WATCH: Roba Letheka hitmaker has no regrets taking drugs

DRUGS have destroyed many in Mzansi, from celebrities to professionals.

While some manage kick the habit, others end up dead or their lives messed up.

Musician Ishmael Morabe has turned his life around. He's now back on track.

The Roba Letheka hitmaker has recovered from drug addiction and is a testament to resilience and transformation.

He told Daily Sun one of the challenges he faced in the industry was self-inflicted pain.

"I'm a survivor of substance abuse," he said.

His advice: don't to do drugs.

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"Please, don't go there. Don't even start. They'll destroy your life, if you're lucky, you'll come out alive, but you would have wasted so many years, potential and talent," he said.

"I know it's tough but don't go that route."

Ishmail said he has no regrets.

"Everything happens for a reason. Whatever happened made me the person I am today. I've learned from my mistakes and hardships. They made me a better person. I can handle myself better now.

"I eat a lot of pap," he joked.

"I live a simple life and try to take care of myself."

He said he's currently working on his amapiano EP.

"Amapiano is something South African artists can be proud of. It's us and sounds like nothing in the world. I'll be doing amapiano and a bit of gospel because that's where I come from," he said.