nice and apologetic about everything,” James stated. “He instantly backed down. I was very passionate about it, and I said, ‘Aubrey, there’s some kid somewhere in a wheelchair, who’s completely ignored, who’s never on television, never gets represented.’ I need you to represent this person. You’re the coolest kid on the show, and you can say there’s nothing wrong with being in a wheelchair.”
