Watch : Ray J Shares His Heart Is "Only Beating 25 Percent" After Near-Fatal HospitalizationRay J is providing a devastating update. "2027 is definitely a wrap for me," Ray J said during a Jan. 27 Instagram livestream before gesturing to his heart. And the rapper went on to reflect on how his condition got so bad that he "almost died" during his hospitalization. "I f--ked up," Ray J explained. I thought I was big so I could handle all the alcohol, I could handle all the Adderall, I ccould handle all the drugs—but I couldn't.