“My Uncle,” off Ill Bill’s The Hour of Reprisal, takes an uncompromising look at his relationship with one of the most influential individuals in the MC’s life; his Uncle Howie.

Says Bill:

“When I was a kid, I looked up to Howie. My parents split when I was little and my mom was at work all the time. My grandmother raised me and my uncle was always around. Now that I’m older, I know that he was a heroin addict with all kinds of severe issues but as a kid, I had no idea what heroin addiction was.”

The video was directed by Adam Calfee, who has also experienced the pain of addiction in his own family.