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Die plaaslike kunstenaar, wat onlangs fase 3-Hodgkin-limfoom oorleef het, sien nou uit na \u2019n nuwe hoofstuk in sy loopbaan &#8211; die bekendstelling van sy langverwagte debuut-EP op 31 Oktober.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booysen het Hodgkin-limfoom, &#8216;n soort bloedkanker, oorleef nadat dit in Maart by hom gediagnoseer is. Volgens hom het hy op 14 Maart &#8216;n &#8220;<em>gig<\/em>&#8221; gehad, maar hy het daardie dag ook gesukkel met sy gesondheid, waarna hy vir toetse na Paarl-hospitaal gegaan het en toe na Tygerberg-hospitaal oorgeplaas is, waarna die dokters hom meegedeel het dat hy fase 3-bloedkanker het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy is hierna vir 12 weke op &#8216;n intensiewe chemo-behandeling en het wesenlike leefstylveranderinge ondergaan, soos om gesonder te eet en meer te oefen &#8211; iets wat hy steeds doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het nou onlangs die goeie nuus ontvang dat hy in remissie is. Booysen het in \u2019n musikale familie grootgeword en dit was dus onvermydelik dat hy eendag dieselfde sou doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens hom was daar nie geld vir tersi\u00eare studies nie en het hy as &#8216;n vragmotorbestuurder gewerk terwyl hy in Porterville gewoon het. Hy vertel verder dat hy altyd &#8216;n passie vir musiek gehad het en beplan het om dit in &#8216;n professionele hoedanigheid te beoefen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booysen het sowat 10 jaar gelede na Klapmuts teruggekeer en is getroud en &#8216;n pa van &#8216;n dogter. Sy formele opleiding het begin by Underground DJ in Mitchells Plain, \u2019n skool gestig deur die legendariese DJ Ron X, wat &#8216;n mentor vir Booysen geword het. 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